Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-28
TRAINING THE CHILDREN.
AN IMPORTANT DUTY USUALLY
RESTING WITH MOTHERS.


eral Different Households.
ms OF course true That no general and
uniform system Of training the young can
be expected. Diverse natures will show
their diversity ia their relations to other
people. 1t has been my fortune to make
calls today on different families, and at
each one to find children. At house No. !
met az the gate big headed, big eyed
boy that By temperament you could SEQ
was an inventor Everything in this world
existed for him to use for purpose, and
that purpose you would be likely to find
original with himself He had his foot on
the rose treliis--now what do you suppose
that trellls was TO him2 Clearly enough
to US il was for rosebush to climb on;
but to him it was just us evidently for him
to climb on.
Up he went, got caught by the rose and
in the struggle the boy got the worst OF It,.
1t is not hard to see why rOsebushes have
thorns In that yard As | entered the
house big eyes was just in front of me,
walking backward aud talking in half
shy way in order to find me out. He evil
IDENTIFY understood inc, or thought he did.
A moment after he had run up stairs,
mounted the balustrade and came riding
down with a whack ut his mothers feet.
"I'll tell your father, sir, IL you do that
agaiup she cried at him. Two bad things
She had in one sentence owned up that
she could not manage him herself, and
that first wrong was TO be repeated be-
fore 1t became correctable. We had some
domestic matters to talk over, and the
subject Of canning fruit to discuss, which
took us to the kitchen. Little Phil was
everywhere, full Of inquiry and never still
But at every move his mother was sharply
saying; stop that, sirl II you don't I'll
tell your father, and hen train you"
/ should have liked to see the boys
thoughts. Did he learn TO fear his father
and dread his coming, or were all the
threats of his mother mere fustian2
wonder II she really ever reported the
chaps performancesY believe not. 1t
was a case Of weakness. She was not self
educated to educate any one else. All
through my visit there was not one per
init, not one sympathetic word Of guild
Rnce, but constant effort to stop him. The
poor fellow had, instead Of mother, n
brakeman or brakeswoman, whose whole
business in the way Of training child
was TO check him.
At home No. found a case of this sort,
peevish girl, so puny could not be sure
of her age, but about six. The little crea-
ture had not one easy nerve In her body
restless fretted body that always wanted
something and did not know why Tho
seat Of her trouble was her stomach, and
the secret OF that difficulty was inherited
from both parents. THE father is an invet.
crate smoker and tho mother devotee OF
nd ba 81 80.
a tense and not easy TO endure. The moth.
er had had enough work to endure herself,
but when it came to two more selves OF the
same sort she gave up all effort Mt using
common sense. The little girl had only to
tease for anything in order to get It, il pos
sible. She ate az all times whatever she
crayed, notwithstanding the mother knew
in general terms that she was aggravatiuc
the difficulty.
When had heen seated ON the veranda
overlooking pretty garden the child be
gan to pull on choice flowers and throw
them in my lap. There really was no use
/ in this for ! could not carry them away
and did not wish to do SO. Placing my
hand on the little one | said: "Now, my
| little friend, we have enough. Let us tall,
/ about this beautiful blue one.n We had
a few moments quito pleasant chat about
| the flower, but before could quite realize
that she had left me she was teasing her
mother for banana. The mother replied
1T isn't good for you, my denr. would
not eat H.. But the child set up a deter
mined whine and got what she wanted.
am ashamed TO tell you how disagreeablt
this girl became to me in the course of \
single half hour.
AZ house No. Q ] found a boy of abont
eight, his brooches rolled up as high N,
possible and his feet bare. He was a sturdy
fellow, full Of vitality and not very fonI
OF book study. He knew me well AMI
trotted me OF at once down the parder
way 70 show me something he had found
out about insects, and more about aoyvers
We had n splendid time for half an hep,
before his mother discovered us, and Tie,
like a sensible woman she Joined us I'm ON,
study Of things 1.-THE boy DOESN'T III,
books very we'll" she said, but he nj. .,
things, and that, think, will have 10 do +,
But The time came for several duties an
the boy was firmly ordered to 90. He ,vnni
without complaint and with promnti
tnae. IL certainly was not agreeable 1,
him TO leave US, yet he was well trained
invited TO dine at this house did 60
because it is pleasant always TO he ,hsr.
as long as is confederate. At the tabl,
berries were passed 10 the smallest child
girl Of seven years, who declined Than
soon after she said she wished for ber
RES What you have on your nlhtc 4
very nice" said her mother, hut esve be
no berries said, "Will berries lurt bo,
DO you thinkW "Oh, nor she ansty, ~
but / prefer she should learn mi :,
change her mind so easily.n Tbis an
blending Of fgiedom aud llrinness ,y ,a r aa
dueing IN adlhitable family ami a bo,,pe ' y
beauty. Noule
The power to make beautiful souls "a
rare gift--it constitutes the gsntm. 90
motherhood. Nothing but that nriy;,o''
and duty would have constituted , ,,alss
what She Is at her hest--a creator !, /;
oar true ambition. Idonot maj s,,,,,, =. !
for those who have Inherited gueh X h II, W.
weaknesses as disqualify them far -.
noble mothers only such parsons ii, ~ W
not become wives They have no ,, 49,. =
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