Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-13
[Trom the French OF Madam, De Wit.
A STORY FOR THE little FOLKS.
The Little QuarrelIers.

rErafac4WM#s DHE tl1A4tt4S
"GustaEes / am sorry You trouble your
Ia HI brotaer SC much; you are the Oldest, and
should set him a better example, Ais.
s5 fred, you are continually teasing your
sssaA sister Aline, you are too large TO worry
- your brothers, and be cross to them"
81 81 Every day Madame aHsrviere thus
Tie sar chided her children, and tried to fcurel
.s1Aa them Of quarrelling. Che tried all kinds
of punishments. First she would put,
them in separate rooms, That made
.sHn4 them sad, and they cried themselves
o9 sick; for they really loved each other, in
na spite Of their dispntes. Then she would
nndraas them in the middle of the day
go and put them to bed-wonld give them
Af9sss bread and water for their dinner-but
,aa1 oil to no purpose, they would quarrel
,lA9 One day the children were playing in
Aline's room, when all at once Aline
..I1 started mp, and said OH
sssas Is - eustave you and Alfred must 60 Ont
of my room now, for mamma said /
.rxfe must dress my self all nice for dinner
when the clock struck four--and see she
has put my clothes on the bed all ready
for me- 8 e1IkhH
b1a m4a There i'm mo hnrrg,H said Gnstave,
gghltainN rn the arm OF chair Alfred
HAs SoIigGv about on the floor, and said,
lazilTsws Wait few minutes; you are
always so punctnal, Allier'e7 AA,ie was
y
much patience--she was angry with her
brothers In a moment, and said: 4 Go
v-o-- out quick, Itell you'll q / viii not wait
N@~~ for you. Allie was only six years old,
and her brothers, who were older, had
- ~ teased her 80 much that she had become
sssfss quite rude and naughty. GnstaVe laugh
Nsasss ed at her for her pouting lips, and said:
Yen will have to swsitr little lady. 1
sss ahsll not 90 out until you put me out.
ST will not wait, tell you-you ugly
.aboy,p and Aline ran up to her brother
and raised her hand TO strike him, when
u Alfred seized her kand-while Gustav Q
came round to the other side and took
nz the other hand. Aline struggled and
cried: do not like you'll Let me
alonel Go aWayItaGT
aNeyer mind loving us now. Why
don't you get awayl--you are trying
s21hssd enough" said the naughty Gas
Aline threw herself forward with all
her strength, and just then her brothers
ssA both let 90 their hold, and she fell with
s4 her head striking she corner of the
neFs chimney. She lay perfectly still, and
her brothers thought she was making
believe she was hurt After waiting q
asaza moment, Alfred went up to her and said:
"See, her eyes are shut-she does not
., Smo7e-then she is SO palel
sf's, She ID deadl We've killed herr
70 said Gustave, throwing himself upon the
.s@~s carpet by the side Of his sister. -
we.rs no, no. Sheis not dead !; she is only
stunned a little-and after all r believe
q she ID fooiag us By keeping her eyes
closed. See here, Alinei Alinei open
your eyes, We won't plague You any
~ " more: we will 20 out of your room -
said Alfred very much frightened. But
she did not move. Let as put. her on
.s7r the bed, said Gustave, "then we will
call mamme Be very .earefuli Take
her feet, while / raise her head. Oh,
s ~ Alinel do open your eyes ,saa 3 On
r ss4ss4ss Still she did not move, nor rouse al
es ali, knd Gusiave ran for his mamma
rs-saiAwho came in great haste, and saw in
AaA moment that Aline was eenseless. She
- took up q bottle Of cologne and bathet
her head, and rubbed her arms aud
"a chest, while her papa hurried for physi
'.st clan. The two boys were in one <cornel
& weeping bitterly when he returned. he
Hooked at Aiine and snook his head, wher
ssI-.si Gastave creptup to the bed, and said
aaf IS IL she dead, doctor7--is she deadT" 8
No, my child; but fear she will mo-
live long. AT this Gustave burst intt
tears, and sobbed violently His papa
~oss who was already very angry with his liz.
tie sons for their bad conduct, sent them
ont OF the room. M
The doctor put blister on Alins'l
neck, some mustard on her feet, and Jus
as be was leaving, saw her open her eyes
-or Then she began to talk about her broth
- ers, and complain, that they would not e,
..sA.sssaout Of the room--and her mosher said
aShe is deIiriousi send for the doctor /,
.-~-eorne back" As their papa returned
.sssl with the physician, he found Gustav,
and Alfred crouching down BY the door
uos both looking very wretched.
Papa, bow is she nowY' Taking
the boys each BY the hand, Mr.. Heryier
Led them back into the room, They say
49, AIine With her long cnsIa cut of, he
arms thrown wildly into the air, her eye
very bright, and all the time mutterin
something. Gustave went near the bed
and AIiae, fixing her eyes on him. for 3
monet, said: 11k44
GO awayI, Go away muat ufes
myself: mamma said 20. Go away,
sayf'
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