The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-25


Take the old Ak Yourself. plow with
your worn out mopv Gro ~hais horse.
and of al things, don't have him to
turn the grirdstons in the morning
before breakfast, when \ lot "f hired
men Sci around ami tell coon hunting
stories, while the dill tools are b. ing
ground tu M edge. And in the hap
: py harvest firld where he IL d"ing
his tuil share Of mans work. d"n't I
send him OF half mile to lug 4 Jug
of water, while the hired men rest IN
the shade.
| When he goes out in the early
morning in the uld fall t" bring IN
the horses from the distant pasture.
give him a pair "i shoes I" wear. o"
that he is nut compelled 1" drives
up the old COW tr"m htr sleeping
place. ana stand on the warm sp"t
where she lay. to thaw "ut the irost
from hIs freezing hare feet.
| Get him neat and decent and good
SUNDAY clothes, 80 l.e ~ill not he
ashamed of himself when lie goes to
rhnich Ur comes tv town ar goes
AWAY from home.
Give him, as do all labor estaL-
lishmenfs. his Saturday afternoon T."
hunt rr play or ti>h or c"m- 10 ,"~n.
Let bim have holidays IN his life "n
the t.rm. and the work will no, make
him q dull hoy. hut il will be de-
light aud . partnership performance
with y"u in all the labors ot the days
ot the week.
BE- cheerful in having him go to
sch,s,l; take him with you Ia church;
buy him h.oks. subsc, ,i,e tor ns wsps-
p~rs. Invite him t0 MI exprs,siUn 1T
"pinion on current sui jec,s "th-r
than cuttiu: elders, moving hrirr. or
butohrring h.'gs. Give him equal
share "f knowledge aud thought, with
the town hoy upon all prorsr sub.
jecsa Of public interest aud c"nc~r"
aud hs will not want I" leave ih~
farm ~ learn what's going on in the
saloon. He xilI stay at ho'ue on
the fsrm.
Open the 2arlo' for him. OF
courss hs will smash soms .hinK. will
fall over the chairs several tiwss.
Will knork down . vase is.mn the
81 snslr. Hs may spit -" the cnrps'.
He may bri"g ~ mud "n his bo"t.
Dnt shIs won't continue. u the parl"r
il free and open to his RAIDS swi
r"mps aud h. occupancy. II Il rs..
isr o. make . grnilsims" fr"m . hoy
by giving him the psrlor. ihS" b!
ksep,ng hum in she Stable. IIe will
lsstn self respect. will s""n have n
care Tor ih~ pretty ihinya mMhrr aud
sister have j,rovide'', an'l will learn
10 srprerisss she rhsrins "f . ho,n-.
sud ro,n sss more beauty in = vase
IT flowers on ;hr mantle aud y pic.
ture on the wall, q bo"k on the table
than . brake Un 4 b"b sled Ur horse
,wllAr or sn nx yoke. lie will III
sensibly becone acquiring The Hr-s
instincts OF = cultivated gentleman.
Aud when he goes over on SUNDAY
evsri"g to ths ne'ghlWrs to i"qnirr
how corn planting - coming on, Of
course, and the little lady Of the
house takes him into her parIor. he
will rot stumble ~ Though tramping
4 straw sack. and will not he sshamed
Of his hands, aud will NIT think hi.
feet are the biggest feet hr ever saw.
aud keep looking At them Ms they
keep getting bigger aud bigger aud
iEagin~s all the time that his girl
thinks 30 too. aud don't see any thing
eIse. He will o." lie Simple Sim"n.
n"t IN awkward Country Jake, hut
be . lm,lite young man. self Iorsrs.ed
and IN frame Of mind - we'll NJ feel
ing Of heart ~ tell his g,rl in marly.
lovers language what liz has come tn
ace her xbput. l.
Dnn't rN.st him In the garre', nor
nest HIM In the harm. Give him ~ :
you'd . bed - is rrovi''s.i for the
preacher aud make him feel as mu,h .
It home 10 the i'srl"r as the gossip.
n9 caller or the tightening rid vie
tor. Give i'm fGea range to meth
re- cnphoari. Give him in the house {
be hest the ho"ss has 20, aud don't q
ave all the things good t" eat for &
'ititors. Then he won't want To en- j
ov the giIdsd attractions Of the So
DON and the lunch counter. He c
von want to make livery stablss h's u
own place Of 'esort He will want c
o bs Ut home, will want TO stay oI u
he tarm. e
Gu Saturday afternoon when you =
% Oft m town 10 swap h"rses, or n
wsp yarns with your old cr"nies. r.
you live out Of the gas helt, don't q
'ut him OH the pile Of knotty aud e
nm rl.,v l. ,Us IN s.h,,n ssOni fnv Suudx xv II