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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE Aii.UX TO Tin: J'KONT.
Mu. Elinor,.—Some say they would
dice to hour from that lady again. I sup
pose that means myself, its I wrote some ■
to your paper under that name. But
site Co), failed to answer, so I stopped,
But in answer to the call made, I again
appear upon the stage of action. But
■bis time, and hereafter, I shall sign my
«>wn name. I shall not attempt to write a !
political letter this time, as I have a sub
■ct I deem of greater importance than
politics.
I sec in your valu d.le paper a letter j
from Simon f’ordwood. He gives an ac- 1
count of a bad shooting scrape, and then
moralizes upon the character of the ria-;
iug generation, I agree with brother j
Cordwood in his ideas. I do hate to see
. young man so profligate. 1 bate to hear |
them using indecent and profane lan- j
uuage. t hate to sec them with a pistol, j
bottle of whiskey and a, deck of cards on
• iu ii person What an awful prospect is
tills, when our country depends on the 1
generation i
rising as her only hope. It j
does so mi a haul crowd to choose from to '
fill positions of trust and honor. But I
hope wc may be able to line! enough men.
good and true, among them to till, tour |
otiicis. Ob, to think that iu this boguti- \
ful free land of ours, where every com-1
im.nity,every village and hamlet are well j
supplied with free schools, churches a ml
Sabbath schools to educate our young,
mentally, morally and spiritually,
many such characters.
B:other (birdwood asks the question:
“Who is to blame?” Well, brother Si
moil, wo can’t tell who is to blame in ev
cry particular, but we might as well be
plain. I have obseivod very closely and
I believe that in most cases parents are to
blame. I know this is a seiious charge
to make against parents, but I consider it
true. ELow many parents even though
th-y be Christian parents, that clo tlair
duty by their children as they should?
Ho.v many parents use their influence
and authority to its full extent and to the
best advantage? I believe there are
few. How many parents make a study
of the character of their children and
treat .each according to its disposition?
I know many who use influence when
authority should be used, and use au¬
thority when their influence would have
been far tiie best. All children cannot
be, must not be treated in the same way.
As their natures and disposition differ,
so must they be handled differently, to
obtain the same good result in each.
That would be a mean child indeed, in
whom there is no good to be found, no
responsive chord in its bosom to be touch
ed. I believe every child has some good
qualities, some tender spot, some rt spoil
sive chord hidden m the very dcptiis
iis nature, that may and can be
in the right way, if the right kind of in- j
flueu.ee is brought to bear upon it.
O, parents, what auswer are you going
to make to God iu that great day when
you and your children shall meet togeth- { !
er at the judgement bar of Christ.? When
he shall demand youi children at your
hands, demand an account of your stew
ardsliip. When, perchance, vour own
children shall stand there as your accu
ser. Oh, what answer, I say, shall you
then make? Will you, then, like the man
without a wedding garment, be speech¬
less? Oh, parents, while your children
are yet young and pure in heart, lead |
them to the Saviour. Fir he says, “ 1 suf
.
’ j
fer little children to-come unto me. and i
fobid them not,for of su h is the k ug lom j |
of heaven. When they are young, oh,
. parents, is the time to use your influence j
for good, Then is the time to com ornate j
them to the most high Ged, in prayer
and holy consociation. When they are
young they are easily impressed v. i.h a
lasting impression, but when they have j
grown up and become hardened in sin, !
your prayers may never reach them. |
Theu it may be everlastingly and eterna'
ly too late. They may die under ibe just
displeasure and condemnation < f God and !
be damned to au eternal hell. “The •
wfeked shall bo turned into hell with all
the nations that forget God,” so says his
holy word. 0, parents, take these preci-
otis children of yours while they arc
free from guile, fold them closer, ever
closer to your breast. Teach and instruct
them, explaining to them the love and
mercy of God the Father, the patient
suffering, crucitixion, burial, resurrection
and the ascension and advocacy of Jesus
Christ the Son and the quickening and
comforting powers of the Holy Ghost,
Tell them of their duties, and the way in
which they must walk, in order to obtain
this life everlasting. Oh, says somebody,
they are (do young, they can't
stand such things. Christ said to Peter,
“Feed my lambs” as well as "feed my
■sheep. ’ Again, the Bible teaches us that
out of the mouths of babes and Biddings
proceedeth wisdom. Such being the case
they car. and will understand, if instruct
ed properly, prayerfully and with a faith
that can remove mountains. Again, we
should teach our children by our own
daily walk. Our children pattern after
us and follow in our footsteps to a
extent while yet they are young. One
eminent minister of the Gospel, one time
said that lie could find no fault in any of
his children but what ho or his wife had
the same fault. This is most generally
the case until the child grows up and
throws off parental authority and con
tracts evil habits from evil associates.
