Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09


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What a question for the child to
ask?n said mamma, kissing her. Sgd
sey Dayer, IN Youths Companions.
WILLY'S LESSON.
How He Was Taught That It Would Be
Horrid to Live In . House Where No
body Kept the Golden Rule.
WHY'S lips stuck out as If humble
bee had stung them. Think Of it! when
his own dearest mamma was softly put
ting him to bed, and talking to him SO
sweetly about the naughty things he
had been doing all day!
when you spoke so to Robbie, did
you think it was keeping the Golden
Rule?" said mamma, sadly.
HE says just that way to me always"
cried Willy, land he's abound to break
all my things, and he deserves to have
his broke back again."
..But the Golden Rule, Willyr' said
mamma my boy mustn't break that,
if Robbie does break playthings."
Willy didn't say, Don't cares" but
old Don't Care sat on his lips as big as
life.
Mamma went away at last, and left
him. She sat down by the window, and
tried to think up some plan to make
Willy better boy.
Next morning Willy came down to
breakfast when he got ready.
Nobody called him. They had hot
buckwheats and honey for breakfast.
and usually mamma called him so as to
have them nice. But this time she
said: He wouldn't trouble himself to
call us. Never mind him."
..Why didn't somebody put 'em In
the warming oven, KatyP' he asked in
angry surprise. ..You, wouldn't like it,
vuess, to have old fried griddles, stone
cold"
Deed, and I shouldn't think" said
Katy. ..But body can't be always
doing to other folks as ye'd like them
to do to yersilf."
This was WHY'S own idea, but it
wasn't pleasant to take with cold grid
dies.
..Where's papa and mammal" he
asked after awhile.
.sGone for sleigh-ride," said Katy.
ssWithout mop" cried Willy, chok-
ing.
..Sure, yis," said Katy, cheerfully-
'sThey said they guessed it wouldn't
pay to wait for you. You never wait
for anybody"
He couldn't eat any more breakfast
f1n oo1xn, ho1 1Nooy, ysxd-hnt
Mamma gone, mamma to do SO, mamma
to speak like that! He went and hid
his face in her old wrapper in the closet.
and cried an hour or less.
The sound of sleigh-bells made him
come out. In came mother, rosy, sweet,
holding in her hand lovely bunch Of
greenhouse roses, in her arms brim-
ming bag of chocolate caramels.
aren't they beautiful" she said,
pinning one in her collar and putting
the rest in a silver vase.
II want one in my buttonhole," said
Willy, wistfully, eying the creamy, fra
grant buds,
EYES," said mamma, sweetly, sit
would be pretty" and fell to eating the
candy with great enjoyment
Dinner was just as bad. They noticed
him now and then, carelessly. 1t didn't
seem that any one was displeased with
him. Only nobody cared for him. Oh,
| the misery of that little sentence! No
body seemed to be thinking to-day. II
wonder what my little Willy would
| like"
| Aftor dinnar mamma sat down and
read what will he do with itp" Willy
knew what he would do with it, could
he only get hold of it. He would take
that book and pitch it s'clear away down
to the bottomest place In the well. "
Read and eat caramels!
| Why, almost always mamma read to
him. And who ever heard of mamma
keeping nice things to eat all alonep
All at once, mamma heard a great
sob. She laid down her book, and
looked at Willy sorrowfully.
| docs he want to come and sit in
mammals lap. minutepn she said.
gently.
Bounce! It was only Willy; but peo-
pie who aren't used to boys might have
| thought it was o cannon-ball struck
| them, or something.
20 mamma" cried Willy, squeezing
her tight, II wish was your mother.
and you were my little boy!"
Dear mey'' laughed mamma, though
she was almost crying. '.What forp"
..Oh, because I'd stop showing yosl
how horrid it is not keeping the Golden
Rule"
Mamma took the hint, and gave him
| some candy, with two Of her best
| kisses.
20 mamma" sobbed Willy on her
neck, .wouldn't it be horrid to live in a
house where nobody kept the Golden
e?''-- Well Spring.