The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-26
A PHILOSOPHERS HINTS.
How to Make a Man Out of That
Boy of Yours.

as real dignity, and idleness az Il dis
grace.
Do not give your boy expensive no
tions. Bring him up to be simple in
his habits and pleasures.
Teach your boy TO be scli.reliant.
ability and necessity dwell near
each other" said Pythagoras.
Let your boy be boyish. A mannish
boy, boy who is a man before his
time, is a disagreeable object.
Be your boys companion, treat him
as gentleman; and il such treat.
ment does not make him a gentleman,
nothing will.
Teach your boy that II he does not
wish to be nobody, or something much
worse than nobody, he must guard
his youth.
Teach him that the best whisky
sling Is TO sling the bottle out OF the
window, and the best dice throw is to
throw the dice away.
Teach your boy that there is no
such thing as duck" Good pluck is
good luck. Whole.hearted energy
crowns men with tonors.
Teach your boy courtesy. "Manners
make the man." says proverb. True
politeness is rapidly becoming in this
country one Of the lost arts.
Put your boy on his honor. Trust
his honor. Nothing will improve his
character more. The boy that alSays
requires looking after is in danger.
The word cant" ought not be found
in your boys vocabulary. Teach him
stick to-it-ness. Don't finch. Never
fly the track. Hold on; hold fast
hold out.
/ never take any stock in the SC
called "good boys"-boys who never
get into mischief. 1t is a good thing
# they die young, for they generally
turn out bad men.
Let him learn no other language
but this "You have your own way
to make, and it depends upon your
own exertion whether you shall sink
or swim, survive or perish"
Teach your boy to be accurate. If he
be not taught accuracy in childhood
he will never learn it in manhood
Teach him TO speak accurately on al
subjects, and he will scorp to tell
lie.
Early instill into your boys mint
decision OF character. The undecld
ed boy is sure to become namby
pamby man. He will be as DrydeI
says; Everything by starts, ant
nothing long"
| Teach him to be strictly honest il
all his dealings with his brothers ant
sisters. II he disregards their rights
he will grow up to disregard the right
Of men. "As the twig is bent the ire
inclines."
Teach your boy the valuable lessoI
OF consideration for the feelings 9
others. Teach him to disdain reveng'
Impress him with this beautiful ser
timent; "Write injuries in dust, bu
kindness in marble"
Tell him not to despise little thing
Life is made up OF little things. Th
"little things" in the aggregate max
. up whatever is great. If we make tn
little events Of life beautiful and goo'
then will life be full Of beauty an
, goodness.
Teach your boy to be frank an
open. II he has carelessly broke
anything and takes the full klame u
> on himself and makes no excuse abol
it, don't punish him, but commer
him for his honesty, and he will gro
up every inch man.
. Never pc nit your boy to associa
: with your neighbors' badly manage
boys. "He who goes with wolv
soon learns to howl" A boy readi
! copies all that he sees done, good
? bad. A boys temper and habits W
he formed on a model of those wi
whom he associates.
Teach your boy that the use OF
bacco is q filthy, costly and unhesltI
habit. The boy with cigar in
5 mouth, a swagger in his walk, imp
dence on his face, a care or-nothir
ness in his manners, older than
= father Gudging from his demeano
is going too fast. He should be ste
ped. The chances are ten to o
J., that in di .honored grave will so
lie the buried hopes of father,
], Joys Of mothers heart and and I
: pride OF sisters.