| Show northe ifor the deseret newl news E D U C T 1 0 N by y sirius i rl u s no pi 0 o 5 too much government ia is as bad lad as too little perhaps as many parents go to one extreme as the be other what is true of men and women is a true of children for men and women are only babies on abarge a large scale they do not like ike to be forced or coerced neither do children there is a principle in the breast of every man and woman that rebels against tyranny and oppress oppression ion lon on the part of their fellow mortals that revolts at being slaves to the will of others physical power may keep that principle in subjection but still it is there and all the the armies and bayonets in the world cannot canila kill it so is it in the mind of the child the great secret of governing is to appear to 0 o govern aspittle as little as possible to allow all the greatest possible amount of freedom campati ble ale with the public good to secure necessary obedience as much as possible with without out inducing an irksome sense of coercion or a galling ng manifestation of power to obtain such an influence over the governed that they will obey from ro move tove love not fear and with those who are insensible to this emotion to get them to do as nearly what you want them as possible while they think they wey are doing only what pleases themselves any bigot or fool can rule by brute force if he has an army at hand band to enforce his tyrannical edicts but it takes a wise ase if not a good man to rule in the affections of his people it was a knowledge of and action upon this ilon leon principle 1 in human nature that gave napoleon first the power he possessed over ov ermen men and raised him to the dazzling height he once occupied not a soldier in his army but what considered it a privilege to die for him not one but what almost worshipped wor shipped him yet never was there a more absolute monarch than the little man man han of 0 destiny 21 the fact was he seldom manifested the exer exercise eise else of his personal power and absolute authority before the masses that is directly upon them and when he tie did he was always careful it should be on th the eside side of justice or at least what they would think was justice in his intercourse with the army or the people he was all smiles and condescension he governed gd verned them through the u unseen n medium of others in his cabinet he helas was absolute he ile made the people of france believe that he was working for their interests that the execution of his plans were essential to their hence he easily enlisted their sympathy and obedience so W with ith families if parents pursue the right course in the commencement and seek to win nin the confidence of their child children ren b by co convincing n them that they have their real kappl lappi happiness at dt heart force will very seldom be necessary their obedience will spring from love an and sari te the parents wish expressed or implied will generally be sufficient to induce a prompt and willing obedience the obedience of love is is the only obedience worth possessing he who gov ernsby physical force does not govern all the feelings desires and passions in the nature of the man or the child are like steam that is being continually heated if you confine them too closely by and bye they will burst all the bands that have held them and scatter misery and destruction around them A little wholesome neglect is often as good for children child ren as for men A certain captain cartain of a man of war had a seaman on board whom he lad had repeatedly and vainly flogged for drunkenness he determined to try another method jack got drunk several times but the c captain a tain paid no attention to him at last the ol 01 old oid salt pal t was ivas observed moping about in a very d disconsolate scon manner and the captain without his knowing it sent some one to inquire what was the he matter oh 1 cried jack captain B used to think something of me when I 1 got drunk he flogged me but lately he cares nothing about me captain B saw he had produced the desired effect immediately promoted the man to be captain of the foretop fore top and be he was never known to get drunk at sea adain amlin ag again aln ain parents by their over anxiety and oppressive strictness often bring about the very result they wish to avoid like the father in S sops fables who had a son very fond of hunting therrion ther lion ilon and was harassed with the constant fear that he would fall a victim to his dan dangerous otis pursuit he therefore confined him turn within certain apartments which were supplied with every benery luxury and ornament that could add to his comfort or pleasure among other paintings was one of the lion hung hung 0 against the wall the aon pon on I 1 gazing at it 0 one ne day suddenly broke out in in a paSS passion lod IOD striking it with his fist as he exclaimed thou art the cause of all my misery had it not been for thee I 1 should not have been here there was a nail nali concealed behind the picture against which his hand struck lacerating it mortification and death ensued the moral others can apply there is one practice which though somewhat irrelevant to the subject I 1 wish to td refer to here I 1 mean that of forcing the young of either sex to marry contrary to their own wishes and feelings 0 I 1 maybe may be wrong but it seems to me to be a most unjust tyrannical and revolting proceeding and si productive 0 octive of much evil the father who c could ul be bo guilty of so gross an outrage on human rights as to com coin tei eel his daughter to marry a man she did not ve must have lost all affection for his children and be destitute of the common feelings ot humanity woman has her rights in he her r sphere as much as man in his among them is the inalienable heaven born right to choose who shall be her husband where she will bestow her affections any aj system th thail denies to woman a voice in the disposal of herself is BO so far in opposition to the voice and teachings in ings 0 s of the great of nature deci denly Y COOL A f few ev years years ago rev mr lir 3 a faitha faithful 1 fearless preacher in in one of the bill towns of hampshire county preached a pointed sermon against the ilse use of ardent spirl spirits s especially designed deigned for a member of his congregation who was in the habit of hiring his help at a low price in consideration of the frequent treats that he furnished his workmen ivor kmen old nat felt himself particularly lilt hit by the discourse discourses as the coat fitted him exactly and therefore therdore absented himself from church for tor two deais years not long since since he was seized with his last illness and expressed a great anxiety to see rev mr B defore before he died his son went posthaste post haste for the minister who of course was quite ready to respond to the dying mans summons on ente entering rin Zu the room he awas was greeted with the coo cool salutation tation mr B I 1 aln ain aul about to die and I 1 have chave sent for tor you that you might inight have a ep chance halice to apology apologize apologise apol apoi ogise ise to me for dat that liquor sermon preached to me we a few years ago 2 |
