Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-02

Oae 81 TIE eosa ola Eashlsne1
ThesFfas.
II the trees grew, 30 did baby, and 4
she developed some traits unknown /
to the vegetable kingdom. unless, in
deed, they sprung from that tempt
ing apple our poor grandma tasted il |
tho lost Paradise Is seemed % Sally |
8 dreadful thing to punish her trca-
sure for anything; the idea Of tears !
in those lovely eyes. and quiVering
sobs from those red lips, was unen-
durable. Madem0iselle bad her own
way, and babe fair 70 become q nni-
sance In the house Tom came home
one day and found her screaming and
kicking on the floor, aud sally stand
ing b. her with 8 woeful face.
Whats the matter hersl" be in
quired.
'sOh, Toni she saw the new carv-
ing knife Ia the drawer, and Il is 90
bright she wanted it to play with,
and can't LET her have It. can Il"
Toms face darkened; be had long
had his doubts about baby's misman-
agement, but he hated 70 hurt Sally
80 much that he kept putting OF
what he felt 70 be q thankless and
disagEeeable duty.
But be had been well brought up
himself, and looked back on the rig
ID discipline Of his childhood Is the
source Of all the strength and up
Fightness Of his character. And now
things had come to an open issue;
his child must be governed, however
Sally objected ie was his duty. de
picked the child up from the floor,
screaming a1d kicking more vigor-
ously than ever.
Mary he said sternly, stop;
don't cry anymoreF'
It was useless; Marcy never mind
ed her mother In the two conscious
years of her life, and her father had
never before seen her 10 such rage.
She did not stop at ell. but roared
the louder. Her father looked hsr
in the eye. MARCY. he said. stop,
OF papa VIII slap you.
aOh, Toni Tom!n cried Sally,
''don't whip her; oh. don't; she'll be
good pretty soon; she's never been
siapped.n
80 l See" 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. Win you 20 into
the other room, my dear, II this Is
going to hurt you -
There was an authority il Toms
voice Sally had never heard before,
and il frightened as well as aAgered
her. She had thought Of her mar.
rage VOWS Of honor and obedience
as mere vague forms; never before
had her win and Toms come into d.
rect conflict. She was ready 70 defy
him; her face blazed, but Toms look
was not to be withsteod; he was mas
ter and she must yield. With rebel
lion In her heart, quite as vehement,
II not outspOken, IS 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
picked up the screaming child, turn
ed her over his knee, and, after the
good old fashion. proceeded to RE
verse the magnetic current, y as mod
ern esthetics call that form Of casti-
CATION.
Marcy was more ast0nished than
hurt; the surprise and the sting re-
called her to herself; she stopped cry.
ing. and when Sally came back the
child's arms were round her fathers
neck; the tears stood in TOMS eyes,
and the baby voice cried, me dood
baby, mammal
After tea was over, and the little
girl asleep, Tom said T: "You were
angry with me today, Sally, and you
haven't got over It quite. yet"
Tears welled up into Sally's eyes,
and choked her voice: she could not
answer.
Lets have 1t out, dear, " said Tom.
tenderly; I'VE shall both feel better
than TO have 3 silent sulking. Do
you want Marcy 10 grow up such q
girl as Della Mixfn
''Oh. Toni but don't see how you
could slap her.
what would you have me do,
Sallyr
''Oh, nothing; she's such q babyl
I'd LET her alone till she Is old enough
to understand that she ought 70 mind.
Way, she's only three; walt till she's
tea"
And BY that time habits Of dis
obedience and giving way to temper
win be fixed upon her. Sally, and the
struggle made dreadful for both OF
US"
II guess yeu are right, Tom" abe
said with & wistful look that went 70
Toms heart; ''but OIL" she went on,
II do wish you would do all the gov
erning. Tn afraid Marcy wontIove
me " ] slap her, Tom"
Didn't you see her arms around |
my neck after had punished hers !
She put them there Of her own &C. |
cord. II you punish her calmly, and |
make her feel that you hate TO do It,
but must, she wiz end BY being sorry |
for you Instead Of angry. I shall |
never forget what Ny little cousin |
said once 20 her aunt -
Nan, / anks you dovern me bet. /
ter anybody.
Why. dearf asked The aunt.
- Cause you'se 80 d'edful, d'eaful |
gentle with me. an you feel 50 bsd |
bout punishin' me, that links 10 nv |
own mind-though doesn't BY any |
means tell you so-that I nebber.
nebber s'an do % adam; but when /
Patty comes long an says "You |
bad. awful, naughty dirl, en- alaps |
an shakes NE, I dit just as mad. an |
tnks I'll do IL again. soon a. l pos
sibly tan.
There's the whole theory Of gov.
eminent 10 the mind Of the governed.
sally, and il IL pretty much 90.