Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-06-25

tain that Bob was the thief who stole the
little boxfhl from my study table, although
be BtNfdily denied it ahd nFowed that 1t
was Trotty, who wept and declared her in
nocence. He was caught in the act, Bob
by was, when he had been upon a chair at
the cupboard, wolfng the moist sugar, and
stood confessed before his mother, with the
brown crystals embellishing his cheeks.
i'Ah Bobby, Bobby, you sad boys" e1-
claimed mamma, "what have you been
doingT
sNussingp quoth Bob, sturdily;
''Yeu naughtyLnaughty boy, SAID
mamma ''What did you dowith the sugar
basin ?"
'.Took poon out, said Bob gruAlly.
81 know you did, sir" said mamma,
angrily ''but what else did you do, Ell,
Esir?"
There was pause of few moments,
and then mamma repeated her question Z:
"What else did you do with the spoon,
Bobby?" e 1as.'
s''Put him back again, said Bobby.
am sorry to have to record that Bobby
was not punished for that saccharine theft,
for mamma turned away and laughed,
while when reprimanded for her unmater-
nal behavior andreminded ofthe boy in the
horn-book, who afterward bit off his moth
er's ear because she had not corrected HIM
for theft, she, that is to say, Bobbys
mother, not the thief's, declared that the
story was ''all stuff, and that the boy
Bobby-looked so sticky and comlcal she
could not help it. f-fI --r--i., .e--
That is how the boys are spoiled and
the longer / live the more feel convinced
that mothers should have hand in then
education. -.,.,,,,...... az, zig ...f
We have had SO many little fresh green
queries-so much salad of apiquant flavor
that one has thrust the other from mem
ory. One mite wants to know why it if
that dolls hair never, wants cutting an
other stands like little astronomer, with
widely propping legs; gazing mp into the
blue vault Of heaven, and when asked AZ
what he is looking, says he 'its wonderful
how God could get up there" Again,
another toddles into our country red-Dnck-
ed kitchen, whose floor is as great source
Of pleasure to our red-faced kitchen girl as
the brilliantly blacked stove over whose
lustrous face so many pounds OF plumbago
are expended per annum, while the red
brick floor is carefully washed before break
fast every morning, and swept and sprinl-
led every afternoon in toddles one OF the
small philosophers to stare at the spotted
floor for some time, stoop down and touch
one of the wet patches with a finger, ere
the moisture is absorbed by the soft brick,
and then the bystsnders are with all due
solennnity informed, that the little piece
of importance thinks that "Sarah's tichen
vains." .'>i'h h". @"'t.A
One last little incident, pipuAnt but sad
and this time, too, no shaft of mine, but ot
q, brother fletcher, whose little arrow here
displayed the barb, and made its wound In
displaying something ofthe selfish elements
Of the human heart.
A little sister lay a-dying, and, after due
preparation, and being told wisely, or NOT
that enc was about to be taken away, the
little boy wassearried into the. chamber to
say farewell to the fading blossom, and
gaze upon her with curious, eyes. Then he
said, loudly Z Y 2 = Olf Y6LtlGAc
'7'.Is Milly going awayF'
A"Yes, darling but hush don't speak
80 loud"
N"Is she going up to heavenpp .'r ~
"Yes-yes but don't speak like that.
"And will she never come back any
more ?" this time in whisper.
NO. darling, neyer=7neyer1 You must
say good bye"
4.stAh AIily, Milly, = cried the boy loudly
leaping forward to getto the bedside-''tell
me where you Hid my spade before you
go p'-Once Week. mr.,