The Benton weekly record., 1881-01-07
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How Clarence Sat Tn.

longer''
Il wish there was no such thing as bed, =
sobbed Clarence. Il always hate to go to
bed. wish were a man and I wouldn't
ever go to bed if didn't like; T would sit
up all the time"
'Why, you foolish little boy, guess
you would soon be sorry enough if you
really couldn't 90 to bed.
'sNo, mamma urged the child, pas
sionately. II wouldn't be sorry Bit, /
know wouldn't; I know it would be Just
the incest thing in the world.'' +@ y
Mamma paused few minutes with the
lamp in her hand, which she had taken to
light him to his pleasant little room that
opened out Of her own, and where CIar-
ence slept, because he was much younger
than either of#lis brothers Or sisters, and
go he was the pet and darling Of them all
Mamma paused-what could she be
thinking Of? She never used to stop to
think Of things, after she started to put
him to bed. Clarence looked up in her
face. His surprise was greater still when
he saw her slowly set the lamp down again
upon the table. Her face was very calm,
but a little grave.
"Well, Clarence" she said, q am SO
tired Of having you make this same trouble
so often, when you are told to go to bed,
that have decided you shall do as you
wish tonight. You need not go to bed.''
@What, not at all ~ exclaimed Clarence,
in "A tone Of delight, Strea1ly true, mamma,
doyou mean [ may sit up al night, this
once?"
''Yes, my son. said his mother, and
she looked just as if she meant it. "You
may sit up all night, since it is such q
dreadful thing to go to bed.'' ~s....
'fOh, isn't it jolly! Thank you, thank
you, mamma. And now, let me sec, what
SHALL I do first? Only to think what a
grand old time ! have to do everything
in!" t&
So the little boy got out his box Of water
colors and occupied himself long time in
coloring some engrayings which his moth
er had given for that purpose. When he
grew tired OF his pictures he took up Il story
book that he liked very much to read over
and over aoain hecausa the words wara all
short and tho lnttnrs u-ara very Largo and
plain, and then the stories were SO nice,
that every time he read one over If seemed
Just is good as the first
While he was reading, his two sisters
left the room, and ~ thev didsso they each
stopped and kissed him goodnight. How
queerit seemed to him to be sitting there
reading. like q big man. after both his sis
sers had gone to bed, Hc reassured him
self by a glance at his brothers. who were
also reading. Indeed, he straighrened
himself considerably in his chair, as he
turned to his book, for wasn't he doing I
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Clarence did noEreturn his mamma j kiss
he wanted 10, but something was in his
throat and If he had tried to. la Was sure
he could not keep from crying. =
w,,an h;s ,nothar haa cone III tried 10
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