The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-11
1 III Margar,,et E. Sangster. !

Copyright, 1906 by J oseph 3. @3 oWles.
r@ HAVE long been convinced tES s
lE5E Il praise Is too neagerly doleu o..e
2s 4. ssss s'sS's sssssss
fkgsgGJ as very trying by eYeryD,ooedy
s'-'1-''l.'s except ibis mother and mere
Sar times whenFtc IS trying 70 lle1r IL -.
Inns left behind him the roundness $; IN w
5,,.rettjness OF baby no cd. he rs growing
FAST. his face Is freckled, his mar mar y, y
2tousled, his hands and feet are large ~
y nronortion to his size, he goes through
sboas ~ an alarming rate and wears out
a 7 = knees or his trousers, and he IS very
mt 10 be both noisy and clumsy. N n
avery direction the boy Is pushing out,
and as he is one day to be q man Al. aNd
10 take hold Of the worlds work. y 8. y
notawell that he should be 100 sen l.N,.
Force and energy and pusnaclty3 Hlus ,, -
some extent be his chief character'slcs.
IN consequence of being a real boy he
Is often aglittle Ishmael, his hand against
I. every man. and every man hand against
his. He becomes d ccustomed to&contlnual
Srepnof, and running fire OF erltlclsH
n ssaIls him from elder sisters ana Spill
stcr5 aunts.3 At school his teachers lnete
out blame unsparingly. but are charys ol
praise. IL the average boy had not an
$escn ne valve, d wholesome love OF outdoor
snort and an easy facility OF forgetting
what Is said to him, he would hnVegEa
la rfera time than he has. Fortunately Tor
himself, he does not take TOO deeply 70
heart l,nkind words and harshness.t norris
his spirit permanently depress even py
injustice, E@s 81. 4,
But III takes sunshine to bring the bloom
to the tree and the ripeness TO the smear:
+ A boy who grows up in an atmosphere OF
gentlcness and appreciation OF What nc
tries to do Is. on the whole, petter
behaved and happier boy than his neigh
nor who has no such kind uragement,.
Il n is better for a mother to say; am
{ glad to see, Ned, that you wipe your feet
every time you come in, than to eXclalm:
,.Why don't vol, wipe your feet?' 1t is
better fora teacher to comment on I'M
gprovement and perfect lessons than TO
dwell onzdelnquencies. Praise OILS many
a rusty hinge, We know i ourselves. 7
somebody nags at US and finds fault with
what We do it does not seem worth while
10 keep on trying, "a fellow might Just
"a we'll do his worst as his best In OUT
house, said little nelghbor OF nine,
stormIng out ana slammlng the door pc
hind him, There is no place for y boy
In my home. ! 60 into mothers room
and she SAYS; Take care, you nave
brought mud on my clean floor go
10 sisters room, and she looks upEand
asks; what do you want now?' Father
Ecalls:R Look out. young man; you and +
viii have words together II you don't
keep out OF mischief II look into the
Kitchen the cook tells me to keep on
of her way, There is no place left for
mo hut the street..
This little true incident Is recalled 70
my mind as think Of an honest, bright
eyed boy who made me his conllddante..
He had more cuffs than kisses, and cons
&tinual fault finding was a light on Slis
good qualities. With every chance to
make "a right start. he drlfted Into vile,
companionshpss and made a failure In
his manhood, chiefly, think. for the
Sreaso that jn..all his young life he had
anybody" said his people. He Is nos
BODY Who was to blame?
We lido not make half as much as we
ought OF sweetncssfand light In this work.
9a-day world, During the warm South
Africa when Atho British soldiers were
hard pressed and obliged q ten TO make