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THE THOUGHT EXCHANGE.
' , TIURD PAPXE.
. The week* slipped by rapidly,
ami eery soon I found myeelf snfll-
eicntly recovered from my illness
to begin the pleasant task* assign
ed me by my kind friend* and en
deavor to repay them somewbst
for all they bad doae for me. I
was to assist Jessie in finishing her
senior year studies and teach the
little boys, Harry, aged nine and
Herbert, seven years old. Onr d ti
tles were not ardnrous, .and long
walks, borso-baok rides, boatingand
fishing were onr healthful, pleasant
recreations. There was ample time
also for “talks” with Aunt Any.
over our sewing and fancy
with Kate and Clara, till I
so completely a part of
their dear delightful life that I
scarcely remembered the other only
aa an unpleasant dream. I did not
lave my mother’s memory less,
bat humanity more, now that 1
knew something of kindly human
nature and learned to fraternise
with it. Soon after the meeting of
the Thought Exchange, which I
Reported, I was admitted into it as
s member, and became deeply in
Cercsted in its workings. The next
enacting of very particular interest
(thoughall weresoplcasantandprof-
ftabe to me as to make it difficult
in choose which was best) was held
at the residenoe of Mrs; Bonner, at
her request, since she was not well
onough to go out, and was deeply
interested in the topic which was
"Our Boys. How Shall we Train
birthright of manhood as bis
t, and from its bight he even
The usual preleminarics of the
cmganixation over, the President
requested Mrs. Bonner to begin
tbs discussion. She sat reclining
In her invalid ehalr, her pale but
spirited, intellectual faoe lit up by
tho fervor of her feelings t”l it
seemed to her sympstbetio audi
snoe as if almost she was inspired,
an fervent and intense was her
few voice, so vivid and impressive
her manner.
"Ladies,” sbo began, “the sub.
jest before us to-day (though I
bop* not without interest to all)
■ost deeply concerns those of us
who are mothers; particularly those
■others who have sous; most c*
poctally those whose sonsaro near-
■g manhood as mine nod those of
some bf you are at tho present
time; In city or country tho edu
cation and training of our children
fe tho first, greatest duty, ambition,
and often anxiety, ot thoughtful
parents As childhood passes wo
■nd generally moro difficulty in
iMrehsrgiug that duty aatisfkctori
ly to boys than to girls. Mothers
fn particular find their boys grad
ually growing away from thorn, and
1*4 ami less every year sucoecd in
holding their confidence, being con-
asltad in regard to their hopes,
plans and ambitions; they know
Isa* sad less what are their pur-
*nlt% what pleasures they seek,
what aociety they keep. Girls they
css keep with them, under their
daily oversight and influence gen
erally if thoy desire it, obtaining
all their innocent confidence from
childhood up through the sweet ro-
i of girlhood till they go out
i of their own. But noisy,
incomprehensible boy* 1
1 them out of doors in self-
i when driven to despair by
)bair saver^easiog noise and ques-
Boa*, yet tremble for the time when
the cblvalous boy-heart which has
. cswwsad mother its queen begins
to dethrone her, or at least share
the throne with other beings and
objects. We hardly can realise
when was the time when the ’little
rift,’th* almost imperceptible die-
tsace crept in between the boy and
aad ’mamma,’ when be ceased his
Wouldtng twilight talks; when be
stopped asking the|questions which
philosopher* and sages have failed
er, and took upon him that
i intense air ol ’searching out’
bis bit
right,
leaned downward a little toward
her who gave him birth; and the
change has come—the change wbieh
oft-times ptefoes cruelly her tender
bean, which knew no difference in
its love for its nestlings, whether
they were future Lords of creation
or of tho sweet sisterhood of women.
