The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-11

ing Onr mothers had few OF these
problems: does 1t not stand to reason
that the girls OF today will face con-
ditions that do not confront us and
hence need more scientific instruc-
ton than we can give them in the
home? We have no suggestions to
make as to a practical working out
of the matter; we share the general
interest on this topic and beg that
YOU viii give the matter serious con-
sideration
We need in this country of ours
more teaching OF patriotism. not the
patriotism Of the battle field, that
leads man to die for his country;
America always has had and always
viii have enough of this; We need
the higher patriotism that teaches
man and woman to live for their
country. Perhaps there is no greater
travesty on national holiday than
our present method of celebrating
July 18th. yet no day is so we'll fitted
10 be set aside for the special cul-
rivation Of civic patriotism. / am
no prophet, no seer of visions, vet
in my day dreams there has come in
la picture OF what some day, God
grant may happen on July 4th in
this beautiful city that marks such
happy blending of commercial and
intellectual life At an early hour,
while the freshness of the summer
morn is still felt, the town il ali
astir making ready for a gladstone
holiday The school buildings are
open, the children come by hundreds
laden with flowers. Suddenly the
sound of martial music is heard and
Ia great procession is formed: there
are boys and girls, young maidens
dressed in white and crowned with
garlands, gracious matrons, the man
of affairs, and the man who tolls
with his hand, the mother about
whose skirts do many little children
cling. The procession sweeps on
til the temple of justice is reached
At a signal the ranks open. Who
be these staiwart youths, broad
OF shoulder, clear Of eye, that march
down the open center? Are they
guests of honor? Aye, indeed. they
are the city's guests of honor. but
they are even more. They are her
most precious possessions, her sure
ties for the future. These are the
young men of Waxahachie and the
surrounding country, who during the
past twelve months, have passed
their 21st birthday and this day is
set aside TO honor them, to celebrate
their donning the toga. As they
pass the children strew their path
with flowers, the maidens cast gar
lands at their feet, each mother with
smiles on the lip but tears in the
| eye, mu~muTs. God bless you. my
| boy. The man Of low and high de-
gree, side by side stand with IN
| covered heads. Into the house Of
| justice sweeps the great multitude
and the young citizens are escorted
| to seats Of honor marked by our
| country's colors and guarded by o..
! country's flag and the Lone Star
of our beloved Texas Then rises a
great orator, the best that love and
money can obtain, for nothing is too
good for this day and for these
guests. AS he speaks not of military
honors and martial glory. but of the
great civic heroes OF our land, as
he illustrates from the pages of his
tory the results that come from An
unselfish devotion TO home, state
and country, as he holds up the high
| ideals of true American citizenship
watch their flashing eyes and inspir-
ed faces. All, dear friends, they will
respond to every noble thought. for
who ara these youths but our little
| boys grown tall2 As at our knee in
the years gone by they listened eager
| ly TO the tales of heroes. as the tears
and smiles came quickly. so now.
they feel Just as deeply and are Just
as easily touched, though custom
bids them conceal emotion. When
the speaker is silent, amid a solemn
hush. the magistrate Of the city,
county or state, reads aloud the
names OF the new citizens and ad-
ministers TO them the civic oath.
Think you that such q day would
not be an inspiration 20 the whole
community? II We genuinely placed
such importance, such honor upon
the entrance into civic life, II would
not be long before we should see
the result. II would be no idle dream
to believe that the day would come,
when the young man on the eve OF
casting his first vote would fee
as did the squire OF old
on the ey cot knighthoed and
t he spend the night in
fasting and praying. so much the bet
ter. When he holds in MS hand for
the first time that biz Of white paper,
the badge Of his citizenship, he mar
vel say, This is my sword. and |
shall blush 20 east II for al uuworty
cause or an iguoble purpose, even
as Sir Galahad would have scorned
TO draw his matchless blade in a
dishonoFahle tray"
Give US these two things. noble
Trinity help us 20 make our daugh-
teTs ideal wiEeS mothers. home
NJ ksfs and home-EespeFs. Place
ever before our boys the highest stan
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