Morris tribune., 1880-07-01
MIR. BODIES THEORY.
BY AUNT MARCIA.

Mr.. Bodies experience Win regard 10
children was somewhat limited, which,
accounted for his gigantic throes upon
their management, and he used to re-
mark to his wife:
81 do not intend to have Bobby curbed
and pruned until his individuality is
merged into that of our own. Most
children one sees are exact copies of
their progenitors."
"Well, since they are little imitators,
who else would you have Bobby copy,
if not ourselves?" questioned she.
81 would have him as near as possible
what God made him; his talents and
natural bent studied and followed; no
coercion; no supervision. His own good
sense will rectify whatever is wrong"
"All very well, Mr.. Bodle, as far as it
goes. If it does not interfere with whole
some discipline, self-control is the first
thing would have him taught"
eyes, and crush his proud young spirit
in the bud, Whoever saw young
blooded colt curbed and bitted at the
first, I should like to know, aud what
sort of an animal it would make"
The immortal Bobby" was just out
of long clothes, and it was Gecreed that
he was old enough to occupy high
chair at the ancestral board. According
ly the young gentleman celebrated the
event by upsetting his mothers tea,
breaking his own especial crockery, while
searching for the natural laws of gravity,
and ending by elevating both feet to the
same altitude as his fathers plate, very
much to the disgust of Mamma Bodle,
who ventured mild reproof. But it
was nipped in the bud by her husband.
''Take no notice of it, Mary" he said,
in stage whisper. 81 will buy him a
tin plate and cup that he can't injure.
only keep his mind occupied and inter-
ested, and he will forget these little
naughty things"
The bright tin cup and plate were pur-
chased, and appreciated by Bobby as if
new silver, and at once turned into
drums and cymbals, and the air SO filled
with the dire music that the voices OF
the Bodies were drowned in the din
Still his father would not have him In.
cerrupted, very much to the disgust of
nurse Bridget, who declared to the cook
that her heart was "broke intirely by the
bye"
"Shr--e, afther breakin' his lovely cha.
ny-set he was never contint, but thrums
the life out O. the whole house wild the
ornary tin things, and thin me ould back
things afther him."
Mr.. Bodies sister Grace came with hel
little Charley to make them visit, and
Master Bobby was in ecstacies. He
seemed to think that his cousin had
been created for his especial amusement
and lorded it accordingly until the poor
little visitor bore the marks of battle in
the shape of scratches from Bobby'i
nails, and bites from his teeth, until hi
mamma was forced to demonstrate.
Brother" said she, why don't yor
govern that child? Why, he is terrible
Thereupon Mr.. Bodle aired his pecu
liar ideas on the subiect.-Other people
might do as they liked, but he would no
have his child dwarfed and ruined by
laws and penalties.
"Fiddlesticksp was the reply. dom
be fool, James. Depend upon it, if yor
do not control that child the world win
You must remember that he will have tx
deal with generation of people, if hi
lives to manhood, and they are not go
ing to coax and wheedle him through
life"
" expect when he grows old enough
to reason that he will learn what is re
quired of him."
Perhaps, but mark my words: it vii
be information gained by many hare
rap, and many bitter lesson that shoult
have been taught him with love ant
firmness at his parents knee. You cal
my Charley pattern child, because m.
ightest word, or even look, Is obeved.
assure you in temperament and dispose
ton he is like your child, hut / begal
the discipline in the cradle, and the re
suit is that instead of an unruly ittl
animal he is what you acknowledge hir
to be, dear, obedient little fellow. a
happy as your own-indeed. more So
and just as bright"
"All You sa sister, about Charley
true; yet as men my system will prov
you to bewrong."
Children learn to understand yer
much earlier than we think, and Maste
Bobby Bodle took advantage of his faith
er's theory and behaved like little Tur
sAat dinner that day. He screamed fo
the milk cup, yelled for the castor, tire,
his bread and butter at Bridget, pulle
Charley's hair, and wound up his prt
ceedings by hitting his father squarel
In the eye, by throwing his teaspoon
closing that member completely and err
ating the most dire dismay and conf
sion.
Mr.. Bodle had an appointment to a
that evening; was to lecture before q
arietocratic association, and had gotte
himself up extensively for the occasion
But when the truth dawned upon hi
that If he fulfilled the engagement