The Bible, book of all books, the word
of the living God, says: “Train up a child
in the way it should'go, and when it is old
it will not depart from it.” Now, if pa
rents would only lay hold of this promise
with perfect faith, perfect belief and do
tlieir duty in raising up their children,
this promise shall and will prove true,
for God is the same to-day, to-morrow
and forever, “for not a hoof shall be
behind” and He has promised to “pour
out liis spirit upon our seed and bless our
o.f-spring.” He is God and He lies not,
and if we do our duty and believe with
our whole heart and soul that He will do
as be promises, it shall bo done. This is
my faith, my religion. Wliat we lack as
Christians is faith. Faith in Go I a id
j His promise to save to the uttermost and
His power to cleanse Horn all
I cousness. As Christians, let us exercise
this faith and do our duty and Bvo. Cord
wood and others will no longer com
plain.
C A MACS C'U EH MAX.
“HE EE MOSES STIILE.”
“■ Bi>i; on. I iz not surprized at Mr.
Democrat cornin’ out dis time in bis own
name. If I could say so many wise say
ins, I would too; but lie don sayd dat he
considered de soree dat w hat f sayd come
from, and so you see he dun make me
r.luune to knowledge who I is, but den,
Hr. Cremean, ii you is right anxious I
specks you can fiud out f me loug.
- »»' M u ‘ * you c.id not mum u bat
°ld Bob and myself thought you did, for
J us like 1 tell you, do liance is too
Mb' a thing for any little man to kick
wmnd, but don if you loves de liance so
good I duuno why you call dare leaders
Sore-bendsand uesub-tn.a-.ury a ’wdl-o -
tlie-wisp.” I duuno how come you to
know dese things. 1 see you knowledges
in.your last letter dat dare is not much
diffoi encom de democratic paiay aim de
third party. Hell I thin* you is r<
right dare agin. I think uare is lots ob
difference bet-wen de two parties, but I
dont think there is nmch difference bc
twen democracy (original) an de third
party platform. I duimo de leaders. Day
mabe as corrupt a.s do tudder fellers, l>nt
1 specks we better try dom and see. Yon
de democrats haint had no fair
chance. Well den, 1 don’t speck dey eber
will have, case dey nober dun nul’m when
dey bad a sorter ob a chance. They has
failed to offer anything dac we wants,
Dcse deinieiats and ’publicans makes
me think ob old brndder Sol. He had do
poorest old boss yero eb'jer seed, mighty
ni; and as he gwine long wid a'big turn ob
oats de boss came trotin’ up, much as to
say, “Give me dem oats.” Sol say, “Ocb
oh, Charlie. You dont need dcso oats.
Hey will ruin you—gib you de colic,
old boss. You des wait and I will frail
all de danger outen ’em, den dey will be
des what you need.” But do less Imp
on cornin’ r.t him, and finally lie git de old
whip anil he lash old Charlie’s back and
.
say, “Now, sail. You stay dar. I knows
[ ties what you need, Imt if I let you habit
! you will git fat and kick tip and ding mo
down. I tends to frail de oats out am! gib
you de straw and chaf.” So it is in our
I ease. l)ese old bosses know des as well
what we need as we do, but dry is (raid if
; wo gio it we will git fat and kick up, and
j we is gwine to kick up anyhow, case dar
is an old pine burr or somethin’else tin
der tirosaddle dat hurts our backs, mid
we aint gwino to stand it much longer.—
j Now, you des put dat down on your book,
Well, Mr. 0., you is bad scared at de
sub-treasury. It sprites me to see men
j wid such a store ob noleg as to luib all do
j liance wants (sep do suo-treasury) tin a
formulated and advocated before de ii
mice eber did. It is a wonder to me dat
; you was not a notorious reformer, and yet
‘ Talk about de demount
you was not.
