Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-09
Ba by's Bringing Up.

They hung over the basket in which
it slept. They were the Young Father.
the Young Mother and Its Aunt. 1t was
10 weeks old and miniature copy of Its
father.
Its rosy little fists moved and for a
brief second a smile parted Its lips While
1t dreamed of angels.
Il wish [ could keep him a baby al
ways" whispered the Young Mother. 81
cannot bear to think of the time When
he must play with other boys"
Ann meaca hin him at hon home pleaded the
public school,
No said the Young Father, firmly
The is net to be brought up Ike Il
houseplant. He is to go out and be n
sturdy boy among other boys. He shall
play on the street and he shall go to
pubic school. He must learn to hold
ms own; not coddle at your apron
strings
Yes sighed the Mother. 'but think
of the bad influence Il child is subjected
to in such life. o my little boy" she
whispered TREMENDOUSLY, leaning over the
her white blossom out into the
mlre of miscellaneous boyhood-the chill
drer Of the street,
Children from the purest homes pick
up evil at school, gravely said the Aunt
who is herself . teacher.
NJ II 'ueH nave nau Ine right nome
training. objected the Young Father
II want that our boys home influence
shall be strong enough to 90 with him
into the world ana keep MIN spotless
Ii we succeed in teaching him honesty
and gentleness during the first six years
OF ms s, NE. | have no fear but that he
Will be honest and gentle ever AFTER
But the Aunt smiled Il little sadly.
Don't you know" said she, that it
IS the very children who have Nous
nrecepts, drilled into their ears from in
fancy that oftenest turn ont the black
sheen of the neighborhood:
We're not going to drill our boy with
pious precepts or anything else" an
swered the Young Father. Tell her our
plan, dear"
So the Young Mother told it.
1t IS HenryS hope and NINE she
said, gently, ''to teach our boy by ex-
ample rather than preccpt The quail
ties we wish him to possess VIC shall try
to live daily before his eyes. We believe
child Will bn more impressed with self
control, gentleness. affection, patience,
unselishness. honesty. purity. If he sees
these things lived constantly in his pres
ence. than he would be by thousands of
words on the virtue of such qualities. If
love and mutual respect form his home
atmosphere he will not need to be
drilled by note in these things
so Henry and you, for the boys sake.
are about to adopt angels Wings
laughed the aunt. STOPPING to press her
lips lightly to the tiny forehead.
We have to- smiled the Young Moth
er, I'm order to keep him proper COM
pany."
The Young Father smiled. too-a Sc
TloGs smile, that made his boyish face
look strangely mature
But I'm going to be his chum,
though, he said, after moment. "He
is to be as free to come and tell me
whatever he thinks and does as to any
boy ne knows. In some things Mother
and shall never be a bit older than he
is. shall we, dear?''
Well, said the aunt, glancing from
one glowing face to the other and then
down at the little slumbering form.
you seem like precious pair of chill
dren for task like this. I hope you will
.ucceed. and somehow-somehow
think you are goi.is o.''-Phila delpl,ia
Evening Bulletin.