Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-03-20
VOLUME 35. NO. 70.


s8siust my mother.
Out 1 ieei bound to expose her UNEQUAL
manner Of dealing with members of the fam
hy. we are large family. Some of m.
are weak others strong some Of u. are in.
cined to be steady and well behaved. other,
too are dissolute. What puzzles mn. !. ~.
Part'ality which my mother shows toward.
certain OF her children. and the bar.bos..
With which she treats others. One of INV
big brothers stays up until about four O'Clock
every morning. drinks twelve or thirteen
not wh'skey punches, and in the morning
my mother simply pioches his ear and .svs.
"oh you naughty boy!" One Of my young.
er brothers ate small slice Of roast pork
the other day, and thus offended INV mother
She. almost Immediately after discover;,c
what he had done. flew st him like tigress,
anu commenced punching him in the abdo-
men. lie protested, but in vain. nv mother
was cnrased. In eating pork he had COM
m'tcd an objectionable sin, though many
OF my other brothers might dcvour the whole
hog with impuniiy. My mother is very
eccentric. One of my brothers pretends
That 1t is very easy to please her. He SAWS
she mas iaid down certain plain. easily nn.
derstandible laws for our eoiisncc. and II
we follow them strictly we shall never get
spanked. lie told one OF my little brothers.
VINO was very weak. that our mother wished
MN 10 get up at fivc o'clock every morning
and take n salt water bath As he did NJ
weak brother followed The a,)v;ce of nv
strong brother with the hope Of pleasing
my mother, but alas though he followed
the example of my elder brother in every
particular. within three months alter he com.
menccd to do so he died. Sometimes nv
mother says 10 me, take exercise i'm
mediafeiy set out on long walk, and per-
maps before i have proceeded two miles. NV
mother is pinching me savagely in the back.
and am forced TO sit down The fact of
It Is, thst none of US undcrsta and our mother
thoroughly. She makes differe-t rules for
each one OF MS. and that conrci,cd prir Of
an elder brother OF mine. who SAYS II We
VIII all rise early, and take salt. wafer baths
our mother will treat us kindly knows moth.
ing about the matter. have had , cal
quariel with my mother of late. She i'll.
treated me. as thought. without cause
ard became obstinate. Just because
got into The habit Of staying up late at night.
and drinking one or two glasses Of whiskev
punch the old woman got her dandcr up.
have lost all confidence in my brother.
who pretend TO understand NV mother ner.
fectiy. and declare tha, she has laid down
certain rules for the guidance OF her fam
lily. which. il duly observed, will reliev,
her from the disagreeable necessity of pun
ishing them. I'm going 10 live on dry
toast aud tea, because my small brother
says she told him that she would just whale
him il he didn't do so won't take n walk
before breakias'--a, six o'clock in the morn.
ing. because another of nv brothers thinks
to curry favor with NV mo,her by doing so.
Not bit OF il! don't believe that anv
one understands my mother perfectly.
Mother Nature lays down different laws for
each OF her ehillren. When her children
are stupidity disobedient. she spank, them.
and they generally profit by the punishment.
My mother is subject herself occasionally TO
little arrangement Of her system, caused
by earthquakes. volcanic erup,ion.. and
other diseases. and shows a little charity TO.
wards her children. Her children however.
must. each one for himself. talk to hi,
mother, and try to understand The rules
which she has laid down for him individually.
instead of thinking that what applies to one
applies to all.