Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07
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ratheticaily: Poor mamma. poor NAM
ma"-Chicago News.
Partners
was sitting one day by Mrs. Graves
little workable, engaged in the delightful
task of teaching her the shells stitch in
crochet, when the door was burst open As
II cyclone were coming, and her 1O-year-
old boy bounced in. lie made polite
bow, it is true, but felt that he was very
unpleasant occurrence, for he stumbled
over my feet and ups,t our basket of
worSteds, and seized his mother around the
neck for whispering in a thoroughly tu-
multuous and uncomfortable way. He re-
ceived gentle rebuke for his undue haste
and carele 5sness, and permission evidently
TO go to the bureau drawer, while | watched
Ia m upsetting pile of clean handker-
chiefs. and bringing forth in triumph-a
fishing hook,
"Does your mother always let you treat
her places that way, Frank" l asked.
The bright, eager face turned upon me
with asuprised look, and then with a sunny
glance across the table said: ooh. mother
and l are partners.
Partners! felt a sudd N pang in think
ing of my own well regulated nursery,
whose Clock-lihe rules permitted no such
invasion of my places by my young folks.
Il won't go about the dam, mother"
were the boys parting words, as the door
closed with bang that alarm d the plas-
ter.
Frank is not always so noisy" apol-
oSized the mother. "He is very much ex-
cited now, and must save my little lecture
about his want of consideration until ii
will be more Likely to avail something"
But do you give your children such
right of way Though all your places?" |
asked, my int ret III the she'll stitch gone.
mot quito al, she answered, laughing.
81 have Il few hooks that are sacredlv my
own but only few. Frank uses the right
word when he says we are partners, and |
don't know when he has enjoyed anything
as much as being allowed &c Keep that new
fishing hook in my pile of handkerchiefs;
and the mother laughed afresh at the odd
hiding place the boy mad inven' ed.
But was burdened with Il consciousness
that | should have snubbed my young ran
upon any such unreasonable proposal, and
] pressed the discussion.
How can you keep any order, or teach
any order" l asked, rather petulantly, IF
YOU do not insist upon things beng kept IN
their right places"
Il do try to check the troublesome pro-
pensity to leave things lying around, an
swered my companion; but, Elsie, don't
you remember from your childhood how
much nicer and more secure our mothers
places seemed for our treasures? Iha: new
fishing hook is of the same value to Frank
that Your diamond rng is to you; more,
indeed, for it gives him more lively pleas
IRE, | am sure and no place of his own
seemed good enough for it. 1t was very
small sacrifice OF my part 10 allow him to
tumble my clean hanlkerch efs, bat the
gratitude it awakened i'll that precious little
he, h,,ll -,
kiss and ciress that was infinitely sweet
TO me-
aren't you afraid to trust Frank to 90
to the mill stream" | asked, kissing my
friend good-by; "its horribly deep above
the dam"
He never goes above the DAM" she re-
piled, with proud content; that's part of
the partnership. "-Christiaa Adcocdte.
How Tommy Went Back to School.
"Humph! amt a. eon' to study much,
if school begins Monday,' said Tommy
Jenkins, at the end OF -; long vacation;
I'm goin' TO have peanuts all shelled, and
eat EN- when teacher isn't lookin, and I'm
goin' to do lots o things to make the other
boys laugh, and I'm goin TO act SO teach
erll have to send me home, then won't
havet 10 go to school any more. Chee-hee, !
won't that be fun" And II pair of boyish |
heels went up into the air as Tommy threw
himself back on the sofa and chuckled at !
what he thought very smart speech.
Susie, who was eight Years old, two
years younger than Tommy, looked little |
shocked at first, but when Tommy laughed |
SO gayly, she laughed, too, then she SAID
eyes, but what will mamma say to such |
things, and papa? Oh, papa will be dread !
full sober, and say, Ny little son" in that
wn that ALWAYS plnl;ns prV rt,ht out
when he says, My little daughter"
oh, mamma WILL be kinder sorry at
first" said Tommy, blandy. but she will
get over it pretty soon; and as > papa oh,
I'd make it all right with papa when told
him low Teller hates 10 study" And
Tommy thrust his thumbs into the armholos
of his blouse aud tried TO whistle.
Fortunately mamma VS. in the hall, and
just about to enter the room when Tommy
began his smart remarks, and so Lelrl !
every word the children sail. ;She went
quickly back up-stails, and neither Tommy
nor Susie suspected she had heard n word. |
But, just as their mother expected would
be the case, when bedtime was approach
ing that night Tommy cyan asking for n
story, and Susie put down her dolly 10 help !
Tommy tease for what they both liked so
much, one of their mlmmas nice stories.
Papa was over by the table reading, bUt his
fa;e was behind the paper, and the chil iren |
knew the sound of mammals voice would
not disturb him at all.
So, after Tommy had seated himself on
an ottoman, with his hands in his mammas
lap, and Susie WAS nestled close by her,
mamma began
Once upon time there was a fine-look-
ing young man WHO was very unfortunate,
and very much to be pitied. He had good
manners and also had the appearance OF
being well brought up; but the trouble was
he was not faith nj in auythin". Wien he
first went into town and tried TO find work
he would generally succeed in getting
something to do in a store. perhaps, AMI
for little while he would seem 10 do very
we'll, but it was never long before those
who had employed him would find that he
was not to be trusted, 30 lie would be
obliged to leave aud try TO find some other
place or employment.
THE time would come wien every one
in the townwould know all about him, and
he would have to 60 somewhere else and
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