"Come, sit by me, dear,
cartier watches shop then we can both see the pictures; and ifyour head gets tired you can lie down," said Rose, generouslyopening her little college to a brother, and kindly providing for theweaknesses that all humanity is subject to.
Side by side they sat and listened to a very simple explanation ofthe mechanism of the eye, finding it as wonderful as a fairy tale,for fine plates illustrated it, and a very willing teacher did his bestto make the lesson pleasant.
"Jove! if I'd known what mischief I was doing to that mightydelicate machine of
ugg boots on sale mine, you wouldn't have caught me reading byfirelight, or studying with a glare of sunshine on my book," saidMac, peering solemnly at a magnified eye-ball; then, pushing itaway, he added indignantly, "Why isn't a fellow taught all abouthis works, and how to manage 'em, and not left to go blunderinginto all sorts of worries? Telling him after he's down isn't muchuse, for then he's found it out himself and won't thank you.""Ah, Mac, that's just what I keep lecturing about, and people won'tlisten. You
ugg boots on sale lads need that sort of knowledge so much, and fathersand mothers ought to be able to give it to you. Few of them areable, and so we all go blundering, as you say. Less Greek and Latinand more knowledge of the laws of health for my boys, if I hadthem. Mathematics are all very well, but morals are better, and Iwish, how I wish that I could help teachers and parents to feel it asthey ought.""Some do; Aunt Jessie and her boys have capital
ugg boots on sale talks, and I wishwe could; but mother's so busy with her housekeeping, and fatherwith his business, there never seems to be any time for that sort ofthing; even if there was, it don't seem as if it would be easy to talkto them, because we've never got into the way of it, you know."Poor Mac was right there, and expressed a want that many a boyand girl feels. Fathers and mothers are too absorbed in businessand housekeeping to study their children, and cherish that
ugg boots on sale sweetand natural confidence which is a child's surest safeguard, and aparent's subtlest power. So the young hearts hide trouble ortemptation till the harm is done, and mutual regret comes too late.
Happy the boys and girls who tell all things freely to father ormother, sure of pity, help, and pardon; and thrice happy the parentswho, out of their own experience, and by their own virtues, canteach and uplift the souls for which they are responsible.