The National tribune., 1895-07-11
THOSE HoRRrD BOYS.

DEAR c. c. FRIENDS: / saw picture re-
Gently that strikingly attracted my attention.
because of the lucid manner in which it illus
trated an everyday occurrence. The picture
consisted of group Of FIVE figures representing
three stages of life of a brother and sister, pos
sessing equal hereditary advantages
The central figure represents bright, laugh.
in rosy, promising ch lid about 1S months old.
1t is an apt illustration of how difficult ID Is TO
distinguish between a boy and girl at that age
of heaven-born innocence.
The picture simply represents that perfect
physical, mental and moral equality that
characterizes brother and sister at that tender
age.
4 little to the left and a trife above the CEN
trail figure is fair representation Of happy,
sweet. girl. who bears the marks of is years of
intelligent maternal direction and guidance,
and the traces of innumerable refining impress.
sons received almost uncOnsciously from the
constant comningling in cultured society.
It represents sweet sixteen" whom all
men admire and delight to pay reverential
homage, and whom all girls would do we'll to
emulate.
A little below and 10 the right of the central
figure is the picture of a brother. is years old
He is represented as having a cgaret in his
mouth and his hat slightly tipped to one side.
Unlike his accomplished sister the young man
Is sullen, gloomy and Indifferent, rather a re-
Fiction of the debasing. discouraging impress
sions received in the streets alleys saloons.
beer gardens. smoky bill ard-halls, and tho
many other places OF unsanctity that constantly
have their doors wide open to innocent boys as
long IS they have penny ia their possession,
and as long they have place at home where
they may associate with better compan ions the
same their sisters may.
He is fair representation Of so many boys
that across from day to day W bo uncom-
plainiDgly bear their bitter portion of neglect
and never stop to inquire why this state of
human affairs should be.
A little above our sweet Sixteen " is a pic
ture representing woman of about "a Sum-
mers. She is intelligent. self-contained, beauti-
ful-a combination OF all those winsome attri.
butes that make up perfect, wel-rounded
womanhood. She possesses all Of those noble
qualities that men desire to in a wife,
mother. and sister.
The fifth picture is at the bottom of the
group IL is the identical brother mentioned
above at "a. and presents who bears evil
dence Of having found that the wages of sin
and ignorance are dcsolation. and that the way
OF the transgressor is hard. His dilapidated hat,
shaggy and unkempt hair and beard and tat
tered apparel correspond with tho sad, despair
ing, Ignorant. and yet seemingly innocent ex-
preston of his face.
There is nothing desperate looking about
him. for that element has been wanting in him
u
The idea OF committing some rash act, as sui
eide. never entered his mind, but he sadly
plods along in a discouraged and indetermi mate
way while cold aud merciless world points
its finger of scorn at him.
He is resolved TO profit by his error, yet
knowing that it is almost too late and to make
the best Of life. till at length he finds soace in
the silent ard cool con fines of his lowly grave.
At the bottom OF the picture are these sgnif.
cant words: Society is kind to her daugh-
tiers to her sons, cruel She surrounds her
girls with thousand safeguards she sets for
her boys thousand snares. What wonder
then, that her young maidens day by day are
growing purer, and that her young men must
struggle for every foot of underground that
they obtain. Society chaperons her lassies;
her lads she pushes out TO learn the world
alone"
And yet in the face of these stubborn truths
we often hear people say, Those horrid boys"
Or often hear sisters boast Of their moral and
intellectual superiority their kick ed about
and neglected brother.
am happy to say that In our home no dis
t:nction was ever made in favor of or against
either the boys girls, but 1 am more and
moro persuaded day by day that this is not the
common rule abroad, but that parents very
often lavish their entire attention upon the
girls to the exclusion of tho innocent but gen.
erous and venturesome boys
God bless the faithful parents who carefully
train and bring up their girls in as commend
aud hosts Of such. i say use the girls as kindly
and generously as practicable. but while doing
SO do not push out the innocent boys TO learn
the world alone. Yours, for the boys
Julius w. Gogarn.
THE WOMAN AGAIN
c. c. FRIENDS: Just few words with our
friend ID. III. Smith, of Eliottsburp Pa Ibid