Show A WORD TO MOTHERS you will never succeed im bure ewe of it A childs intellect cant be forced wit without bout hout destroying its healthy tone if it dont take to music musie or to anything else naturally it wont do so by all your driving poor little lettle things what a shame to be always cramming the scales into them before they know harmony from discord it only breeds discord in their little hearts bless them how it grieves me to see them plodding over in in my cottage near a wood god save the queen or once upon a time instead 11 of playing in the bright green fields forming daisy chains and making dandelions tell welock depend upon it nature is the best bert teacher well and what if the children are called romps shaking their curls back and showing their pretty dimples as they come bounding into the room it much better than to see them sitting hoit holt upright on the edge 11 of a chair chir fur pursuing suing their pretty lips into a grim smile because little children should be seen and not heard poor littfe darling darlings sl how I 1 pitty youl you berbara perhaps I 1 have a curious taste berha perhaps ps not noti I 1 like ilke ke outdoor out dut door flowers better than hothouse hot house plants there they are ard in simple beauty natural graceful strong and healthy look at those forced hot louse house bea bew beauties directly they feel the rough h wind 10 of f n nature iture they droo broo pa and add d die so it is with forcing arcio childrens intellects intellect th they e y appear for awhile dazzling and bright when n hey they mix with the rude world they either cither become selfish and conceited or droop and die better far to see them in their natural simplicity and innocence of heart peart kind and loving forgetful of self trea treasures stires indeed to their pare parents lits in afterlife after life ilfe yep yes yes yea to govern by love is far tar better than to rule by fear fearl how cheerfully they r run un to obey your request tl how pleased and happy they ibey look when you reward them with a smile or a word of ap approval it is all they wish for it is the greatest t boon that can be given look at that poor thing thins yonder see with what a frightened start startled iea lea look it flies to execute its parents commands such obedience is only forced it cant be natural it come from the heart A smile a loving look I 1 a kind word does more good with a child than all your angry words how deceitful too fear makes children it they do anything wrong they are afraid to acknowledge it to their parents and when questioned deny it fear qt of the consequences teach them to confide in you to bring bling all their little troubles joys and fears to your bosom sympathise w with ith them and they will vill reward your love and care with truthfulness and affection nose nobe rose leaf |