Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-15
ABOUT BOYS AND FIGHTING,
urs. Kate Epson Clark OHers Some
Words of Wisdom.

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Words of Wisdom.
Especial Correspondence.J
NEW YORK. June S-Mr. James Russell
Lowell says that "a capacity for indigra
ton is a part of the outfit of every homes
man" So that it may be said that capac
ity for fighting should be part of the out
flt of every honest boy. The mother Of s
four-year-old child, who had brought him
up in the belief that it is wicked ever tc
strike back, was in the habit of allowing
him to play on the sidewalk in front of the
house. For TWO days in succession he
came in screaming and reporting that a
| neighbours child had struck him.
| You must have made faces at him OF
called him names, or have done something
| to provoke him." the mother insisted, for
she did not think it possible that any being
could exist who could wantonly lift a
hand against her precious darling. She
did not know SO much about bows then as
she has since learned
The child declared that he had done
nothing wrong, and on the third day was
naturally timid about venturing again
upon his little playground, but his mother
assured him that she would watch him
every moment, and he sailed forth.
half hour later he was playing inno-
Gently with a little cart, when the obnox-
lous boy, who was perhaps a head taller
than himself, came staggering along and
demanded the cart.
"If you don't give it right to me I'll
strike you," he answered.
The trembling youngster yielded up his
cart Immediately
NOW I'll strike you anyway, cause
you're SO 'fraid, proceeded the little bully,
and he was about to make his word good
upon his retreating victim when he was
waylaid by the righteously indignant
mother, who personifed for a moment
The million stars which tremble
Yer the deep mind of dauntless infancy.
From this moment she altered her train
ing. She told her son that he must give
his playmates to understand that he could
not be attacked with impunity; that who
ever struck or insulted him in any way did
so at his peril; that he should never fall
upon another unless it was necessary, but
that he must SO conduct himself as to be
respected in any encounter.
PLUCK and you will be match for the
Goliath of any unworthy cause" she
taught him, and henceforward she en-
deavored to enkindle within him right
eous "hate of hate and scorn of scorn,5 as
we'll as of Glove of love-"
The speedy reduction Of the bully next
door followed the very first lesson, and the
child grew to manhood without any fur
ther trouble from similar characters. -
In a world SO full of wickedness Us this.
every good man should know how to chit |
from the shoulder straight" and the gen
eral rules of 1.-THE manly art of self de-
Tense" Especially does he need this |
knowledge in foreign countries. Walking |
along Paris street recently beautiful |
young woman was approached by well |
dressed Frenchman, who murmured some
Thing insulting as he passed her.
Her companion, the son of a we'll known
and himself an exemplary
christian, overheard the remark, and al !
most before the shocked and frightened
girl could see what was going on, he hit the
who had uttered it blow in tho
orehead which felled him to the sidewalk.
What became Of the rascals'' asked
ome one to whom the girl told the story.
Il do not know" she replied with a
augh. Neither Mr. S. nor I looked be-
lind US. and we were not molested; but |
ancy the fellow learned for once lesson
n decency." KATE UPsoN CLARK.