The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-13

If the trees grew. 80 did baby, and she do
yeiopsd ~ome traits unknown to the vegeta-
be kingdom, unless. indeed, they sprung
from that tempting apple our poor grandma
TASTED in the lost P..radise. 1t seemed to
Sally dreadful thing to punish her treas
ure for anything; the idea of tears in those
lovely eyes ami qaivering s0bs from those
rel lip WIS unsn iurab BILE. Mademnisella
had her owh way ana bid fair to become
mi aace ii tie hou g. Tom came home one
day ana I"und her screaming and kicking
on Jue floor aud Sally standing by her with
d wO-fui fac.
"Wu U the matter here" he inquired
on Toni he saw the new carving knife
in the drawer, AMI it is 50 bright she wanted
it 20 pay with, enI / can't let her have it,
can II
Toms face tarkenel; he had long had his
own tl."G, ';t5 II nut ba5y'5 mismanagement,
hut H., a..t,l 70 hurt Sally 50 much that he
Kept IA, e.us of what he felt to be u thank
te : an. .isagreeabla duty. But he had
been uni brought up himself, and looked
bs. K %, yIe ri5ii discipline Of his childhood
as the ource If all the strength and up
ri-,,5aess of his character. And now things
hal come to an open issue; his child must
lie governed, however Sally objected; it was
his duty. He picked the child up from the
floor, screaming and kicking more yigor-
uusly still.
Marcy he said, sternly; "stop, don't
cry any morel"
1t wa, useless; Marcy hal never minded
her mother in the two conscious years Of her
life, and her father had never before seen
her in such rage. She did not stop at all,
but roared the louder. Her father looked
her in the eye-"Margyr he said, "stop, or
papa will slap you"
ooh. Toni Tom!o cried Sally, "don't
whip her; OH, don't! she'll lie good pretty
soon: she's never been slapped"
$50 | seen said Tom. "Sally, this child is
spoiled; it is my duty to her and to my God
to bring her up as the child of Christian
parents should be reared. viii you go into
the other room, my dear, if this is going to
hure you."
There was authority in Toms voice
Sally had never heard before, and it
frightened as well angered her. She had
Thought of her marriage vows OF honor and
obedience as mer3 vague for ms, never
before had her will and Toms come into
direct conflict. She was ready to defy
him, her face blazaI, but TOMS look was
not to lie withstood, he was master and sine
must yield With rebellion in her heart
quite as vehement if not outspoken as
Margy's she went out Of the room and out
of the house, and sat down on the shed
steps with her hands over her ears. Tom
picket up the screaming child, turned her
over hi, knee, and after the good Old
IA ION proceeded to reverse the magnetic
current" as modern e3thotes call that form
OF castigation.
Marcy was more astonished than hurt;
the surprise and the sting recalled her TO
her.oH, sho stoPpei crying, and when Sally
came back the chili's arms were round her
fathers neck; the tears stood in Toms eyes,
hal, hrl,
mammal
After tea was over and the little girl
asleep, Tom said, you were angry with me
today, Sally, and you haven't got over it
quite yet"
Tears wellel up into sally's eyes, and
chokeI her voice; she could not answer.
Lets have it out, dear" said Tom, ten
derby; 1--WE shall both feel better than to
have silent sulking. Do you want Marcy
to grow up such girl as Della Mix3"
"Oh, Tom! but | don't see how you could
slap her"
"What would you have me do Sally2'
"Oh. nothing, she's such baby! I'd let
her alone till she is old enough to under
stand that she ought to mind. Why, she's
only 3; wait till she's TO-"
And by that time habits of disobedience
and giving way to temper will be fixed upon
her, Sally, and the struggle made dreadful
for 9th of u.s.
Il guess you ara right, Tom" she said,
with a wi,tful look that went to Toms
heart; "but oh!' she went on. Il do wish
you would do all the governing. I'm afraid
Marcy won't love me if l slap her, Tom"
Didn't you see her arms around my neck
after l had punt, he'd her? She put them
there of her own accord. IL you punish her
calmly, and make her feel that you hate to
do it, but must, she will end by being sorry
for you ipstetl of angry. l shall never for
get what my little cousin said once to her
aunt:
Man. fnks you dovern me better'n
any body
Why, dearg asked the aunt
cause you'se SO d'edful, d'edful gentle
with me, an you feel 50 bad bout punishin'
m, that l iinks in my own mind-though
doesn't 10y any means tell you so-that
nebher, uebier SAL DO so adam; but whom
Patty comes long, and says, you bad,
awful, naus hty dirl," an slaps an shakes
me, l dit just mad, AMI fnks III do it
again, soon as possibility tam
There's the whole theory of government
in the mind of the governed Sally, and it is
pretty much So"