She guided alike the little feet in
the same safe.sbaded paths, taught
the same lessons to each, implant
ed the same rules of integrity in
their infant minds and warned of
the same errors and foes; but now,
to stand quiescent and view her
boy wing bis way upward and be
yond her in hi* excitant young
manhood, is both a proud and bit
ter moment. Happy is she, blessed
among women, if she still holds bis
tender, respectful love i if lie names
her in his soul his ‘good angel’ and
shows by bis life be venerates and
regards her precepts and example
ot purity and truth 1 J/ow to guide
them all the way so that eaob of us
may be blessed, and each dear boy
be prepared for this separation
that must come, is the question
that we have met to ask, and if pos
sible an answer, at last discuss to
day. Who will take up tho subject
here 7”
“What is the reason that it is, as
is so often assorted and indeed
proved by msny examples,” said
Mrs. Banning, “that the boys of
the best parents, those who most
carefully and scrupulously train
their children, turn out the wildest
when at length they attain freedom
—often, indeed, stealing forbidden
pleasures, and unknown to those
most deeply concerned living wild
lives, even under the paternal roof,
and beneath their parents eyes.”
“Yon have almost auswered your
own question,” interrupted Mrs.
Dallas. “I think the very reason
the strictest trained boys steal their
pleasures and are wild, is because
they have been too strictly traitcd,
and because there are any pleasures
to stcaL My father often spoke of
this, and 1 remember he taught my
brotliei s himself all he could of all
tlie games that arc in the city used
in gambling. lie said if they
learned all about them ut home
there could lie no curiosity about
them to allure them into the sa
loons in the cities. He also had
us all taught to dance, although
where we lived dancing was con
sidered very wrong, and I fully be
lieve that if we would follow out
this rule in all things it would
greatly simplify our task. Human
nature desires that which is for
bidden, but passes by unheeded
that which Is tree and open to all;
therefore, if we would‘anticipate
curiosity,’ so to speak, we could
bring /ionicall the games, pleasures,
amusements, and companions the
young heart can possibly desire;—
it would do no harm, iu fact, if
there was so much of it that it
would pall upon them—but at any
rate make home so happy they will
have no desire to leave it.”
“Your plan is admirable,” ex
claimed Mrs. Warner, “but it re
quires time, thought and trouble.
It would not do in a house—mis
named borne—which is too good
for use. It requires tho family to
live in bright, warm, sunny rooms,
with no company manners nor
company things put away too
good for daily use. And the pa
rent* also must come to the level
of their children, work with them,
play with them, think with them;
be so familiar with them that tho
companions invited to join them
will not stand silently in awkward
awe ot the ‘grown up folks,’ but
with childhood's happy aptitude
fall In at once into easy fellowship.
And, above all, put them ‘upon
that they have no time for this, no
doubt excellent but pains-taking
training of their little ones? I cer
tainly agree that moral.education
most begin in the cradle; that ‘line
upon line, precept upon precept,
here a little and there a little,’ is
their boy* as well as ours. Prom
their'efforts have developed the
libraries and reading rooms wbicli
are aiding and saving so many
young men. Auxiliary with them,
perhaps before them, are Young
Men Is Christian Associations, which
the only way to lay a foundation so | though blessing one class, drive
sure and steadfast that tbetempta- { away altogether another, the very
tions which beset young men in ' name precluding all attention from
their entrance to tho world, do notj them. Te reach all classes, there
engulf them like a whirlpool. They j still awaits some invention which
start out, as Mrs. Bonner has told ! shall crown its author with the
us, so proud of their glorious herit- blessing of thousands of mothers.”
