The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-18
Two Sides to a Story.
I.-OUR SIDE.

thing!" screamed nurse you've pulled
the dishes all off the table. What will
your hummer say? There-take that I!
a shake]; and that "a slapl. Now, go
away! You are always up to some mis-
chief, and not as high as the table yet. I'll
teach you how to meddle. But come
come. Don't cry so. Hush up or I'll
tell your hummer. Here she comes.
Sh-"
"Susanl what's the matter? Charlie,
dear, what have you done? Come to me.
There, Cont cry its all over now. Susan,
how did he do it,"
"Yes, mum, he did it; he's always up
to some mischief; and it isn't my fault the
best china is broke and the silver coffee
pot banged in just like bandbox that has
been set on; and the coffee all over the
| floor, with the salt and sugar too. See,
mum, what he's done, and l watchin' of
| him all the time, and never took my eyes
off him, and then the minute my back was
turned, up he goes and kitches the table
cloth, and off it comes, and all your nice
set with it, and six pieces broke, and all
done purpose; and he's always a
making of trouble when we don't know
what he's about, nor can't guess, for he's
as sly as a fox, and / i,new he would, for
he scrabbles again as fast as he could go,
for he don't know no better, and he ought
to be whipped and giue him something to
cry for, for I've told him not to touch the
tablSa hundred times, and I'm glad of it,
and don't care if he ia hurt, and"
"Why, Susan Susanp'
"And don't, mum and he might have
been burned to death q minute ago, for
just took the chatting dish off, and then
what would have become of your new
carpet? He aoiU have his hand in every
thing that's going, and if there's nothing
going he'll set it a going, and he can't
let it alone for the life of him, and he's just
like his father, always trying experiments,
and wondering how things would be if
they was little different from what they
is, and trying of it on, and making muss
like his father has in the laboratory, what
l don't like to see nor smell of nor any
body else, and nothing but mischief comes
of it, and | picking up after him all day
long like chip of the old block as he is
and it's a great pity, too for thems as buys
the furniture and clothes and things, only
| it's none of my business, and don't care,
only my new dress is all creased with the
cream; but never mind me while he's a
crying, for he did it right afore my very
face and eyes, quick as flash the minute
/ told him to come away"
There, my dear-Charlie, my dear
hush don't cry, my boy, any more. Wipe
your tears. Let me wipe them, and let
me look into your eyes and see how ii
was"
"Look into his eyes, mum-fiddle- sticks
look into your coffee-pot and your
china and my dress and your carpet. Look
| infO TTa
he did. Look the other way, and give him
a spanking, say L."
Susan, be quiet. You are angry. &c
down stairs"
Exit Susan, purple with rage
n.-THEIR SIDE.
"Now, Charlie, look up. You have
done some mischief"
So Charles eyes looked up, half tear
full, half funny-inquisitive but shy and
sorrowful-and this is what his mother
read in them:
Yes, mamma, I did it. But did do il
1 didn't kno0 I could do such Minqs. What
terrible crash! i stood up by the chair
and | walked as straight as | could owe,
to that great, high table. / didn't tumble
down once. The table was covered with
bright things shining in my eyes like
stars. / could not see what was on it be.
cause it is so high. Once / sat way
upon top of a chair, and saw things and
had some of them in my mouth with papa
and you. And papa took my finger and
wet it in my mouth, and touched it tc
something, and put my finger in my
mouth again, and | ate my finger and Il
was sweet and good. So / wanted to see
something; but my eyes only come up to
the edge of the table. | stood on tip-toe
and / took hold of the dress of the table
just as | take hold of your dress when
want my dear mamma to take me up in her
arms but the table didn't take me up. So ]
pulled, just as pull on yours when you
don't attend; and the dress of the table
began to grow longer, and come off.
thought that was funny, so pulled again
and it came off some more; and then
saw the things all began to come toward
me and look at me over the edge of the
table. They did not fly away as the pig
cons do when we go near them, but they
came right toward me. This is such q
queer world. / don't understand it. So !
pulled again, and the knives and forks
came tumbling down on the floor, just as
you showed me how to make my blocks
tumble down with crash. Then Susar