The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-22

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ders to represent the desired plaything,
until she grew pale.
ave lodged at Isclla, and by chance my
room adjoined Mrs. Randolph's. Robbie
always slept by his mamma, being too
precious to be trusted to the bonnie.
1.-THE young tyrant's first demand on
being undressed was, Tell Robbie TO-
ries.'
avery well, said the patient mother.
There was an old woman who
"'Lived in a shoe. Don't like that
wWho killed cock robin, them!
"'Don't like that
"'Well, there was a good little boy, and
his name was Robbie, and he was sleepy,
| and
"'No, amt Sleepy; don't wantcrgote:r
bed;' and so on for an hour or more, until
my blood boiled to think of that gentle,
loving, mistaken little mother under the
heel of that baby monster. Then and
there formed plan that should bring her
peace and comfort and the boy welfare.
"Next day the small tourist was fresh at
the old cry of 'cha-lets and ice keam' and
want chOclit'; but l could regard him
calmly, for'I had my plan. | watched for
the chance of carrying it out, but none Of
fered until we reached the pretty town OF
Brieg. Approaching the place, we passed
wheat fields strewn thickly with the bright
est corn-howers. These Robbie coveted.
Want towers! want towers = he yelled.
Arrived at Brieg, where we to stop
over night, l proposed taking Robbie back
into the fields we had passed to pluck the
flowers.
"He mounted my shoulder with condo
scending tyranny and trotted along half
a mile, talking merrily, then set the little
chap down among the wheat and peoples
and bluets lie grabbed right and left,
until he had as many as he could hold, then
| proposed to carry him back to mamma.
He wouldn't 90. He would sit down on
the damp ground and kick and dirty his
face. He raised cry for more flowers
then, Robbie want ice keamN then 'choc-
lit then grand medley Of all the cries
together,
"A moment I looked toward Brieg, to
make sure we were not followed, then |
held Robbie firmly by his shoulder, looked
into his blue eyes, and said, now, my little
fiend III give you something that's good
for YOU
"There was slight disturbance of Rob
bies dainty embroidered skirt, short, sharp,
cracking sound among the wheat stalks.
Five minutes later / carried back to Brieg
silent little boy with pair of very as
tonished eyes, rather pinkish about the lids,
and gave the pretty follow, with his hands
full of flowers, into his mothers arms.
GAIL the rest of the day Robbie was an
gelc. Silent, obedient, not word OF
'chalets or choclit.' But he was curious
ly observant of me, following me with his
eyes everywhere.
"'What good boy Robbie is!-a little
angel said Mrs. Randolph.
"'Never saw him behave decently be-
fore, remarked Russell.
AT supper he ate his bread and milk
| quietly, and watched me over every spoon
| full; then he kissed everybody goodnight
and went off dutifully to bed, holding his
mammals skirt.
GAS | happened to pass Mrs. Randolph's
room, and the door stood wide open, | stop
ped to remind her that we were all going
for walk but she had her back toward
the door, and didn't see me. So | stood q
moment watching her. The child was un-
dressed, all the yellow curls tumbling on a
white night gown; his pink feet bare; his
eyes wide and thoughtful. The mother was
enjoying the unaccustomed peace. She
kissed the boy, and made him kneel at her
feet.
"'Now Robbie say his prayers
81 never saw anything half as lovely as
the mother and child that night.
"'God bless mamma
"'Mamma,' he repeated.
"And uncle and auntle.
"Uncle and auntie.'
"And Mr.. Lane, the nice gentleman
"She put my name in her childs prayers !
| Why, Ford, my heart gave a great exul-
tant bound; but suddenly it stood still
"'Mamma, said Robbie's shrill little
voice, that nice genelman gived me sum-
i'm
"'What, my darhng-howersH
"'Sumfn else.
"'Chocolatel'
"'Sumfn else.
"'What then, my lamby
81 dunno and he looked puzzled; then
frightened up with, but show 90, nam
ma
"The little man was conveniently dressed
for the pantomime he undertook, and to dc
him Justice, it was thoroughly well done
He began with my guilty glance toward
Blieg; he delivered the words, Nov, my
little fiend, give 90 sumfn that's good fol-
co. with tragic effect; then he whisked NJ
the night-gown, and applied Though more
lightly than his model the time-honoreo
remedy for aughtiness. He added, And