The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-10-11
"A sroax Foa eHowS PEOPLE.
by A VERY LITTLE BOY.

pSll p1iu W iiAlO o AoitJ SONlhO tHOi )
knitting away very fast on her spiders
silk atockings.
Willie's mamma opened her eyes wide
undcr tho muslin border of her night
cap. This was before the dressing bell,
you understand; and the fairy god
mother having slipped down the chin
ney, had perched herself on the bed !
post, where she sat in spectacles ard
high crowned cap, with her legs twist.
ed around the post, looking moro lilso
a nightmare than respectable fairy
godmother.
And, she said 10 mamma, yawning
But one must have discipline, you
know.
~ agree with you,' said the fairy,
sharply. SO to commence with, get
up 1; YOU should be ashamed TO hcsi.
tate and dawdle thus. You ought to
have the habit Of springing up at the
first tinkle of the bell
Now if mamma was anything at this
particular. moment she was sleepy and
she put her nose down among the pill
lows, and gave herself a litt1c twist,
and would have liked very we'll net to
hear the fairy godmother.
what pcrverse, unmanageabfc
creatdfe you are said the fairy dis
@nprovingly. Ifyou could see ROW
the expression of your face, and all be-
cause require Of you something that
is for your good How slow you are
with your lacingi and no, Ramma, not
the brown dress, but tho gray eae, il
you please
Bat why not
DO you answer me backT cried the
fairyi the gray dress, | say, and no
argameRts.'
SRut it is 80 ----.----' commenced
mamma, when,
Silencel 7 commanded Willie's fairy
Sodmother, with such look in her lit
tic black eyes that mamma thought it
prudent to comply, and get into the
gray dress as fast as possible, though
She disliked it, and only wore it on
dismal occasions like washing days.
1t fitted her i'll, and she felt addressed
and she was very wrathful at being
twitched out of her slcep and though
she did not dare to explode, she did
splash the water and twitch about the
over and
Such evidences Of temper must be
punished, declared the fairy, solemnly
You will remain at homo to-day in
place of calling on Mrs. Greeneaf'
But Mrs. Greenleaf sails for Eu
rope this afternoon, cried mamma
aghast.
Sorry to deprive you Of your fare
well but as yon remarked to Willie
when you kept him at home from thC
picnie that he had anticipated for siS
weeks, | do it for your own good, my
dear f
'She is my dearest friend and mus
SEQ her, said mamma, rcsolutely. 'Sh'
would never forgive my absence, Real
ly, dame, this passes a joke.
so Willie thought, You may re
member he threw himself on the
ground in a sort ofdespair, and that hc
would not be comforted +; but as yor
very properly remarked, ill-tempel
must be curbed.'
Bat interrupted mamma, almos
beside herself you surely don't com
prehcnd -
Did ever say Yes when | had once
said No 2 asked the fairy godmother
austerely. Il am sorry for your dis
appointment but-wly tease W.
must have discipline, you know.
Here the breakfast bell rang, and al
. by this time mammals temper wa
turned entirely wrong side out, sh'
went down to the breakfast room an'
seated herself with u sullen face, whil
the fairy godmothcr took her place a
the head of the table with u smiling
air of having been very patient in do
ing her duty.
And what ails mamma this morn
ing I? asked papa, looking at her il
surprise.
I'VE have had naughty mamm
here, said the fairy godmother, -smi,
ing moro than ever "A very REBEL
ions, cross little woman she has bee
this moTning =
ALI the people at tho table concer
trate themselves in q stare at mammf
who feels guiltier and worse tha
ever.
You don't tell what made mo III
tempered, thinks mamma,
very sorry 10 bear this said pap'
disapprOyingly.
Out flies tho cork of mamma's bo'
tied wrath.
You would be cross, too, if
Mammal! mamma! Papa and fair
godmother cry in full chorus, 'Ho'
dare you, Madam Go and stand i
the corner
Mamma stood in the corner, an
would have liked to have butted he
head through the corner, only that wa
manifestly impossible. There was not
ray Of light in mammals sky. Ever,
body disapproved of her; nobod
Wonld give her chance 10 explain
and there was the intolerabls disaI
pointment ahont Mrs. Greenleaf an
if at any time she found herself grac
ually settling down to something lik
serenity, why there was the fairy got
mother to stir her up again.
i am afraid this is 10 be ono of on
unlucky days. says the fairy got
mother, with q smile that made man
ma angry in moment. She trol
BILE with cook.