The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-02-26
ARP'S PHILOSOPHY.
BILL TALKS ABOUT THE MISCHIEV-
Gus LITTLE ONES.


Pcculiarities Of Boys.
There is q wide difference betwee
mischief and n=anrcss. But mischief
close akin to It, when it Injuries an
body Or hurts their feelings, or break
the rules or the laws. Most all bo!
love little mischief I used to love
good cc,l. I remember when we though
it cvcr so smart to slip around at nigh
aud change gates and the signs, o
stretch rope across the sidewalk, or III
q goat in the school house, or put on,
mans horse in another mans stable.
have worked mighty hard at such thing
and did thinl It was just as funny a.
it could be, but some how or other
don't gee a bit Of fun IN it now. I wou-
der what IS the matter with me. Ny
children inherited mischief, l reckon,
and so I have to excuse them, but when
my little girl thoughtlessly pulled the
chair away just as was about to 81:
down, and ! came down with shock
that Jared the house, and my feet few
up and Knocked the lamp eff the table,
I was mad, very mad until l looked at
hc- ard saw how frightened she was, for
she hadn't counted on such catastrophe.
so tempered down, picked up the bro
ken fragments and never said word,
aud was minute before anybody spoke.
Mira. ARP was the first 70 break the awful
silence with an explosion of laughter,
and that started the children, OF course
all bu. Jessie, poe7 little thing, who
came TO me and said, Papa l didn't
mean to DO it," KNEW th.. she didn't,
but my offended dignity vas at stake,
and | got re another lamp and went to
writing. Iwanted TO laugh as much as
they did, but I wouldn't. Tast was
four years ago, and Mrs. Arp. is no. done
laughing at it yet whenever il is alluded
10. | believe t would do her good to
see me bump the floor and kick over a
lamp about once week.
was ruminating about this becsase
ny bog came home from school ahead of
time and sat down before Che fire looking
aolemn and sad. I was writing by the
window and wondered what was the
m.:ter. For while be never moved or
spoke, but suddenly he looked up at ne
aud said, pi:iful voice: "Papa, was
you ever suspended" "Susp:nded?"
said I, Il don: understand you-sus.
pended howa" Suspended from
school" said he. Why, so," said I.
What makes you ask that aucstion?"
He choked up, and said: We'll I'm
suspended, and 20 is Tom Siiller." SIS
it possible?" said I, IS l laid down my
pen. "What have you been doing7"
Tasn he told SIS how he All Tom 7ai
cos - toE)wiDg water st eaca ssnei
while ths professor was in the other
room aud how be missed Tom and the
whole dipper tl!i struck the blackboard
and put out the sun and ran down upon
the floor, ard the fpEofessee~esraeii IL just
at the wrong time and asked who did it,
and suspended hin and Tom, and told
them to take their books and 60 home.
I felt greatly relieved of course, for I
saw that it was mischief and net mean
ness, but l never said anything and
looked solemn and resumed my writing.
Now, it dissreoses my children to see me
distressed, aad that is good sign. AS
long as bog loves his parents, and 5is
troubled wher they are troubled there
is hope of that boy. After q while he
said: Papa what must I DO obout it,"
Il don't know" c.id !, ''until l see tie
professor. Not long ago We had up
case Of Suspension, aud the board rslus-
ed to axe the boy back, I don't know
What they will do with you and Tom. I
expect you have been trying the profess
sor's patience for some time. You are
not bad boys and ere very good scholars,
out your disposition to mischief has
troubled him aid set bad example.
The other boys are talking about you,
and say that the professor is partial to
you and Tom, and I'm afraid that De is;
l am glad thet ne ass stopped your mis-
chief
But it came out all right. The boys
were aot suspended, ard they vent
back the next morning and apo!ogizsd,
and now everything is calm and serene.
The boys must conform to the r.Ecs. If
ore boy throws water, I'll the bog. have
the right to throw water, aEd that
wouldn't do, and sensible boy knows
it. Let every boy act upon principle.
They may be tempted to tel. ssczy &c
get out OF little scrspe. Jbus it is better
10 tell the truth. The truth is the thing
the biggest thing l kno w Of. # hac
great business that v ould give en-
ployment to thousand boys, and I lac
10 90 shout and select them, tie frs
question I would ask vrouia be t:Does b
always tell the truth?" I wish che hey
ard girls could realize how nuss. aazic
:hey give US. Here are 400 sai2g t.
school il our little town, and :o.a few
years they have got to take cns place
ard make the laws AMI Go the bnsines
and MAKE up ,ocioty and establish tn
morals Of the community, and reso the!
conduct the happiness and goo&, Eaue 0
the people will depend. TIE youn
men OF this generation viii hSve to solv
the race problem end the osa,er prot
lens, aud upon them will dg.snd the ez
istencc Of the government We thin
| about this a good deal, for = affects Gu
childlen and grand childzs2. It trol
blcs US to think abous waGs an3 arSTch
AID revolution and aoouS EjrSatz au
bad men getting in:o pomar a2a a5ot
the rich getting ricnes aad tee poo
poorer. ! know that i vii be al rig!
# the people wilI2o ,:ghs-;f TIE CHI
dEea grow up with good morals 81
GOOD principles. ;Se ha:c got 600
schools almost everywhere a the Soat!
| know VIC have in Cal:ersTi!!e a.
prCld Of the professors and tie seacae
aau the pupils. We arc q long W..
ahead Of Bos :oD. There are 20 hi
pockets il our schoo!s-no kicking
teachers, 30 '4s.nd CT forty thieves. v
have Christie 81 teachers and The NOR
training goss right along with the scho
books. rae 'ooy or the giri who gets
more education than can De had IN Of
schools ,ias tic foundation laid for az