The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-06-03
A Plea for the Little Ones.
BY RoSELLA RICE.


was at Cousin Clemmies for tea the
other evening. Everything was very
nice; brown bread and white biscuit, and
such good sweet butter, and honey, and
canned fruit that had all the glory and
the freshness of the balmy October can
ned with it; jellies, custard and cake,
and the table was set with Clem's best
ware and fine table linen She appeared
little flushed and worried, and her
eyes were unusually bright and spark
ling; / noticed this and felt sorry as l
always do when l see hostess over anx-
lous and not at ease. Cousin Clem is
good woman and noble mother; she
wants to bring up her children in the
way in which they should go-that was
one reason why she had them to eat at
the first table She wants they should
learn chow to do as Polly Lawton says
of well-bred people.
Before we left the table, her little four
years old, Harry, said to me, II like to
have you tome to our house; l wish
you'd tome every day"
THANK you, my little man" said l
iattered by his words "why do you like
to have me come? Is it cause 1 love
little boys and tell stories to them ?"
Eyes, a little bit that, and more'n that,
too, said he, grinning all over and show
ing his " hite millz-teeth like to have
ye tome toz we dit to grinl1 out O. the
doblets an eat with the pretty dishes"
Oh, dear, l felt so sorry l know
cousin was mortified beyond expression,
for she looked the ''eokor of the dolphin
when it dies" Now I don't expose Glenn
mie when l tell this for not one of you
ever saw her. l tell it not because l like
gossip, or want to be chatty or meddle-
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beautiful things ministered unto which
is in the heart of every little child Dear
baby Harry when company" was not
with them he drank out of a coarse yel-
low-white mug minus handle. Why,
the creamiest milk in the world wouldn't
taste as good to him as would sparkling
water from a crystal gobletl How
child loves to put the pretty glass to its
Hps-how it admires and appreciates
bright teaspoon and new and clear and
glistening table ware!
If you would have your child love the
beautiful and pure and exquisite, let him
be brought in daily contact with beauti
ful things. Let his clothes be neat and
pretty, too; don't let his little everyday
panties be baggy and ill-fitting and faded;
don't let the little dear have to stand up
and be measured by other little ones, as
old ''rag-tag," or old "rag picker" or
''peddler," when a smart clean apron
every morning would save his sensitive
ness and good temper. This can be done
and no pride fostered, or no bad princi
pie strengthened. Calico is so cheap now
that there is no excuse for lack of sensi-
BILE little garments. And if you would |
have your wee ones learn polite.and |
pretty ways, accustom them daily to the |
frequent use of such things as we call |
''the best the house affords" Don't save
for company perhaps for those who
care nothing for you-and treat your
family to the rude and old and coarse
and ugly things. If they are dear to you
and you love them, prove it by your con
duet. Make beautiful the home pic
lures that all through their lives will
'fadeless hang on memory's wall