The Red Cloud chief., 1883-06-29
A BAD HABIT.


A BAD HABIT.
"Ycs. we had u mos, msgui.c.n,
time at the sociablr. All the people
were perfectly delightful and III. music
was charming and the decorations ju.t
too lovely for anything The rsum Wa,
frightfull, hot. thought was fairly
melted"
Yes, the room was rather warm"
remarked Lucy.
"And ! 90, tired Ia death beforr I;
was over. things dragged ~ drcadfully.
] thought that Glec Club would surely
go on singing all night. And what an
awfully >hrill voice Janet CRANKY has
it really deafcned me. Don't you think
that dress Of her, i, ~horrii-wiIh
t%iounces piled on Nv the dozcn?"
" thought IL had only seven
THE salt must have got INTO the lee
cream. did YOU notice? There Ms
enough in the s~auccrful I ate t. frcze
a whole freezer full. Wasn't that a
splendid bouquet they threw to Su>,
Merton So biz il almost covered her
up"
Indeed quietly exclaimed grand
father, who was sitting near. IL should
like To- have seen il. | have heard oi
the wonderful things florists cons rue;
nowadays with cut flowers. but ] had no
idea they made them 80 large NJ that.
AS what. grandfather asked Ma
bel. pausing before launching into an
other stream Of talk. she having. n. was
usual with her. forgotten her iriiing
words almost a. soon rs uttered
1T must have bcen-wcil. YOU dill
not give the dimensions. my dear. but |
should guess il could not have been les,
than four or five feet in diameter"
What diameter. grandfather
.'Nhy. the diameter of that bouquet
"Hhat bouquet" Mabel Looked be-
wildcrcd.
The one you have been telling
about"
III never told If "A bouquet four or five
feet in diameter. grandfather. You
must be dreaming. sir. ] never saw
such n thing in my life
Then the lady You spoke Of mus, be
very small. dear"
What lady. grandfather
"The lady whose bouquet almos; coy
cred her up"
'1Dh-h-h.' Mabel burst in,oa hearty
laugh. why. grandfather. that's just
my way If talking. .. curse did no,
mean that she had n bouquet a large
as that"
Then why did YOU say 80. Mabel2''
'-Oh. well-mamma does scold me
most outrageously for IL. She saws
exaggerate things horribly, but what
harm does IL do3"
Il am sorry To hear that of your
mother" said the old gentleman. grave
~. Il hal always supposed tina, her
behavior was far within the limits - de-
cency and proprieiy."
my mother. Grandpa. YOU are very
queer TODAY. What DO YOU mean2'
Look in the dictionary for the
definition IL things done in an outraC-
eous manner. dear. ! am only taking
you ut your word. But l am afraid.
Mabel. that Your health will suffer from
the effects Of eating sd much salt.
81 hav'n't been eating salt. grand
father"
Il understood YOU 10 say your ice
cream contained enough salt to freeze q
whole freezer full"
.-Oh. now. grandfather. you are a
most fearful critic.
II shall try not To b. alarming. How
did YOU manage to reduce yourself to =
solid condition SO soon after being
melied?"
.-Oh. I only meant that the room was
> roasting hot"
1T must have been quite a danger
Ous ~place-you were attacked with
deafness. too. you say?-you seem TO be
recovering from it."
"But you know I didn't mean any
such thing"
Then why did you sayit, dear? Was
il trne?'
'.Why-it wasn't 50. Of course"
If il was MOI true. what was it?"
Mabel looked rs if this was a soberer
view of the matter than she wished TO
take.
Ibid you really think the Giee Club
would sing all nigh,?-
mo, sir"
Then. when you said you thought
so did YOU tell the truth? II not what
did YOU tell?" The tears CAM into
Mabels eyes. (,
"Granafsiher. do you think I would
tell an unfuth?" :
NO dear. not Intentionally. but. I
Mabef'-he laid his hand tenderiy on I
her head-"I van you TO think how Z
many things YOU have said in the last
fifteen minutes which are simply sot {
want 10 caution you earnestly l
against indulging in this habit Of loose.
speech am orr to hear /
many young people giving Say TO IT, Q
Il Il vulgar. il Is fooliSh-and II not B
lis direct tendency 10 TO wicked !
ness, for remember. what il not true il
lalsc- And even where careless expre>- =
non does not involve disregard Of truth .
& may be veil 70 reflect that IL 10 heard {
by the Lord. who has assured us that
- for every idle word thss man shall
peak he shall give N account in The
lay Il judgmest-"-Syds<y Dayrs. u