The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-09-07

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is the children. .Charac- Il lay
ters are moulded at TX
home. Father and HAlX
mother always stamp to
a great degree, their J
own personality on the aM
child. No one can deny
this, and, consequently ~
when l see a good boy,
l at once conclude That
the parental intlu- p
ence has beeen good, ~
and vice versa. L ~ vs&
am so convinced of the truth OF my
position that l believe | can describe the
home when / have q knowledge OF the
children. There is a home In TINS TOWN.
that / have never visited. / do not
know what kind of carpets cover the
floor, or what kind of pictures are on the
wall. l have never seen the library, n
do not know of my v knowledge that
there is a Bible in the house.
~
But 1 know the children. They are
all bOys-three of them. l have taken
a great interest in these boys, and
watched them closely, because ! love
their parents. None Of them are yet out
of their teens, and yet l look upon them
as young men. Their manners are per-
feet when they shake hands with you
they look you in the eye and give you y
hearty grasp. They are never seen q
ing on the streets. They read good books
and talk intelligently on many subjects;
thew are always respectful of age ; are
Obedlent to every command of father
and mother, as devoted as children could
be. They never swOre an oath, and thelr
conversations are free from slang they
are not ashamed of work, aud do Work.
They are nearly always at Sunday
school, young peoples meetings n
church their influence On the boys OF
this town is for good. They were all at
college last year, and ! get 1t direct from
the schools they attended, that their
records were first class. Now, l do not
think ] have given the boys even as
much credit Is they deserve. l know l
can prove by any q who knows them
that / have told the truth.
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Now for the home. As / said above,
have never visited it and it has never
been described to me. But here Is my
DESCRIPTION of what the actions OF the
bows tell me 1t is. First of all, there
predominates in that home Q religious
influence; IN infancy these boys were
fanpht to read the Bible and practice its
teachinqs, That home teaches that life
ia worth living, ii lived honestly.
Secondly-HOme is made pleasant for
them It has U good library, containing
well selected books on Christianity, bis
tory, travel and fiction, added to this the
best papers and magazines their
regular visits.
Third-The parents practice in maii-
per and conduct what they teach their
.l;pl.o, 0Nh apQrfmoUta 0f
that home which are occupied by these
boys are kept In order and make attract
i've. Fifth-When they are at home
they are made to feel welcome. sixth
These parents talk with their children,
occasionally advise with them about
matters of importance In the business
world, and, lastly, every influence OF the
home is toward mutual affection and an
incentive to pride and ambition. The
boys lives mirror this kind OF . home.
There are some other homes here like
this one. II there were more, this
would be q better town.
:
A vast majority Of the citizens OF Lex.
ipgton are ''Of the salt Of the earth. "
But there are some here who, hgurativey
speaking, could hide behind . mustard
seed and have space TO spare. ] will tell
you who they are l shall not name
them, but IL Is not because ! am afraid
to, but l do not intend to dignity them
enough to give them personal mention
In my column ; they are the men VINO
take everything that comes and give
It Is blessed TO receive, but absolutely
out Of the question to give dime. They
are the Fellows who get the protection Of
our government, but pay as little taxes
as possible: who 60 to preaching regu-
larry, but give nothing to the church !;
who are In favor Of public improvements,
but refuse to contribute anything Tor
them who smoke ten cent cigars, when
some one else pays for them who lend
their money out at interest and postpone
the payment Of their regular accounts
with the stores ; who are quick to see
faults In others, but are blind to their
own sins who are at every public
meeting that u free telling how Things
ought 70 be done, but never do anything;
who are quick to talk about somebody
else's Affairs and who hunt me streets
/ daily for new lies with which to corrupt
good names ; Who would rather have q
license to steal than an honest name ;
who buy on credit here and 20 to Kansas
City with their cash who have no I'M
prejudiced convictions, but who want to
| shana the opini0ns 81 every body else /:
s .na e.,o LA vp so~ vhe0 matters don't
materialize as Others expected; who
pay their debts-when they are COM
peiied.
Whop r 900 q man whose hair ia grev
.t ali ~ omr n,,hIic m~eefin0s whose
nsma 10 n" ali smhscrinfions Tar nnhIic
enterprises, ] can't help but think what
vonng man 10 vhose hands, nnhIic affairs
mat soon 10 cons;onad never On IN
|. r.,hi;c n,eoe,n1 vvS,cS "a called fns the
nurns..s 81 I"cai -imnnnvement that d0
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