The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-04
BY Kindness.

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dren." said the Pensacola matrOn in
the lace. coat. I think the most hurt
full thing that you can do to child
Is to whip it."
Indeed. yesl" agreed her hostess
in the burgundy red tea gown. so
brutalizing' II never does any
good"
Not the least in the world" said
the matron in the lace coat Il think
It would Kill jamie if / should whip
him. / made up my mind when he
was q baby that no matter what he
did nobody should ever lay a hand on
him in anger. 1 told Mr.. Cawson
that if We couldn't bring that chiId
up without blows we were unworthy
TO be parents ! believe 1t just hard
ems a child and makes him all the
meanef."
That's what l said 70 Mr.. Driniat-
ter when Mabel came" said the wO-
man in the burgundry tea gown ' No
matter what she may do, | viii not
nave her whipped ! said, and ] never
have. She's troublesome at times, OF
course"
"Of course" asssented the matron
in the lace coat.
But I can generally manage her by
appealing to her reason. They can
reasop YOU know, the little things.
"Of course they can. ! can take
Jamie and reason with him about al
most anything and I know that II ]
undertook to beat aim he would be
ten times worse than he ever is Hes
such high spirited child, Jamie is
so is Mabel She has a strong
will, Mabel has. and she's sensitive"
II know" said the matrOn in the
lace coat. Il don't want jamie to be
afraid to tell me anything he's done,
and he isn't The other day he came
10 me and said, Mamma, I put your
rubbers in the fire I didn't show the
Least displeasure. | believe in main
fsining perfect poise with a child.
aid, why did you do that, darling"
Because liked the SMELL he replied
Aren't they queer little mOrtals?'
How cunning
"Of course, ] explained to him that
it was wrong TO destroy anything il
that way, and he listened and took 1t
all in, and I got some new rubbers
and do you know that child has never
touched them? 1t shows what YOU can
do by reasoning. Some people woulu
have spanked their children for a
thing like that"
Eyes. indeed they would"
children are bound to get into
mischief" pursued the matTOn in the
lace coat. IL - uUlulllS bHJ q d MANI
festatiOn of their inqUiTing spirit.
They want to experiment, poor things!
Their little minds are athirst for
knowledge
4 know" said the woman in the
burgundy red tea gown Mabel got
one of her fathers books out of the
bookcase the other day and cut out
the pictures with her little kinder
garten scissors. Her father was
quite put out about it, but l told him
that the little innocent couldn't be eX-
pected TO know it was an edition de
luxe and that the pictures were Valu-
able etchings. a 6-year-old baby
couldn't know. One has TO watch a
child Mabel isn't naughty naturally,
If she's cross and peeviSh at any
lime l know it's because she ism t
feeling we'll
Jamie is naturally good too said
the matron in the lace coat. Still
there are times when ne isn't feeling
well, and then of course he shows It
Mrs Rinkman called the other day
with ner little boy, and of all the
little demons, Now, there's a child
that should be punished. He really
needs spanking
IF I Mad a child like that" said
me woman in the burgundy red tea
gown, with vicious emphasis, I'd
spank him black and blue. Some OF
these DAYS Mrs. Rinkman will be
sorry she didn't. You mark my
words