The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-14
VIRTUE IN ENDURANCE
Teach the Children to Endure Hard
ships with Fortitude.

At the present time SO much Is said
about the duty Of manifesting sympa-
thy, especially toward children In the
little misfortunes which seem TO them
30 great, that we are led to wonder
whether there Is not danger Of show
Ing too much pity2 Whether U too
free and ready expressions Of compass
weaken the resolution and force which
isessentiai TO heroism2 And to consider
II the latter be not too grand q quality
70 be thus imperiled2
In a certain family OF young people
| OF all ages; from four to eighteen
years, the features Of heroic endurance
In all things, both physical and moral,
Il so marked a trait rs TO excite the
wondering admiration Of all beholders.
At the same time the children are as
tender Of heart and compassionate as
they are brave. Their parents are the
one of old New England Puritan
Btock4the other Of purely Hugaenot de
scent, thus the inheritance Of tender
ness and strength came alike from
both One might say that 1t was all a.
mere matter Of inherited qualities but
for the fact that twosof the eight chill
drcn had been adopted BY a childless
sister Of the mother, and In these two,
while the inherent courage would come
to the front In cases Of severe trial. 1t
but rarely showed itself In the small
frets and accidents of daily life. In a
conversation with the mother this diff
ference was mentioned and she was
askedsto what she attributed 1t She
replied:
my sister and I agree perfectly In
most Of our methods of training, but In
one we do not ! have always made It
. rule to let my children sec that
though / tenderly sympathized with
them while they made no complaints,
they could receive but scantp pity from
me II they sought it
.If Jack hurt himself quite badly,
when he first went to live with my sis
Ter, he might shed q tear or two, If the
pain were severe, but he made no out
cry and sought no aid unless 1t were
really needed. A few days ago / was
truly grieved that when he crushed his
finger In the door he began to cry aloud,
and rushed up to his aunt, who kissed
his finger and bound it up amid many
compassionate phrases, or others more
hurtful, such as Naughty door; auntie
shall have to whip the door. Unless
this course be speedily altered land
it must be, or my husband and Icannot
consent to leave the children with my
sister, both Jack and Lucy will be
ruined in this respect. They will be-
come towards, and ,cowardice is the
worst OF all faults; for It is the mother
Of all crimes"
s'of all crimes2" we asked. doubt
ingly.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that Is q
little too strong a phrase, but truly /
think that fear is the root Of most sins.
The boy who fears the ridicule of un-
! worthy associates win use tobacco and,
later on, strong liquors, although he
mny have an actual distaste for them,
in order to make himself manly! He
fights because he fears some one will
say that he is afraid. The girl marries
. man for whom she cares little or
nothing because she fears she may be
called an old maid; or she trails a long
dress over filthy streets in . manner
which is revolving to all her dainty In
stincts, because she fears that her dress
may be ridiculej as out OF style. Both
men and women live beyond their
means for EAR they may be esteemed
poor, and pretend to tastes which they
have not for fear they be not thought
well Of. From first to last in all our
lives, lies and deceit in all their shades
proceed from fear Of some sort.
mot quite all, Y was insisted. There
are lies Of jealousy, envy, coveton4-
ness, malice, even Of benevoience.n
Even these continued the mother,
may usually be traced to some form
Of fear. Jealousy Is q fear that some
one else may be better loved or more
highly favored than we; envy is d fear
that some may surpass us; malice
itself Is more often aroused hy tear
than by any other one Of a half dozen
motives; even benevolent lies are
probably induced by q fear Of i'll con-
sequences to others If the truth be
told
Whether the speaker was quite right
In her reasoning It Is not now neces-
sary 70 discuss; we would only draw
attention 70 the value Of an early
training in habits Of endurance.
A little girl Of four years, the grand
daughter Of q once famous American
statesman, Vas playing in the parlor Of
his Hne. old-fashioned country house.
Tho yawning fireplace Of more ancient
days had been filed In with brick. in
order that . modern stove might be
used. Against . lower corner Of the
brickwork rested . piece Of polished
! iron about eighteen inches square and