The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-12
CIusLDREN's COLUMN.
The Prctticst Mother.

The PrciticsI Mother.
\ very strange matter to contend about,
wasn't it! | must tell you what caused the
dispute.
Jeanettcs mother had bought new
cloak, sal covered thick with spangles,"
so the little girl informed her friend Bertha,
as they we're going to school one morn
ing.
"My mothers having her old one made
over" replied Bertha "but she isn't going
TO ,ut any spanglcs on it; they're too
hgh.'
"My mothers cloak shines beau. IT, fnl.
w." remarked jeanette proudly.
Bertha's mothers cloak didn't shine at
all. Moreover, it was not destined to shine,
as the little girl knew all too WELL She heard
them say at home only the day before, that
the old galloon trimming must go on again.
For moment she was speeches, over.
whelmed
Only for moment, ho~evcr. Her spir-
its were something like India-rubber-al-
ways ready for bound.
''My mothers handsome enough without
spangles,' said she, in satisfied tone
SOS mine," replied Jeahette, warmly.
"Mine's prettier."
sob, what story"
''She is. She's got the prettiest eyes"
why, Bertha Kent, my mother eyes
are just as jet black as they can be-
Bertha hadn't the least idea of the color
of her mothers eyes She only knew that
they were good eyes, pleasant TO look
upon.
81 don't care, said she, with spirit, "my
mothers eyes are the beet, and she never
wears spectacles, either,'
That's nothing. Some kinds of specta.
cles are stylish. Aunt Hattie says So"
Bertha didn't know what "stylish meant,
SO she did not attempt to dispute that
point.
"My mothers hair is the prettiest, any
way and she doesn't have to tic it on, Ell
Their
Here she seemed to admit of no contra
dction. Nevertheless she had it.
''llair which ties on is n great deal
nicer"
oh! don't believe it..
sit is, Aunt Hattie says you can't make
your head look real stylish without some
thing tied on.
Again that word Belthas mother never
talked of what was stylish. She sometimes
spoke of what was pretty, but more often of
what was serviceablc. So, as said before,
the little girls mind had been allowed to
remain in lamentable state of ignorance
upon very important matter.
"Well," said she, after pause, "my
mothers got the handsomest face, at any
rate"
,'O.-h she hasn't
'She has"
''She hasn't, either"
"She has, too"
Both little girls were becoming angry.
do not know what might have been the
result of the discussion, if Charlie Wins
low mad not happened along just then. He
was whistling very loud, but that did not
prevent his hearing the excited voices Of
his little schoolmates. He stopped.
whats the matter?"
isn't my mother pretticr than hers?"
Hasn't mine got the handsOmest eyes p
Isn't my mothers face the prettiest?'
''Don't you think hair which grows on
your head is the best?"
Charlie laughed.
(Which mother do you think is the pret.
tiest!" inquired Jeanettee, impatiently.
'Mine," replied Charlie, pickering up
his lips for another whistle.
''But we wasn't talking about yours
said Bertha.
mo. explained jeanette; 'we are talk
ing of our two mothers-hers and mine.
Which of them do you think is the pref
tiest?"
"Mine," replied the young gentleman,
decisiyely; ''shes twice as handsome az
either of en-" Then he puckered un hi.
lips again, and walked off.
Jeanette and Bertha looked at eacl
other
~ don't see how he can think his moth
er's pretty" said Jeanette
"Nor either" replied Bertha; "som,
of her teeth grow cIossways.
"And her nose is kinder crooked
$50 1t is."
''She never does her hair up any sort o
away"
"She's only got little spec, too"
GLOW funny Of him to say she's hand
some"
Both the children laughed heartily, for
getting their own dispute in their amuse
ment
'Shes good, though sand Bertha, a
length. "Don't you remember, when Rob
bic Lenox cut himself with that knife, HOY
she tied his finger up, and gave him an ap
ple?"
eyes, know and she plays all sorts q
nice games with Charlie after supper. IL
has good time"
"Perhaps that's why he thinks she's s
awful pretty"
"PcrhapS so
There was thoughtful pause.
'P-raps all the boys and girls think thei
mothers are pretty"
"P-raps they do.
Another pause.
"P-r-aps that's the reason we think on
mothers are the prettiest."
"P-r-aps it's"
"But my mother is very handsom,
truly"
"So's mine"
"Come over this afternoon, and we II CT
out some waterproofs for our dolls. Moth
er's got great piece left" said Jeanette
abruptly changing the subject.
Bertha promised. Peace was fully r.
stored. Both felt that the disputed quei
ton had somehow settled itself, and bot
were satisfied with the decision Mary
bartlett, in Christian Register.
The Inaian Commissioners Explair
The Indian commissioners think the
have been misrepresented in the dispatch'
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