Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-03
Girls and Their Fathers"


f he has not been all to her that a pa
rent ought TO be. He has had TO work
hard, very probably, that her bread
and butter might be- secure He has
borne cares. anxi ties, struggles,
temptations, nj which she can but
guess, of which she can form no real
conception. If he is hard and cross
and unsympathetic, some allowance
for the nervous irritation of an over
worked or an anxious man may surely
be made And "A girl never, we be-
lieye, has any conception how precious
she is in her fathers eyes. Rough
words or cold and angry looks may
seem 10 disprove it. but il is true, new
ertheless. More even. in a sense. than
his wife. she appeals to his protecting
care; he may scold or slight her, but
let any real harm threaten her, and
she will see that 10 touch her is 10
touch the apple Of his eye. And when
there is real sympathy between a man
and his daughter, they may be more TO
each other than father and son can
generally be. A lad has his own inter-
ests to look to, his own battle to fight,
while a girl is free TO identify herself
with another. A son is very often of
different politics from his father, of
different tastes, different sympathies;
girl almost always imbibes those of
her father. The day comes, no doubt
when her allegiance and sympathy are
transferred to another, in right of a
still higher claim. There is little Won
der if poor dethroned patcrfamilias
look askance on him ut first. and j.
slow to admit that he is the one at
whose coming his reign must end. 1t
is the way of nature, and it must
he so
Story ola smart American Dog.
The Spectator.
One summer afternoon a group of
children were playing at the end of a
pier which projects into lake Ontario,
near Kingston, New York. L. :. A.
The proyerbial careless child of the
party made the proverbial backward
step off from the pier into the water.
None of his companions could save
him. and their cries had no ght no one
from the shore, when, just rs he was
sinking for the third time, a superb
Newfoundland dog rushed down the
pier. into the water. and pulled the
boy out Those of the children who
did not accompany the boy home took
the dog TO "A confectioner' on the shore.
and fed him with a. great variety of
cakes and other sweets as he would eat.
So far the story is, of course. only typ
ical of scores of well-known eases. The
individuality of this case is left for the
sequel.
The next afternoon the same group
of children were playing at the same
place when the mine hero of the day
before came ITO Ting down TO them
with the most friendly ways and mods.
There being no occasion this time for
supplying him with delicacies. the
children only strokcd and patted him.
The dog. however. had not come out
of pure sociability. A child in the wa
ter and cakes and candy stood 10 him
in the close and obvious relation of
cause and effect. and if this relation
was not clear To the children, he re-
solved to impress il upon them. Watch
ing his chance, he crept up behind the
child who was standing nearest to the
edge OF the pier, gave a sudden push,
which sent him into the water then
sprang in after him and gravely
brought him TO shore
To those of Us who have had high
respect for the disinterestedness of
dogs, this story may give proof that
the development Of the intelligence, at
the expense of the moral nature. is by
no means exclusively human.
Whoi
A big old-fashoncd barn in the coun-
try, piled full of sweet-smelling hay;
thousands and thousands of clover
blossoms, with honey cups over which
fat humble bees tumbled and buzzed.
gathering their sweet burden, were
slowed away in the loft; golden butter
cups mingled with the grass; great OK
eyed daisies, on which Aunt Alice drew
such cunning little baby faces. were
ruthlessly beheaded and packed away
in the mows.
Such delightful place for a romp
and tumble Such delightful tea par
ties as were held out there. All the dolls
were invited. and sometimes Moppets
whole family of kittens, only they
would be so rude about sticking their
heads in the milk Jar.
-Four little folks from the city were
spending a month with their cousins.
and the old barn was the favorite play
house, Amy Goodwin sat undo horse
chestnut tree one afternoon. very quiet
and thoughtful.
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