The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-05-26
THE FIRM MOTHER.
Bringing Up Children with Threats
Don't Pay.
Arkansaw Traveller.


George, shut the gate Shut It,
tell you. II you don't shut it I'll whip
you. You ought to be ashamed of your
SELF" she continues as she goes out and
shuts the gate. "Never mind, I'll tell
your father when be comes home. Don't
pull up that rose bush. Don't tell you ;
| II you do I'll whip you. There, you bad
hoy / ought to whip you for that =
Put that bush down. PUTT down, tell
you"
The bov throws it down and wipes bis
dirty hands on bis trousers.
"Don't wipe your hands on your
hreeches; don't, tell you; never mind,
I'll tell your father when he comes
Bad boy, don't mind his mamma"
81 amt bad hoy"
Eyes. yon are."
IL know l amt"
DON dispute my word. I tell you. If
you dispute my word FL whip you."
81 ANT bad boy"
"Didu't tell you I'd whip you II you
disputed my wordl You ought to be
ashamed Of Yourself Don't take of
your shoe. Don't, I tell you. II you
take of yonr shoe I'll whip you There,
you bad boy, I'll tell your father"
II amt bad boy"
"Yes. you are."
81 ain'."
Don't dispute my word. II you do
I'll whip you. Bad boy not to put on
his shoe when his mamma tells him.
Never mind. you shan't 60 out in the
country with me-"
"Don't want to co."
"Never mind. when you see the horse
hitched up to the buggy yoa'll want to
CO."
"I'll be good"
swell be good, and you may 60 -
Don't tear your sleeve! Don't / tell
YOU! Didn't I tell you not to tear your
sleever Says Never mind, I'll make
you sorry for it Don't put that thing
in vour mouth. Stop it. tell you.-
Throw that nasty thing down, ] tell you
Never mind; you shan't 60 with me-
People will say, 'there goes the lady
without the little bov. Wonder where
is the little boy Then somebody will
say, he wss bad boy and his mamma
made him stay al home. Never mind
sir"
"Inl be good" throwing down the
top of blacking box. 81 won't do il
any more. Then you will take me2"
"Yes. Let that Cat alohe. Didn't you
hear me2 Say! Put down the cat
that's good boy. DIDN'T you bear me
say? Never mind. Tsere I'm glad she
scratched you. One time there was 6
little boy that wouldn't mind his man.
ma. He was bad little boy. and wher
he wasn't looking an old COW came ur
and hooked him and the little boy cried
yes, be did" :"
at wasn't me-"
"But it will be you unless you behave
yourself"
"Was it a great, big old COW p
| "Yes and she had long horns. Tht
old COW saws moo, moo, here 10 the boy
that won't mind his mamma, and"
| odd abe hook him ?"
| Yes shc did, She threw him mp II
the tree. an the boy cried and cried ant
said, Oh. Mrs Cow, II you'll let me ge
ldown I'll be good"
| "Whv didn't the boy hit the COW with
ia rock 7"
"He couldn't when the COW had hin
up on her horns"
why didn't he bit her fore che go
him up on her horns"
"He couldn't for the old COW grabbed
him no and threw him into the tee.-
Tne old COW says she is going sll arount
and hook all the little boys that"
"She cant nook me. I'd throw dir
in her face"
That's what the other little boy
Thought. He said she couldn't hool
him and be laughed at his mamma, bu
she did hook him"
"l'd made the dog bite her"
| "That's what the other little boy
thought, but the dog wouldn't. bite her
Nov are you going to be good "
] "Yes, ma; I'll be real good" ant
catching the two cats he tied their tail
together and threw them over clothes
Iline in the ward. He then fastened ii,
pail to a neiehbor's dog.
IF You do that again I'll whip you
81 won't, ma, for I'll never catch th
dog"