The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-19

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especially at the table Too many fam
lilies, it is urged, suffer the meals to go
on in silence or give them up to
idle and frivolous conversation. Mr..
Taddle was the sort of man to profit by
the perusal of such a valuable and sug
gestive article.
The family of Lawrence p. Taddle
were gathered about the breakfast Ia
BILE Mr. Taddle was feeling a natural
moroseness over a poor nights sleep,
but he recalled the article and held in.
After he had waited upon everybody
once around, and at length got to him
self, just as the Oldest boy came back
for more, and the youngest girl had up
set her warm drink, and the cat had
been put out of the room, Mr.. Taddle,
/, with a sincere desire to follow out the
article and promote a spirit of social
harmony at the family board. remarked
in gentle tone:
There is a beautiful thought in the
Koran which says
mo, thank you, no sugar" remarked
his aunt from Massachusetts, who is
making them a visit of several weeks,
, replying to question from Mrs. Tad
| die, who was pouring the coffee. Mr.
Taddle resignedly cut his steak and re-
|
peated:
There is a beautiful thought in the
| Koran which says"
| "Jen Smith won the BOBBY prize at the
W hist party last night, ma" chirped the
| next to the eldest Miss Taddle. Ma
said "Sh," and raised a warning finger
Mr. Taddle, full of his desire to make
| home happy, tried it again.
| There is a beautiful thought in the
Koran" he repeated, which says
| "Bil Simmons has got the mumpS.
cried the youngest boy, taking his knife
out of his mouth to make way for the
remark, IAN his ma has tooken him
outer school. Say, ma, can | stay outer
school if / get 'em-can l, MAJ"
Mr.. Taddle swallowed hard at the
piece of muffin and his eyes stood out OF
his head a little, but he recovered him
self and began once more:
There is a beautiful thought in the
Koran, which says
Min Williams is talking awful about
the way you fiirted at the dance last
week" the eldest boy called across the
table to the eldest girl; says if it was
her she'd expect her mother to hear
about it,
Mr.. Taddle was redder in the face than
he had been since he ran the lawn NOW
err at the beginning of the season. Peo-
| Dle who knew him best would have
| said that he was likely to abandon his
| new theory at an early date. But he
| braced himself for another effort:
.sThere is a beautiful thought in the
Koran, which says
q declare, Mandy" said the aunt
from Massachusetts. ''you may give me
| another cup, bout half full this time"
And when Mrs. Taddle had got il
/ poured and Mr.. Taddle had filled for
the third time the plates of the two
Youngest boys and the cat had got into
the room again through a Theoretically
/ sealed door. and been stepped on twice
with loud squawk by the hired girl
! before she could be got out and the baby
as a specially unique bit of humor had
! emptied his bread and milk bowl into
the lap of the aunt from Massachusetts
| Mr.. Taddle fastened his eyes on his plate
and sawed glumly at his steak. There
was silence for few moments and then
Mrs. Taddle meekly remarked:
What is it, Lawrence, that the Koran
says?'
pass the molasses," Kissed Mr. Tad
die through his clenched teeth.
And his wife knew it was best to dc
as he suggested.