24-advice to little girls-第1部分

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ADVICE　TO　LITTLE　GIRLS







Good　little　girls　ought　not　to　make　mouths　at　their　teachers　for

every　trifling　offense。　　This　retaliation　should　only　be　resorted

to　under　peculiarly　aggravated　circumstances。



If　you　have　nothing　but　a　rag…doll　stuffed　with　sawdust；　while　one

of　your　more　fortunate　little　playmates　has　a　costly　China　one；

you　should　treat　her　with　a　show　of　kindness　nevertheless。　

And　you　ought　not　to　attempt　to　make　a　forcible　swap　with　her　unless

your　conscience　would　justify　you　in　it；　and　you　know　you　are　able

to　do　it。



You　ought　never　to　take　your　little　brother's　〃chewing…gum〃　away

from　him　by　main　force；　it　is　better　to　rope　him　in　with　the　promise

of　the　first　two　dollars　and　a　half　you　find　floating　down　the

river　on　a　grindstone。　　In　the　artless　simplicity　natural　to　this

time　of　life；　he　will　regard　it　as　a　perfectly　fair　transaction。　

In　all　ages　of　the　world　this　eminently　plausible　fiction　has　lured

the　obtuse　infant　to　financial　ruin　and　disaster。



If　at　any　time　you　find　it　necessary　to　correct　your　brother；

do　not　correct　him　with　mudnever；　on　any　account；　throw　mud　at　him；

because　it　will　spoil　his　clothes。　　It　is　better　to　scald　him　a　little；

for　then　you　obtain　desirable　results。　　You　secure　his　immediate

attention　to　the　lessons　you　are　inculcating；　and　at　the　same　time

your　hot　water　will　have　a　tendency　to　move　impurities　from　his　person；

and　possibly　the　skin；　in　spots。



If　your　mother　tells　you　to　do　a　thing；　it　is　wrong　to　reply

that　you　won't。　It　is　better　and　more　becoming　to　intimate

that　you　will　do　as　she　bids　you；　and　then　afterward　act　quietly

in　the　matter　according　to　the　dictates　of　your　best　judgment。



You　should　ever　bear　in　mind　that　it　is　to　your　kind　parents　that　you

are　indebted　for　your　food；　and　for　the　privilege　of　staying　home

from　school　when　you　let　on　that　you　are　sick。　　Therefore　you　ought

to　respect　their　little　prejudices；　and　humor　their　little　whims；

and　put　up　with　their　little　foibles　until　they　get　to　crowding　you

too　much。



Good　little　girls　always　show　marked　deference　for　the　aged。　

You　ought　never　to　〃sass〃　old　people　unless　they　〃sass〃　you　first。