The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-24
WEARING OUT A MOTHERS LIFE.
The Boy Who leased His Mamma for I'm
proper or Impossible Things.

The Boy Who leased His Mamma for I'm
proper or Impossible Things.
suppose you children have all read
of "cruelty to animals" and even Of
cruelty to children y by parents OF
teachers. But did you ever hear OF
cruelty to parents from childrenp
Let me tell you about avisit recently
made to a friend. This lady had "a lit
tie boy nine years old, and had often
heard it said: g What 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.
bowling slightly to me, ran to his moth
er, exclaiIning: 30, mamma, please
give me some money to buy writing
desk?' sea ~ Sec
al would if You needed one, certain
ly," said his mother; % but you know
you have a very good one"
Yes; but, mamma, want one like
Harry Coles and the other bows, that
have place for everything. Please let
me have one, mamma"
My DEAR said his mother, " the
old one must answer for the present.
30, mamma, but am sick of the old
thing, and | win pay with my own
money" Whereupon Grant seized his
savings bank, and commenced so un-
mercifully a rafting in his mother
ears that she hastily took it from him,
and babe him say no more about the
matter
:. Off Grant ran, but was back in a few
minutes, saying: 30, mamma, please
let me ride up to the Corners in hand
car with Dick and Tommy White"
Now, if 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.
I" But it is perfectly safe, mamma,
perfectly safe; and Dick and Tom.
know how to work the carr
" 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 favorable answer; but his
mother looked at him in a way which
decided him to close the door and de-
part. c
Not for long, however, for he soon re-
turned,s and called his mother out for q
series of confidential requests, which
were treated like the Others.
Now, / would not have YOU think that
Grants mother always refused him. On
the contrary, she was very indulgent;
and it gave her great pain to deny him,
when she must.
:, At dinner-time Grant was dis
missed from the table, after teasing
IN vain for third piece of pie; and /
hoped that, for time, we might have a
little peace. But he soon came back to
convince his mother that he should be
the most unhappy boy in the world if
ne could not have toy pistol fright
off," - E -
At tea-time he was on hand-as bows
usually are-and three or four friends
with him, when he modestly requested
that they might have a tea-party by
themselves in the Kitchen. 30
Now, as his mother had already pre-
pared tea for company in the dining
room, shis plan was extremely inconye-
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 a bit of trouble. Mamma,
/ promised them we should have it 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. N 1Esz+- V 81 ssfs -
When she returned, she said; ut is
such. . 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 QUIT" I looked at
her. and Thought she was speaking more
truly than she knew. -
u 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
her heart when she n,ust re-
fuse the impossible things" and the
dread that came with them, were wear
ing her life away. And wondered If
this was what the Bible meant by s'mur-
derers Of fathers and murderers Of
mothers. "-WeU Spring.