New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
CHILDREN'S MANNERS.
Engaging Examples of Some as Dis
pIayed bg One Household.

An engaging picture OF home life In a wealthy
American family is given by Miss NJ. 2. Carter in
her new book. House and Home CThe WOman's
Home Library, A. s. Barnes & Co., New-Yori9.
'It is Master H. trying to lick his father; he
often does that" explained a maid in answer TO
an inquiry about some strange sounds issuing from
the hall in a house where the writer was sojOurn-
ing.
THE Heavenly Twins says Miss Carter. "wcra
crying with fright in the nursery that opened into
the hall afterward learned that the fTacas be-
gan in the nursery. also observed that the dot
ing parent and his eldest born did not speak for
a couple of days. They made up only TO go
through the same disgraceful combat again and
again: To the maids 1t was a matter-of-course
In the same family was little girl OF eight
ners She was allowed to order her meals as She
pleased, and In the habit Of changing her
predn rSe es AIT one 'ns moment she sSousht
she would have it upstairs in the nursery with her
brother, who confined to the house with cold.
Then after squabble with the brother she rang
tell the butler that she would dine downstairs with
the family. AS her brother her only playmate.
S new u order % Vent NJ ' to the ' pantry Miss Di@Pe
would have her dinner sent up and so on to the
I'm the absence of her foolish parents. some one
ally of these two imps also. once undertook to
thwart the small girl and directed that her last
another. When the child who had been hanging
od net ave s ns1V orars she Tng herself
face downward on the stairs and rOared. The but
her dinner wherever she pleased TO order it. and
he afterward declared that he proposed TO do what
ever those children ordered, for he meant TO Keep
This chapter is entitled ''Childrens Rights and
contains some other stories particularly credit
able to parents and elders One OF the rights Wnch
the author claims for children is the right TO ther
money. and this it would appear. is frequently
"A friend Of mine" says Miss Carter. gave
ys dollar gold piece to- 70 her little M gTanddaugnter
The little girls mother Immediately conceived the
idea of spending the money for the child. that IS.
she wanted TO. dictate to her what she should ouy
with it, The little girl had made up her mind that
she would give half Of 1t to her brother and seho
the other half herself. She felt that II was her
personal property to do with as she pleased. 50
the mother said to the grandmother: i 90 WISH
that YOU would your influence with GLADYS ano
induce her TO spend that fve dollars the way l
Complying She thought it indelicate after making
a present to the child to meddle with her plans Tor
disposlng Of It: but she hesitated 70 refuse tne
mothers request, and. therefore when next they
met she said Gladys. what are you going 70 90
with that five dollars gave youF The child told
her iust what She had told her mother. Then the
grandmother reluctantly said: Don't you think
that YOU had better spend 1t the way your motner
wants YOU to?' Putting her hand in her pocket
and producing the gold piece. the child na1ded Il
don't want it The grandmother told me tnat she
felt very mean, and wished that she hao Ley MsE
granddaughter alone to do as she pleased WIN 'ne
Another friend told me of little boy who had
* cents given to him. OF course ne began 10 spSho
A. mental iv without delay When he told MS mother
that he intended to buv KITE WIN ms Hioitey %
saiS. 'Ch I wouldn't spend IL for that! so ne gave
$be sI+e nm little while after he told ms IaI
that he had made up his mind to buy top. ana