, 1873-03-23
"E. H.'s' New BooI---Tho
Story Of Blue Eyes.
Breaking the Naturalization Of Schools
..-The Republic Of Family.
" Boys Not Allowed "--.Wanted, q
Home.

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won her 30 wide a circle Of admirers-ha
| Home Matters" (Roberts Bros,, Boston Jan
sen, McClurg Co., Chicago-) The talks ar
crisp, chatty little essays on all eorts O
domestic, social, aud literary themes; and tn
first nine Of them are pleas for the prevention
Of cruelty to children, who are, IN the light O
the high and tender humanity Of hor code, Ger
tainly the most cruelty abused OF ali animals
s* a. H." talks are not idle theorizing, for plain
! II the writer knows whereof she speaks I'll,
first three articles, Oh *The Inhumanitics O
Parents" may be startling to rigid disci
plinarians; but even the sternest cannot reat
tho story Of Blue Eyes without sympathy for tht
miniature trials that to her wcro mountainous
| This is
THE STORY or blue EYEs,
as II. Fl. tells it to Blue Eyes' mother:
It was Of those ineffable mornings when thrill
Of delight and expectancy alls the air one felt tla
eTerJ appointment Of the dny must ba unlike those
oteE days-must be festive, ruet help tho white
how like the morning itself you looked you stood in
the doorway, IN fresh white muslin Dress with layeu.
der ribbons. said, Oh, e1travagance! For break
fast!'
Il know. !" you ssio; but tho day enchnnt
tng, ! could not make Up ny mind to wear anythng
nursery broke out and both ran to tho spot There
stood little Blue Eyes, in storm f temper With ona
s'na foot on cru1nped mass Of plnk cambria on tho
explained that Miss would not have her pink frocf
because it not quito coan- sit is all dirty, man.
ma and don't *Ant to put It on! You've got on q
nice white dress why can't II"
You are IN the main kind mother, and you do not
Ike TO give little Blue Eyes pain 30 you knelt down
and have On tho gown Mary had ssid, but that ehe
should have pretty white apron, which would hide
The spots; And Blue Eyes, being only 8 years old,
and of A loyiuU NATURE hart tear
septed s tho vs 9nes9aael. espeaen .ed to forget
piazza, chtrp!cg like little Bird BY this time the
quality OF fhs morning had stolen like wine into
our bratns and you exclaimed, We will have break
It And in another instant you were lifting back
and FORTH helping the rather ungraeous Bridget
out the breakfast~table, With its tempting array
have ny Nttlo ,easet On uts table besido your btg
tab!p! o. let me- let mel" and she fairly quyercd
With excitement: You hoaitated. How watched souI
But 1t was lstle late. Bridget already rather
Cross; The toa-set WAS packed in boz AMI up On d
make bridget any more trouble; but'Escens The
tears coming Again. sou san have some real tea In
p.pa's big gilt cup, and another time you shau have
your tes-ees when We have brcaklaat hero again."
As said before, you are lind mother and you nado
tho denial as easy to be borne a. COULD and Buo
Eyes again pacited, satisfied onl5 bravey max
ing the best Of it. and 50 we had our breakfast: a
breakfast to be remembered too But for tho other
time" which you had promised to Blue Eyes; how
ings aud breakfasts come, and that Il was vell she
would forget all about IT. After breakfast,-you re-
ssyas eo* !. se to sss
girls waik down to the station With mo- both os you"
S n bad n9s s1 Ey 4sa
too, mam1ns!' Then you remembered her boots:
"oh, my darling" you said, kissing her, for you
dew will spoil them; sud It is not worth while to
change them, shall be back In few minutes.'
n+A rff Enra hftSr
on the doorstep, md tshtng bel In lny LIP, whispered
ps {Ba asas com. ons called
dear papa. "Passy womb mind. BE good girl, pue-
both love little Blue Eyes dearly.
9 n r. H. eesys ny o0Gts are too
TUNED back t7ice to look at the child and kissed your
" The King Of the Golden River" did not rouse her
shs aid nos van. 'tes she did not xsn. me- sas
walk between you to the station, With her little hands
In yours1 God grant tho day may not come when you
will he heartbroken because 5ou can never lead her
any more!
She asked some questions Hhue you we're gone,
which,you remember rcpe,ed to you. Sho hsfed me
could not put on the dresses they liked best; and
II mamma did not look beautiful In that pretty white
and s.d h she could ds ep hiye ~ hid her
my coffce in one Of her cups. Gradually she grew
happier, and began to tel about her great wa1ou,
shich had eyes that could ahut; which kept in
trunk because she too little, said, to play
very much With 1t now but she guessed mamma would
st her have II to-day; aug Ia 40. think so7 Aaa! IL |
ferS thing you would be certain to do, to swecen the
10y, which had begun 10 sadly for poor little Blue
E5es.
It seemed very long to her before 5ou camo back,
md she was on the point Of asking for her dolly
'oon as you appeared but whispered to her to walt
1p 10 your room,-that lovely room with tho bay win
low to the east there you sat- IN your dress sur
nth s So al
n involuntary admiration "what arc you doing?"
fou said that you we're going to mako an afghan, and
he thought Of touching your nending but were going
o luxutste in the worsteds. Some time passed III |
oEtng the coloIs and deciding On ths eon5asts hnd
remembered afterward how patiently ehe stood stil
saittug and whiting for gap between our words that
he need not break the law against tnterruPng with
Please, mamma, let me have my wax dolly to play
'ith this morning. I'll et right here on the 1oor by
ou and auntie, and not hurt her enc ott Oh please
You always mcan to be very kind mother, and you
poke IS gently and lovingly Is It Is possible to speak
ihen you replied
"oh, Pussy, mamma is too busy to get It she can't
ct up now. You can play with your blocks, and with
our other dolies, just IS well; that's good Little
Probably, II Blue Eyes bad gone on imploring, you
'ou!d have laid your worstets down, and given her
ae dolly for you lore her dearly, and never mean to
nike her unhappy. But neither you nor Tere pre-
ared for what followed.
"roure naughty, ugly, hateful mammal fon
ever let me do any thing and wish you were deau!
7h such burst Of screaming and tears that We we're
9th frightened. You looked, ~ well you might. |
at such words from your only child.
ou took her awny and when you came back, you |
led, and said you had whipped her severely aud you
ID not know what you should do With child Of such
f7ghtful temper.
Such an outburst that, just becaute told her,
the geaeet way possible, TINT hhc could not havo
aythtng! It Is terrible I"
Then said some words to you, which you Thought
ere untust asked you in what condition your own
.rves would have been by 10 o'clock that morning ,
your husband {who had, In one view, much better
ght to thart your harmless destres than you had to
wart your chids since you In the full underatand-
g Of maturity, gave yourself into his hapd8) bad III
cad OF admr5ng your pretty white dress told you 10
more prudent, and not put IT on had told you It
ould be nonsense to hare breakfast out on the
azza aud that he cold not wait for you to walk to
station with him. You ead that the ctses Tero not
all parallel and replied hotly that that E1s very
10. for those matters would haTc been to yon | +
n.y. the comparative tridcs Of one short day, and
aud htre nade you only little croes and uncom- u
rtahe; whereas to little Blue Eyes they we're the all
desires OF tho hour, which. to child In q
oubie, al1nys looks as It could come to en
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