The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-13
THE BOYS.
Now Timer Has Some suggsstions TO OfsS
ConooPnln9 Thom.

New Timer Has Some suggestions to OiEss
Coasssniag Thorn.
TO TN INDEPENDENT: Some days aga
You noticed sditoyially the obvious evil In.
6ssnos which psodues such fsuis % The
Pretended robbery Of The Butcher boy. I
shaAosd 10 have been On interested though
ssluotans obss'vsr Of shs vssy boys oon-
ssrnsd, and lad drawn my infsssnsss that
n nss' ;. :a'as Il: !. v csla' !. 20 sn1 1asn:1: 10 y: :s. a,a
Ling TO shs oommusity o ne sensation
they spsung on %. This case, snd that
oeeuE Ing . fsw day. lataT. In which two
boys q eight and 10 yss,s sommitsed =
.us. .isslils .hs sio:. ob..sv III.
First. !hAt thers IL s. ines lot Of healthy
boys physlsslly growing mp II Hslsns. %
San y aesa u . weekS journey. Second,
PShaS ehe mosal aspsSS u not 70 sstislactoys.
I ss1i 9 . -: ,sar H.': Z: =, ..d e, ., e c;ss; IL I.
conditions ! had apparently . good many
veil msaning. men and women who are
bringing op their boya or allowing them 10
grow up. IN = way that will hardly snssrs
Sheil turning OPT good snd true men. !
wonder II many Of our oitizsAs. some Of
sven school trustees. thst think shsy can
uss profans language and otherwise offend
against tho propristiss OF good manner
snd morals. md still b consid.
cred good examples 70 b followed
b. their v children. and those Of oshsrs2
The western boy IL keen and close to OBJ
serve, and . bushel Of precept il not 80 val
ued By him % one ounce Of good example
from bic father and his older friends. Many
= worthy man In the s1rly rough times here
formed habits which hs regrets and wishes
he could rid himaslf Of for the sake OF his
chtldrsn; bus hs does not measure the full
t b,o:us 81 t. ss: "a. s1.n n.. On %s,o ": y; ,SoP Ssh boy, =;
p!efs.tty. Or drinking, or occasional gam
bling. OF card playing. or neglect or viola
ton Of the Sabbath. or vhatevsr II might
30. WAS fOrmsI. Whereas such habits set
before young boys-and they cannot bs
eoncsaled from thsm-aEe apt 10 be eagerly
regulated will Of youth, and s%hipwreok
made Of ill that 70 true and valuable in the
young life. and Tho boy becomes worthless,
or perhaps . Vicious man. a curse to his
community. and handing on TO his children
the same bad or worse example.
The Helena boy IL generally . fine. frank.
and . dne constitution; but alas, Is i. only
nesdfal TO 70 occasionally past one Of thu
schools and listen to the boys at their
games and little disputes aud quarrels to
sreauently hear issdtng from the Ii, Of not
only big boys. but somstimes Of very
little Ones. vulgar and occasionally obscene
profanity that il shocking. Smoking and
hanging around saloons are not thssEAtest
things Of which boys of oven respectable
parents are guilty. Now. how 10 it possible
but that y large crop OF evil 10 to be rsaped
IN the future when there Is 30 little positive
good example sst by the fathers and older
amount Of indinerence. or worse. in ths
community on correct habits and on moral
The best thing to do to
remedy this state OF ahairs will
be for each we'll disposed man
N in tho town. and
soc to II that they themselves give the
force Of Z good and honest example to their
boys and girls IN thar outward and inv ard
lifs-live - they would have thsir children
live. Churches and sunday Schools should
have large accsssions IN nsmbeEs and sop.
port. It 10 a remarkable fact that men.
r young men: .r. not enrolled IL
ths example Of chs fathsrs and older
day schools. "'Tis true, and pity its 'tis
II W are to build . solid. law
eommunity. even The wicked reooa-
that the foundations must be laid In
not aathss grapes Of thoEus, or Aes Of
thistles." And the evil that men think and
speak and do will surely be reflected in
their children. The winter approaches !
md ~ the evening lamp 10 liz. and ths Arc, /
light shiass on tho faces OF the little ones
In ths homo circle. let each parent ponder
we'll what he must do 10 save tho boys. |
and II his own habits or example cause
these little ones 10 offend, let him take }
note that II wsrs better TO have . milestone !
about his neck and be cast into the sea.
The town 10 full Of evil onts, tainmsns for
man and boz, Lut very poorly %, piled with
attractions to the saloons md
houses Of evil resost. The Public Library
10 doing Z noble and increasing work for
good. Tbs churches are doing something. |
but how little compared with what they
pould do II Loyalty q heartily supported,
ali good people realize.
One thing should BE- set ON foot again,
~ onoe; il 10 . shame and rsrroach In
} town of this size and i'm portancs that the |
Young Meas Christian Association should
not be at work reaching oat iss helping and
shsltsrina hands to young men and boys,
md to furnish . place. warm. bright and
whore the young men aud boys |
On the street can hs attracted. rather than
By shs balsful glare Of the saloon and
house. New T1xsR.
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