The Osceola times., 1885-05-16
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A Story with Moral for Both
Parents and Children.

IF you would only mind, Clemmyr
sighed Clemmy's mother.
If he was only made to mind" men
tally sighed Clemmy's Cousin Angelica.
Il wish l had minded" shivered
Clemmy. Well he might shiver, for he
had had ducking in the icy water o.
the pond and now his mother and
cousin were getting him out of his drip.
ping clothes as fast as they could"
Il told you the last thing as you
went out, not 10 60 on the ice," said
bis mother ''for knew it wasn't safe
yet did think that with your new
sled, and after all the seedlings you
have had for disobeying, that you
might be trusted this once. There, put
on your night-gown and wrapper and
Jump INTO bed 1t will be wonder n
you haven't taken your death of cold.
Oh, Cousin Angelica! I'm sure I smell
the pies burning. So please ask Bridget
10 look into the oven. All my Satur-
days baking so upset, and your holiday
spoiled too-Clemmy! 1t is too dis
I'm awfully sorry" said Clemmy.
ruefully. He hated to see his mother S
pretty face so flushed and worried, and
hated to see her gathering up his wet
clothes. THE pond looked frozen solid,
and the boys were daring on the ice.
and l just stepped on once, and it
Oroke. might Of got drowned. This
with view to modifying his mother S
dspleasure.
"0f course you might; it's wonder
you didn't Something dreadful wil
happen to you, Clemmy, il you don't
mind. Here, Cousin Angelica has
brought your composition tea
I'm rs warm as toast now," said
Clemmy, when the drink was dis
patched, land, mother, truly will
never forget to mind again"
slow often you say that, child" But
Clemmy felt a relcnting in the tone.
His mother never staid angry with him
II he was sorry, and he always was sor-
ry when he was bad.
Il must 90 back TO my cake" said
Mrs. Linton, IL left the whites of tie
egg all settling. How cross Bridget
will be TO have these wet duds hung
round the kitchen on Saturday.
Clemmy's new access of remorsc and
his shame at having Cousin Angelica
see his plight, were checked by sudden
thought.
'The Rinkv' he exclaimed. "If my
clothes ar'n't dry, can wear my Sun
day ones, can't mother? You ioH let
me 60 this afternoon, won't you?'
mo, will mott" was the reply. at
won't be safe for you to 90 out, and you
cant hack a, your best clothes-and
besides, | shall give you a lesson by
keeping You in bed all day on bread and
water that's settled"
Clemmy looked meek and repentant
Cousin Angelica will see that you
Keep warm, and perhaps will tell you
how she and her brothers and sisters
used to obey. wish you would pat
tern after them" And with another
SIGH Mrs. Linton went down stairs, and
Cousin Angelica took up her sewing
Angelica was Mr.. Lnton's cousin.
and was visiting them for the first time
IN number of years. Clemmy admired
her, as every one did. But just now
she seemed little like a prison chap
lam, and he fidgetted and looked at
door and windows with vague long
ing for escape. Cousin Angelica
laughed.
You think / have you, now," she
said. "It would be like thrashing boy
when he's down to lecture you, wouldn't
Kinder" said Clemmy, and added:
"it is awfully hard to mind, don't you
think SOP"
Yes, | do. But It is harder not to,
sometimes"
Its harder not to Of" was the ell
iiptical response.
II heard you say yesterday" she |
sad, THAT you want to go to West
rolnt and be a soldier. Soldiers have to
mlnd' and the quicker you learn how
the better"
Soldiers mindl Why, they COM
mand and fight"
Everybody in an army has to obey
orders but the Commander-in-Ch Chief.
Ilemmy, and he only gets to be one by
,o1oeying from the awkward squad up.
near :, me, you can't imagine how strict
,,ney are at West Point, and how severe
y y the cadets are punished for the least
~ .ulisooedience of rules. They say that
'aose get on best who have minded best
at home"
ms was new view Of soldier life,
ana rather dampening to youthful mill
lary ardor
id like to be a Captain, anyhow"
'aid Clemmy, reflectively.
,,Captains have to mind" said An
seiica. "Once the Duke of Wellington
was encamped with his army, expecting
great battle next day, and he didn't
want the enemy to know he was there,
y ! ne forbade there being any lights in
le camp. After dark be was prowling
'osut-all mufiled up 10 see what he !