The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
The Training of Children.

Col. Higginson in Hdrper's Bazaar
1dvances the modern theory regarding
khe training of children, especially with
reference to Tbreakiag the will" He
says:
The modern theory is and [ confess
it seems to me the wiser one--that the
will itself is "a part of the aaceedness Of
our nature, and should no more be
broken than the man shaft Of Il S cam
engine. Yoa hudler when your boy
cries, Il wiilt' ia tle al oning room,
in that defiant toe which $ a Storm
Rgnal to the parents ear. The fault is
not, however, in the words; SPOKEN in
the right place and light tone, they
represent the highest moral condition of
which man IS capab.e e, since re ignition
itself is not a virture so noble as is a
conce atrated and heroic purpose. How
surnrbly does Tennyson state the Dig
nifty of those words when he RANTS the
marriage in "The Gardeners Daugh-@
ter"
Autumn brought an hour
For Eusta;e, wnen heard his deep I viii
Breathet. like Ie covenant of n God, to hold
From ence through al the worlds"
The g i n thi e hat | dread moro
for nav Little mallen than to hear her
Say i VI l." namely, that she should
lose j power If saving it. A broken.
impa rel, viii .ess natur "a life filled
With memo VS. gray -stoEes, where
nobl .tsatrations have persisted unful-
filled Tor WANT of yigor OF Will tt en-
body lien Ii action. S seems to me
more ,tisa ttotis than eveA an OYER
weelltg S lf-a@se t on.
lt $ not heet Saary 10 say. on the
9TH Il. a,sa tt- it-ES0 - hold, that
nil H. g4 error is Int disease, aad never
need DIR CT ones. but ouly soothing
medI nes. l ciic e. mo.e aud
more, as | grfw ols.p.. Il at u large part
OF II contests wa Ia lurett "a. vast
ed, aId tila5 asts4te al 81 t would
commonly afcor} ii~ii the same end,
without the cro~alng Of bavonets.
There IS no doub that mucAi OF what
seems rloIeJca o. >tn3hurnn rs IA chill
C!ren Is merely a phase Of 3hysicat le-
yelopnent, and wa 81 on ! " as un-
consc onsiy as a boy out: pw4 tie habit
of tFcading his boue-i,o : SIDEWAYS. [
know several grown persae>s whose
temper was q terror il ctl,;5 oosl. and
who have long since p.s cd. Iv acre
natural deyeIof fletlt, 49,, ~itiout es-
peciai s raagi-, into ee coGtro lei
and crhape ermrp5r i&er rlaturtv.
The wlsest and mos sngttssIfl parents
seem to ME t ose MO take t:l4s into
account; who re,:uto :, rect contests to
a minimum, bend tue VIZ tns@eaI of
breaking It; divert re course II the
torrent instead OF ufnrto lam it up.
We recognize this With ait domestio
animals. While talf q do IN men are
collected around & ba lg .aar-e Il tue
stree, beating, la Ing swearing, and
all IN V III, 3 single eAE."rt viii some
times come along and ~ se1G, very
simple deylce-perhaps q change n tie
harness, pr a chestnut hutr Inserted
under the headstall-WI.i ., attzT tie
current Of the creatures QIa ti.orghts
that he Will trot away tewllltffti try
ing to conjecture what la, happened.
Thus it is that wise moth rs 10. i lit
tie bit of ingenuity. q sudden change II
theme, will often clnar away III clouds
in a minute. This is nns indulgence.
it is common sense aid TAFT. It nav
not always answer, but fer that very
reaso let lis use 1t hen we can avert
the direct collisions wDen possible in
stead of welcoming them all the t me.
Even the Spartan or Puritani. mo het
like one ! know. who herself pu5 her
little girls finger to the red-hot s;sve
that she might learn theneefo t.
avoid twill admit that Il sics - II
must he managed through tact ard al
al we'll as through authorit~; i is
my experience that mach the s*so s
trae of the healthiest andtlle strele.-st.
An epstaph for a boatman- lie il
oar. budget.
1t Didn't Count.
The following conversation between
. Justice and a seedy-looking witness
occurred in O Galveston court:
Justice-sIs this the first time YOU
have ever taken an oath in q court Of
justice?"
Witness--"I made an affidavit in q
court once before, but it doesn't
count
"Why not?"
Because it was a false oath [ took.
! was indicted for it, too, and con
victed of false swearing, SO i d esn't
count. It was s false oath, judge. so
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