age of manhood that they do not' “If there could be a boarding
see the pitfalls along the way until i house or houses on a ‘moral plan,'
thoy are so look among them, so be- j laughed Mrs. Grey,” it might meet
wlhlercd, that they esnnot find their I the want. A boarding ho,.sc with
way out of the labyrinth; or so al- j large, well ventilated rooms, each
lured by the gilded outside of the j with a fire and carpets, neat furni-
hideous unseen depths they screen, ture and adorning*, fur a reason-
that many arc brought to sell their | able sum, where yuuug men could
noble birthright for luss than a ' spend their evenings in study or
•mess of pottage.' " j reading, and where they could In-
“I think," replied Mrs. Grey, vite their friends. And if good
“that the children of laboring men
and women really have less danger
ol temptation than those who arc
wealthy and have more leisure; also,
they are early taught to work at
easy employments, and so fill in
many a happy useful hour which
would ‘find some mischief for idle
bands to do. Betides, it was in
the proposition that parents should
work with their children as well as
play with them—how often over
our tasks we can give tho sweetest
lessons in life—tlie task Itself form
ing a text from which we can paint
a moral and a adorn a tale;’ the
lesson to learned will never be
erased.”
“Yes,” exclaimed Mrs. Ellis, “it
is very true that there arc more
temptations for the idle class, nc
they men or boys, tuan for those
who arc employed; and true also
that there is danger of being too
strict as well as too negligent in our
training. It takes a steady hand
to drive so softly, yet so firmly,
that while the bit does not chafe,
it will instantly guide. It needs a
truecyctoguagcthc happy medium
which gives license to all which is
not wrong,and yet forbids alt which
is not right. But one point yet
has not licen considered—how sliali
we avoid tlie allurements of the
city, when our boys Inavo us to be
clerks or tradesmen ? While we
cau hope one son will remain on
the farm with his father, it i* cer
tain tlie others will go out to trades
or professions which are only found
ill cities—into the midst of temp
tation, without guide or mentor.
“It has seemed to me, in think
ing of this point,” said a pale wid
ow, whose only son had just left
her to lie clerk in a banking house
in a distant city, and whoso eyes
had tilled with tears many times
during the foregoing conversation,”
“ that the reason the best of boj s arc
tempted into saloons and oilier
publio places when they rcaoh the
city, is because they havu no place
to slay in; plaeed usually two in a
small sleeping room, with no lire in
winter, no ventiilaiion iu summer,
no comforts nor tidy home-like-ucss
any time, what wouder that they
go into the street in the evening 7
And onoe in the street, what is
open to'them with warmth, light,
pleasure and welcome, but these
places which we justly fear? They
have no place to read nor study,
usually no acquaintances to meet,
and those they gain arc more to be
feared even than the saloons. The
things, reading rooms and libraries
could be made as attractive as
saloons, wo should need to invent
no other resorts of pleasure. But
it is our custom to invite any
stranger or .visitor who may be with
us to express an opinion on our
subject or thought,”and Mrs. Grey
turned to a stiange ltdy who had
come in with Mrs. Col. Blair, and
was introduced as her friend, Mrs.
Vane, she had listened intently
during the session, olten appearing
deeply moved, and now when called
upon to express her views, she
hesitated a moment as if doubtful
ordifildent, but gaining confidence,
replied:
“I thank you for thecomplimont
of the invitation; I have been in
tensely interested in your views; I
find you all arc thoughtful mothers
here; there is is no dissenting voice
or look at the assertion that edu
cation begins in the cradle, and
that mothers should personally
superintend it. It would greatly
surprise you, no doubt, to learn
that thousands of mothers never
beard of such a maxim, much less
of the principles you have expound
ed to-day; and to show you the re
verse side, 1 will give you a short
chapter from my sorrowful life,
which might have been much less
so if 1 had ever listened ns these
young Indies present, to Christian
mothers and their u ode of educa
tion. I was an only child of
wealthy parents, who never let me
feel a want, ami married al sixteen
a man who only carried on their
for him to bear alone, not dream
ing that be could feel, or even com
prehend my suffering, while now I
know be endured in bis weakness
a depth of anguish I could not re
alize; and always stifled h!s own
feelings not to add to my trouble—
my noble,chivalrous little boy-be«o!
