Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-02
81, ouooD.s MELoDRAMA.
wsv. in whIA the Theatrical

80. In WhIe4 the Theatrical
vsriea rn.tInct Asserts Itssif
.o,v children particularly develop
b ,a.amatizing faculty. creating COM
ns gus as, lacking toys, they are in
psn ,,s a. inventing playthings. A
esul and sisterless four-year-old
pfo'u acouaintance, taken upon a
q es,,r ~ gave her fond mother some
'oms ion the little one being over
SEM. pa reciting to a friendly stranger
Dss : outrageous pranks. including
~, assault and battery and incen-
ine's ..u TO which her "big brother
d a.a.. was addicted. As an Offset to
~ a,sgrace of this relationship, she
o ~, With sweet enthusiasm upon the
sa,no traits OF her "little sister,
SUI Pipker.n On being questioned
0 3 her mother, it appeared that this
g.otbetical brother and sister were
~. rv distinct realities to the solitary
~. .s;ia nor for long time would she
aeon sson them from the list of kinship.
u r. child, my record FOR trnth-tell-
- and righteousness Of behavior was
- .a,sr impeached; yet recall instances
'smsntal chicanery which, had they
saau made patent, would have sufficed
- raise grave doubts in the minds Of
:, natural protectors whether should
~ bacome perjurer OF the BLACKLIST
~ We'll do I recall that dull.
,aiuy afternoon when. open-air sports
hsino out of the question, cast about
~ .ome novel entertainment indoors.
| rbad heard Of the extraordinary delu-
.;ons which had seized upon relative
= mine while in the delirium of a
isver. !, too, would be delirious, see
v;sions and talk wildly. I succeeded
: well at this kind OF feign-
mo that not only was my ten.
der mother alarmed, but / myself
| became genuinely ill. unnerved by the
yiyiduess of my own Pigments and the
blood-chilling character of my own
Incoberent utterances. Also, l well re-
member being taken to the photog-
| rapber's, and the lugubrious result
attending the united efforts OF the
artist" my parents-and myself
| However exhorted to smile, the rec
ord Of each experiment showed uni
form grimness of pursed lips, saucer
| ewes and slightly corrugated brows
| The infant sphinx" as the photo
| graph was afterwards known in the
family, was often clandestinely in
spected by me with extreme delight.
| Before and during the operation / had
resolved that if / were to have my
| picture taken I would look noble
| synonymous in my mind with Sc
yere). That had succeeded in my
design was the fond impression re-
| tained for several years.
Beside this witness to the theatrical
| impulse in children might be placed
another portrait which was lately
shown me--that of a laughing-eyed,
dimpIing, coquettish Lalage face. The
/ lady whose child-self is thus daintily
| memorized tells me that the motive
/ Of the sitter was to ''look as though
ny sweetheart had just kissed mel" 1t
vas this same elf who, having been
corrected by her mother, conceived a
plan for decorating the heart OF the in
curious parent. Her eyes being at the
height of their showery fit. she caught
up crimson-bound picture book. and
bending over it, let fall upon its ad-
mired cover two great tear-drops, with
infinite satisfaction watching the
spreading circles Of stain which in
future years should SO poignantly re-
proach the maternal despot- The little
red book is still extant, and I have
seen it, with its twin hieroglyphs ex-
/ pressive of so much naivete and
fnesse.-Atlantic.