The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
The Way 10 Manage BelDie.
By u. L. B. BRANCH.

Name SNOrtiouSe Da3 a Itfef, d. u
her mother has sent Benns over here
to Aunt Ann's for te IT he'll catch It.
Aunt Anr is going to keep him till
Name gets we'll if it takes two months,
she says, because she is sorry for Mrs
Shortlelge. He eleeps in the trundle-
bed in Aunt AIMS room, and he looks
real cunning N lis night-gown.
When be first ca me, Marian and l
curleG his hair and showed him pic
lures, and Played with him all the time
we were not in school. But after day
or two we got tired, and there were so
many o'har things We wanted to do
We couldn't be bothered with Bennie.
So when he came hanging around
with his pictuTe-hook. we'd sHy, ''OA,
run away, BennieI We can't stop to
SHOW pictures now. BY and by We
will"
Tten In a minute or two he'd come
again, and say:
"It is bimebynow, Jamarian" That's
the way be mixes our names up. be-
cause he hears Aunt Ann say Jane
and Marlan," when she speaks to US.
Well, Of course we couldn't stop to
show him pictures when we had all our
lessons to learn and worsted work to
do; and besides, I am learning to
crocf ct. SO when he kept teasing US,
we'd say:
"Oh, do get out of our way, Benl
Don't you see we're busy?"
And once or twice We gave him ltt-
tie push. 1t didE't hurt him bit,
but he wsnt in corner and criel, and
Aunt Aun said we ought to have more
patience. felt sorry myself when I
heard him so5bine: s'1 want nv
mamma! l want my mammaW For
we had heard that very day that Name
was worse and her mO'her was all
tired out, but she couldn't leave h:r a
minute.
So then l told FEMME I would show
him ten pictures if he would let me
alone af erwards, and Marian sad she
would give him lozenge If be would
let her alone, and so we got as much
as an hour TO do cur own work IN peace.
Bennie went and sat down by himself
in his little hair; and he looked 80 for
lorn and so cunning had half a mind
to g, and play with him, but I just
turned away and wouldn't notice him,
and got all the red done in the book
mark I was working, before dark.
After supper be cried again to go
home. Aunt Maria had ore OF her
headaches, but she took him in | er lap
and got him to sleep, and Marian aud l.
had a chance to 90 our Sums. when
we went upstairs to bed We ag1eEd
That 1t was really trying 10 have Child
Ike tnat 10 the house.
1T mixes up your duties so," said
Marian. 'Tt makes you fell as il you
did wrong TO learn your lessons anG
mend your stockings I know Aunt
Ann actually frowned at US when We
were cirheTiDg."
I smiled uuder the bedclothes, for
Marian Dever does mend her stockings
till the very last minute before she puts
them on, but I agreed with her that 1t
was too bad to be made TO feel selfish
when We were doicg things we ought
TO do.
The next morning one Of the girls in
achool lent US splendid book to READ,
but she said We must finish it that same
day, for she could not let Us keep it any
longer. So We thought we would read
all We co: ii at roon TO get start.
AS We turned Ito our yard, there
was Bernie wat'hing for ue at the win
dow. lie laughed and clapped hs
hands when he saw us, and we could
hear him call:
"Jamarisul jama1iaup'
"There nowv' SAID Marian. "He
won't let us read one word. Let's go
I'D garret and stay till dinner is ready"
So " hen we went in We jnst laid our
books aud states on the table in the
ircnt entry, aud slipped upstairs
Instead of gcing into the sitting room.
We found nice pace up in the west
garret by the window, and there we
tat siIe by side, reading as fast as we
could fer nearly half al hour. 1t was
q fairy-5ook.
II wish I could b. fairy" sad
Marian. ssI could maze 50 nany
people happV. Either a fairy OF
missionary"
thought it was very noble in
Marian to want to do so much good,
and when Auut Ann called US to din
ner We went down with our aims
around each oiher, and felt pleasant
toward everybody.
But the r1ioute we opened the sitting
loom d. or, Benuie Ian to meet US, e1-
claiming 'yously:
"See my pretty horsesl 1 d?awed
'em all mIself. Look, Jamariahl'
We locked down. 1t was n7y slate!
he had got it from the entity tau!e, and
rubbed out el my sums that 1 had
worked so hard over the evening be-
fore, and that I was keeping on my
slate for that afternoon S lectation! |
was so provoked l could have sIaEen
him.
'.Y Oh naughty. naush'y boJ!' I
cried. Now you've spoiled my lesso',
and I shall lose my perfect card, and |
co ,hiuk it's too meaD!'
A cloud came over his bright Little
lSCe, dtIu uJS Alp Nu1'SAS"' NAoA v
care If he did cry. I thought be ought
to after doing sucn thing as that. I
expected Aunt Ann would scold him,
but she didu't; she only looked sad.
There was 20 time to spare. Marian
and | ate our dinner, and went Oft to
school as qn'ck as we could. Before
the bt il rang | stepped up 10 tie teach
er and told her low Bonnie Stort!e'lga
bad rubbed OFT my sums, and asked
Der to excus. my lesson. Sh" was
great deal ulcer than I thought she
would be.
"Ce1tainly I will excuTe you, Jane"
she said, lleasantly. "and you shall
have yoar er;:s Just the same. Poor
little BennleI I suppose he doesn't
s1ow what to do with himself away