The National tribune., 1895-08-15
EDrToR'S CHAT.
Home Reasons for Lack az Culture Among
Our Young People

Our Young People
list AS TIE TwIG is BENT.
Never until saw the appe-tsees in France
trained 10 run along trelis like grapes and
trimmed and pruned until the nuit hung
down in great red globes, did ] fully under
stand the often-o quoted saying of Popes
Just as the twig is bent The trees inclined"
Then the preceding line of the quotation
came to me in its full meaning:
"'Tis education forms the common mind"
The appIe-tree trained as a vine is an abmor-
nal growth, but it shows what may be accom-
plished hy constant care and attention. The
same amount of thought aud labor bestowed
upon the twig growing upward toward the
sunlight. as God intended. would have made
strong beautiful tree, spreading forth symmetri-
cal boughs and branches ladon with luscious
IuiL
The same twig, neglected, unpruned and nm
grated. with the matted grass around the roots
and the siugs ard borers al their deadly work,
would have grown up wild. rank and fin'tless.
IL the taind and hand or mau cat tram ana
twist the branches OF tree INTO VINE or,
better still. if they can make that tree grow
strong fruitful and beautiful by careful ana
constant care and culture; OF If, by neglect
they allow il 10 become rank and stunted.
cum bercr Of the soil instead OF the delight of
the fruity world how much more potent, Tor
veal or woe are those same human IL huences
upon the child, dependent upon them aloneF
A Il this Ia view OF question which comes TO
me: How do you account Tor the iact tnht
such fine parents have such inferior chlldreuf"
Inferior. i'm this instance, seems to have been
rsed ia the sense of uhcouth or Uncnltnred.
since am assured that =" the young folks are
smart enough. but they don't TO care Tor
anything but TO have good time
lnferiority of this kind is easily enough ao-
counted for The parents are educated people
who enjoy their books and newspapers when
their daily tolls over, while their Children
run the streets.
What else could be expected of these young
peopleY They have been fed. clio ned aud
turned ont 20 grass. like young colts For
mental training they have been sent 10 school,
aud for spiritual culture they have had an
hnnr once n week. in the Sunday school.
The duties of parents are hardly begun when
they arc thus satisfied to deal with their off
snring Nor arc the children so much 10 blame
when they look upon home rs place to cat
and sleep and upon their parents as sort OF
necessary adjuncts, or the butts OF oouurA'S
and mpertiuence.
All that is good in parent should from
babyhood he impaired TO the child and all that
j. bad sirenuousy subjected for the sake OF
that child TO every one Of these his father
should be hero aud his mother saint
GOOD cOtlfaGeShlp once eSlabllsbcu III "a
household can never be broken. Difference TO
The father and mother who earnestly seek
rho best good Of a child will deepen into rever-
ence as the years roll around.
Every child should be taught the JOY of
simple living. TO thank God tor the beautiful /
world hc lives in, for the privileges OF home 4
and parents aud brothers and sisters and 4
friends.
He should be shown the daily miracles Of
life the growing Of the garden plants and /
flowers. the unfolding Of the bud, the Develop 4
ing Of the fruit.
He should count the colors in the rainbow.
which God has set above tue Storm and the .
stars, innumerable in the heavens like the 4
sands upon the seashore.
From his mothers lips he should learn the /
texts aud hymns that have c0mforted the 4
children OF God ia al ages: The sweet thoughts f
OF inspired poets and seeTs the prayers handed
down from parent to child from far re note
ages.
The parent not tie school teacher, should (
guide the hand that fOfns its first letter. the
eye that learns to distinguish form and charac-
ter; the parent. not the Sundsy-scool teacher,
should lesch the baby tongue TO lisp " lhs
Lord smy Shepherd" aud the sweet Our fa-
Their which art in heaven"
Thus early is confidence established between /
parent and child: confidence that canno' be
broken ~ hen the time comes for forming new 4
companionships and reading new books.
Thus il is that through each and every Vicis- 4
si,ude. even into old age it is mother or IA /
ther who knows best whose counsel is first !
sought whose c0mpanionship Is sweetest
Thus IL il that the old sayings l. Ike father 4
like SON." or like mother, like daughter are ,
verified. With one TO ask why fine parents
have inferior Children.
OREGON MYRTLE WOOD.
Comrade Edmund Nichols. who served in
10Jth y. j.. now resident Of Coquiiie City.
Ore has favored the Editor with a eaVel ard
miniature rOlling-pin made froEl the myrtle
wood. which took the premium at the N0rld's /
Fair for beauty and fne polish.
The myrtle is beautiful evergreen shade 4
tree growing IN the Coquile River Valley. /
ITS native place. Nowhere else is it found OF |
sze sufficient for manufactured articles or
wood decorations.
WORST THING ~ THE WORLD.
F.M. Holland, in Atheists and Arnostics." 4
relates a story Of sexton who. when III" rector I
asked why rich parishioner had s;opr-d coHI-
ing TO church. and whether the trouble was
Latitudinarianism. answered:
No. sir it's wusser nor that"
" Than il must be UnitaiiHnism?"
" No sir! wusser that"
Fl" All! perhaps IL is AgnOsticsm?"
"Oh. no. sir it's wusser nor that"
q But il can't be Athoisme"
. No. sir iLs wnsser nor that
But there can't be anything worse than
Atheism"
oh, yes, sir, It's rheumatism.
THE PLYING SPIDER
How the wonders Of the universe unfold the
moment begin TO study the minutest living
creatures around Us.
John Burroughs, the naturalist tells o. a Az
inc spider. He says: " IL mounts some post or
other object, shoots out q fiameni from Us body
which hoats upon the air, iii presently il is
huoyant enough 10 lift the little spinner aud
bear her away. Away she goes over fields Z
across valleys, wherever the breeze drifts her 1
il is tho only creature know Of that makes it's
own wings as the occasion requires
CUEsT-RooM VERSES
very pretty fancy. nowadays. is TO hang
above the pillows the bed Of your guest
chamber a ribbon npoa which Is etched, /
painted. embroidered motto, in coiors,
blue, silver, or gold preferred.
white ribbon, lettcrcd in gold. hanging |
over Louis AV. bed in a New York man |
sion bears the following pretty stsnza, written /
ny Mrs. Gates, author Of Your Mission" -:
sleep sweet. within ti,i- quie, room,
. thou, wbOe'er thou ar
Ahd lea 40 nouruFui yc.icrd.V.
Disturb thy quiet heart
Tor iet Tomorrow scare Try rest
Aith dreams OF coming 90
Thy Maker " Thy changce.s friend
His love surrounds thee sii!
Forge, tl,yseif and eli al world:
Put out ench feveTish ligi;
li'e stars sre watching overhead.