The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
FOOLISH MOTHERS MISTAKE
Dressed Her Little Girl Too Finely to
Be Happy and Warped
Her Nature.


AT summer resort along the shore
of a beautiful lake, We were watching
the children at play Wading in the
water digging In the sand. running
along the beach. bareheaded in the
sunshine full of life and frolle and
health They were hav ng such q good
time that we enjoyed watching them.
What healthful little things they were
Tanned and suuburned and rosy. says
Medical Talk for the Home
The mothers. or some attendant, had
come down to the beach with them.
and with fancy work or book sat near
by on the benches, under the trees.
where they could keep a watchlul care
over the children
The children were dressed sensibiy
in some kind OF wash goods, 80 that
it mattered little it they got splashod
by the waves or covered with the
sand Their clothes could be washed
aad made to look as good as new. The
mothers had undoubtedly dressed them
50 they could have a good time with
out bothering about keeping their
clothes clean There were no shoes
and stockings to he worried about;
they we're all barefooted
What happy, healthy care-tree little
things they were How they laughed
and played and ran and jumped and
rolled and kicked
An but one little girl Her foolish
mother. who sat near by watching her
had dressed her in a beautiful. dainty.
pink silk frock, with ircsh-launderod,
Observation-Disclosures underwear. white
stockings and patent leather slippers
She was among The children. but She
could not join In the sport She stood
by and watched them wistmlly She
stopped 10 dig with them 10 the sand,
hui ber mothers Voice warning her
ne. @ sit iu the sand would spoil it
aL She tried 10 sail a lula boat
aloug the waters e3ge. but che methsr
called heg away Tor lear she would get
hcr hoes wet
Time after ume ida H1,her called.
"nluehter come here imuauenHy
the child would 80 90 her mother. only
10 ber-minded that She must not play
With The other children e. ber clothes
would ba spoiled Baea % the hidgea
she would 60 hardly abe 50 restrain !
her childish lousln % ramn and play. !
Be' the vlg.lant eye H ter mutAer and |
heg incessaut call dlgrt er. daughter. !
kepi her at a staudsgi
The child became eress and fretui |
and the worried anxl8us mother abid- |
ed her because she was gog ga1a-na-
tuead and happy as ,ae other eal- !
dreu
Tile mother, Instead Of cnjoy.ae tie
beauty of the a Die coal
and The snrm sac sa.ue. So |1.4.re d
the social chatter of tha othas u1thars.
spent beg whole uue t.rsd and aer-
Gus. watching ter alaeate. iar fear
she would spoil her clothes
How much more sHia.e &C. woa'd
have been % hage a-sod fle cAild IN
a plain elnaham ,f1cs. and barehead-
ed and bafgtoo,ed 10 l-t hcf loa hr
little companions a piag ln aer s.ls q
garment sh6 was n beautiful child. |
pale fiaXen-haired. bul fEail and leu-
der as a housaplan6 In The wind and
the sunshine she would no dolb. have
become tanned and ffeckled. but her
little body would have become str0nger
and r0under and the whiteness OF her
SKIN have "a. en- on the ruddy hue OF
health Instead Of fretful. peevish.
unhappy shlld she would have been a
wholesome healthy good-natured lit
tie girl.