The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-12
A PLEA FOR
THE CHILDREN
Continued from second paga)

est THEY cat7y E-Fil5 her tell tAsu
that thc.o are fresh cookies in tha
pantry pr apples Ia jha cellar Such
attentions AM privileges, giye thcm
free, comfortable homcy feeling.
If we are companions ana cheerful
coz races for cur children, ana our
homes are pleasant, cur daughters
afo net Liable to linger on tho stret
Of evenings On our SONS t5 gsa, I'm
worthy c1mn2Ii5ns. Boys who Turk
around in dark places, ua.ns proiape
and Vulgar ianglaae og Who p5il.a
thoir sy4tems with that deadly caeny
u YOUTH the disgusting eIg ra,te.
lluaareds q bright clean, healthy
Boys nave hocn aumtol payajc3.iy
aont2lly and morally by that cJn
CT The present aGs which is the ea-
te,iag welge To other vices Let Us
teach our eoys to avoid the cislrette
as they would serpent
Lei Us give up more Of car own So.
c.al pleasures and make things hap
py for our families. When financial
iy able, it is not amgs to indulge
them often in some little personal d,
trayaganco, II harmless Money IS
well spent that brings conteltment
ana beauty into the homo ana binda
tile family together Economiza in
dress and ornaments If necessary, but
let the homo be we'll heated ug1tcl
ana ventilated 80 that 1t may be
healthfuI pleasant place in which Is
dwell. Let US furnish OUT children
with pictures. games ana juvenile pa
pers ana magazines for thcir spare
moments. Let them study music ard
if you cannot afford musical instru
ments, study vocal music Eyon II
unable to have no instructions In,
those given in the schools, all chi
dran can sing. They need nat hayt
special talent but do need the en-
couragemont and inspiration that we
can give Music is one Of the choicest
blessings OF the homes and has {
most refining influence
Let us be with oar dean Cncs q
much as possible. fer the tiae WIN
pass only too swiftly, before thoy wiz |
leave us all alone. Nothing, hovoyc I
should come between Vi /
5nd our dutics to them tgr to Tx |
neither, more than to the father hav
been given the cares, re7poasibilitc I
aud blessings Of this diyno truat
we woull do our children Justice an(
save ourselves from remorse, Sell
must be elfaced
Whcn ! visit the schools ard Gee sc
many beautiful young girls aud hand |
some manly boys, | feel the greatest /
interest in them ALL | lore To antlci
pate what capable women and me-
they viii tie when we people are gone /
Their bright intelligent faces charm /
nc ana always wish that some &
these dear boys and girls We're mine
1 want them to stay young and puIe I
5nd care-frea as long as possible
want them loved guarded and pre-
.cctea, as the greatest treasures it
life the most precious gems In tit
-r1Yn Of motherhood.
Eut, now have patience while ;
speak Of our little ones, who like
Dung birds, are just poeplng froa
.ho home-nost to see what is outside
there was never q true,
mother who could not remember WIPE
Joy whom her young babe fret rastos
IN her happy bosom. How she nes,
ed her pale face agaius, It's small
ielvety check silently whispering
grateful thanks for the sweet new lie
given into her care How she prom
sad it ana herself to guard all it
childhood closely and be ever tire
ess in duty and dcyotion Yet, who
las net heard Of the many who are
Untrue 10 their promise? VINO in &
iensa. withdrew their protection
rom their children ana handed then
1ycr 10 tho outside world for train
ng? This they did. by finding nc
imo 10 90 it themselves because o,
aneied duties elsewhere EiheI
pleasure or public work. kept Their
rom thoir families a great par, o.
bc'r time Busy, or untraaty ser
wants had charge Of the children and
hoy either could not or did not give
proper attention. The children Ve.o
n. or ont of the house, or or the
.trcet with whateYcr companions VINO
'hanee to come along What they
earned or dia, day after day those
Mothers cau ncyor know Perhaps
hey diJ right. or perhaps wrong. whc
hail say? II they grow to be exemr /
AIRY men aud women. fl is by chance
md ia. by care. The point Is this
+ those mothers gaze the time and
mercy 70 the pu5lic or 70 social
pleasures, they could ret give them 10 I
he family as no one can be in two
places at the same time No one can
,orva 'vo masters at once Those
ittle tcta too have caught the club
ever TIE lambfias, kitlets. bi-L
ins ard Bopeeps are frequently
heard frol by tho plpils They
'oor hUle thinat are struggling re
20 az their et1cra de
While social organizations are all
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