The Red Cloud chief., 1891-11-27
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HALF the misery IN the world has
been oocasioned by attempting 10 force
people into places for which they a-
no; fitted The majority Of the Of
Tenders are parents who do no, under
stand their children, and who wish
them TO be other than the beings tina,
nature has made them 90 course there
Are n all children bad tendencies that;
are 70 he overcome. bad habi;s that
must he broken up. and lii,!e weAk-
nesses that must h- met and rrmediea
but these need no; touch the v~cll-sprinE
development % vigorous. healthy incl-
vidnAlity. The Zen, II \ child. mind
manifests Itself very early. The tor
shows aptncss with tools mrchanica,
skill that - sometimes remarkable or
he shows talent for defamation. writ
ing or drawing II the gift bc one THAI
may enabl. him 20 be q useful. Succrss-
tul. honorable man. let the parents
teware how they interfere. even Il
the career which IL foret.lls - not that
which they would have chosen. There
are thousands o.. starveling lawyers and
doctors. cking OUT q wrctchcd existence
to-day, who might have made trsi-rate
mechanics A. boys they had a fond
ness for the forge or carpenters bench,
but these, belonging TO the plebiAn
realm Of manual labor. wr-- taboo-d.
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willing minds upon things that they
could not comprehend, and which they
could never master. The thriving black
smith and the prosperous carpenter,
though their hands are soOty and
scanned, are infinitely happier a. men
and more useful a. members OF society
than the half-oducaicd physician who
deies,s his patients aud the lawyer who
waits reluctantly for clients that never
ON
There are other bows who. but for
encouragement might make model
farmers, and in that most independent
and honorable calling lie able 10 utilize
all the intelligence and culture they
may possess and acquire.
There are hundreds %rusting in ed-
torial rooms who are admirably fitted
for business. who, in the competition Of
buying and selling. might L. alert and
alive. when they are only idlers and
dreamers
Among women there are quite a.
many thwarted destinies as among
men, except that they find failure III
marriage instead of professions 10
which they are unsui,ed, IL - a. much
of "A failure. however. IA. the former,
and it, consequences are loathIng of
their duties as wives, wcarincss and in
difference and despair. Frequently all
this eliminates IN the divorce court
made known.
In boys and girls alike. the one
marked trait If il IL consistent with
usefulness and happiness, should bc IN
couraged and cultivated. The child
who has a gift for writing should have
patient Teaching and training. When
there is IA love for drawing and for col
OTIS, even il the artists profession Tee not
the one that the prudent father would
select. the child should bc allowed L.
hold To the life which nature has or
daincd for him IL may bc taken for
granted. though he may nave to strug.
gle with poverty and encouragement
that the struggle will hc not half so dis
h~ear,ening and painful a. that from
which he may evolve an Indifferent
merchant or 4 less than indifferent
man.
The same freedom of choice. under
the same conditions should be granted
the daughter OF the household IL She
has marked ability that may enable
her 10 support herself in comfort and
dignity she should bc allowed every
facility Ia cultivate her gifts IL she
chooses, then. to marry. the chances are
that IL Will he a voluntary decision
based from the n and only right mo
tive, and her professional training and
ability will make her all the better TT
ted to preside over the house and family
where she Is destined To reign Peopi.
have a right To- Toe happy a. well as q
to be useful. There il no happi-
ness 10 which every human being IL
entitled and from which none need be
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