Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-08-18
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to the good old souls eccentrieity.
Grandma il rather superstitious and
will engage in no performance 50
ill-boding al to sleep in room
where fire has not been kindled
during the season. In tiile house
Of Mulkittle's economic abode, there
are Dut two bedrooms where fires
have been made during the winter.
One Of these il ma room, and the
other, adjoining, Is the sleeping
apartment Of the children.
II don't like 70 sleep in the same
room with that boy said the old
lady to the minister, s'but my sakes
alive, | don't want to sleep where
there amt been no fire for a year. =
Consult your own pleasure.
PLEASURE, indeed " she snapped.
'eThere amt no pleasure aboutit."
Il am very sorry that circum-
stances prevent you from bringing
a sleeping room with YOU
"You arc nothing Of the kind
and you know II. ] don't see that
preachers are any more careful what
they say than other folks are.
"0nly a joke. mother, said the
minister approaching her, smooth
ing back her hair and kissing her
wrinkled brow. "You shall sleep
anywhere you please. IN sleep
with Willie and you may sleep
here"
mo, no, she said voice Of
motherly tenderness. II would
just as Iieye sleep in there as not.
The dear little fellow will be in the
land Of Nod before 20 to bed any
way.
After the children had gone to
bed the old lady ant BY the fire IN
mas room, knitting On the stock
ing which she seemed 10 never get
any nearer done; told ~ her trou-
hles il finding the guinea's nest,
and how i mink get into the hen
house and killed q dozen chickens
IN one night,
Mrs Mulkittle was soon asleep,
and after while Mulkittle began to
suore.
Well, bless me Z she said, II
they amt all asleep. People these
days don't think about nothin' but
eatin' and sleepin'. When / was
their age, could card quilt bats
half the night and then not feel no
worse for wear in the morning"
She took down a long-stem pipe
aud smoked in coutentmcnt over
her troubles as she rocked to and
fro. Finally, she put the pipe On
tho mantle-piece. but then think
ing ii might aet something aare-
although it had gone out she took
It down aud stood it on the hearth
BY the chimney piece. She opened
tho door easily and entered Willie's
bedroom. The yonngster was sleep
ing soundly She undressed and
kneeled by the bedside, and when
che arose, the boy was on his elbows
looking at her.
lie down there, sir, and 60 TO
sleep.
I've been to sleep.
Well, 90 to sleep again, do you
hear.
Tell me about Little Red Ridin'
Hood.
Thinking that this was the best
means 81 quieting him she told the
story. subject to many corrections
on his part.
Now tell mo about Jack-the-
Giant Killer.
Still hoping that she had adopted
the best method, she told him about
the great hero 81 all modern boy
hood
Now tell me about old Blue
Beard,
Then she realized her error, and
turning d severe eye on the boy, she
said =:
Il won't do nothin' Of che kind,
and want you to go TO sleep this
minute
i can't 30 10 sleep in q minute.
Dogs can 30 70 sleep as soon az they
shut their eyes, but boys can't. Let
me get up and shy my prayers,
Haven't you said en- tonight y
Yes, but Gods forgot il BY this
time.
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