The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-06-28
ALICE AND WILLIE.
How Little Girl Learned to Control Her
Temper.

How Little Girl Learned to Control Her
Temper.
/ just tried and tried, but it seemed
II no use. WLlle made me so mad that
forgot, and gave him hard slap. |
don't think it hurt him much, because
he didn't cry; but mamma saw me do
it, and she looked so sad. / know it
hurt her. Willie is my little brother;
he is only four years old now, but am
ten, and at night, after say my pray
ers and am all tucked in bed, mamma
sits with me awhile, and we have SPLEEN
did talks all to ourselves. Well, one
night just before my birthday we got to
talking about Willie and mamma asked
me to try and be more patient with
him; and promised her would, for |
love my mamma so much. And
thought l never would be cross again,
but the next morning when | saw my
beautiful Nellie lying ON the floor |
forgot everything, and just wanted to
pound him,
This was the way it was. laid
Nellie on mammals bed, and / went
downstairs to wash her white dress.
Willie was playing train in the hall
and was making lots of noise; but in
little while he stopped and was very
quiet. When he is quiet he is always
into mischief; so | ran up to mammals
room, and there was Nellie, my very
best dolly, with big cut in her side
and sawdust all over the carpet. Will
lie was trying to hide under the bed,
but pulled him out by one foot He
said:
Nell nebber do it again, Alus. Me
wanted TO see the blood run out"
But slapped him and said: "You
bad boy! just hate YOU" and there
was mamma in the door listening. The
minute | saw her | was sorry, and ran
out into the barn to cry; and after
awhile went back to the house. Will
lie saw me and shouted:
''Oh, mamma put blood all back,
Alus," and sure enough, there was Nell
lie looking as well as ever; but mann
ma never said word Even when
kissed her and asked her to forgive me
she acted as if she was hurt. Of course
| | don't hate Willie.
| One day Aunt Sarah came to visit u.s.
She had been sick with something that
is worse than toothache, SO mamma
says. She is awful nice; bu, 1 was go
ing to tell you when Willie made her
angry. We were going to church, and
Willie wanted to GO and so mamma let
him go with us. We go to the Pro
testant Methodist church, and our pew
isway up in front. Aunt Sarah sat be-
tween us, and Willie did all right until
he saw Mr.. Rice, the minister, in his
surplice. Then he said, aloud:
Aunt Saree, am he in his nightee?''
The people in front of us laughed,
and Aunt Sarah's face got red, and she
told him not to talk. He gave her lots
of trouble until sermon time, and then
he cuddled up on the seat, and thought
he would go to sleep but he didn't,
Two flies were buzzing around and he
wanted to catch them. He tried ever
so many times, but they flew away from
him. At last they rested on my shout
der. Willie saw them, and before Aunt
Sarah could stop him he shouted just
as loud as if he was at home:
Hold still, Alus; nell catch EN-
now" He made dash behind Aunt
Sarah, knocking her hat off on one side
and his hand came down with a very
hard hit on my arm. 1t was just awful
Mr.. Rice stopped preaching, and every
body looked at us. Poor Aunt Sarah
her face was red and then it got white
She started to take us home, and Will,
was too scared to cry, but before W.
got half way to the door he looked il
her face and said:
HAS you toofache in your stomach?
/, You see, he thought she was sick be
cause he never saw her so pale before
but she was only mad. All the peopl
laughed. You just ought to have heart
them. 1t wasn't one bit like church
/ tell you was glad to get out on TIN
street. When we got home Aunt Saral
: left us in the hall and ran into her owl
: room and locked the door. When sh
came to dinner she was just as nice a
always, and took Willie upon her La
9 and kissed him.
, "Poor little man got tired in church,
was all she said
When my birthday came / got ever S
: many presents, but the cutest of al
!, was dear little black kitten name
|. Topsy. let Willie play with her, bu
the very first chance he got ne carrie
. her out to tub Of water that stoo
in the yard, and when l caugh
4 him he was getting ready
: give her bath. | tried to get he
away from him; but he held on to he
. neck with both hands and kicked an
screamed. l thought he would XII
4 her. and | was mad enough to max
n him let go, even If did hurt him. Bu
= lust then remembered, and ran int
- the house, in mammals room and shr
the door. 1t was awful hard to stay
=, there and think that Topsy was bein
cholSed or maybe drowned: but pref,
soon heard meaw as she ran pa
If the door. Then l said little prays