The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-12
CRUELTY TO PARENTS.
The Boy Who leased His Mamma for I'm
.rr proper or Impossible Things.

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I suppose you children have all read
Of '.cruelty to- animals,' and even Of
"cruelty to children" by parents or
teachers. But did you ever hear Of
cruelty to parents from children?
Letme tell you about a visit I recently
made to a friend. This lady had lit
tie boy nine years old, and l had often
heard it said: "What q nice, pretty boy
Frank Weston is, and what good man
ners he has!"
| had been in the room but few
moments when Grant rushed in, and,
bowing slightly to me, ran to his moth
er, exclaiming: 40, mamma, please
give me some money to buy writing
deskp"
Il would if you needed one, certain.
ly," said his mother; "but you know
you have very good one"
Yes; but, mamma, / want one like
Harry Coles and the other boys, that
have place for everything. Please let
me have one, mamma"
"My DEAR" said his mother, "the
old one must answer for the present"
90, mamma, but am sick of the old
thing, and will pay with my own
money" Whereupon Grant seized his
savings bank, and commenced so I'M
mercifully a rafting in his mothers
ears that she hastily took it from him,
and bade him say no more about the
matter.
Of'Grant ran, but was back in few
minutes, saying: 80, mamma, please
let me ride up to the Corners in a hand
car with Dick and Tommy White"
Now, il anything could alarm
Grants mother, next to going on the
water, it was the mention of the rail-
road. She said at once MY child,
you know | never allow you to play
about the railroad track"
But it is perfectly safe, mamma,
perfectly safe; and Dick and Tom
know how to work the car"
Grant, you can not CO." said his
mother.
20, mamma, it is such fun! do let me
CO." and Grant hung upon the door,
waiting for u favorable answer; but his
mother looked at him in way which
decided him TO close the door and de.
part.
Not for long, however, for he soon re-
turned, and called his mother out for q
series of confidential requests, which
were treated ike the others.
Now, would not have you think that
Grants mother always refused him. On
the contrary, she was very indulgent;
and IL gave her great pain to deny him,
when she must.
AZ dinncr-time Grant was dis
missed from the table, after teasing
In vain for third piece of pie; and I
hoped that, for a time, we might have q
little peace. But he soon came back to
convince his mother that he should be
the most unhappy boy in the world IL
off, ...
At tea-time he was on hand-as boys
usually are-and three or four friends
with him, when he modestly requested
that they might have tea-party by
themselves in the kitchen.
Now, as his mother had already pre-
pared tea for company in the dining
room, this plan was extremely inconve-
nient, and she was obliged to tell Grant,
although it was very unpleasant for her
to do so in the presence Of the boys.
Grant did not think of this, however.
So he continued: "But, mamma, we
won't make bit OF trouble Mamma,
Ipromised them we should have 1t be.
fore they came in" He continued
with much more teasing, until his
mother finally succeeded in removing
the young visitors from the house,
and we had our tea in quietness, after
which his mother went with him to his
room.
When she returned, she said; at is
such a relief to me to get that child to
bed, for he wants so many impossible
things, It seems to me he is wearing my
life out.'
wearing her life outl'' looked at
her, and thought she was speaking more
truly than she knew. ....
1t was not many years since that pale
face was rosy and those eyes were
bright, which had now such weary
look. But, because she loved her little
boy so much, the pangs that went
through her heart when she must re-
fuse the impossible things" and the
dread that came with them. were wear
ing her life away. And 1 wondered IL
this was what the Bible meant by ''mur-
derers Of fathers and mnrderers Of
mothers. ."-WeH Spring.