The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-06
VIRTUE IN ENDURANCE.
Teach the Children 70 Endure Hard
ships with Fortttude.

ships Win EOrkz6UGo.
At tire present time 80 mich Is said
shout the duty Of nanifesting sympa-
thy, especially toward chil5ren IL the
iiftle rnisfortunea which seem 10 them
- great that We are led 70 wonder
whether there Il nosJaangcf Of show
Ing TOO mach psty7 Whether our too
free and ready expressions 81 eompas-
aion or sympathy may not tend 70
weaken The resolution and force which
Is essential 70 heroisms And 10 esnsider
II the latter Be not 700 grand 8 Quality
70 Be thus inperiled7
II certain fzmfly 81 young people
81 all AGES, from forr 70 eighteen
years the features u heroic endurance
in al things, both physical and moral,
= 80 marked trait As - excite the
wondering admiration Of al behoiderK
At The Same time the children are Is
tender u heart and compa ssionnte AZ
they are brave Their parents are the
one 81 old New England Puritan
stock the other Of purely Hngdenot de-
scent, tins the inheritance 81 tender
ness and strength came alike from
both One might say that II was al
mere matter Of inherited qualities but
for tie faet that two n the eight chill
dren haA been adopted BY chiIdleas
sister of the mother, and Ia these two.
while the inherent courage would come
70 the front In cases Of sewers trial. Il
but rarely showed itself IN the small
fress and accidents Of daily life. In .
conversation with the mother this diff
ference was mentioned and she was
asked 10 what she attributed II She
replied
my sister and agree perfectly in
most Of our methods NJ training, but Ia
one We do mt have always made It
: rule 10 let my children see that
though I tenderly sympaihized With
them while they made no complaints,
they could receive but seant pity from
me II they sought It
III Jack hurt himself quite badly,
when he first went TO Hive with my sis
Ter, he might shed tear or two, II the
Pain were severe, but be made no out
cry and sought no aid unless Il were
really needed A few days ago / was
truly Rrieved that when be crushed his
finger In the door he began 70 cry aloud,
and rushed up 70 his aunt who kissed
his finger and bound il up amid many
compassionate phrases. or Others more
hurtfni. such as Naughty door; auntie
shall have TO whip the door Unless
thls course be speedily altered land
II must Be. or my husband and 4 cannot
consent 70 leave the children with my
sister, both Jack and Lucy will be
ruined IN this respect They win be-
come towards, and cowardice IS the
worst Of all faults: for II Is the mother
Of all crimes
'.0f al crimes2v we asked, doubt
ingly.
Z eli"smiling perhaps that Is q
little too strong phrase, but truly |
think that fear Is the root Of most sins.
The boy who fears the ridieTle Of I'M.
worthy associates viii use tobacco and
later on, strong liquors, although he
may have an actual distaste for them,
4 In order TO make himself manly. He
fights because he fears some one viii
say that he Is afraid. The girl Marie.
. man for whom she cares little Of
nothing because she fears she may b
called an old maid; or she trails long
dress over filthy streets in q manner
which Is revolving 70 all her dainty In
Atincts, because she fears that her dres
may be ridicnled as ont Of style. Boil
men and women live beyond theii
means for fear they may be esteemed
poor, and pretend to tastes which the,
have not for fear they I've not though
well Of From first 70 last in all GU
lives, lies and deceit Id all their shade
proceed from fear Of some sort /"
Not quite all, was insisted Their
are lies Of jealousy. envy, covetons
ness, malice, even Of benevoience.n
Even these continued the mother
may usually be traced to some form
Of fear Jealousy Is o fear that som
one else may be better loved or NOR
highly favored than we; envy IS d Tea
that some one may surpass us; malic
itself Is more often aroused by fea
than by any other one Of half doze
motives; even benevolent lies ar
probably induced by fear of i'll cor
sequences 70 Others II the truth b
told
Whether the speaker WAS quite RICH
In her reasoning II is not now neces
sary 70 discuss; we would only draw
attention to the value Of an earl
training in habits Of endurance.
A little girl 81 four years, the CRANE
daughter Of once famous America
statesman, was playing ia the parlor {
his fine. oid-fashioned country houss
The yawning freplaee 81 more ancicr
days had been Glled il with brick |
order that modern stove might i
used Against a lower corner 81 til
brickwork rested piece Of polishe
iron about eighteen inches square an
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