Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-04


terrified looks through his eyeglasses.
Here is Gwen, most slightly clad and
of bright blue tint, pursued by Mary.
[ fear very much the story of BoadiCea
you told her has inStigated her to this
action. 1 think, dearest, I Will go to
the study and work out tn question
of date"
Mr.. Waring turned nervoulIy and
made a gentle effort to diSensage his
hand from his wife's, but she cutched
him firmly. Henry" she cried, you
would not desert me?"
''Oh, my dear" he gasped, what can
I do? The child must be cleansed and,
/ presume, punished. 1 can be of no
use" and he still showed signs of
flight, but the horror-stricken eyes of
his wife, fixed pleadingly on him, made
him Waver and wait.
By a superhuman effort Mary got up
first.
"Oh, ma'am,'' she shrieked in tones
that went through Mrs. Warnings head.
ION, ma'am, look at her! l found her
with nothing on but this rag and some
leaves, painted blue, and vanished
vanished, sir, eating acOrnS outside
of the orchard fence. It's common in
decency, ma'am, and if it's to continue
[ can't
By this time Gwen had arrived, des-
perately blown, but overlooking with
words; rather an advantage under the
circumstances, for her parents had not
one between them.
Mother, I were a wOadeG BritOn
and blue all over. Mag Dow did me
behind, and I done the front, and 1T
aren't common naked if queens done it
like you said. She did, Mary, say it
Thursday, when she begun the history
course. Dacre was to be a Woaded
king too, but he were a beast and
WCHldn't do nothing but swing turkeys
foc discerpline."
MARY, I think perhaps you should
give Miss Gwen a bath, and then We
will consider what further course to
take"
Mrs. Waring caught her skirts nerv-
ously and drew a step nearer IT, her
husband.
- bath, ma am! Don't you see she's
painted and vanished, no water'll
touch that, ma'am, turpentine it must
BE- and cart grease, not to say paraftin
and, ma am, the indecencyv
please, Mary" implored the tor
tured woman, ''oh, please take her
away and put the cart grease on-and
til other things, and we can talk
O?"' the rest"
Here the light of a sudden inspiration
leapt into her face, and she turned to
her husband. Henry" she said sol
Ell lily do YOU not think that Gwen
should go to bed? She seems to me-"
She continued, taking a critical survey
of the blue-daubed figure, ''she seems
to me a little old for such very pc
culiar adaptations of history"
ITO bed" remarked the husband in
finitely relieved. 1t seemed quite a
happy solution to the whole question,
and must fulfill every purpose,-be
Ovens Nemesis a slave to Mary's
hurt morality, and a merciful deliver
ance to all others concerned. Eyes, a
very sensible suggestion of yours, dear
est. I consider that it would be a most
salutary measure to send Gwen to
bed"
Indeed. sir" remarked Mary, with
out particle of the satisfaction that
might have been expected of her, Miss
Gwen will be fit for no other place
by the time I've done with her, what
with the paraffin and the scrubbing
and her skin that tender. Oh come.
Miss, come away" she cried grimly,
laying hold of Gwen.
"Grace, my darling" said Mr.. War
ing, passing his free hand over his
brow, 'such srrne> as these are in
deed upsetting. I am quite unable to
take up the thread of our discourse"
Il feel as you do, Henry" said his
wife sadly. I'VE seem to have so very
little time to ourselves"
DO you think, Grace, we should
procure a tutor for those children?
Let me see-how old are they?'
Il have their ages down somewhere
in my tablets" said Mrs. Waring rum
aging in her pocket and producing
a little book of ivory tablets. She
consulted it anxiously.
Just fancy" she exclaimed with
astonished eyes, "Dacre will be seven
in April had no idea he was so old
and 1 see Gwen is just twelve months
younger"
II think their physical powers are
now fairly developed-indeed, I am of
the opinion that the boys develop
m' ut will continue to De mainly phys
aLG ether brutal sports. But no doubt
he has some small amount of brain
power that should be made the most
of. We must now get some one who
will undertake this business for us,
dear love-"
All" said his wife plaintively, "the
feeding and physical care of children
seems a terrible responsibility; 1t
weighs upon my life. But the devel-
Opment of their intellectual powers!-
l wish the time for it had kept off just
little longer, until we We're farther
on in our last, our best work And if"
she said YEARLY, you think the brain
power of Dacre, at least, is 50 insig-
niticant the task becomes Herculean."
1--WE must consult the rector. dear"
Il feel in some way we must have
failed in our duty. The grammar that
child spoke was appalling, as was
also the information of har words T