neg"lects to make a study of the books written by
these men, cannot, according to the science oi the
times, do justice to their children. They will also find
themselves a back number before many years. This
age calls for hard study and thought from people
who wish to make their mark in the world. Mothers !
make your home pleasant both for your husband and
children. Be neat and clean around your family; al-
ways be neat when it is time for your husband to come
home. Doi not put cares upon him from which he can
be relieved. He makes the living for the family ; that
is care enough. Let his hours at home be as pleasant
and free from care as possible.
Mothers should be very careful about the language
in the home. The tongue gives much trouble ; we all
need to think more and talk less. Many girls become
gossipers and tattlers just from hearing their mothers
gossiping and talking about people in the home. Do
not allow your girls to bring you tales about things
that belong to others only.
Of all contemptible people in the world, the per-
son who tries to harass or make other people's lives
sad or difficult is the most contemptible. God will whip
them ; they will be beaten with many stripes. Mothers,
teach your girls that they will have tO' meet such people
in life ; teach them also not to try ''to get even," as the
common term goes, but to leave it to God. He will
measure to every man justice. He will send blessings
for the good we do, and punishments for the wrong.
You will find more of the ''pulling down spirit"
among the colored race than any other people, but
this is not to be wondered at. And it will take years
of education and culture to train it out of them. Now
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we know what our great sin is, and whenever we find
ourselves giving way to such things think of this,
Where there is union there is strength. The Jndians
are not a civihzed race, but they have long ago found
out that there was strength in union. Mothers, talk
all these things over with your girls and help them
to overcome them. Teach them not tO' want certain
things because others have them, but tO' be contented
with what they have. Teach your girls to be kind
and polite to every person, and not to^ look on poorer
girls as not being their equals. Keep before them
that virtue wjill lead in the long run — that if a girl is
pure, even if she is poor, she has a chance to rise,
whereas the girl with money, if she is haughty, God
may take it all from her some day. It is no mark of
culture to pretend you do' not know people when they
are respectable; even if they are not in as good cir-
cumstances, as you are, they may be your superior by
birth and blood. Such things are nearly always done
by people who are not very sure of their position in
life.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
neglects to make a study of the books written by these men, cannot, according to the science of the times, do justice to their children. They will also find themselves a back number before many years. This age calls for hard study and thought from people who wish to make their mark in the world. Mothers ! make your home pleasant both for your husband and children. Be neat and clean around your family; always be neat when it is time for your husband to come home. Do not put cares upon him from which he can be relieved. He makes the living for the family ; that is care enough. Let his hours at home be as pleasant and free from care as possible.
Mothers should be very careful about the language in the home. The tongue gives much trouble ; we all need to think more and talk less. Many girls become gossipers and tattlers just from hearing their mothers gossiping and talking about people in the home. Do not allow your girls to bring you tales about things that belong to others only.
Of all contemptible people in the world, the person who tries to harass or make other people's lives sad or difficult is the most contemptible. God will whip them ; they will be beaten with many stripes. Mothers, teach your girls that they will have to meet such people in life ; teach them also not to try ''to get even," as the common term goes, but to leave it to God. He will measure to every man justice. He will send blessings for the good we do, and punishments for the wrong.
You will find more of the ''pulling down spirit" among the colored race than any other people, but this is not to be wondered at. And it will take years of education and culture to train it out of them. Now
we know what our great sin is, and whenever we find ourselves giving way to such things think of this, Where there is union there is strength. The Jndians are not a civilized race, but they have long ago found out that there was strength in union. Mothers, talk all these things over with your girls and help them to overcome them. Teach them not to want certain things because others have them, but to be contented with what they have. Teach your girls to be kind and polite to every person, and not to look on poorer girls as not being their equals. Keep before them that virtue will lead in the long run — that if a girl is pure, even if she is poor, she has a chance to rise, whereas the girl with money, if she is haughty, God may take it all from her some day. It is no mark of culture to pretend you do not know people when they are respectable; even if they are not in as good circumstances, as you are, they may be your superior by birth and blood. Such things are nearly always done by people who are not very sure of their position in life.