The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-04-20
Sunhug Rea0ill(},
Will Willful.

Now Will, don't please don, breal
my doll cred Jane, as viii was in the
act of pulling off the dolls head win
was the only son aud Jane the only
daugLte. OF good but too indul.ent
mother. Will was rs his name impIies
a wllluI child while Jane was very diff
terent IN disposition she was kind and
good natured to her brother and every
body else. Jane had crying doll riven
to her by her aunt Mary, aud was very
much delighted with it:>Le made it a
bed and clothes; and>' 'NAed il AS if +
was real live baby bur>tSiIl had heard
1t cry, and, being more practical and util
tartan in his tastes, wanted 10 see What
made it do so; so he begged Jane to le,
him p!ay with it. She said, 'Ch YES,
VIII, you can have it, bu, do not break
IT,
VIII took it and began to examine how
1t was made, but could not understand it
80 he SAID, Jane let me look inside and
see how it is made 2
NO. said Jane, YOU will have to break
it to see inside
But want to- said Will, taking hold
OF the dolls head and pulling il.
Now DON'T please don, break nv
dol. YOU cannot get Inc another, and |
love it so.'
But Wiil paid no attention to his sis,
tiers distress, aud pulled away at it With
all his might, but could not get it off, so
he started down stairs for the hatchet,
while his sister said if he did not stop
trying to break it, she wouII tel her
mother Bat Wi!l said, don't care. |
wr'I see iusIdc,' and ran for the hatch.t,
and Jane ran crying to her mo;hcr.
He got the hatchet and lani the head
Of the poor doll on a pecc Of wood, so
that he could cut il of, and aimed "A bow
AT il; but missed the first time the sec
ond time he tried, he held .he doll with
o:e hand, while he brough, down the
hatchet with all his might with the other;
again he missed the doll, and instead Of
cutting lis head off, he cut his hand Fear.
ly through.
1t Was dreadtu! cut, aud when he
saw the blood anL felt the pain, he cried
with all hIs might for bis mother. Sh.
had heard James story, and was coming
down stairs u get the doll for her. When
she heard the agonlzed cry Of VIII, she
haStcned to his assistance, hu, before she
could get TO hun, he had fallen down IN
ialning fit Jane was sorry for her
brother, aud forgot her doll, which wa,
lNmg covered with blood, where VIII had
left II. 1t was ;wo or ;hrce DAYS hriu;c
he was sufficiently recovered To get about
again. With his hand bandtged and
hung in a sling, he looked very muc!.
/ ashamed Of himself, and felt so too-for
! he knew that he had deserved the pun
ishment Ills sister did all that she could
! for him and never SAID word about the
doll, but VIII got more and more low
/ spirited, until at last, he called his sister
and said, Jane are you mad at me for
trying 20 break your doll 2
No. said Jane, i am sorry that YOU
cut your hand though but YOU did not
break it Will, ard if you had not tried tc
do it You woaId no, have cut your hand
4 know it., answered he, and am very
sorry, not only that cut my hand. but
that tried to break your doll, but
won't do SO any more Jane ran and
kissed LIN and said, tina, rs soon as he
got vel enough, he could play with it "A,
much as lie pleased. and she was 50 glad
that he would not try to break it again
VIII soon got so he could use his hand
But II entirely cured him OF wiitu,lv teas.
ing his sister And lie resolved TO break
himself Of his outbursts OF temper; ; he
made repeated efforts-and after many
failures lie succeeded IN mastering it. anC
became at length as kind aud obIiging a,
she was.