WILT THOU SEW THIS MAN'S BUTTONS ON?

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2770, 8 February 1882, Page 2

WILT THOU SEW THIS MAN'S BUTTONS ON?

Captain Russell, of Napier, although / he was hauled up by the-electors some time ago l for sending Home; to have his’: trousers made; evidently does not wish to send them home to get mended, re* marks the “ Eangitikei Advocate.’’- To encourage the use of thread among the children of the public schools inSawke’e-I Bay, he offers annually prizes, for sewing. &c. This year he gives a Singer’s/ sewing machine to the girl who .fcobldy best perform the task • of seating a pair of trousers;, a prize of a workbox for making a night-shirt and catting out a pinafore ; and a “lady's.. companion," to the best , darner of stockings..... The result, was,, there, urero = ten worn-out trousers “ fixed/up".:.equal i to new, four nights dresses ■ made-, >and i seven pairs.jof stockings.,.,darned>.. Captain Russell is doing ~dv , ,good-, work in this direction; '‘ and ; . Sir William Fox, has also recognised ' its importance by the encouragement he gaye the children . while dis-I tributmg the sewing prizes, in Martin. “ Girls," said he, “ learn tp on and mend clothes. If I .accidentally { tbreiny trousers at the knee, orroy coat|. or wanted a button sewn on my shirt, you could not well;do the repaitsjneeded with a sewing; uiachmp ,they would have to be done with a needle and cotton—it is of the utmost importance, then, that yon ' should . learp;; to sew."; Turning to the boys he said,//Some ofyou will be married some; day, if you behave yourselves. Well,' supposing your wife brought you o.uice clean shirt to put on, and when you had got it ymi found the button was gone. Wouldn’t there be a row ?’’ “ Yes, yes,” shouted the 'boys. “ And how foolish would look (turning to the girls) if you were not able to sew it on. I remember hearing that in America an;'addition had been made to 1 Very ice. ‘ Wilt thou sew this iban’s' 1 buttons on?’’’ The girls laughed,heartpv;but the words are sure to he , remembered, and will, bear good fruit in ; years to ‘coine. " 1 '' i . ‘