Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-10-10

every mood, says of the boy from 10 70
IL years of age: He is often unco,,tb
lawless in speech ana manner, dirfv of
hands often, and tOusled of hair. eocky
insulting. full of braggadocio-bu ali
this is the rough outside; beneath thor
beats tender heart that gets MANY =
wrench and blow from the thoughtless
multitude. He has rights but few 70.
spect them; he has feelings, but they ara
ignored; he has ambitions, but. alas'
that it should be, they are not encotr.
aged as he deserves The poor little fell
low. his wrongs ara many
4 boy of ID drummed impatieDtlv an
the window pane the other day before he
blurted out, apr0pOS of nothing M ali.
Il wish folks in the street cars yv,nld
give me time TO get up and give Them
Il seat And in a minute or two. after
Il little deXterous questioning on the mart
Of the mother. the story came ont nf
how, the day before. two ladies had on
tered Il car where the boy was. and no
fore he could rise to offer his place. one
of them pOunced upon him with .
brusque Here, little boy. get up and
give your place to this lady" Just ~
it, said the little fellow in telling the
story, Il didn't know enough TO do If
myself. Everybody in the car took mo
for a know nothing" And only the SYM
pathetic boy-lover who listened could an
preciate how much of modification ana
embarrassment there was behind the taIe
Sometimes the boys are wronged in
their households where they have tbe
right to expect consideration. Even ma
rents. thoughtlessly, and with a most
reprehenslble disregard Of their boys
| feelings, wGqnd them many times un-
necessarily.
Alice should have been the boy of
our family, said il mo her as she was
| presenting her boy and girl to an old
time friend. Although a year younger,
| You see she is larger. and | really think
! she is more devoted to all athletic sports
| than Jack" Poor Jack smiled sad lit
! tie smile. and soon left the room 1t
was next morning before h. burst out to
| his mother almost with Il sob: 1T was
| just awful TO have you tell that lady
| yesterday that | wasn't like boy. /
couldn't get to sleep last night thinking
of it."
| 1t is not often that the boy cries out
! like this when he is hurt. He will toss
| off the blow with Il laugh or IA jeer, and
| those who do not look below the surface
| say that he is heartless, and that moth
| ing can impress him. Just try him with
! a bit of courtesy, and you will find that
he is not heartless, that he is impressed
! The truth is. he has so often TO be on the
| defensive that he assumes the attitude
mechanically. But see how it will be If
| YOU treat him Il little more like an equal.
! Pay him the Difference due to fellow
creature and see how quickly he will
respond. He is tired of being ousted
| from every vantage point that he has
| rightfull gained, i norder that ii may
be handed over To some adult who has
not the slightest claim to it. The head
piece of the shaG and the tail cut of the
porterhouSe steak are generally his por-
ton at the table, and this allotment rep
resentS fortunes usual attitude to him.
Yet boy is full of The most lovable
traits; you will find them all if you en-
courage him and give him the love he
deserves and even Graves. though he
would die befoiCiIe wouId admit il. Then.
too, he is SO amusing, even with his
wrongs, that one has to laugh while the
eyes moiSten with sympathy.