Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-07-22
Francesca S
Busy Morning

Win the lace or q blonde Dutch cher
ub, the vivacity of French infant
and an Italian front name. All this
is hard to live up to when one is but
three-and cnehalf years old. On one
particular morning Francesca found
life especially trying
She had started out after breakfast
with a properly smiling morning coun-
tenance and a perfectly clean pink
frock. When she ran gleefully into
the room where her mother was, that
young matron regarded her offspring
with an distracted eye Her thoughts
were on her trunk. which she was in
the act of packing.
Ran right out of here'" commanded
Francesca's mother And stay out
till l finish! Youll mix everything
all up!"
Francesca slid out OF the room and
then beamed Across the hall inter-
estins things semed to be In progress
tn her aunt's room.
Francesca was her greeting Get
up-you're right in the middle of that
stun and mussing 1t dreadfully,"
Watchudoin'?" Francesca de-
manded
Covering a box couch can't you
seer inquired her exaspcrated aunt.
Get UP and run away-dou't come in
here till | finish It's all tacks and
scissors and hammers and things!"
Il want the hammer! Give me the
hammer" cried Francesca delight
eddy
She felt herself propelled upward
and outward. Then she landed In the
cottage living room before she could
gasp for breath. Being there she de-
cided not to howl after all. especially
as something on the writing table at
tracted here eyes.
francesca" called her mother You
are so still-what are VOC doing?"
Muffin" said Francesca.
Her aunt pered out oven Francesca's
shoulder. Dear met" she said. IF
she isn't sitting in the norris chair
with her bends folded like an injured
angel"
Injured angel nothing,' said her
mother a few seconds later. She knew
Fran3esca's silences were full of sig.
nificance and had come to investigate.
She has your red leather bridge set
and has bent up all the cards! Fran
cesca."
Put her outdoors 10 play" suggest
ed her aunt ITS lovely day. She
can't do more than uproot a few trees
or knock out the foundations of the
housed"
Il don't know said her mother.
Those rainy days she made life a
horror by her teasing to go out and
play, but she's so contrary. Frances
ca, darling, don't You want to take
your ball and little red wagon and
go out into the yard awhile In the
nice sunshine?"
NO." said Francesca. determInedy
"Auntyll give you tho kitchen spoon
to dig with" came from the couch
coverer.
NO." said Francesca.
What that child needs is diplo-
macy" said her aunt I'VE won't let
Francesca go out OF doors, will we.
mother? She has to stay IN the house
all this nice day"
Il wanna go outdoors!" walled Fran
cesca.
''There!" said her aunt FIVE min
utes later when they had bundled her
out with her toys III you'd handle
her the right way you could do any
thing with her"
A few minutes later Francesca's
mother, who had glanced out OF the
window few into the yard and bore
her child indoors.
IT'S terribly easy to manage herl"
she remarked sarcastically. This
child's pulled up three geraniums.
broken most of the ferns and dug
holes down the path with hcr spoon
and all In ten minutes!"
Il only hope she applies the same
energy to getting on in the world
when she grows up" walled Frances
cas- aunt. Francesca, sit In that chair
and dor't you dare bulge I'm going
to Keep an eye on you
Where is it?" inquired Francesca,
She was searching up and
down her pinatore.
"What7"
Your eye" said Francesca. Can
! have sumpin' to eat?'
'Yes!" said her aunt. run out into,
the pantry and lift the cover from the
big tin breadbox on the floor and take
a slice OF bread There's butter on
the top slice, which was left from the
other time you were hungry this morn
ing"
Francesca battered away. Present
ly they both went 10 look for her on
the floor sat Francesca. both hands
full Of chocolate-iced cake. stuffiug II
away as one famished. Much of the
chocolate smeared her countenance
and her dress.
Oh cried her mother. Il forgot
that | put the cake In the breadbox.
And I tho1ght she could wear that
uress on the train and all her others
are packed francesca
Il wanna drink" said her child.
You wanna spanking" said her