The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-01-11
FATHER AND
Head between Thee Relations IL Csss
aad Teadss.

no.d Between Thee R.,ssaoss IL Csss
sad Tesdss.
The bond between father and daugh.
ter Is q very close and tender ne.
From the outset a father IL inclined to
be very in%dulgent and caressing to his
little woman child. Toward
boy he may behave with
certain %sternness. maj DO some
times unduly exacting and Sc
we're. but he Is probably as wax In the
dimpied hands Of the little princess Of
his house. On her part the little
girl shows n wonderful regard for her
father. when she is a baby she likes
to bo carried in his strong arms. and
to lean her head against his broad
breast. Nobody Ia like daddy to the
little prattllng child. who runs to meet
her father when she hears his latch
key in the door ut night. and who
watches for him from the window for
an hour before II is time for his APP
pearance. As the child grows older
she often resembles her father In men
tai characteristics. likes the. studies
he cares for. and Is n replica OF him
SELF. II he ~ fond OF mathematics the
litt!e girl Will be probably just like
him. aud have no trouble whatever
with arithmetic. algebra. geo setry
aud the calculus. II he Is proficient
In LANGUAGE she will acquire them
without much d iriculty. Sons are apt
TO repeat the Intellectual traits OF
mothers and daughters resemble ia
Tiers.
n not %lnfrequently occurs that n
d 'rr luhcrlts the business e 'ac-
~ ~ hes father 10 a deg GO which the
g., docs rot. eel wa this - the
cro II so,ms uu,cir that the boy
snoull have the brriness opening
from which the & rl Is debarred. Sew
er,l years ago a u..har at tho head OF
o 70 tusi'e 80 g.. led to @ Wish Of
g. "r aud - owed her to eater
~ aud sr'rr In various cap .ti.s. Size
l. ne ils c%ouadeatit! clerk nd adj
Y o. II irg a lcrE enio ,ei a sencc
al n:s fum Us post she took his place.
nud af'c- death she succeeded to the
business dyd carried II On successfully
hc--elf 1his g.rl woHll not have
been satisfied with a small domestic
life. Nature had indicated for her "a
business career. and her father was
SUI entity wise to set her feet on the
ladder leading to II. a subtle UNDER
standing prevails between father and
d. ghtcr. They may become more
than mere kindred. \ dau. alter may
be her fathers intimate friend. and
often. when things 40 wrong. and he
II tried and troubled and pefplcxed.
She cheats him Of the depression. o n
soles him with her Intelligent sym
patty. and makes the world seem
possible again. AZ she grows up her
father observes with pride how much
she looks as her mother did In the
days when he courted her. She be-
comes he "lf to the sentiment which
first perfumed her fathers life In
youth. He introduces her to his
friends with n certain air OF pride, and
II In well known that n IA or makes a
most popular and agreeable chapcron
for HIS girls. when father and daugh-
ter go on together for a journey
abroad. their letters home are apt to
show decided pleasure on both sides,
A girl who has had n loving and con-
slderate father. courteous, and In a
measure gallant In his treatment OF
her. will not too easily choose n hus'
band Inferior 10 ner father. The
young man must be able to stand u
comparison with that dear and honor
ed comrade.-Margaret 4. sangster.