The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-07-26
Train up 4 Child in the Way He
Should Go.
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The visitor was tobacco chewing
acquaintance of the doting mother.
He knew what razors are for, but he
had not encountered one for many
days. The little girl was going to have
trouble. Just whatever makes the
mother want to grill her little tots
like that is the mystery of it, but the
thought is out and with it we must
contend.
The little angel, wishing to make
a show of doing as she was comand-
ed, SHE'D up to the great big lubber,
choked down gag, buckled into her
unpleasant duty, and got great
rough kiss from the sloppy lips of the
migrate who was showing his affec-
tons for the mother by playing the
Lions den act on the child. The
deed having been accomplished, the
fond mother Strengthened up in her
chair, strangled a sigh, smiled her
approval and instantly decided that
she was going to make lady of the
little innocent yet. Like the Hebrew
children, she came out without ser
ious singing, but there should have
been blush of crimson hue painted
as hectic flush upon the cheek of
that mother. 81. -..s.
l one time visited family of faith
er, mother and two children. The
little bow-legged fellows could look
an owl out of countenance. They
were six and three. About the only
accomplishment worthy the cause,
was. the high jump act The six year
~ fe0,~, tho af n
kitchen and the three year old could
do the flying squirrel act from an
old piano box which was used for a
coal bin. The bow in their legs GER
tainly came in good place, for the
contact with the ground would spring
them out in the center and Aatten
them out good deal as lobster
claw. If, there was any one other
thing these dear parents desired more
thanothat their tots should show every
one from what high places they could
jump, it was to make sword swallow
ers of them. The joy oozed out all
over the premises and spattered from
head to foot over the progenitors of
these children as they demonstrat-
ed the extent to which short rows of
. vertebra could be jammed into the
sixth dorsal without permanent dis
order.
In Caldwell there. is family of
some note. Two of their charming
little boys have been taught about six
words Of blasphemy. They reel these
words off with vim and vigor. Every
hour of sunshine in play about the
lawn is befouled with this rotteness
and parental sQualor of heart, while
the little fellows only understand they
are carrying into execution that which
has been told them in the quiet OF
this home. They do not know what ii
means, only that it is something con-
trary to that of other tots who go to
church and Sunday school. When
the angel of death comes along and
submerges one of them beneath a
wilderness Of flowers, the mother will
wonder if children should, after all
be baptized.
A mother said, "You can't hurt a
boy" and following this idea she turn
ed John loose in the wilds of wicked.
ness. What cared she for the obscene
pictures upon which her lad shoule
look? What cared she for the vulgar
poetry that was to meet his eyes
Was he not simply boy and boy.
are made to be uncouth and rude ane
bad. He was to learn it all, return
and associate with his own sister ant
that of another boy, and finally be
come the playmate, the friend, the low
er and finally the husband of SOM
girl, who is supposed to be kept IN
nocent while mingling with thes'
same boys we have thrown overheard
with all the elaboration possible
Down by the stock yards, yonder II
the empty box cars. still around tn
corner in the livery stable, and ye
with the laborers on the sewer, Johl
is made to drink deep of the sin ant
shame of foul amouthed vags OF tn
commonwealth until Sunday schoo
seems to him to be out of gear witt
the natural fitness of things, hymn
are not for him and he meets his mo
theirs eye in a restless way and shift
his condemned countenance else
where while the mother let's 1t pas:
for he is only boy and you can
hurt a boy. Later the lecturer come
to tell us how we can keep the boy
in Sunday school and how we ca
stop the decline in man membership i
the church. Take my word for it her
and now and stop your absurd doubl
standard of morals. If women wer
as bad as men we would all go bac
to the brute life within one generation
and yet the mothers are equally t
blame for the downfall OF the boy
A saloon in this city. a few year
since put out mean, dark, trecherou
lust provoking cards into the hand
Of many men. l went to the pohc
dsoart,v,.r< aud offered S2SM to til
man who would get me one OF thes
cards direct from the establishmer
and be able to swear to it. All ! e
was a sneer and leer from the ev
place and a scant look OF lust an
evil and hatred from those fellow
undertook to entrap. The pt
liceman had merely warned II
wretches and then put in his tin
meeting the decent citizens on o.
streets. None of these men live
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