The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-06-07
TRAINING THE BOY
ONE SYSTEM THAT HAS HAD
GOOD RESULTS.
Youngster Was Put on His Honor al
an Early Age, and Father is Sat
isfed the Method 10
Good.

Good.
My boy was really pretty good
sort. Perhaps If he hadn't been he
would not have turned out well under
my system; but, then, IL he hadn't
been good sort | wouldn't have pro-
ceeded on that system. | watched
him carefully before | decided that it
would be wise to do as | did says a
writer in the New York Press.
When he was about seven years old
l caught him in lie He was trying
TO hide a trivial, childish offense, and
i was more amused than shocked, but,
wishing to be sure of my ground, |
told his mother he was lying She
would not believe il at first, but, be-
coming convinced she was for whip
ping him.
Leave him to me-" said. 1--WE will
have no more whipping. He is old
enough now for different treatment"
Then | took him aside and talked to
him somewhat after the following
fashion:
deal 90 do with each other as long as
we both live and it is best that we
understand each other from the start.
/ want you to know positively that so
long as you do right | am going TO
be your best friend on earth, aside
ference what trouble you may get into,
] shall always stand by you as long as
you remember what | am now telling
you. But there are two things you
must never forget You mustn't tell
a lie, and you mustn't do anything
would do.
You know the difference now be-
tween a gentleman and another man,
and you will learn it more definitely
later on. But the one important thing
now is not to lie. If you lie to me
and you will have to get out of your
trouble yourself the best way you
can. | will not lift a finger to help
you"
| went over this ground again and
again as carefully as | could, in Ian
guage fitted TO his years, until he
thoroughly understood me, and | was
satisfied that he would not forget it.
Ana from that day, Is years ago, until
now, | have never added a syllable to
what | then told him | have never
caught him in lie or doing an un-
To-, L. Ia },
solutely and comes to me often for
counsel, but all | do when it touches
general principles is to reiterate those
two rules | have never even sug-
gested religious training to him, be-
lieving that neither | nor anyone else
has the right to influence him in his
own choice. | have never punished
him since he was ten, and then only
by keeping him in the house for some
triaing disobedience | have never
since he was u said: You must not.
I have never interfered with any of
his plans, or denied him anything he
wanted that it was reasonably possible
to get for him.
Result. He IS a clean, healthy.
minded, young man, with faults, but
no serious ones that | can discover
and he still lives with me- He cared
little for school and his education in
books, while it is fair, is not what
would like ii 10 be, but on the other
hand he picks up practical, outside
knowledge with wonderful facility and
accuracy, being a natural mechanic
and business man.
When ne was q | had despaired OF
his future. He had never given me
any trouble, but he seemed to amount
to nothing He had not found, and ]
could not find for him, the right place
He was barely earning his living. but
there seemed to be no prospect of
more.
When he was %, still working for a
small salary he seemed TO wake up.
He and a chum started a small com.
mission business, working at it after
Office hours. In six months time he
gave up his salary Six months later
he bought out his partner Within the
next year he bought his own plant and
is now doing a fine business with sew.
EN- ghpriced employees. In a few
years he will be rich
He is a gentleman. He does not lie.
l am satisfied