Evening journal., 1896-08-31
PUTS HIS HEARTIN IT
THE MAN WE LOVE. TO MEET AND RE-
eReT TO SEE DEPART.

The Great Wrong of fncrnstirg Our
Young with Artificial Training.
There are some persons in the world who
age special fsvoritos among all who know
them, who nnd or make friends every
where, whose company every ono enjoys,
and from whom every one Is loath TO scpa-
rate Their frank and easy mannefs Inspire
c0nfldeGce at first sight and one numbers
them as frionds almost as soon as one has
made their acquaintance. No one Is ever
mot at hOmc' 70 such a man; his visit Is
anticipated as o pleasure, and no one feels
disposed to part with him without the cor
dial inquiry, "When shall we see you
againy There Is an esSuberance OF happy
life about him which seems 90 diifuse it.
solf among all around, and his pfesonce II
felt to be an addition TO the general amount
of happiness in the circle privileged with
his company. In selecting party of friends
his name always suggests itself FIRST, and
the absence Of any two others would be
less disappointment than his. Every one
seeks his side ot the dinner table, and hc
deems himself fortunate whose chair in
the social circle is next TO his Innocent
childhood loves TO sit ON his knee and
prattlo its earnest nonsense in his ear; i'm
retuous youth finds i'm him cordial COM
ranion and old oge values him as pleas
ant and cstimnblc friend And yet it Is not
To his personal comcliness that he is in
dcbted for this popularity, for his exterior
Is cften far FROM prcposscsslng; nor 60 his
intellect, for even his best admirers do not
imagine him a Byron, nor does he turn
down his shirt collars % bo thought such.
He has no remarkable yoin of humor TO
boast of, never mnde pun, perhaps, I'm his
life, scarcely knows what nn cpigrnm Is,
Is quite Incapable Of settling Inc table In
roar and Is distinguished neither for his
fro clothes nor lis long purse. Ono quail
ity, however, ho Possesses, which proves
TN overnatch fcre,cry distinction-namc-
", transpaicnt, kindly nature, desire
to promote the happiness OF ell around
him, q generous warmth Of feeling, u
frank, cordial bearing q universal sympa-
thy-in ono word, "heart
It - refreshing, amid the cold conycn-
tionalism of tic world, 10 meet with these
mon of heart or to see in cny ono dcycl-
opmonts uf naturalncsf He must be a mis-
anthroIe indeed who can witness without
pleasure tho hcsrty shake of tho hand Of
two friends ntrn unexpected meeting after
n long nbsercc. What a mutual pouring
out of soul, rs 20 were, Is there on both
sides. What an infectious eladncss 10 that
which Lcam9 on their countcnances Who
has rot with % inc chubby little follow
seated ON his knee, listened with delight
to his enthusiastic narration of some triyi-
al incident which has been engrossing his
| interest? How his meaning spurklCs In his
full eyes and struggles for utterancc Ia his
| speaking features. What clumsy, duh
things words aec1a 70 express those Intense
feelings which are SWELLING upin his hoav-
i ing bosom. What charming development
of heart is there In that liSping clo
quoncc. Who again has not felt charmed
nt tho slight of an aged man romping Will
child and entering heartily into the SPORT
ard feelings Of youth? Who has not ad
| mired tho vcrdant old ago Of such Il one
his feelings, unchilled by the freezing p
GUcncc of thrccscoro years and ten, still
fIcsh and glowing Hs in liz childhood
Who has rcsthor become 50 falsely wiso nOi
so soerly proud rs TO distlslR the sports
| and Pleasures ot hie youth, and who, whilS
he has learned 20 think as man has not
forgotten 30 feel ~ q Child2
This quality Il "hcsrt' commsrda itself
go Towcaully To cyciy enc's Lest itclingi
/ that It's developments Is ploasit-g even g
tho moss stoicsi and needs only TO Lc scon
90 10 initiated lt Is firFs,lar TO chscryC
sometimes tito changod tehayior OF The
/ Gor5 of rice and fashion I'm tho rrcecrcG
OF a man Il ~ o,st low strangely wil'
| fhshion forget its ctcminatc lnpings aud
| blush for It's own elucainifhress, fcady q
| feicSo the uprlarse cvcn Of les butterfly
circle 70 hang upon tAe lirs md bark IN
no Clsd, hlrsst ocUrternrce cf enc vk'
/ ia q disciple Ct nature. How cut of loNo II
/ 40 fUIe
how dcsirous to cmrnciLGic itself from thl
iron tyranny Ct iis l0rcogc, 40 it tontcn
plates tho moral Robustness Of one who
darcs TO 10 natural.
1t Is 10 kc regretted That In tic oduca
tion Of tic Young 90 mrch Is done tevnrt
disocUIupiug the rsturll manifestations q
"iealt. Nosoorcr i9 the child able 10 un
Ccrstcrd than 10 81 Nlught Tot % max
ffco with the servants. IL must not asso
ciatc with Ctlor children unices thoy cr
yoky respectable. 10 must rot laugh i.boyl
u ccrtzso standard Cf luudncss snd mus
obey I 900 other conventional laws whicl
tend only 20 destroy nnturalncss ia chuac
ter and substitute cunEirg, hypocrisy
l pride and host OF other hateful pests q
private peace and social harmony. As tn
boy efows older he becCiacs sill more Erti
fetal, frightened, aa It were, a. the shadow
of his own feeling. lie 81 taught 20 despis
whatever is common, TO ktNs what Is yul
gar, and that sell fSsrcctwhich, irdiclous
~ encouraged and wisely directed, nigh
have bocn cf Tie greatest use IL inducinI
a hccon.ing spirit and Preserving from de
lias4ig pursuits, is Inmrcrcd up into -
crIogGut and oEcEstsc pride. Tic mani
IS forgotten in The 'gcntlemanly;' Lcnoi
morality, duty, aro words only used a
teSts Tor witlcss jokes, tho sucam he
comes moro cont0ninatcd rs 10 icccdo
from tho eo,irce, the youth grows olde
only TO grow worse
copnding trust, tho truthfulncss nm
the uncslcuiatinR generosity of youth sfo
merge into thc cold, suspicious sclhshues
Of mcnhoOd Tic head isdiscipiinci 30 Oh
expense of iLc heart, ard the boastod wi.
dom uf age s. bat e poor substitute iortha
ircshrcsa cf fccliEFN. hich IL WIS unhapla
~ the fifsf lfi,rt Of education 10 liscoul
age ond eradicate
10 tac ifannc. taticns cf this qualit
aoirc e Oi'r inCst iaNtriic authors an
poets chiefly owe th,ir simost mivcrs,
popularity. his hes inaco thcm writer
and rocts f,r tfc pass ufd rendered thri
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