Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . ity. If thepaper reported her correctly, when calledupon, at the time of the accident, she said thatshe did not know where he was, that he hadleft hoiae in the morning to amuse himselfduring the day, according to his custom. No wonder Topsy said, 1 growed, just likeany other N igger. We have Topsii-s of bothsexes and of all nationalities. They are notreared nor trained. They grow up or merelyvegetate. The wonder is that more are notkilled or do not die of neglect. The survivalof the fittest or the strongest is the only ruleby which their
Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . ity. If thepaper reported her correctly, when calledupon, at the time of the accident, she said thatshe did not know where he was, that he hadleft hoiae in the morning to amuse himselfduring the day, according to his custom. No wonder Topsy said, 1 growed, just likeany other N igger. We have Topsii-s of bothsexes and of all nationalities. They are notreared nor trained. They grow up or merelyvegetate. The wonder is that more are notkilled or do not die of neglect. The survivalof the fittest or the strongest is the only ruleby which their existence is same parents would think very hardthoughts of the teacher who did not knowwhere his pupils were. Is it one of the chieffailings of humanity to shift all burdens andresponsibilities off upon other shoulders . The recent spanking of a juvenile depreda-tor is an instance in point. The law forbidsthe arrest of children under twelve. What isa man to do when his fruit and flowers arepicked by such lawless fellows ? They patrol. the streets in search of places that suit themand when caught in the act sauce the the latter administer proper punishment,they are arrested for assault. Luckily, ourjudge discharged the defendant. Taking the law into ones own hand is riskybusiness; for as the policeman said, Muchdepends upon the judge. A mans peartrees are completely skinned and he securesthe taking to court of the fourteen years oldthief, but nothing comes of it. He is not teachers can impress upon their pupils cor-rect notions of lawful and safe theywill accomplish a much more important taskthan to have taught them all about .Africaand Oceanica. Downright unswerving honesty along witha love for country that would prompt to any sacrifice are as important as any lesson thatthe teacher can impart. If for any reason theteacher is unequal to the task of inculcatingsuch principles, then he is, clearly, unworthyof his place. Again these
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