Ho seemed to feel from tlie time
that be war able to be with me
again tbnt tie must tike hi* papa’s
vacant place and office ano perform
his duties. Still, though hi* ten'
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der, constant attention and cure we aiithorhethe
won upon me unconsciously, ij
would not take him close to my
heart, a* I know ho longed to be,
but remained absorbed and selfish,
secluded from tho world ami even
him. This I think all the stranger
of now that 1 know it is natural for i
a mother to lie drawn closer in !
sympathetic affection to her sob J
than to her daughter, and ho was
so patient in his endeavors to galu
my cuulidcnce and love. You will
no doubt expect to hear (as I now
siu amazed was not the truth) that
my coldness and unnntural treat-
meet at last drove him from me,
into wild paths, for companions
and amusements; but no, his troth
and nobility never wavered. He
studied with earnest zeal to be ahlo
to tako his father’s placo in busi
ness an well as care for me. His
mind was as quick as his personal
appearance was beautiful and his
disposition lovely, but just as he
was ripening into early manhood,
and I waa awarding him my tardy
recognition of Ills uncqitaled love
liness ot life ami endeavors—just
as my indifference bad changed
to idolatry—lie, too, was removed
to realms belter fitted for bis dwell
ing place, and joined bis ever la
mented father. Heavy as this
blow was—and it deprived me of
my reason for a while—I never for
a moment doubled its justice, 1
bad at last learned to value both
him snd bis father and their lovely,
unselfish lives, and have lived since
trying to do what they would ilo,
to prepare myself for meeting them
—but oh! if i had known thu duty
and privilege every mother has, ae
I have listened to them to-day,
wbat unspeakable joy had been
mine, instead of irreparable regret.”
She ceased her low vibrating
tones amid a silence broken only
by the weeping of her affected
listeners. Mothers snd maidens
took the lesson homo as one more
sermon preached from the text of
“Selfishness.” And when they sep
arated to depart to their own
homes, every hand pressed loving.
Iv and tenderly the hand of tlie
“Stranger within our (Into" wlto
had so moved ns with n solemn
lesson so frniieltt with sadness from
out her own life.
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TO TDK GOOD PEOPLE OF AMERICAS
laflCBIH!
ily Grocery!
MONEY GIVEN AWAY
LIQUORS AND WINES,
I1EEK, ALE, ETC.
Winter is hen; at last, and has
plan of anticipating every whim j come to stay. January, Febuary
of mine mid letting me dencu f »nd March arc always onr coldest
enrcicssly through a life all sun
shine uud flowers. The years
passed by in a perfect round of
gaycty and pleasure—balls, pm tics,
theatres in wiuter, watering places
and mountain resorts in summer,
while tlie one little child—a clicrub
of a hoy—which the Lord had given
me, was utterly uegleuled by his
unworthy mother mid lclt to the
care ot servants. I saw that lie
had suitable clothing to adorn him
and show off his woumlerfill beauty
when thu nurse look him into the
park, and once in a while 1 suffered
him to ride beside me in my phae
ton; but of tlie blessedness of the
society of a little child—ibe rare
joy of watching Ids mind unfold
like a flower before me, os I taught
him the lessons a true mother
should—I knew nothing. 1 was
fond of his beauty, which every
body marveled at,' but I tired of
his company and bis ceaseless ques
tions which I could not answer
how could I ?—I knew nothing of
the subject.myself; (bus 1 seldom
bad him neat me. His papa early
learned the value of the treasure I
was losing, and gradually, on the
months, aud April is as cold ns
November, so if you need a nice
warm suit of CLOTHING or UN-
DKKWKAK here's the place to get
it. Aslo piice—well, you just come
ami inspect for yourself, and if we
don't nearly give yon tlie goods
then its our treat. We have just
knocked the bottom out of prices to
clear out the remnant of our winter
goods, lor we never carry our stock
irom one season to another, and
our figures will causa to buy. even
ir you dou’t exactly expect to make
a purchase. Kcmcmbcr we arc
talking business; tiie goods have
got to go at some price. All you
have to do is to eouie around and
see for yourself.
Hcspcc-tlully.
