St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-05-08
ChaFiie.--4 Story for Fathers ana
Mothers.

Charlie walked up happy, and chuck
led merrily, bobbing his curly head over
and under the clothes. Nurse put him
into the bath-tub and he splashed and
dashed in the beautiful water like mer-
maid. And he was dressed and combed
and went down to breakfast on a tip-toe
of delight. Happy Charlie, lie was
happy Just because God made him so :
and is not that enongh Charlie sat up
Ia his high chair by mammals side. and
he looked wi>ttully up in her face, ''Mam-
ma" SAID Charlie, ''mayn't | please
| drink out of my dear new mug auntic
sent HE ," NO matter about it this
morning. SAID mother. quite intent upon
| pouring out the coffee. ..OnIv Just this
once, mayn't | mamma. cause il tastes
GOOD - said the funny little fellow. 1t
was gwen him the night before. and quite
likely Charlie dreamed about the pink
boy and his do@ painted on the outside.
Mother did not mind Charles want-it
ever-so-much look, | guess, when She
said, 1T Is up in the closet, Charlie, and
there let it stay
Charlie drank his milk from his old
mug. and fetched Il little ~gh with every
swallow.
Charlie, somehow or other, wanted to
SIT in papa'> lap while they sang the
morning him, and look over papa's book.
Perhaps he wanted 10 lay his sorry little
head on papa's bosom. ''Sit down on
the cricket, Charlie SAID papa putting
his little boy aside And papa sang on
while a little tear Pcepcd out OF Charles
eye, which he quickly killed with his
dipmlcd li-t.
Papa was going up street before going
to his office. Charlie heard it. He was
ali ears. Couldn't he 70 too "Dar-
ling papa, mnyn't 20 - seizing his faith
er'> biz hand IN both his little hands. and
swinging a halt circle no, no, Char
lie" said mother, papa i in hurry,
and he does not want little bows with
him besides. YOU are not dressed. Your
boots are up -tair~ Il get the boots,
lre cried in Il futtrr Of hope, g;,lIopins to
tl.r door
20 ur\t tim" And the little fellow
went and II, ou the stairs, cryiug di-ap-
po.nicd tears. DO you wonicr
| How Ion. after cannot t,.', but the
little boy next turned up in tnr garden.
I Mother wa- IN the garden luoAi.:- after
her lo-y-. when She heard pat, pat. pat
! behind her. aul looking ruml. there was
/ Charlie with great goblct OF water spill
/ lug al every step Oh la, fresh clean >uIt {:
yr~. and hi- mothers nice rose soap in 1t.
"Mamlna. sad the unconscious Charlie,
''ojo let me, please make bubbles" soap
bubbles hr meant, like those winch de
lighted him at little Mary'> the other
day.
80 Charlie" said his mother, what
u mi~tlucrou~ little boy, Go i'll, 90 in :.
You have wettcd Yourself To the very
skin You Will break the goblet. Soap
bubbles, No. no -
This was too much ior Charlie
Naughty, u.iy mamma" he sand throw
inc down the goblet in a gu>h OF passion
ate excitement. | hate you. do. "
''Charlie ." said mother. srlcvcd to the
quick but Charlie only grew more in
petuous, and stormrd like small hurri-
cane, while mother took him 10y the arm
and led him into the house. lie l. a
terrible child, She said 10 auutic. with
tears in her eyes. ',Wh >lUH | do
Why does he behave - Darling Char
lie . shall have 10 punish him :" and
mother, | am sure, had rather have taken
the scvcrc,t punishment herself
Naughty child :" said auntir lIiu,
Charlie so very naughty lad he not
had crosse, enough to upset him. poor
little fellow Ills morning was rosy
he came down stairs with Il heart full OF
happy love. OF course he had his wants,
little wants. to be sure, vet large ones to
him. and real tuo--wants which cost no
bodv's comturt-innocent wants. crow
ing out of his little lite 4, naturally a>
the appla-bossomS GROW ON the tree. Is
not lie made up OF wants, and THEN
qualification our enjoyment And art
not YOU and vcxcd and trettcd by re-
= curing di-appointmcmt> How wouit
mother herself bear repeat ID demials, cold
. ones too, and quite regardless Of her feel
ings Yet neither mother nor father
meant any wrong; no, no, they loveC
the little fellow dearly; only they forgo
what it was to bc Il child-iorgot wha
large import "No. no." often 50 careless
, " spoken, have To the little creatures, al
whose Joys and sorrows hang upon thei
G verdict.
| Too frequent dcnials. fret, and Otter
l educate bad temper and ill-will in TN
D bosom of little child. What. mus
, children always have their way - as
l some excellent mamma. Well, | an
=, not adv coating any such thing.--Noh
II e,'s -Uagdlme.