The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-04
HY MARGARET E. sANGsTER. 1906, by Joseph B. BowIes.

| (Copyrisht, 1906, bx Joseph B. Bowies.)
 Everybody is familiar with the en- fant terrible. Du Maurier oceasionaI- iy drew him for our amusement. and he figures in many jests and anec- dotes.
 This sometimes uncomfortable spe- cimen of childhood is not necessarily disagreeable or spoiled He simply at his best state has habit of appearing on the scene when he Is not wanted, and of blurting out bits of truth that more tactful elders know enough to suppress. A child of this variety was one day sent by his mother to carry an extremely beautiful pair of slip pers to a gentleman living in the neighborhood. She wrapped the gift ifA tissue paper and placed 1t in a box, with her card, addressing it carefully, but she forgot to tell her little mes senger to leave the box at the door. and return directly. The boy had his own frIendliness toward the neighbor. and waited to see how he would re- ceive the gift. Your mother is won- derfully good" saids the gentleman. These slippers are just what wanted most. It was lovely in her to make l. them for me-
 oh exclaimed tae child ymother didn't make them for you: she made them for my father and as they did not fit him she was so vexed she did not know what to do. At last she thought she would send them over here, and she wouldn't need to bother about buying you a Christmas gift" This rather dulled the edge of pleas ure in the case, and made the recip-- ent's thanks tritie perfunctory.
 Ask your father said Bobby's mother. If he does not want to come to- the library and see dear Aunt. Fan ny, who is soon going away. or rushed the child, to be back In min ute saying: Father does not care about coming in to see Aunt Fanny. He says she is an old eat" When a little later. with an air of gentle bon homie Aunt Fannie's nephew by mar riagc presented himself, the situation was awkward and the old lady's man. ner little strained
 Al a table where several friends of the family were gathered. young lady remarked to little Percy, eight years old, If you won't play games with me I shall not come again"
 e"I hope you never will" frankly ana wered the child. T don't like you. and shall be glad when you go away"
 There lives in southern family a tradition that soon after his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr was guest beneath it's hospita- ble roof Duelling was not in those days regarded in southern households as necessarily disSraceful, if prelimi- naries had been duly arranged, and the affair of honor had been conducted according to the code. Nevertheless, 6 good deal of comment of an un. kindly nature followed Burr after that fatal ending of his duel with the pop ular Hamilton The survivor was less fortunate than the victim. 4 child of the ho lse wandered into the guests room and, seeing there a silver-mount- ed pistol. possessed himself of it and. entering the drawing room abruptly inquired: 'Ts this the pistol. Col Burr, with which you killed Gen. Hamii- fon?"
 One may imagine the confusion and dismay of tie older people at the in- nocent and inopportune remark.
 
 Conscientious parents are often pug zled what to do with the enfant terri ble. He would be less formidable if they remembered two time-worn and homely adages namely, Little pitch CTS have big ears and, Children should be seen and not heard.
 WeIl-bred children do not interrupt eonversation, say disagreeable things. or repeat what they should early learn will wound the feelings of others.