Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
TRAINING CHILDREN.
AN IMPORTANT DUTY THAT usu-
ALLY RESTS WITH MOTHERS.

Reflections aa tAs inrlAents 81 ose nmyss
Caii-sessrsi Kinds % yeass Pespis
In several Different Heu-ehelds-- why
Many Mothers Fall.
L. IL es course true that no general and
uniforni system OF training the young can
b. expected. DiveTve natures win show
their diversity In their relations 90 other
| people. IL has been my fortune TO make
calls today on different families, and nt
each one 10 find children. Az house No.
| met ut the gate a biE headed, big eyed
hoy that by temperament you eould see
was an inventor. Everything In this world
existed for him to nSe for a purpose, and
that purpose you would be likely 10 find
original with himself He had his foot on
the rose trellis--now what do you suppose
that trellis was TO himt Clearly enough
10 us IL was for rosebush to climb on;
but to him IL was just rs evidently for him
to climb ON.
Up be went. got caught by the rose and
in the struggle the boy got the worst Of 1t.
II Is not hard 70 see why rosebushes have
thorns in that yard. As ] entered the
house big eyes was just in front Of me,
walking backward and talking In a half
shy way In erder TO find me out He eyi.
IDENTIFY understood me. or thought he did
A moment after he had run mp stairs,
mounted the balnstrade and came riding
| down with n whack at his mothers feet
"rll tell your father, sir. II you do that
again. she cried at him. Two bad things.
She bad in one sentence owned up that
she could not manage him herself, and
that a first wrong was TO he repeated be
fore IL became correctable. We had some
r. a l.. Ill n
subject OF canning fruit To discuss, which
took us To the kitchen. Little Phil was
everywhere. fun ~ inquiry and never still.
But AT every move his mother was sharply
saying; stop that. siri II you don't I'll
| tell your father. and he'll train yon.''
| should have liked Ia see the boys
thoughts. Did he learn 10 fear his father
and dread his coming. ar were all the
threats ~ his mother mere fnstianf 4
wonder II she really ever reported the
| chaps performancesy ! believe not. Il
was case Of weakness. She was not self
educated 20 educate any one else All
| through my visit there was not one per.
init, NOT one sympathetic word Of guild
ance. hat constant effort TO stop him. The
Ioor fellow hal, instead OF a mother, n
brakesman or brake~womaIi, whose whole
business In the way of training n child
was to cheek him.
AT home No. . | found case Of this sort.
"A peesish girl, 10 puny | could not he surr
OF her age. hut about six. The little crea
| ture had not ore easy nerve IN her boi,-
n restless fretled body hat always wanted
sometLing and did not know why. The
sent of her trouble was her stomach, and
the secret ~ that difficulty was inherited
from both parents. The father Is nm invet.
er a.
tea and nervousness. The child IT course =
tease aud not easy to endure. The moth.
er had had enough work to- endure herself,
but when 1t came To Two more selves of the
came sort she gave mp all effort Mt using
common sense. The little girl had only to
tease for anything In order to get IL. II pos
sible. She ate M all times whatever she
crayetl, notwithstanding the mot her knew
In general terms that she was aggravatiug
the difficulty.
When had been seated on the yerantia
overlooking pretty garden the child De.
gan to pull of choice flowers and throw
them in my lap. There really was no use
In this, for | cuuld 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 talk
about this beautiful blue one" We had
a few moments quite pleasant chat about
the flower, bat before could quite realize
that she bad left me she was teasing hsr
mother for banana. The mother replie.k
1t isn't good FOR you. my dear ! would
not eat it," But the child set up deter.
mined whine and got what she wanted. l
am ashamed 10 tell you how disagreeable
this girl became 20 me in the course Of a
single half hour
AT house No. l found boy OF about
eight, his brooches rolled up a. high as
possible and his feet bare. He was sturdy
fellow, full Of vitality and not very fonl
OF book study. He knew me well and
trotted Inc OF at once down the garden
way 20 show me something he had found
ont about insects, and more abont flowers
We had splendid time for half an hour
before his mother discovered as, and then
like a sensible woman she Joined as in our
study of things THE boy doesn't like
books very WE'LL she said "but he likes
things. and that. think, win have to do"
But the time came for several duties an
the boy was firmly ordered TO 20. He went
without complaint and with prompt
tude. IL certainly was not agreeable to
him 90 leave US. yet he was well trained.
Invited to dine at this house did 20,
because IL liz pleasant always 10 be there
as long ny II eOnsluerate. At the table
berries were passed TO the smallest child.
n girl OF seven years, who declined them
Soon after she said she wished for Der
ries. What you have ON your plate Is
very nice" said her mother. but gave her
no berries said. ''Wiil berries hurt her
do you think" "Oh. no." abe answered.
"but ] prefer she should learn not 20
change her mind SO easily" This fine
blending Of freedom and flrmuess was pro
ducing an admirable family and a home OF
beauty.
The power TO make beautiful souls Ii a
rare gift-it constitutes the genius OF
motherhood Nothing but that privilege
and duty would have constituted woman
what she Is at her best-a creator. IL IL
onr true ambition. do not lack sympathy
for those who have inherited such biasesor
weaknesses rs disqnalify them for being
noble mothers; only such persons should
lot become wives They have no right To
assume an Office they cannot fiii--Mary T.
Spencer In s. Louis Globe Democrat
Coed LIaImenl.
A cheap stimulating liniment which
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