The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-23

repeated.
ADidn't I tell you to stop asking
questions. If you ask another. warn
you there'll be trouble. Now sit up In
that chair. I'm going 10 keep you there
full half hour Wen see II can't
make you understand that when / tell
you TO let that sugar bowl alone you
are to obey me-"
Jack climbed up into the chair and
sat nearly minute without speaking;
then be said:
Mamma, 4 think understand that
when sou tell me to let the sugar
bowl alone I'm to obey you"
eBut wish TO impress 1t on your
mind SO that you won't forget t."
AHow long will 1t takef"
No answer. ! was cutting out a
nighfie for Jack, and I proceeded with
my work without paying the slightest
attention to him. There was silence
for a few minutes; then be said:
Mamma
No answer
Mamma"
No answer.
Mamma"
Knowing that no would keep IL UP. \
gave IN and said:
"What9~
@When is the trouble going to be-
gin?''
"what troublef'
didn't you say that IL asked an
other question there would be- trou-
blefn
I turned away that Jack should not
see my face, but didn't answer him.
What kind Of trouble Ia 1t going to
beY'
Since an answer was impossible, /
went out OF the room for few min
utes to escape being pressed for one.
When returned Jack harped on an
other string.
Mamma. I'm not d bad boy. AT
the exhibition at the kindergarten I
stood up before every body while Miss
Brown said how good I'd BEEN
II suppose that made you feel very
fine.n
"H'ml / felt funny"
"What do you mean by funnyf"
Fl felt 4 chuekle down In my ston-
lex s,
Not wishing the gravity Of The situa-
tion broken, again turned away my
face. There was no more conversation
for 4 period Of one minute. when Jack
broke the silence.
Mamma, IT you'H let rue get down
I'M try To be good"
TITS very hard to be good, Jack, isn't
itfr
'H'ml It's mighty hard for me" \
n wish to impress upon you that Jon
must at least obey. Obedience III the
first thing Tor . child to learn"
WIN / learn II any more by sitting
here any longerYs
~You won't forget 80 easily"
Another minute passed. when Jack
remarked:
Mamma, this morning I was jump
ing on the spring bed. came down
on the floor on my hands,
Haven't told yen that You are not
to Jump on the bed7 You1l ruin the
mattress, and you might have hurt
yourself badly
Il didn't hurt myself. IT I'd had the
time could have turned over and lit
on my feet
Jack began to get very restless. !
looked ut the clock. He had been pun
ished Just eleven minutes. His punish
ment was wearing on me far more
than on him.
Jack. / said, 'if I let you get down
do you think you can obey me In fu-
ture9'
ooh, yes, mamma: / know | can"
3'Well. come and give me kiss
Jack gave me d bear hug and ran
away In great glee.
In the afternoon, needing spool of
thread with which to finish Jacks
nightie, went out to buy one. leaving
Jack GENEROUSLY and reluctantly In
care OF maid, with instructions to
watch him carefully. When / return
ed on going to the dining room found
Jumps Of sugar mingled with frag
ments Of my cut glass sugar bowl "a
wedding present. scattered on the
floor. Hearing a yell upstairs, few
up to the third story. There was Jack
with blood from bis nose running over
lump Of sugar protruding from bis
mouth. He had been trying TO jump
from the bed high enough to give him
time to turn over.
II ever an old maid tells me how to
bring up children III tell her to go and
get one and practice awhile.