The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22

Robbie stopped short in his pleas.
ant exercise and answered, promptly
Chocfit; I want it,
"'Its too early in the morning fol
sweets, said the mother. Robbie
shall hsye it by-and-by.,
MO. Now yelled the boy.
{" made the bonbon disappear into
sulked with finger IN his mouth.
| 'He's a lovely boy Isaid to tie
lilies his uamma's blessing, sht
answered, fondly. Robbie, speak u
r SsNo.1 won't, responded the bless
! like an infantile Bill Sykes.
.'Robbie,' said 1, don't you want to
ride s, pretty pink pony with a blue tail,
"This novel proposition made him
| thoughtful q moment; then, eyeing me
with settled hatred, he answered, mo,
don't;T want choclit.'
| "' Mothers lamb shall have ohoco-
late by.and- by said Mrs. Randolph,
and kissed him in manner perfectly
distractinQ to the man who adored her.
Whereat he grabbed an earring, and
\ cruelty held her graceful head at arm s
length. -. L
{" Robbie, darling, you make mann.
ma cry she said, persuasively.
| {" The young pirate held on, however,
until his Uncle Russell caught the little
arm and shook it, with Hi! hi! young
rascal, let CO.
BE careful; don't hurt him. said
Mrs. Randolph, with great warmth and
decision.
won't leggo! won't leggor screamed
Robbie, until the yelling. struggling
mass of embroidery, bare knees and
| yellow curls was handed over to Marie,
the bonnie, who carried it up stairs.
Robbie WON'T Robbie won'tr reach
ing us in grateful diminuendo.
Mrs. Randolph and took stroll by
the lake. MY little son is very nervous
and sensitive she remerked. .but very
| affectionate.'
"' And such q child is a treasure when
| properly governed I ventured,. with
discreet emphasis.
"He has meyer been punished she
said. sHisspirit sha'n't be broken
Certainly not. but Z: little whole
some restraint -
mo she broke IN, With decision.
he doesn't need it. He's darling
child, and my only comfort. - 80
80 The Gttle fierceness of motherhcod
wAs svefF; ;becoming, after all, 70 such Z
pxSffGWoman, and that May day passed
mSf f4l1Asant dream. TO Be sure, Il
~sS 6eoken occasionally by :. s.ssepiciop
of nightknnSe in the shape of Robbie,
who, except for the one moment when
he grabbed the coveted : chocht. re-
garded mo with steady disfAvor. ~
"'He'H be 50 affectionate when he's
once acqusinted., the mother said.
". Kiss me, Robbie, DEAR / ven
tured.z III -. ID = y, '.as' q
"Hit yer, answered the baby ruff
fan. #--
"Oh. no. coaxed mamma; give the
nice gentleman pretty, pretty Hss.' s
"The nice gentleman approached
cautiously. but not cautiously enough.
Robbie delivered a well-aimed blow di-
rectly between my eyes. 81
Next morning we all started in a
travelling carriage for the passage of
the Simplon. The vehicle was roomy
for the four of us and Robbie besides.
mother was so fond. that Robbie
nurse held something of q sinecure.
Now there's nothing that so favors a
rapid intimacy as travelling by carriage.
There's the proximity, the lack of cere-
kin, the walk up hill. the flower to be
plucked, the little accident, the boot or
shawl to be adjusted, the rude jostle,
the readily granted pardon. Why, you
are old friends in day. felt myself
lucky. But / reckoned without Robbie.
| 1t seems, as an inducement to be
washed and dressed, his mother had
told him he should see Swiss chalet
"a pretty little chalet, way up ON the
high mountain Two minutes after
our start Robbie began in this fashion;
"'Mam-ma, wantersee the chalet.
.By-and-by. my love-
--'s' Robbie wantersee the chalet
now
"sRobbie must ride up on the big
mountains first
"No; n-o-w;' and Robbie squirmed
about on his mothers lap like lively
young eel.
Hes nervous explained Mrs. Ran
dolph; he couldn't eat breakfast, it
was so early. Robbie, want piece OF
breadP'
".No; want ice-keam.'
tains.' s
Want cha-lets, them
"'Sit still, my pet
e "s Ice-k-e-a-mr then q prolonged
whine, and Robbie began to throw him
self violently from side to side against
the doors of the carriage.
scsHold the door, dor said the mann
ma to her brother; and Hold the door,
please to me; so the youngster flung
about in comparative safety. This ex.
ercise he repeated at short intervals Q
hundred times during the day.
".Your boy is dreadfully spoiled,
Adelaide Russell ventured to say, and
Mrs. Russell suggested it was time to
take that child in hand But Mrs
Randolph argued, Robbie isn't well to
day. and 'all bright children are rest.
less and Robbie has too much brain; !
and she becomes SO spirited it seemed
wiser not to court discussion.
'Tm told there's fine scenery on the
Simplon Pass. don't know. 1 re-
member being thumped, and hearing 9
whining cry of Robbie wantersee 8
Chalet They say there are fine ST
Bernard dogs up at the Hospice. Tn
sure of that, for Robbie tried to hau
out the tongue of one good-natured
great fellow, who tipped the little boy
/ over with his great paw. and terrified
Mrs. Randolph. / believe there are
torrents, and precipices, and gorges
and white mountain peaks; but
couldn't see them, for, as q matter O
sen-protection, had to keep my eye.
on Robbie. That there were deeply
] colored flowers, thick as carpeting ovel
/ the meadows, 1 can be reasonably Ger
tain, for gathered a pretty bunch fol
Mrs. Randolph; and Robbie. saying
Mamma SAINT take nassy mans Towers,
tore them all to pieces.
"Just before we reached 1sella
which in normal mental condition
would have struck me as a picturesque
spot, Robbie was shown a chalet.
| "Now, thought 1, there'n be peac'
on that score. But no; there was q new
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