The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-04-03
The Firm Mother.

as she goes out and shuts the gate.
"Never mind III tell your father
when he comes home. Don't pull
up that rose bush. Don't, tell
you; if you do I'll whip you. There,
you bad bog. | ought to whip you
for that. Put that bush down. Put
it down, 1 tell you.'
The boy throws it down and wipes
his dirty hands on his trousers.
"Don't wipe sou hands on your
breeches; don't, tell you; never
mind, I'll tell your father VIXEN he
comes. Bad boy, don't mind his
mammal
81 aiu't bad boy"
"Yes, You are.'
81 know | ain't.n
"Don't dispute my word, l tell
you. If you dispute my word FIJI
whip yOu."
81 amt bad boy"
"Didn't | tell you I'd whip yOu it
you disputed my word You ought
to be ashamed OF yourself. Don't
take Oft your shoe. DON'T, tell
you. 1t you take off your shoe
III whip you. There, you bad boy,
III tell your father"
II amt "A bad boy"
ayes, you are"
"No, | amt neither"
ayes, you are"
81 ain'I.o
"Don't dispute my word. If you
do I'll whip you. Put on that shoe.
Put it on, | tell yous If you don't
put it on I'll whip you. Bad boy
not to put on his shoe when bis
mamma tells him. Never mind,
you shan't go out in the country
with me-"
'DOu't want to- go.'
"Never mind, when you see the
horse hitched up to the buggy you'll
want to CO."
"I'll be good.'
"Well, be good, and you may go.
Don't tear your sleeve! Don't, |
tell you! Didn't 1 tell you not to
tear your sleevei Sayl Never
mind, I'll make you sorry for it.
Don't put that thing in your mouth.
Stop it, l tell Jou. Throw that
nasty thing down, l tell you. Never
mind; you shan't go with me. PeO-
pie will say, there goes the lady
without the little boy. Wonder
where is the little boy Then
somebody will say, 'he was a bad
boy and his mamma made bim stay
at home.' Never mind, sir"
an be good, throwing down the
top of a blacking-bOx. 81 won't
do it any more. Then will you take
me W
"Yes. Let that cat alone. Put
down that cat, l tell you. Didn't
you hear mel Say! Put down
the eat, that's good boy. Didn't
you hear me; sayi Never mind.
There, Pm glad she scratched you.
One time there was little boy that
wouldn't mind his mamma. He
was bad little boy, and when he
wasn't looking an old COW came up
apd hooked him aud the little boy
cried yes, he did"
"It wasn't me-"
"But 1t will be you unless you
behave YOURSELF"
"Was it a great, big old eOwP
'Yes, and she had long horns.
The old COW says moo, moo, here
is the boy that won't mind bis NAM
ma,' and"
"Did she hook him r.
ayes, she did. She threw him
mp in the tree, an the boy cried and
cried aud said. 'Ob, Mrs. Cow, if
you'll let me get down I'll be good"
"Why didn't the boy hit the COW
with a rock p
"He couldn't when the COW had
him up on her hOrns.'
"Why didn't he hit her fore she
got him on her horns ~
ale couldn't for the old COW grab
bed him up and threw him into the
tree. The old COW says she is going
all around and hook oil the little
boys that"
HShe can't hook me. I'd throw
dirt in her face.'
"That's what the other little boy
thought. He said she couldn't
hook him and be laughed at his
mamma, but she did book bim.o
"I'd make the dog bite her.D
''That's what the other little boy
thought, but the dog wouldn't bite
her. Now are you going to be
gOOdfT
"Yessem."
"Then the old COW won't hook
yon. Don't throw your old hat
over there Don't put it over there,
1 tell you. If you put your hat
over there I'll whip yOu. Ill Whip
yOu just as certain as you dOs
There, you good for nothing thing.
Never mind, you shan't go with
me. Fm going to tell your father.
You are bad boy and ! don't love
you a bit. Nc, won't kiss you"
She kisses him.
"You shan't 20 with me. Never