The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-24
A CHRISTMAS QUARREL.


A Difference" Between Two Little Girls,
and How 1t WAS Happily Adjusted.
0what breeze of temper it was! ]
can't tell just how it happened to blow
up all Of sudden, but think it began
by Zaidec's letting herself feel SO cross
this afternoon at Mrs. Springs. 1 am
sure all of you little girls, and boys, too,
know very well how
zone little heart with anger stirred,
Two little lips by naughty word,
Banish tho angel with pearly wing,
Darksome spirits instead they bring"
20 It's dreadful to have your children
act so when you're 'spectn' company"
said Zaidee, shaking her largest doll.
"Why, Bluebell, how rude you are!
Now, II you go and get the friz out of
your hair you shan'thayc any cake for
your party" ''Alr. Butterfly is just as
bad as your Bluebell, only worse" :"
cried little Jessie Spring" "Some-
times / wish l hadn't any children!
And we working SO hard to make 'em
happy, and give 'em a Christmas party.
Zaidec, how long will it be before
Christmas?" Zaidee always knew
show long" it would be before any
thing, and could actually tell the time
on the clock, though she was only seven
years old. "It will be three nights. and
two days, and one afternoon" replied
she, promptly. ''Why, Christmas is
almost here, and my naughty chill
dren haven't made any presents
for their mother" went on Zaidee,
growing more indignant the more
she thought of their base ingratitude.
So she shut up the whole family
they we're nine of them-in large bas-
ket which served rs dark closet. Then
Jessie found that her children never
made her any presents, and they must
go into the wood-box and stay there till
they were sorry. While this severe but
just punishment was going on, the two
wise little mothers sat on the rug and
fell 10 talking about Christmas trees.
Il know one present that will be on our
tree, and | wish l didn't know it." said
Zaidee, who seemed to look gloomier
every minute. '-lt's a gold bracelet, q
splendid beauty. Aunt Fanny bought
il last week because / asked her too;
and promised her I'd forget all about
II, but somehow / can't forget. Don't
you think it's Just awful when you try
10 forget and can't?" Yes. Only
some things are awfuller, said Jessie,
a little spot in her heart aching with
envy. "Some folks don't have any
aunties TO buy 'em bracelets. / never
saw little girl have so many things as
you do, Zaidee Selden, never" "Well.
you needn't be so cross at me for that
/ can't help it, Jessie Spring There,
now, our children have been in long
enough TO feel sorry, so well take 'em
out and pacify 'em. Oh, I'll tell you
what my Bluebell wants to do. She has
been teasing this ever SO long to 90 up
in a balloon; and she shall go up, 80
she shall"
Upon this, the little girls proceeded
TO tic their dollies TO some toy balloons,
and give them ride in the air. "Away
they 20, up in the sky. Isn't il gayP i
wish ! could go upin balloon myself" "
said Jessie, daintily settling the white
plume in Butterlly's bonnet And per-
haps It was at this precious minute that
the breeze really began; for Zsidee said
very sharply, indeed: "Well. | don't
want to go up in balloon. | shouldn't
think anybody'd want to- l should
think they would rather wait till they
are dead" There, now, Zaidee Sell
den, don't say anything about me being
cross. It's you are crossl You keep
saying No, no, to everything say!
And It's Just because you're so proud
about that bracelet" mo, it isn't
either" said Zaidee, with dignity. She
was subject TO little attacks OF dignity.
IL forgot all about that bracelet, It's
the first time I've forgot 1t this whole
day. only said / didn't want to go
up in the sky; and why should ! wont
to go up in the sky when I'm not dead
at allPS
As she spoke she glared at Jessie
with her large black eyes In remarka-
BILE way; and Jessie, whose patience had
been tried all the afternoon, was moved
TO say now the most unkind and cut
ting things she could think Of; "Wel,
you needn't go up In the sky, Zaidee
Selden. But now am going TO tell
you what my uncle Horace said about
your aunt Fanny. Yes. am. He said
she had n human nose" Jessie meant
Roman; but Il was all the same 10 Zaii
dee. A word against her best friends
nose was more than she could bear. and