The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-03-07
THE FIRM MOTHER.


 continues as she goes out and shuts the gate. Never mind, I'll 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 boy. I ought to whip you for that. Put that bush down. Put 1t down, tell you"
 The boy throws 1t down and wipes his dirty hands on hts trousers.
 Don't wipe your hands ou your brooches; don't, 1 tell you never mind, I'll tell your father when he comes. Bad boy, don't mind his mamma
 :" aint bad boy"
 "Yes, you are"
 (" know l aint."
 "Bon't dispute my word, tell you If you dispute my word I'll whip you"
 !" l ain't had boy"
 "Didn't tell you I'd whip you if you disputed my word You ought to be ashamed of yourself Don't take of your shoe. Don't, tell you. If you take of your shoe I'll whip you. There you bad boy, I'll tell your father"
 " I ain's bad boy"
 "Yes, you are"
 "No ain't, neither"
 "Yes, you are"
 "I aint."
 "Dont dispute my word. If you do I'll whip you. Pot on that shoe. Put it on, tell you! you don't put 1t on I'll whip you. Bad boy not to put on his shoe when his mamma tells him. Never mind, yos :Aaat go ca. h the country with me-"
 Dont want to go."
 Never mind, when you see the horse hitched up to the tug gy you Il ~ant to go"
 "I'll be good"
 "Well, be good, and you may go. Dont tear your sleeve Don't, I tell you Didn't tell you not to tear your sieeve2 Say3 Never mind, m make you sorry for it. Don't pu. tha, thing in your mouth. Stop it, tell you. Throw that nasty thing down this instant or m whip you. Throw !: down. tell you. Never mind you shant 90 with me. People will say, there goes the lady without the little boy. Wonder where is the little boy Then somebody will say, he was bad boy and his mamma made him stay at home Never mind, sir"
 "I1i be good" throwing down the top of backing box. @I won't do 1t any more Then will you take me7n
 "Yes Let that ca, alone. Put down the cat. tell you. Didnt you hea. mel Sayl Put down the cat or you shan't 20 with me. Put down the cat, that's . good boy. Didnt you hear me say Never mind. There, Tn glad she scratched you. One time there was a little boy that wouldn | mind his mamma. He was bad little bo. and when he wasn't looking an old cow came up and hooked him and the little boy cried yes, he did"
 It wasn't me-"
 '" But il wlli be you unless you behave yourself"
 "Was it a great, big old COW ?"
 @Yes, and she had long horns. The old oow says moo, moo. here is the boy that won't mind his mamma, and"
  Did she hook himT
 -Yes, she did. She threw him up in the tree, an the boy cried and cried and said, 'oh, Mrs. Gov, if you'li les me get Ac-r I'll he gccd.'" "Why didn't the boy hit the eo~ with a rockf" "He couldn't when the COW had him l up on her korns" "Why didn' he hit her 'iose she got 1 him mp on her horns He couldn't for the old GOV grabbed | him up and threw him into the tree. The old GOV says she is going all around and hook all the little boys that"
 @She casa hook me. I'd throw dirt h her face." "Thaes what the oeher fistis boy | Iheagkt. He said she coaldnt hook him and he laughed ss his mamma, but Ihe did hook him." sPd maks the dog biae her." sThst's what the otAes iitfis boy lhough1 bat the dog wouids't bies hsz.