The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-02-18
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Deceiving Children.

innate friend, and never did see q more
systema tic housewife, and what then seem.
ed 10 me, one who had SO que: and com.
plete control of her child, But the Sc,
crct Of the latter l soon learned. One
evening she wishedto spend with me al
a ncighbor Sit was a small social gath
ering OF friends, thereto she WIS vely
anxious TO attend, but her child demand !.
I'd her presence with him. and hearing
him say his prayers, she said :as.g 2.
/" Willie, did you not zee that pretty
little kitten in the street, to day ?" 81
. Yes. ! did, he replied. " wish !
had her; wasn't she pretty ?" sa
. 3" Yes. very now, don't you want me
to buy the kitty for you? Perhaps the
man will sell her." 'tt
/" Oh. yes, mother, do buy her"
/" Well. then, be good bov while / am
gone" thus saying, she closed the door.
but he Immediately called her back.
f" Don't SO till morning, then can 80
with you won't you stay?" ..a.
= No. Willie, the man won't sell it, il
l don't so TO night, so be good boy"
He said no more, but quietly laid
down.
els this the way you govern your
child ?" said |, after we had gained the
street; 'if you but knew the injury you
are doing, you would take diHyren,
course" .......
Injury !" she repeated, why what
have done l did not tell him that l
~ould see the mani only asked him if
| should" s'
But you gave him TO understand that
you would. He is not old enough TO de.
tect the difference now, but he soon will
be-. Then fear you will perceive your
error too late. You have yourself graft.
ed a thorn in tie young rose, which will
eventually pierce you most bitterly -
You can not break off the thorn, or club
the point to make il less piercing. On
your return he will not see the kitten,
therefore you will have to invent another
fal-ehood to conceal the first" l a4a
We had now gained our friends door,
which ended our conversation. During
that evening she seemed gaycr than usu-
al; my words had little or no effect upon
her. She did not think her little one
was doing all he could to keep awake to
see the coveted kitten on her return, won
dering what made "mother gone SO long"
Il was late ere reminded her we ought
to return. But little was said during our
homeward walk. She went noiselessly
into the room. supposng her boy asleep
but he heard her and said : -.r
:" Mother. is that you ? Have you
brought the kitten +? l kept awake 20 see
it, and Twas SO sleepy"
mo, my dear. the man would not sell
her" -,J ..aj Hse sis.
"Why won't be mother 2" he asked
with quivering lips. q sa ,'
II don't know; suppose he wants her
to catch rats and mice" Ns.
g Did he say SO, mother q ts
.f"He did not just say that, but tho't
he meont so.''s l8 4i&4 n -su
i did want it SO bad, mother" The
little lips quivered, and the tears started
in his eyes. He rubbed them with his
little hands, winking very fast to teep
them back. but they would come; at last
he fell asleep viii, the pearly drops glis.
lening on his rosy cheeks. The mothers
ylistened also. AS she knelt to kiss them
away. he murmured softly in his broken
81 did want it so 6ad." She
turned her dewy eyes toward me. say
ing N, '' -
" You have led me to see my error
Never will | again. let what will be the
deceive my child to please
myself" 'f Fsa saa
.,Etg1 -eHtaargD ..saai.i1 ,vr,
Mother. are you practising the same
deception 2" II you are, pause and
hiuk Of the consequences ere il is too
ate. Does it not lessen your confidence
n person when you find cut they have
been deceiving you? Will it not also
hat Of your children in you, when they
'esome old enough to detect it? Besides
t would be very strange il they them;
selves did not initiate you in things Of
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