The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-04
FAliCE'S WAY.

| How a Little Girl Learned to Control Her
Temper.
just tried and tried, but it seemed
! of no use. Willie made me SO mad that
/ forgot, and gave him hard slap. l
| don't think it hurt him much, because
| he didn't cry; but mamma saw me do
hurt her. Willie is my little brother;
| he is only feur yea rs 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 bout Willie, and mamma asked
me to try and be more patient with
him; and promised her would, for l
love my mamma so much. And l
thought never would be cross again
but the next morning when / saw my
beautiful Nellie lying on the floor
| forgot every thing, and just wanted to
pound him.
This was the way it was. I laid
Nellie on mammals bed, and I 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 I 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. VIII
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 l slapped him and said: you
bad boy. just hate you" and there
was mamma in the door listening. The
minute | saw her I 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 Il blood all back,
Alus." and sure enough. there was Mel
lie looking as well as ever; but mann
ma never said a word. Even when l
kissed her and asked her to forgive me
she acted as if she was hurt. OF course
l don't hate Willie.
One day Aunt Sarah came to visit us.
She had been sick with something that
is worse than toothache, SO mamma
says. She is awful nice; but was go
ing to tell you when Willie made her
angry We We're 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
I.
tween us. and Willie did all right until
he saw MIR. 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 'em
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 1t got white.
She started to take us home, and Willie
was too scared to cry, but before we
got half way to the door he looked in
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 people
laughed. You just ought to have heard
them. 1t wasn't one bit like church.
l tell you | was glad to get out on the
street. When we got home Aunt Sarah
left US in the hall and ran into her own
room and locked the door. When she
came to dinner she was just as nice as
always. and took Willie upon her lap
and kissed him.
''Poor little man got tired in church."
was all she said
When my birthday came got ever so
many presents. but the cutest of all
was dear little black kitten named
Topsy. let Willie play with her, but
the very first chance he got he carried
her out to q tub of water that stood
in the yard. and when / caught
him he was getting ready to
give her bath I tried 10 get her
away from him; but he held on TO her
neck with both hands and kicked and
screamed. | thought he would kill
her, and l was mad enough 20 make
Kim let go. even If did hurt him But
Just then | remembered. and ran into
the house, in mammals room and shut
the door 1t was awful hard to stay in
there and think that Topsv was being
choked or maybe drowned: but pretty
soon ! heard a rneaw IS she 1aa past
the door. Then I said little prayer,
rs mamma told NE 10. and in little
while all the mad was gone. When
opened the door there was mamma
waiting for me She gave me great
big kiss and told me I had made her
very happy. Aunt Sarah put Topsy IN
q basket by the fire, and II few min
utes her coat was as dry ana a. sleek
Is ever--F lorenzo L. Higgins. n y \.
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