The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-25

father and mother-indeed, every citi-
zen of Texas, should learn to look upon
as an indispensable part of the states
educational institutions; and that is,
industrial schools for both boys and
girls. Colleges and universities are
excellent, but the great majority of
the young people can never attend
either; and these young people are the
very ones who will have their own
way to make in the world. A few
years at the public schoolsis the most
they can hope for, in the way of train
ing for the duties of life; and excel
lent as many of the public schools are,
they do not fit the student for this
work. When he comes out he has a
good groundwork for an education,
and he has nothing else. He cannot
handle saw or plane, or lay brick,
or build chimney. He cannot keep
books or report speeches, or set type.
He knows great deal, but he cannot
use what he knows. The condition of
the girl who must make her own liv-
ing is still more unfortunate. She
may have stood at the head of
her classes, but when she goes to a
business man for employment he asks:
"Can you use the typewriter? No?
Then i nave no work Tor YOU" There
is scarcely girl among them but is
wofully deficient in the knowledge
that might be Of any practical use to
her. One Of them can sew q little,
but she cannot cut or fit. Another
has learned typewriting and stenog.
raphy, but she forgot to learn gram
mar and spelling, so she can get no
employment. Yes, Texas needs in
dustrial schools, where boys and girls
can learn how to do something; how
to use the hands and brain in turning
out skillful work. The lack of such
knowledge sends many young life
posting headlong to destruction. The
industrial schools are the best safe
guards to the young. Who will direct
the first effort toward them in Texas?
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All that one needs is q pencil and
notebook. The pictures are every
where. There is never time when 1
go out upon the street, or look out of
the window even, that do not catch
glimpses worthy of the notebook and
pencil. They range from grave to
gay, from lively to severe,n so that
the pencil should have a gift of
shading, as we'll as of depicting
brighter scenes.
Nv
There is o certain Washington street
dog, for instance. caught two pict-
ures Of him the other day, and they
bear not the slightest resem blance,
one to the other. He is merely a
common, yellow dog, to whom ami
NAL spirits stand in the place of pedi-
gree. He went by one evening under
the escort of a small boy, who, in
some moment of malicious mischief,
had become possessed with the idea
that the dog must haul the little
wooden wagon. A rude harness held
the steed, and the wagon was, indeed,
pulled slowly along in shamb
ling way; but, such broken
spirited, hopeless dog as that
was His detected tail was be-
tween his legs; his dropping nose al
most touched the ground; and the de-
preciating, upward glances of his
mournful eyes were something to
move the hardest heart. Pegasus
broken to harness and being utilized
as a dray horse was as nothing to that
moving spectacle.
Nv
But the procession came back few
hours later-and how verything was
changed! The small boy had ap.
parently discovered that the game
was not worth the candle, and was
pulling the wagon himself. On every
side of him at once ran, and frisked
and parked yellow dog-the gayest
dog in Houston. His tail waved
to and fro in a delightful curl above
his back, his ears were erect, and were
gathering all the information possible,
he "looked the whole world in the
face,n and did not hesitate to bark
furiously at much larger dog on the
other side of the street. Harness
makes such difference, you under
stand. Some glazing Inconsistencies
and sudden changes, in men as we'll
as dogs, are mere matter of harness.
~
She was talking to a very confident
ial friend, and so it was perfectly nat
ural, perhaps, that she should say:
"Oh, you don't know how
L have been grieved about
Charlie! You know he promised
me so faithfully when we were mar
ried that he would quit drinking and
gambling, and would never, never
touch cards or whisky again. And l
am sure have done everything
woman could do to get him to keep
his promise. l have told him thous-
and times that thought drinking and
gambling were positively disgraceful,
and that never could have the slight
est respect for man that INDUCED in
them. And then to think, after all,
that he has gone back to it! l feel as
though my heart were broken!n And
there were tears in her eyes as she
arose to say goodbye. Her friend,
full of sympathy, urged her to stay
lnnuar but Sha rapliad. ENot +b;o