The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-13

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what5 For the crimes and Gin OF on
land. Mother, who is responsible foI
the bad conduct OF that boy OF yours
DO you feel that your conscience Il ciesl
lin regard 10 your children? {? Can you say
that you have done your whole duty
Have you spent as much time and
thought with your children as You dc
with your household duties, your fancy
work ,.or your pot plants7 II your plsnti
are out In tho cold bow careful you srG
70 sec that they are carefully housed, and
IL danger threatens them how soon will
you 60 - their rescue, and II bad or rude
children come along, behold how much
more care 10 taken 20 protect the plants
than your childrenl q, mother, reflect
one moment, which Is the most import
ant. II the plant 10 injured it may soon
outgrow Il; but The child, Il may never
outerow the bad habit II has learned. II
your child 10 out at night and exposed TO
danger. which II may be, ere you -
quick TO 50 20 its relief y you ere 70 that
OF your pIsnts7 0. Gays one mother, that
il the case with Mrs. -, but not 90
with me.
q, be CAREFUL, mothers, more ofyou are
guilty of the same crime than you think.
Can any mother feel sure that she Il in
nOcent? How often are your children
gone, and you know not where they
are? You may think that II you ask
them they will tell you. but not 20 IL
they 60 where you do not want them to
60 they will think II none OF mothers
business, and perhaps tell her 50.
And fathers, how 10 il with you :?
Have you any responsibility, or do you
leave that all with the motherf All, we
fear that Il too often the case. snd when
q boy goes sstray the blame is too often
cast upon the mother. but you certainly
arc responsible, and God will hold you
accountable. You are responsible 10
yourself and your feIlow-men for your
stock. but you are responsible 10 God for
your children. Our wise law makers
make laws for the protection OF your
stock. but very little attention 10 paid 10
the boys. and when there ID any law
made to try 20 protect the boys see how
little stteution is paid TO it, and how
hard will even the fathers try 10 upset
those Laws. But not 90 with your stock
laws In The first place ell men are very
careful 70 protect their stock. II horse
10 out Of place be will not sleep until be
10 carefully housed and fed or II hog
is out Of plsce be and al his peigbbors
are interested and will hunt day after day
for IL but let his boy b ous of place he
will hardly notice that; and again, II be
does not seo 10 bis old hog (Which is
fully - capable OF taking care Of itself -
some boys) bis neighb0rs will. and they
will sec 20 Il that II is taken care Of. Not
long eince wo saw : man ard heard OF
him being ont for several days hunting
IN old black hog; that same man he's
boys, and perhaps they have been gone
from home longer than that hog was,
but whoever heard OF him hunting biz
boys? So you see that boys are not
cared for, either by fathers or neighbors.
as much . hogs are.
There ere too many fathers like the
one that 10 told Of that was telling the
stranger how many horses. cattle. hogs
and sheep be had, but when the man
asked how many children be bad. he bad
10 call his wife 70 answer the question
He did not know! o, fathers and
mothere 1t il high time you were swak-
ing to your duties in responsibility that
you are under 10 your God and COM
Your children should have
; our fret care Ifyou do NOT give them
care who will not your neighbor he IL
the last one TO do Il, or 70 inform YOU IL
be sees your boy going astray be will
tell everybody else hut you, and indeed
lt is not often sale 70 tell you, for per-
baps you will not believe Il. ] have
heard parents cay they would thank any
Dne q tell them IL their children went
wrong. and ~ the same time II any one
would tell these same parents Of their
rbildren's misconduct they would not
ike 1t. and call you . meddIer. 50 then
The safest and best plan il for both father
Ind mother TO know more Of their chill
iren. When they are as careful with
heir children % they are with their
stock and plants, there will be fewer
children 60 a~tray.
Ii IL the duty OF parents to 90 more
with theii children. They should 60 fo
'chool with them and see II Il 10 the
Kind OF school they should 90 10. What
per cent Of the parents do you think
,ver visit the school ! II isa very small
per cent. II the children report favor
lbiy all right, IL not, sll right. II Is
heir duty 10 20 to church and al other
places and pay attention 10 them also
Il the child finds that It's parents are not
Interested IN church or school, II will
'ot be; your child is just v hat you make
1.
once nw two boys AZ church. and
hey kept whispering until . lady IN the
,ouse got up and went back 10 them and
.; BY them, in order 10 stop their talk
l After church ebe eaw the father OF onel
'f the boys, and she said: "Mr. - III
lid not know that you was here. or III
would have lett your boy for you 10 COR
ect when talking" lie said. ''my boz
'ere, did not know that he was here. "
'erhsps. that boy did not know that his
ather was there. either. When We see
child ok its parent II Il can 70. then
ve think there u respect there. and some
Iope Of che fnture OF the child, care not
low old the child may 70.
l wss at church one day. and after
hurch : young lady was stked BY =
'oung man 10 20 10 another place 20
practice 20 sing for some entertainment.
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