, 1891-10-24

the dlngy old landmarks pounced upon2
and the place of the dirt heaps and sl0p.
water pools knew them no more and behold,
--Peace and quiet reigned for once among
the, chlldrenF But evidently the %cleanli-
ness that Is "next to godlinesS''' had been o
forgotten Article in tho formula of earl =,
education OF those citiZens-fOr tho rewards
may doupon grand occasions, clearly ~cleanli.
ness is a duty, not an accomplishment. n
law of nature, not q thing for bribes. and
the lavish prizes might appropriately have
been given TO striving merit, or real work.
But l wonder where all the rubbish went to !
How about our W population Mr..
Editor? Will it be cheaper to train in
cleanliness from childhood, or finally grant
prizes for clean dwellings and gnslovenly
yards?
By the way, would it be a paying bust
ness to offer prizes for parties not to steal I
Have fine rewards for not setting cane
pieces on fire? For letting other ~peoDle's
things alone? For refraining from fighting
and abusing Pat least it would be a plea.
santer alternative than Furnishing |! and one
is inclined seriously to question the Justice
of Furnishing, where there has been no Mt
tempt at guiding to do better.
No uoupC 10 Woulu De a very pleasant
thing to give prizes for not being dishonest,
bat we would rather initiate our people in
their own CONSCIOUSNESS of right and wrong,
some perception of rectitude, their own
rendering of the moral and golden rules,
and the distinction between meum and
tuum, and these do not come By intuition
any more than cleanliness does.
At present there is a lamentable want of
KnOwIQN Un On Suoh Cnoroo 0rJ $1,000
cry arises from the unhappy householder.
that nothing he owns around him is safe.
The very domeStics you employ, and who
should be bOunden by some little tie of mu.
tual interest or kindness as being part of
the family, are in nearly all instances lust
the ones setting themselves out to deceive
and plunder.-The petty plundering that
goes on in households is a serious item for
limited incomes.-Instead of mutual help
and trust where people live together. the
afflicted householder has his Tor herr time
prohtleSsIy taken up in following or watch
lug, locking up. and hiding away, that
things may not be stolen aud even then
these avail nothing, where false keys make
part upon the scene.
There might not be so much cause for
complaint if the defendant appropriated
your food and flowers, your small stock.
fruit, ~vaIuables, and little treasures about
your house for himself Tor herself but alasl
it is always for the benefit of the greedy
horde of loafers sitting at home to- be
maintained instead of working for them
selves.
More than this; The evil, which this
widespread habit of pilfering generates
which almost is a worse result than the
theft itself, in that it discloses a low stand.
ard of morals-is the false sympathy Great
ed for the thief-A person caught stealing
is at once invested with a halo of martyr.
dom. He is defended on all sides, every
falsehood imaginable is told to shield him,
he is an illused and u%njustly treated being
while you poor victim have nothing but
brutal insolence aud ilIwill for wishing to
keep your W things.
1could illustrate this by many instances
under my W observation, but fear to be'
prolix.
I remain Sic,
Respectfully,