Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-10
Al think not" replied her leige lord, with a

! "I think not, replied her leige lord, with Z
pleasant smile
"Thsy certainly will, - persisted she.
40. no. 1 guess not" suggested he "Ith
your bedtime, Children con tinued he, turning
to the little ones
"Let me sit up little while lOngeri father!'
said Susie. -
~No, child, IT is seven O'Clock. Call Jenny
and let her put Tommy to bed -
Susie called Jenny, and all Of them kissed
pa" and then kissed "ma"-the little tor
ments--the murderers of her peace--the conspi-
ratOrs against her happiness-tEe iutps that
promised to be the death of her!
Mammals pet" exclaimed she, as she lifted
little Tommy from, tie hoor, and printed some
sixteen or twenty kisses upon his rosy cheek.
They we're gone, and the sitting room was
quiet as the vales of Paradise. 1t was a
sweet ealm-a blessed lulI in the tempest
which in q few moments elevated the spirit of
the poor mother above the cares and trials,
the din and uproar of this-to her-noisy
~0rld. Still the memory Of the confusion
that had reigned during the preceding hour
was upon her-it was that which made the
quiet of the present so grateful to her senses;
for as De Quincy truly says, happiness is only
comparative state.
Those children won't mind me- Mrs. Bet
twinkle remarked, after she had enjoyed the
calm repose for short time.
Wont they?" 5.-..-
"They pay no more attention to what I say,
han though didn't speak. They mind you
the instant YOU speak,
''They ought to mind you," mildly sugges-
ted Mr.. Bettywinkle, lowering his paper; for
after moments reflection, he had resolved to
ventilate his little theory to prudent ex-
tent.
"They won't; can't make them mind me.
I scold, and storm, and threaten, till my
throat is sore, and it don't do bit of good"
That's the very reason why it don't do any
good.
"What is?"
"That you scold, and storm, and threaten
them. Don't you know that sailors get used
to the noise of the tempest, and soldiers TO
the roar of the cannon? They don't mind
such things. 1 never scold. nor fret at them
they mind me. You scold and fret half your
time-thcy won't mind yoG. Why, Mary,
should think, 10 hear you talk to them, that
youF children were a nuisance to you-that
you wished them all at the bottom of he sea.
| know you don't"
"How can body help it? They<vex me
all day long,
Bat your snarling and fretting makes the
matter worse. The children know that the
dog which barks the Ioutcst never bites.-
Talk calmly and gently to them. If they
don't mind, make them mind. When you tell
them to do anything, see that they DO it the
first time you require it"
well, GOn'iknow,' sighed Mrs. Bettywin-
k!e-
She really did not know. She had acquired
the habit Of snarliyg AMI frettiDg at her chill
tlren, though there never was a more loving
and devoted mother, and consequently her au7
thOrity had become broken reed. We are
sorry to add, that her husbatd's excellent so
luton of the childrcns disobcdience, pFoaueed
no marked effect, but we hope u second lecture
will be more cfftctual.
Frctting and snarl;ng in the school-room or
at the 6residey are worse thaB useless they
are positively deutoralizing. Wherever we
find thcm the children. from the nature of the
case, must DC obelient. They can't help it.
A child can love, but can not, to proper dc
gree respect a parent who is continually fret
ting and snarling, Love alone will not always
produce obedience. Respect-not awe or fear
makes willing child.
We beg Mr.. and Mrs. Bettywinkie's pardon
for exposing their domestic affairs to the pub
lie: but if they feel aggrieved, we impore
them to cherish the spirit of the patriot, and
feel that they srfEtr for the public good Mas
saciusefts Teacher.