A DISSERTATION ON BOYS.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— •« Boya will be boys." That's a true saying, and we are thoroughly passive to their frolic of whatever kind ; but there must sooner or later be a change to something more seemjy and becoming the young mart. J.n this Ofilony b,oya have pverything they want without tha rempteaf; idea Qn a number of cases) of fr©m where pr how £he good things come. Again, f;he boys are allowed unified latitude, and prospects for the time being gocxi (compared with the mfddle cla<s at home), the boys are net taught the ijccessity of earning their own bread. Tne result is that the b y is at his mother's apron strings until (miud you) he takes unto himself a wife. Even now we would espect an im-
provement, but alas I not always. A striking isstance only occurred a f -w days ago, where a graduate of the school I have mentioned actually insulted his own flesh and blood for the sake of hurting (as he.tbonsrht) the feelings of a respectable female whonappened to be passing. We want more practical illustrations of the birch rod in this plare bifore people can go about withoutrthe constant dread of insult.— l am, etc., : SCBUBBBB. Waikaia, February 2nd, 1887.
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 9, Issue 642, 11 February 1887, Page 4
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