The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
THE FIRM MOTHER.
She Rules Her swest Little Boy with
Hand OF Iron.

bHo HNuiob Hor BWoOt Astttho sroy Wssh
Hand OF Iron.
"George, shut the gate. Shut It,
tell you. II you don't shut It Til whiI
you. You ought to be ashamed Of your
self" she continues as she goes out and
shuts the gate. "Never mind, I'll tel
your father when he comes home. DOM
pull that rose bush. Don't, l tell you
If you do I'll whip you. There, you bad
boy. l ought to whip you for that Put
that bush down. Put 1t down. l tell you.
The boy throws 1t down and wipes his
dirty hands on his trousers.
Don't wipe your hands on your
breeches; don't, tell you; never mind,
I'll tell your father when he comes Bad
boy, don't mind his mamma"
II amt bad boy"
Eyes, you are"
81 know l amt"
Don't dispute my word, tell you. II
you dispute my word I'll whip you"
81 amt bad boy"
"Didn't tell you I'd whip you IL you
disputed my word? You ought to be
ashamed of yourself. Don't take of
your shoe. Don't, / tell you. IL you
take off your shoe I'll whip you There
you bad boy, I'll tell your father"
II amt a bad boy"
Eyes, you are"
mo amt neither"
Eyes, you are"
81 amt"
Don't dispute my word. "1f you do
I'll whip you. Put on that shoe. Put
it on / tell you! If you don't put it on
I'll whip you. Bad boy not to put on
his shoes when his mother tells him.
Never mind, you shan't go out in the
country with me-"
Don't want to 60"
"Never mind, when you see the horse
hitched up to the buggy you'll want to
60"
"I'll be good"
swell, be good, and you may 60.
Don't tear your sleeve! Don't, l tell
you! Didn't tell you not to tear your
sleeve? Say? Never mind, I'll make
you sorry for it. Don't put that thing
in your mouth. Stop it, l tell you.
Throw that nasty thing down this in
slant or I'll whip you. Throw it down,
tell you. Never mind; you shan't go
with me. People will say, there goes
the lady without the little boy Then
somebody will say he was bad boy and
his mamma made him stay at home
Never mind, SIR"
'I'll be good" throwing down the top
of a backing box. 81 won't do it any
more. Then will you take me?"
"Yes. Let that cat alone. Put down
the cat, tell you. Didn't you hear me?
Say! Put down that cat or you shan't
go with me. Put down the cat, that's a
good boy. Didn't you hear me, say?
Never mind. There, I'm glad she
scratched you. One time there was a
little boy that wouldn't mind his man.
ma He was bad little boy, and when
he wasn't looking an old cow came up
and hooked him and the little boy cried;
yes, he did.
sit wasn't me-"
"But it will be you unless you behave
yourself"
"Was it a great big old cow?"
"Yes, and she had long horns The
old COW says moo moo, here is the boy
that won't mind his mamma, and"
"Did she hook him?"
'Yes, she did. She threw him up in
the tree and the boy cried and cried and
said. 80, Mrs. Cow, if you'll let me down
I'll be good"
"Why didn't the boy hit the COW with
a rock?"
"He couldn't when the COW had him
up on her horns"
"Why didn't he hit her fore she go
him up on her horns?"
"He couldn't, for the old COW grabbed
him up and threw him into the tree.
The old COW says she is going all
around and hook all the little boys
that"
"She can't hook me. rd throw dir
in her face"
That's what the other little bo.
him and he laughed at his mamma, but
she did hook him."
"I'd make the dog bite her."
"That's what the other little boy
thought, but the dog wouldn't bite her.
Now are you going to be good?"
"Yessem."
"Then the old COW won't hook you.
boh thFoW your hab o'or Iherc! Don
put it over there, / tell you. If you
put your hat over there I'll whip you!
I'll whip you just as certain as you do.
There, you good for nothing thingl
Never mind, you shan't go with me.
I'm going to tell your father. You are
bad boy and / don't love you bit
No, won't kiss you"
She kisses him.
"You shan't go with me. Never mind,
I'll tell your father. "-Arkansaw Trav-
eler