The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-30
who is now mother to her baby brothers


and sisters.
The loving heart of childhood makes
1t very strong, often and often. 1t can
be very wicked. too 1t can be very
wicked, too. 1t can fight and steal and
swear and lie ferociously. / almost be-
lieve that bad child is worse thar, a
bad man, for I never saw a man who
had not some soft spot in his heart, and
there are children IN the city's grirnv
streets who seem to have no vulnerable
point, who do not even understand
when you are trying to be nj to then.
Children, of course, are ways in a
measure ignorant; but they are always
learning something by experience.
They build wonderful castle. they have
glorious hopes They are absolutely Of
more Importance than we grown folk.
for all our experience and all our inven-
tons will descend to them, and they
VIII have their own to boot While
many are petted, and even spoiled, vet
very few are treated precisely as they
should be. The common habit of treat
ing them as though they were unreason-
ing beings, is q terribly wrong one.
That other habit of forbidding child
to TASK questions" amounts to insanity.
Its opinions should be inquired into and
set right, il need be; its eu,etj1~S civil
ly and sensibly replied 10; even )
tastes IN measure consulted II a
child hates fat meat" why should il
be forced to swallow it? If it Graves
sugar, my opinion is that nature prompts
the desire Always being taught that
its parents and guardians have kindly
and loving authority over it, it should
still, from the first, know itself re-
sponsible being.
Above ali, early youth should never be
forced to endure modification. Chill
dren who are sent to school are placed
by this act in little world of their own.
This world criticises infinitely and is Of
great Importance to itself Many good
parents knowing that certain garments
are serviceable, will force their children
to wear them against their own will,
and despite their prayers and entreaties-
There are popular opinions in all schools,
and If Mrs. Smith chooses to send her
boy to school in a calico apron with long
sleeves, or to dress him in TUNES after
the regulation age for pantaloons and
jackets, his life will be made miserable
for him by the school tyrant, little Bill
Brown He will be laughed at and
leased and agonized; and when he prays
to be dressed like others, the matter
should be considered Affectionate pa
rents, remembering only nice little viii |
lage nav schools" will often refuse tn
listen to entreaties from their children |
for clothes like other boys-for lunch !
boxes, instead of basket
fancy that case of brain fever was |
once brought about by an ill-judging !
maiden aunt, who, out of pure love, |
forced sensitive boy of nine TO wear
his sisters hood to school for week,
after a bad attack of humps How
would you feel, my good lady, forced TO
go to church in mans tall stove-pipe
hat? Yet you would suffer less than
that wretched little martyr.
Children are people of very strong
feelings, much ignorance, intense sensi-
tiveness, and of insufficient height and
and command of language for
this worlds hustle, and so we ought TO
look upon them. And so we do, if we
have any small amount of common
sense or not blinded by the intense ego
tism of maturity. 49, Lucius Franklin
in n. Y. Ledger