UYLK8, •
Tlie Clothier and Hatter.
I promt
_ uiiluiicfttrd
yut»l». I util vvi'Uuuo tins
XC323 BUaiNIlSS.
Mid HI ncl! In aAntsnii m popular, am] nut of m-o-
aon at living pri«’*"». Give w n • till ohm in ncwJ
of attjFihiii^ in my line
I Will Ml for the Cash Only !
IfrapactfuEy, rU*.,
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and Iraq than
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REMINGTON
AGRICULTURAL GO.
ILION. New York
beautiful home in the citv,a glimpse j l , * ea of business or weariness, nb-
,h r ,i«v I ssjftsiss.
occssionly gain in |>assing, are as
closely barred against then as Kdcn
was to Adam and Eve after their
no effort to keep me from them
however, hilt often when i returned
in the small hours of tlie night I
found that he bad taken little 1’anl
disobedience. Where ran thev go? »una him no ns.i taken lltusraol
.. . Wa crib into the bed with
What can they do, and what can
we do to change this evil or supply
this want for our boys and all
boys?"
“We must put ourselves in the
honor,’ tell them how pleasant is p [ acoo fthc city mother* also." re-
every pastime, yet how it can be J pIle<l Mrt> .. #nJ wbv
and often i* preverteu into evil; j ^ j # |mpo**|ble their doors should ! had I realized how like a shield
how every yood may be completed | ^ opcnw | to these homeless boys. I his tender love had guarded
into bod; tell them you put into i Th( , v couU , not discriminate be. i ?nd kept the very winds from l
him, and learned from the nnrse
how frequently he spent the even
ings with bim. I will not detain
you with any detail of the yea-s
that followed till little Paul was
ten years old; when very suddenly
my husband was taken from me.
Never until I was deprived of it
i blow
their hands these instruments of so
truth for himself; when his‘Castle* much happiness In Idle hours which j cn joy their hospitality, i wa8 stricken with fever and lav
rish arc id- <•<»>• he made to cause correspond- i„,„ ,i ln ; r
ks Spain’ lost their boyish archi-
teuton and became sculptured af
ter manhood’s polished carving
aud fashioning, and when a* year*
atiU swap* by there settled on bim
aa ll garment that strange, unfath-
% oreable, distinctive air or power
which is snob an enigma to hi*
■otter, not exactly superior nor
lordly, nor commanding, yet ting
ed with etch, and-as if be assumed
STANDS. SCRAP ' HOOKS.
WRITING DKSKS, WORK
correspond- am { those whose entrance iuto their
Ing sorrow, and true! then ti/wit j ^^mjy of home would bring an
their honor, not to abuse the gift!; 0 f evil in their very
1 have teen this ‘watchword gain presence, whose eyes are not worthy
many a rebellious littl# heart for it ^ look thdr own (nnoccnt
was my one weapon while I was a ,„„,i...
MRS. M. L. RAINES
rw#« the of tl»e puM>* to brr #tork •
t.ooit« fur Ike Christie#* *e#*oii cwuUtlnf oC
unconscious fur many days, his
little voice ringing out, ‘olT, papa, 1
I want my paps. in unceasing, pile- j LANCE PINS, NECK WEAR,
oos repetition, till I could hear it | HATS, BONNETS, AND UENKIM
in my far off darkened room where '
BOXES, NECKLACES.
CEI.KTN,
daughter*, and whose touch is pol- as
school teacher, and it never tailed j IoUon They op€n llleir
mc ‘ home*,but in many places Christian
^ “What can they do," asked Mrs. women are opening their hearts,
Norton, “whose time is so filled trying to devise some means to pie-
with the burden of care and labor vent ibis evil which is destroying
I lay shut up, as selfish in my grief
I bad teen in my happiness.
You would think that naturally our
mutual sorrow would now have
drawn me to my child, or at least
that I would have tried to comfort
bim when at length be began slow
ly to recover. But no—1 left all
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