Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-02
THE FIRST LITTLE CHAIR.
The One that Baby Used Is Saved
by Most Mothers.
ABOUT TALKING AT CHILDREN.
u l. N Very mad Practice and FRO
ductive of No Good--A New and
Very Good Game for Doys.

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little chair. be It the most expensive
rattan. or the cheapest wood II may
be rolegated 10 the garnet because Il
IL the worse for wear, but Il stiii hold
a warm corner In the mothers heart
Perhaps the baby has grown quite
beyond the bounds OF Its small dlmen.
hons, and so you have thought the
ohair or no further use. but think for
moment OF the number OF babies who
nave visited you and to whom you
nave said; I'VE ought to have a little
ehair Tor you. but Us has been put
AWAY in the garrett"
10 these mothers l want to suEgost
| that the chair at once be brought from
us hiding place-it does NOT deserve
sueh treatment-and be put In condl-
ton 10 hold up its head among the
stately chairs OF the parlor or al least
| OF the fitting-room. You will enjoy
seeing IL thore, and 80 will the ilttie
VISITORS who come to your house.
| Ihe hrst thing TO be done, is To sea
u any nails or glue are needed. IL
there are. use the fine wire nails. which
! VIII not spit the wood. Glue IL and set
aside TO dry thoroughly before proceed
Ing further The next step Is that
vi siNlns me chair n new dress. and
Whht could be moro appropriate to tho
position OF honor that II IN hcnceforth
| going TO occupy, than one OF gold or
sllVurf For this, purchase at the drug
eture pnoknge or more, according to
we size OF the chair, OF dye gliding or
SILVER, according TO your fancy. These
| nfonEes come In quite variety OF
| shades and are very much choaper
| than those TO be had at the art ptoren.
| while the results to be obtained with
| them are quite as satisfactory Mix
| q quantity OF tho powder with tho
| hquld which comes for tho purpcse,
and paint over tho surface OF the chnir
/ with good brush. DO not mix too
mueh OF the powder Mt once. as the
nquid dries rapidly. You will soon dis.
cover how much you Gun apply ho-
/ Tore " begins TO dry. A fow strokes
! WIN also show you how much OF the
| powder 10 mix with certain quan,
Wy OF the LIQUID. II must work freely
but must cover the surface we'll II ID
| much better to give two coats thnn 10
| httompt To apply too thickly at once,
! hut thlH may not be necessary. Much
| VIII depend upon the condition OF the
turiace OF the chair II II Is very
! rough and uneven from much batter.
| ing IN former days, II will prove mora
| economical TO give Il first coat of
llght.colorcd paint letting II dry thor.
| PuEhH before attempting the gliding
When all Il finished, tie pretty
DOW or wide ribbon ~ the same or 4
! contracting color TO one corner. and i
am Sure that You VIII feel repaid for nj
me labor and the small amount OF
/ Hft'N|''"Nf
! OF glrl typeW First there Is the stu
! don't She Wallis nlDwly mast ynui
/ home from Eehnol. thoughtntlly no.
Viewing some dinlcmt problem OF tn
| day, or With hor finger between In
| pages Of her book taking an ocoaalonn
glance nj an Interesting lesson from
Seaside ana Wayaidc. She IN not NOR
Than 10, but her attitude az vol
NOT surrounded hss "a ne 81.
ing friends; perhaps n chosen com
pnnipu walks with her and thoy tnl
Of booka and plans You watch he
ana begin TO forecast her httcrau
career and wonder with a wntchful In
| toreot " che rs not entering upon 1t
! little too fo1n. You are u mother nnt
| have an intCrr1t In all children unt
! you learn to love the little figure that
passes your door so dulGily every day
Thrn cumc7 hrght-heircd duuclnf
! child with ewes hrlni full OF fun nnt
| frollc, She has several CnuiaaHl7n-, and
| they skim over the walk ana Whirl
the fallen lo0vcs and sing rohinf
| roundelay. She has forgotten aunt
aud books and tasks, aud ls Enlnins
flesh ana hardening muscles and put
ting roHeH In her cheeks You watch
for her ns you watch for the birds and
the flowers and all glndnoss, YOU
IL quick nt her lessons, bright spot
In the Hchool-room. Her fun In not
Mt the expense OF her teacher nor al
that OF her Bchool-fcllowa, and iheY
all love her. and you learn to love her,
too.
But there In another girl who pnnse,
your door cach day You know she ID
coming before your eyes assure YOU
There In n loud voice louder laugh
a group OF the older boys are Just DO
hind. She has following OF Other
girls who do. or try to do, Just na abe
docs. She tosses her head and poses
she screams at touch, she glanced
back at the group OF boys and makes
smart speeches for them to hear. She
glnncea at driver on the ears. nudgei
the other girls and laughs alDud.-nnd
your heart sinks within you, growi
sick as you gaze and think. what viii
her future be? There Ia no pleasure
IN the picture. and you snatch up YOU
wee grille from among her piaythinEi
on the floor. and rs you kiss her cheek
and bury your face among her curla
you cry; mot like that one. not iil,
that one. oh. my childr
Here II new game. Boys. I wan
Ia suggest new game 10 you, Jus
play your mother Ia n lady OF high de
gree and that you nre q gallant littl,
knight Of the slxtoenth-no, Of IN,
notwithstanding, Walt upon her
speak TO her. love her az doyotedly az
the knights OF the old time did tholi
lndy-loves. and then, boys play Il all
the time, play II all the time,
That there Is great difference In the
disposition OF various children cannot
be denied any more than can the fact
OF tho difference In mothers, and what
" Wise IN the government OF one child
Is not always wise IN the government
OF another. But there Is one thing that
cannot be done with good results In
the case OF my child. and TINT Is to
talk at II. n IL always well 10 tall
with the children about fault OF
needed correction. II II sometimes ne.
oessnry 10 talk TO the child with regard
TO n repeated fault or disohedlence.
but as YOU value your Influence oven
your child. never talk at II. In the
first case You hold loving conference
In which MI that IL best IN tho child
~ appealed TO and his love 70 you and
his better nature are aroused: IN IN,
second place you put before him hit
fault explain It's consequences and In
sist upon obedience to the law whicl
IN for his good. but In the third cas-
Won hold him on at arms length. fig j
uratively at least. and throw your re
proof and advice at him as n foldic'
would IRE shot at m enemy. VIA
II the object Of the rcproof but TO gall
obedience and n correction OF FAULTS
Judge for yourself, then. whether Thu
method could ever produce repentan
r.cfl,.- ~ a dealro Ia do better. II Il