The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-06
The Rebellion
of Jackie
BY Susie BOucheHe Wight
Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowles)

tIOpNElSnt, by Joseph Il. lIONleS)
What a perfectly exquisite child"
exclaimed q passer-by to her COM
panion, after a glance at little Jack.
Jacks mother fidgetted with compla-
ceucy, and looked admringly at the
vision at her feet-a vision of golden
curls, rich, creamy complexion. and
the most tempting briar-rose cheeks
a small boy, clad from top to toe in
spotless white. He was a pretty boy.
She knew there was no denying that
fact, and so she did not tarry to ask
herself the meaning of that inscruta-
bic look that was dawning in the great
brown eyes. \ look new and strange,
it would have seemed to her, for she
was all a-hutter with maternal vanity.
Mrs. Perham sighed.
How fortunate you are Matte, she
said Jack is such a perfect gentle
man, and takes all the lovely dressing
you can think up for him. but my
James She sighed again. and
Jacks mother laughed, for the mere
mention of James, the unspeakable
usually provoked smiles in Oldtop.
You needn't laugh, Matte | as
sure YOU it is anything but funny TO
be The mother Of a freckled little
tough that will not stay clean two
minutes after he is dressed
Jacks mother laughed again.
oh, James is all right, only it is a
pity that he looked like the Perhams
instead of like our family-that is all
do believe, though Jennie dear, that
if You would pursue different course
with him, you could mold him as
much to your liking as Jack is to
mine. Now, no matter if he does re
bel at blouses and frills and other
things that he ought to wear as a mat
ter Of course, you ought to make him
understand that your will is to be his
law about his dress for a good many
years to come vet
How can ? | told him only last
week that if he would wear a sweet
little brown linen sailor suit to the
Fourth of July celebration l would
give him a dOllar-now what do YOU
suppose jim said to that? Why. he
simply looked up from his paper and
said Take her up on it, son, and get
Your dollar, and then father will give
You another to 90 out and roll in a
mudpuddIe with that suit on.
Jennie Perham. You don't mean
to say that Jim Perham set your au-
tloriry al naushr in that way"
Oh he didn't moan TO set it at
nau"ht-but he is always saying that
he cannot bear to see country people
trying to put on city airs Mrs.
Parham stopped suddenly and bit her
lip al a recollection of the connection
in which he had said this, but Jacks
mother did moi seem to feel hit. SO
she continued" He is given 10 albeit
ting James in all o., his shin f.. any
way and I simply haven't Je bacl.
bone to undertake the Qne2ing Of the
Two Of hem"
There's where you ana / differ!"
said her sister Now hsNn to me-
Go right on and make that Saen suit
for the Fourth, and when ne time
comes let him choose between Wear-
ing it and staying at home all Nay,
and you will sec that he will come We
| terms: then, when ne has worn y
there viii be no more trouble. Don't
say word to Jim about it, and above
all, do not try to hire James-just
be firm and positive and you will see
thar you viii carry your point readily.
He really would be a strikingly hand
some boy if he were well dressed. and
whether YOU viii believe me or not.
his freckles and his snaggled teeth
look d great deal worse to you than
they 10 to anyone else"
They left the room and Jackie, aged
seven, looked out of the window
across the street at his cousin James
turning a handspring in the dust of
a vacant lot. and then down at his
own immaculateness. with envy and
rebellion in his soul.
The Fourth cameo 1t was in the
soutRM. where the sound of fireworks
did not Smite the morning air Early
" She nAorning~the people began to
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