The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-03-03
NED'S EXPERIMENT.

well, if there's anything hate, it
is this being eternally bossed round by
some one. It's come here, 60 there, aud
do this from morning till night; one
might as well be galley-slave and
done with it. When Pm a man I'll
have my own way at all hazards; I'll
strike right and left and fight for lib
erty if need be. ,Pahl I'm sick. of be-
ing hedged in. I'd like to knock down
all the fences And Ned Brown knit
his brow aid clenched his hand, as if
about to demolish some obnoxious bar
rier between himself and perfect free
dom of action. z..,. ..,ss. -.
His fair-haired sister Carrie listened
with a disturbed and thoughtful air.
She was Snottunused to her Brothers
moods, and although she loved him
dearly, she considered. him most un-
reasonable specimen Of the masculine
species.r Her blue eyes looked the mild
reproof which her lips were 10th to ut
ter, and Ned, reading her disapproval,
burst forth in fiery Indignation, why
don't you speak, Carrie Brown?why in
the name Of comnon sense put on your
superior virtue aif, and sit as If struck
dumb; speak, l say. u Pa
There was q sensitive qlfiver of the
delicate lips, but strong sense of the
ludicrous triumphed and with twinkle
of the eye, Carrie said: This is, sup
pose. by way OF prelude to your future
grand struggle for liberty. And while
you are getting your way, what is to
become of other peoples ways?, You
mediate turning the tables, suppose,
and instead of being 'bossed' you pro-
pose to- 'boss.'s Is that it q? think
you have begun already, for father
wouldn't have spoken to nae as you did
Just now soc 'qEt' hs snsfoH'~
II beg your pardon, Carrie, said Ned,
with rather a sheepish air, Il didn't
mean to be rude. butyou made me mad.
Now, own up, don't you ever wish you
were your own mistressY ~ a-..
No, never in. the sense in which you
mean, said straightforward, loyal Car
RE. 'One would think, 10 hear you
complain, that father and mother were
apair of fierce dragons, and that your
path was hedged about by unnecessary
restrictions. 4, On the contrary, we are
allowed as much liberty as is consistent
with our duty . to ourselves
and to others. waathinking as you
spoke what would become of the world
if all the people in it were of your way
of thinking. F Father and mother fire.
quently sacrifice their owirinclinations
to,astern sense of duty. ani-they treat
IN with the same considerate politeness
they exact infeturn.'n u :
M 'Whewlthat's a way, Of putting it.
But, really, I'didn't meanstO reflect on
father and mother; they are all right,
,of course,-Athesbest father and mother
In the world. But; after all. we dc
have to walk pretty straight. Now
there's Bill Simpson; he has what cal
liberty, and I'd like to try a few day.
of itsl He does just precisely as HI
chooses, comes and goes at his owl
sweet will. Wouldn't it be jollyl
and Ned tossed up his hat enthusiast
cally. ~. e., 81
But he started in dismay when ;
familiar voice just behind him said
And what sort of q man is this de
licious course of liberty likely to de
velop? am slightly acquainted will
Bill Simpson, and he is not exactly
hiQh-toned youth Excuse me. Ned
for stealing upon you unawares, but
YOU pine for confidential chat wit
4. Carrie, I advise you to speak in lowe
tones and to seek "a more retired spo
than this vine-covered piazza. i wa
reading my newspaper IN the arbol
and couldn't very well help hearin