Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-06


to live up to them who is careful of hel
behavior, without being prudish who
does not drink champagne, nor play poker
for small stakes, and who does not think
it necessary to be "fast," in order to be
popular; who can talk plenty of nonsense
if occasion requires. without merging into
Stiffness, and who has read books and
thought about the social problems of the
day, and can put them into words without
being pedantic; who does not care to
startle the world with her knowledge, nor
does she want to vote or make laws, but
infinitely prefers to be true woman and
to live up to the nobility that the term
implies.
A ROMANTIC STORY
Is told about Nine. la Marechale Can
robert, who lately died in Paris. Twenty
six years ago the Marshal-who at that
time was in the hight of his glory-was
present at an official ball, when a
young lady approached him and mod
estly said: Monsieur, will you dance
with me?" The surprised soldier begged
off in few confused word then, turning
to young officer beside him, he said
"Will you kindly take my place beside the
young lady, and remember that this night
a Marshal of France envies sub-Lieuten-
ant?" But though snubbed, the matter
did not end here, for the young lady-Miss
Flora Macdonald, who was great favor.
ite with the Empress Eugenie, and under
her patronage subsequently became the
wife Of the Marshal
Not long ago a queer occurrence took
place in Buffalo theater. A young lady
wearing high hat, asked a little girl
sitting ahead of her to remove similar hat
she was wearing. The little girl complied
with the request, when instantly the young
lady herself was asked to remove hers by a
lady just behind, because it obstructed
the view of the latter Of course the
young lady, having made somebody else
take off a hat, was obliged to remove the
offending headgear as gracefully as posi-,
BILE; and no sooner was it done than a young
man sitting still farther back, nerved
himself to ask a similar favor of lady No
3; and the latter, like her predecessors
gracefully gave in. By this time the con,
tagion began to spread, and soon the
wearer of every big hat in the audience
was seen bare-headed.
The latest importation from England is
now established in New York, on upper
Broadway. She is tall and rather hard
featured woman from Manchester, who
displays on the door of her fat the extra
ordinary sign
"DISCIPLINARIAN OF CHILDREN"
Nearly two years ago this woman's sister
established in London the singular pro
fession that is now transplanted to New
York. Mothers and fathers may judge fol
themselves whether the idea is worth en-
couraging. Allowed to speak for herself
the Manchester woman said: "My sister
realizing that the majority of mothers love
their children too much to punish them
severely, conceived the idea of setting her
self up as a public disclplinarian. She is a
woman of great force of character and un-
erring Judgment in all matters concerning
children, and she had extensive experience
as visiting nurse before adopting hel
present business. 1t is her idea that emil
dren are more severely punished when
they are frightened than through any
physical means. To slap child in the
heat of passion while the child is excited
and unruly, does not have half SO salutary
an effect as the more mature and consid
cred punishment, such, for instance, as i'm.
prisonment in dark wardrobe, or sending
the little one to bed without its supper.
Gwen better, than this is it to threaten
the child with visit from the Bugaboo.
The dread of the arrival of this awful per-
sonage will act as an incentive to good
conduct with the most fractions children
My sister is 'Bugaboo,' and that is about
what am. The fee in England for visit
ing house aud disciplining the children
is two shillings. This involves medical
advice, drawn from the fund of considera.
BILE experience in the world, besides what.
ever suggestions the conditions of things
may naturally lead up to. Besides the
bugaboo part of my business, | hope to
teach, doctor and nurse the little Gnes. Oh
course, there are points of antagonism be-
tween these different functions, but the
effect is good upon the children"
l hope there are not many poor, helpless,
unhappy little victims in this broad land
whose parents are so weak or SO cruel as to
call in outside help in matters where the
law of love should rule, and not fear OF
brute force. Ewes GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDDAUGHTER.
"a good horse-whip should be applied to the
"Bugaboo," and TO every parent who subjects q
child to her discipline. ."-EDs. SUNDAY UNION