party, you say it is a grand “old party.”
yin, miff, it is. But de old part ob it is
what I like so well, case tie new ones dat
d-m got do party in dare ovni hands fuses
to do anything dat wc wants deni to do.
i 'Who is de leaders? I speck; Cleveland
i a ra one ob tleni. Is ho wid de liance in
1 : dare demands 0 What bo iy bout do
: sub-treasury? I specks be would cou
delimit. What he say bout free coinage
ob silver? What say all de democrat
i leaders on all de measures ob relief dat
j bab been inrtodueed by our leadirs?
! why dev has denounced clem all but de
j tariff reform oi most ob dem has and
j tb .y des uc n denounce dat too. case we
wants oats, straw and ail. We don t want
you to frail all de oats out and gib us d
j straw.bv itself.
j We would like to haye somethin’ better
| tb[m the sub-treasury, bur among all its
„pposers I hub not seed anything offered
: j that was half as good, and I toll you,
l.rudder Cremean, when I consider do
: som>se 0 b your savins, 1 dont look for
! von ( 01 . lru .y q, offer anv mg that would
j W ork half so well as de sub-treasury
\ WO uld work. It lias been tried wid
abundant success in this country before
, these young Solomons had existence.—
. q' urn hack a few pages of vour country's
history and read about tiie land loan
-scheme of the Pennsylvania colony, and
the tobacco warehouse system ob Virgin
j nyj which, at that time, saved the colo¬
nists from utter ruin. Den read a little
French history and see bow this same
warehouse plan in isg,•>)’»■(night France
out ob an extremity ob dire necessity and
made her people prosperous and happy.
Not practical! and here we have the proof
! of the pudding? We admit that it dont
suit the ragtag and bobtail politician, but
it does suit the great masses of produc¬
ers in the country, and dey is going to
liab if, wliuder you thinks it is to dare
leaehtor disbenelii-.
V ' u " u,u > you sa, da. 1
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h
j ^ ^ dom , H);1 f<)un iK . m ,. but dt , n t
■ sa y who dey is dat f'oim dem so. 1 will
. tA*H yon now. It is de liance and de pco
j pie generally. Hey Imb not been able to
j very imn-h soundness m dem. and
.
b( ‘,., a (loh o ua;lln mi /.. b . „ n!v ,,. L a
• .. 0;ir)t j ; ,., d , r i>,,> >,!y siiirt! bloody shirt!
| ;lIld keep dm; sectional strife dat keep de
: Norf and do «oiif always mad wid each
: \ ukl, ' r - v " u K " ov,v ’ <liU ' sot, V' ,U "° S
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0(!) , 1)1; ^ fco cle:U1 , mfc r i V er or
j >!; j j,] some whor, but when it
comes to de pint dey Uaiuc duu uutiln dat
dey was spected to do. We need a third
l>a.ty so we can get things done w.thout
beggin’ so bard for ’em. Dis government
is as much ours as it is de old bosses and
dar haint no use in us hoggin’ foreber jest
(j <} pleftso tiom. .So, my brndder, if you
aint mad. wid de liance and jin us in our
demands, and stop callin’ our leaders j
‘^•eads,” wc will hub no quarrel wid |
yon, buttles ;is Juntas yoiunake litflit ob j
our measures ob relief and make out I
like we done know wliat we needs, why
you needuf spent to s.iy what you please j
wid out beiiq quarreled at.
Now, : s to tie source, ob what I say, dat
is aliight. You des lay dat all to my. ig¬
norance, case I e mfess dat I liobber
thought ob tie Ocala platform nor nubbin
advocated it until 1 read i , and 1 will lay
what you say to your wis io n, ease yon
dun know dese things befoic de liuucc
ebbor did.
Ob, wisdom! what a pleasant thing,
To hub de in our brest,
So we can sour up on thy wings,
Apd tell it to de rest.
We are all quiet in dose parts and
speeds to stay so.
A while yet I be
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