The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-01-15
Two Sides to q Story.



Why, You naughty, ugly, vicious thing :"
screamed nurse, you've pulled the dishes all
off the table What will your hummer say ?
There-take that "a shake and that Ia slap.
Now go away? You are always up to some mis-
chief, and not as high as the table yet. I'll teach
you how 10 meddle. But comc-come. Don't
cry so. Hush up or I'll tell your hummer. Here
she comes. She"
.sSusanl what's the matter Charlie, dear !!
what have you done? Come to me. There,
don't cry it's all over now. Susan, how did he
do it?
Eyes, mum. he did it he's always up to some
J mischief; and it isn't my fault the best China is
broke and the silver coffee-pot banged in just like
a bandbox that has been set on and the coffee
all over the floor, with the salt and sugar, too.
I See. mum, what he's done, and L Il watchln OF
him all the time and never took my eyes oil him,
and then the minute my back was turned, up be
goes and kitches the table cloth, and OH 1t comes,
and all your nice set with it, and six pieces broke,
and all done a purpose and he's always a max
ing of trouble when We don't know what he's
about. nor can't guess, for he's as sly as a fox,
and | knew he would, for / just took him away
from there, and back he scrabbles again as fast as
he could 90. for he don't know no better, and he
ought to be whipped and gre him something TO
cry for, for I've told him not to touch the table a
hundred times, and I'm glad OF 1t, ana uon L
care if he is hurt, and"
=. Why, Susan SUSAN"
And | don't, mum and he might have been
burned to death a minute ago. for L Just took the
chafng dish off, and then what would have be-
come of your new carpet? lie Will have his hand
in everything that's going, and he can let 1t
alone for the Ii e Of him, and he's just Ike his
father. always trying experiments and wondering
how things would be if they was Il little different
from what they is, and trying OF 1t on, and max
inc a muss Ike his father has i'll the laboratory,
What don't like to see nor smell of nor anybody
else. and nothing but mischief comes of it, and L
a picking up after him all day long, like a chip of
the old block us he is and it's a great pity, too,
for thcms as buys the furniture and clothes and
things, only its 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 4 crying,
for he did it right afOre my very face and eyes,
quick as a fash the minute | told him to come
away"
''Tnere, my dear-Charlie, my dear-hush
ion't cry, my boy, any more. Wipe your tears.
Let me wipe them, and let me look into your
eyes and see how it was"
- Look into his eyes, mum-fddle-sticks =
'ook into your coffee pot and your China and my
iress and your carpet. Look into his eyes! lie
lid it a purpose. l know he did. Look the other
and give him a spanking, say u"
" Susan, be quiet. You are angry. Go down
stairs"
Exit Susan, purple with rage.
II.-THEIR SIDE.
Now. Charlie, look up. You have done some
Mischief
So Charities eyes looked up, half fearful, half
unnv-inaaisitivc, but shy and sorrowlul-and
is what his mother read in them.
Yes, mamma, / did it. But did l do it? l
lidn't know I could do such things. What a ter
ible crash ! | stood up by the chair, andl walked
is straight ms | could over to that great high
able. | didn't tumble down once. The table
vas covered with bright things shining in my
like stars. | could not see what was on it
because it is SO high. Once | sat way up on top
If a chair, and saw things, and had some of them
n my mouth with papa and you. And papa
Ook my finger and wet it in my mouth, and
ouched it to something, and put my finger in my
mouth again, and l eat my finger and it was
weet and good. So | wanted to see something
,ut my eyes only come up TO the edge of the table.
stood on tip-tOc, and ] took hold of the dress of
he table, Just as | take hold of your dress when !
want my dear mamma to take me up in her arms =.
mt the table didn't take me up. So l pulled, just
: | pull on yours when you don't attend and
lie dress of the table began to grow longer, and
ONE off. l thought that was funny, so [ pulled
gain, and it came off some more and then | saw :
II the things coming towards me and look at me
yer the edge of the table. They did not fly q.
way as the pigeons do when We como near them, :
nut they come right towards me. This is such IA s
ueer world. / don't understand it. So | pulled =
gain, and the knives and forks came t~umblIng }
own on the floor, just as you showed Inc how to ,
make my blocks tumble down with a crash. Then ,
usan said, "There nOw-you do that again, if /,
GU dare !" So l pulled again. and down came .
he cups and saucers. and then Susan gave a great 8
cream and frightened me, and the dress OF the :
able came all off, and all the smell came out of +
ne cofee-pot, and L sat down backward into the ,
utter dish. What makes things do SO?
MordI-To hear both sides is essential to JUS
ice. But when children are the ~culprits we :
ever hear IS the other sIde,' unless sympathy ,,
arches for it and interprets it and even then !
ne half is not told. =