The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-21
A Corner Of Good Counsel

come in contact with persons who ar
eternally foreseeing trouble. Th
world is so big and so bright, so ful
q: promise on all sides, that it seem
a waste Of time and energy to stan'
idly around predicting calamity.
Mary is going to boarding schoo
in the autumn She was never strong
her mother says, and Mary's few las
days at home (before school begins
are made miserable by warnings from
her mother Mary must not exercis
too much. She is sure to get over
tired And then Mary is told how
easily one catches cold, so she mus
be extra careful while away from
home In a word Mary must begil
life all over just as soon as the HON,
portals close e. 4 her.
| To Mar" ne change from home t.
boarding school should be a relief
There is nothing the matter with tn.
girl, but there is with her mother
This mother is one of the thousands
of mothers who make the lives al
their children very unhappy. Instesd
OF encouraging Mary to develop in
to normal life-loving, wholesome
girl, her mother has her unnerved by
predicting illness and physical short
coming.
WHY CHILDREN ARE UN-
GRATEFUL
The ingratitude Of the children Of
today" seems to be favorite topic
with many women, but like the farm
er's helper who told the inquisitive
visitor, There are two sides to a
milk pail-the inside and the OUT
side" there are also two sides to this
question OF Observation-Disclosures
to-parents. Do parents these DAYS
take the time and pains to teach their
children to respect them? They do
not at least goodly percentage OF
present day parents. They let lIeir
children do about what they (the
please. "The little chap is
so cunning-his breach Of deport-
nent so cute-no; mother will not
correct him. His doings and his say
lngs are so clever"
BY and by the little chap grows in
to young man, and he still con-
tinues to do as he pleases. At times
he is downright insolent to the de-
voted mother who was so proud of
him in his clever baby days. Then
that mother with signs and tears
rails at Fate and bitterly accuses her
son Of ingratitude. That is the
mothers side of the story. Now for
the sons
NO, mother never bothered much
with us youngsters. She was always
pretty easygoing. She let US do
about what we liked. I've always
had my own way" And so he con- |
-inues to keep on doing as he likes. |
ooon-ah, very soon, he finds the
world a hard master-a master that
shows neither mercy nor pity, and he |
ices not look to his mother fort
either.
A BETTER TRAINING /
In the good old days women SEEM
d to know how to train children
Many a man higher up" today we'll
emembers his mothers stern COM
nand that he must obey. He can.
n memory's picture, see her making
i'm hickory jumper jumper
fought with money he earned pick
ng blackberries, and he can still fee,
ne licking" he got for answering
'ack. He was taught to work. and
aught the dignity Of labor That
mother has long since passed to her
eward and her son, now out in the
'melight, bares his head and c,,,s |
er blessed.
20 not look for trouble especia,,vl
you have children. Noth;npj
Wounds a child's heart more deen,y
nan hearing bitter words. Teach
our children to obey and respect
GU II you would hold their love. and |
e as child with them. Tell them
oout the games you played as 4 lit /,
!e girl and the make believe" sto- |
les that thrill with sweet wonder H
'ut INSIST upon obedience. Teach Il
nem to respect their elders and to II
KIND to dumb animals. If you do
nese Things you won't find any time
or borrowing trouble"-a loan
'h'ch demands the highest rate ofl
'terest on record Instead you1l
ecome the right kind of mother !.
oman whose children truly love
er. The love of little child-whoI