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Making Man of That Boy of Yours

Philosopher, in Rock Hill Journal.
Teach that boy to be accurate. If
he be not taught accuracy in child
hood he will never learn it in man.
hood. Teach him tospeak accurately
on all subjects, and he will scorn to
tell lie.
Teach your boy the valuable lesson
of consideration for the feelings Of
others. Teach him to disdain revenge.
Impress him with this beautiful senti-
ment: "Write injuries in dust, but
kindness in marble"
Let your boy be boyish. A mannish
boy, a boy who is man before his
time, is disagreeable object.
1 never take any stock in the So
called "good boys"-boys who never
get into mischief. 1t is a good thing
if they die young, for they generally
turn out bad men.
Early instill into your boys mind
decision of character. The undecided
boy is sure to become q namby-
pamby man. He will be as Dryden
says "Everything by starts, and
nothing long,"
Teach your boy courtesy; "Man-
ners make the man, says the proverb.
True politeness is rapidly becoming
in this country one of the lost arts.
Do not give your boy expensive
notions. Bring him up to be simple
in his habits and pleasures.
Have your boy to look pom labor as
a real dignity, and idleness as dis
grace.
Teach your boy to be frank and
open. If he has carelessly broken
anything and takes the full blame up
on himself and makes no excuse
about 1t, don't punish him, but COM
mend him for his honesty, and he will
grow up every inch man.
Teach him to be strictly honest in
all his dealings with his brothers. If
he disregards their rights, he will
grow up to disregard the rights of
men. "As the twig is bent the tree
inclines."
Put your boy on his honor. Trust
his honor. Nothing will improve his
character more. The boy that always
requires looking after is in danger.
Be your boys companion. Treat
him as gentleman and if such
treatment does not make him q gentle.
man, nothing will.
Teach him that the best whiskey
sling is to sling the bottle out of the
window, and the best dice throw Is to
throw the dice away.
Tell him not to despise little things.
Life is made up of little things.
The "little thingsn in the aggregate
make up whatever is great. If he
makes the little events Of life beautiful
and good, then will life be full of
beauty ond goodness.
Teach your boy to be self-reliant.
ability and necessity dwell near each
other" said Pythagoras.
Let him learn no other language but
this: "You have your own way to
make, and it depends upon your own
exertion whether you shall sink or
swim, survive or perish"
The wisest charity is to help boy
to helphimself.
Teach your boy that there is no such
thing as "luck." Good pluck is good
luck. Whole hearted energy crowns
men with honors.
The word cant" ought not to be
found in your boys vocabulary
Don't finch. Never fly the track.
Hold on; hold fast; hold out.
Teach yonr boy that the use of to-
bacco is filthy, costly and unhealthy
habit. The boy with a cigar in his
mouth, a swagger in his walk, i'm
pudence on his face, a care for nothing
ness in his manners, older than his
father Judging from his demeanor) is
going too fast. He should be stopped.
The chances are ten to one that in q
dishonored grave will lie the buried
hopes Of father, the Joy of mothers
heart and the pride of sisters.
Teach your boy that if he does not
wish to be nobody, or something
much worse than nobody, he must
guard his youth.
Never permit your boy to associate
with your neighbors, badly managed
boys. "He who goes with wolves
soon learns to howl" A boy readily
copies all that he sees done, good or
bad. A boys temper and habits will
be formed on a model of those with
whom he associates.