The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-28
ABoUT soYs AND FIGHTING.
Mrs Kate Epson Clark Offers Some
Words of Wisdom.
Especial Correspondence

tSpeciaA FShpcu1ehcH-i
NEW YORK, June s--Mr. James Russell
Lowell says that "a capacity for indigna-
ton is a part Of the outfit Of every honest
man." So that it may be said thaJs cspac-
ity for fighting should be part Of the out
fit of every honest boy. The mother Of a
-vear-old child, who had brought him
up in the belief that il is wicked ever To
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 Or
called him names, or have done something
TO provoke him." the mother insisted, for
she did not think IL possible that any being
could exist who could wantonly lift a
hand against her precious darling. She
did not know so much about boys then a.
she has since learned
The child declared that he had done
nothing wrong. and on the third day was
naturally timid about yenturing again
upon his little playground, but MS mother
assured him that she would watch him
every moment, and he sailed forth.
4 half hour later be was playing limo
Gently with little cart, when the cbnOx-
ious boy who was perhaps q head taller
than himself came staggering along and
demanded The cart.
IF you don't give IL right 10 me III
strike you," he answered.
The trembling youBgstsr yielded mp 3 .
cart Immediately
Now I'll strike yo1 anyway. cause
you're 50 'fraid. " proceeded the little bgiiy.
and he was about 70 make his word good
upon MS rstreatlng victim when be was
~syiald By the rig1teo1sly Indignant
mother, who persooIaesf for q moment
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ing. Sas told her soa that be uus: give
his playnates 70 understand that be could
not BE- attacked yiih impanity, that who
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