The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-16
JUVENILE COLUMN.
MAMIE AND EDDIE
,R. THE LAST QUARREL.


Oh! dear! groaned little Mamie Arm
strong, throwing her doll disconsolately to
the ground, and glancing up angrily at her
mischievous brother, who was standing
behind her chair, amusing himself by tick
ling the back of her neck with straw,
can't you let me be Z"
For a reply Eddie only laughed, and
tickled her q second time.
Mamma! Mamma! at last screamed
Mamie thoroughly aroused, as her brother,
for the third time resumed his mischievOus
occupation /; will you please make Eddie
| stop!
"What is he doing, dear, anything to
annoy you 2" inquired Mrs. Armstrong.
Yes, ma'am, he's teasing me and think
he's just as ugly as he can be! answered
the exasperated child, and covering her
face with her little hands, the angry sobs
burst suddenly forth.
There! Mamie, there" whispered the
now repentant Eddie, as he quickly threw
his arms around her and endeavored in
vain to allay the storm he had provoked.
Don't cry, I'm 80 sorry teased you, come
give me kiss and let's make friends.
l shan't do anything of the kind, you
ugly, hateful boy-Let me go, or I'll scream
as loud as 1 can answered Mamie, and
suiting the action to the word she began to
scream at the top of her voice.
"Why, Mamie, Mamie ~ interposed her
mother in a displeased voice, II am really
ashamed of you and very muchgrieved to
think that any little girl of mine should
behave in such silly, ridiculous manner.
Now, kiss your brother at once, and tell
him how sorry you are for what you have
said, or I shall be obliged to punish you.
And you, Eddie, say to Mamie that you too
are cory for what you have done, and
promise to me that you will never allow
yourself to tease her again. Come now,
do as tell you," and glancing from one to
the other, she waited for them to comply
with her request.
For an instant Eddie hesitated and seem
ed about to do as he had been desired, but
one glance at the angry face of his sister
put bis good resolution to flight and he re-
NAMED standing where he was.
Mamie paid no attention to her mothers
earnest request, her angry passions had so
completely mastered her.
just at this moment Mrs. Armstrong was
called to the drawing room, leaving the
two children alone together. For few
minutes, not q word was said, then, as if
the fires of passion had attained additional
intensity by the short silence, the quarrel
again commenced. Mamie opened her
bosom to her doll and told it how she hated
naughty boys who did not know how to
behave themselves. Eddie, having no doll
to speak to, delivered his opinions to the
wall, showing clearly how he despised girls
who wouldn't let boy touch them and
would cry and run off and tell tales.
Mamie growing more and more angry at
every word Eddie said, burst forth in al
most hysterical tones: ~
"There! wish yon never were my bro
Their; wish never had q brother.
al wish you never had" replied Eddie,
Laughing more provokingly than ever.
Oh, dear! at last she cried in the parox-
ism of her rage, wish L was dead, ana
then you'd be sorry"
Mrs. Armstrong entered the room at this
moment and understanding at once, how
matters stood, ordered Eddie to his room
there to remain till dinner time, and sent
Mamie to her own chamber.
When Mr.. Armstrong came to dinner he
seemed annoyed by Eddie's absence. The
first bell Eddie had heard, but did not wish
to answer, and it was rang second time.
He finally came in, making as much noise
as possible and seemingly resolved to show
his bad temper. He put his elbows on the
table and commenced to beat loud tattoo
on his plate; until his father in a stern
voice said 60 Take your elbows off the ia
BILE, SIR"
AS if animated by the very spirit of mis-
chief itself, Eddie had no sooner obeyed
this order than he commenced scraping his
feet very loud on the floor.
His father, Immediately turning to him,
said: "Go to your room, sir, and remain
there the rest of the afternoon. A boy who
knows not enough to treat his mother and
sister with proper respect, shall never sit at
this table; go, Sir J"
After dinner, which had been eaten in
silence and sadness by all, MIR. Armstrong,
knowing nothing of the quarrel and re-
mem bering that the children had been in
vited to spend the evening with their aunt
turned to Mamie and said, in a tone which
he tried to make cheerful: "Come, puss,
get on your hat and jacket, and myself
will take you to your Aunt Sarah's; truly
| it would be shame to make you lose all
your pleasure by staying at home, just be-
cause your brother has taken it into his
head to be naughty boy to-day"
Mamie would have refused had she been
able, but she saw that, if she did so, she
would have been obliged to tell her father
all that had happened.
She found her aunt and little cousins all
anxiously waiting for them, and, though
they did everything in their.power to make
the time pass pleasantly, it was evident .,
heart. When they asked her why Eddie
did not come, poor Mamie did not know
what to say, and as she stood, trying to
think of some excuse to give for his alb
sence, his image, seated in his little room,