The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
THE FIRM MOTHER.
She Rules Her Sweet Little boy with
Hand of Iron.

Buo nules ner SWeoL Little bOy with y
Hand OF Iron.
George, shut the gate. Shut it, I
tell you. II you don't shut 1t I'll whip
you. You ought to be ashamed of your
SELF" she continues as she goes out and
shuts the gate. Never mind, I'll tell
your father when he comes home. Don't
pull that rose bush. Don't, | 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 it down. | tell you"
The boy throws it down and wipes his
dirty hands on his trousers.
Don't wipe your hands on your
breeches; don't, l tell you; never mind,
I'll tell your father when he comes. Bad
boy, don't mind his mamma"
II amt a bad boy"
"Yes, you are"
81 know / amt"
Don't dispute my word, I tell you. If
you dispute my word I'll whip YOU"
81 amt a bad boy"
Didn't l 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, l tell you. II you
take of your shoe I'll whip You. There
you bad boy, I'll tell your father"
II amt a bad boy"
"Yes, you are"
"No 1 amt neither"
"Yes, you are"
81 amt"
Don't dispute my word. 'If you do
I'll whip you. Put on that shoe. Put
it on tell you! If you don't put 1t 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"
"plI be good"
"Well, be good, and you may 60.
Don't tear your sleeve! Don't, l tell
you'll Didn't 1 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,
l 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 q bad boy and
his mamma made him stay at home
Never mind, sir"
'Tll be good, throwing down the top
Of q backing box. Il won't do it any
more. Then will you take meP"
Eyes. Let that cat alone. Put down
the cat, I tell you. Didn't you hear me?
2aut Dat IAu,n thot M -, ro, l.-i.
go with me. Put down the cat, that's q
good boy. Didn't you heal me, sayP
Never mind. There, I'm glad she
scratched you. One time there was a
little boy hat wouldn't mind his man.
ma. He was a 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.
at wasn't me-"
"But it will be you unless you behave
yourself"
"Was it a great big old cow"
ayes, and she had long horns. The
old GOV says moo, moo, hero is the boy
that won't mind his mamma and"
Ibid she hook him?"
Eyes, she did. She threw him up in
the tree and the boy cried and cried and
said, 10, Mrs. Cow, il you'll let me down
FL be good"
"Why didn't the boy hit the GOV with
q rockP"
"He couldn't when tho cow had him
up on her horns"
why didn't he hit her fore she got
him up on her horns?"
tIUa oouIdn' for tho old cnw
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. I'd throw dirt
in her face"
That's what the other little boy
thought. He said she couldn't hook
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.
Don't throw your hat over there! Don't
put it over there, | tell you. II you
put your hat over there III whip you!
I'll whip you just as certain as you do.
There, you good for nothing thing!
Never mind, you shan't go with ME.
I'm going to tell your father. You are
q bad boy and l don't love you a bit.
No, I won't kiss you"
She kisses him.
You shan't 60 with me. Never mind,
I'll tell your father. "-ArkansRw Tray
eler.