The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-07

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child that the dear old sexton OF our
church, who was a great lover Of little
children, so often had the same an
swer ready when you asked him If he
knew such a person. His reply was,
ST don't know them"
"Yes, you do know them. You visit
them. Besides, you know nearly every
one around here" we would say.
He would look very wise and an
swer, "Child, you never know people
until you live with them. 1 never
lived with them"
Since I have grown up and have
learned the true purport Of the kinc
old sections words, / agree with him,
We may think we know people very
we'll, meeting them often under d f9r
ent circumstances, but let us harper
TO live together; then we find out tina
we did not know each other. It ma
be that we fad them nobler, more sci,
sacrificing, and having traits tha
raise them much higher in our estinOa-
ton. On the other hand, the disa
greeable idiosy Dcrasie creep cut often,
and traits that you dreamed Of
them having confront you-traits that
make it impc ssible for them ID live
with other people harmoniously.
An eloquent lecturer upon this sub
ject said that parents ought to begin
IN childhood 10 instill principles and
teach them habits that will make it
possible for them to live IN other PEG,
pies houses,
A charming couple had much trouble
In securing board In the various delight.
full homes surrounding, which puzzled
their friends. Finally it was explained
that the trouble lay in people not want
ing to take their daughters, fifteen
years OF age A lady noted for her
amiable disposition, and very popul1r
with her boarders, said she believed
she could live with anybody, and took
the family to board. She finally said,
mo one can live with that poor girl
but her parents" The servants left
On her account, and the boarder re- were
getting ready to do so, when the par
ents saw the trouble and kindly went
to housekeeping. They acknowledged
that she was beyond their control.
Alb, the pity OF itl
A lovely aunt took her brothers
three orphan children to rear. They
had been INDUCED and their wants and
wishes were paramount. They had
been considered before othe; 8, and the
consequence was their aunt's two
daughters (whom she was bringing up
in she same way) saw the utter selfish
ness and disregard Of their young
cousins for the wishes of their father
and mother. The eldest daughter
6tteen yesrs-tae same age as the
eldest cousin came to her mother one
day with tears in her eyes, AMI said,
pathetically, Mother, If you and
father should die, like uncle and aunt
have, and leave g ster and I to i've
with other people, we would make
them az miserable as the cousins have
US. I'm going to turn owe a new leaf.
I'm going to think Of others besides
myself, and try to teach.little sister to
be good and thoughtful" And her in
fueDce from that time on worked a
retormRtion IN that house and is be-
came 6 happier household. How
quickly the poor little children found
out that their d~omineering, selfish,
spoiled ways made it impossible for
them to live happily in other peoples
homes.
1t is a subject for wide range of
thought. Only recently 1 heard a lit
school girl say, I'm rooming with
Oracle Black. Every n Of the girls
wanted to room with her; she is &C