Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-08
His UnfulGlled
Duty

Thomas. what are you doingr'1
asked Mrs. Prinster Of her husband.
"Er-did you speak to me. dear?" 70
turned Prinster, suddenly aroused.
only half dozen times. What arc
you doingY"
IL am chasing a cat up a liberty
pole" replied Prinster. frivolousiy1
ibid you think I was trying to resA
the evening paperr
That is Just what wanted TO tailr
to you about"
About the evening paper"
mo, about that yellow cat Lass-
ness"
IL suppose-oh, wen, we'll let the
paper wait Your voice tells me thsf
am In bad, and you might as well
get II of your mind first as last
What is my particular crime?"
Last night you got pp at midnigh9
and gave little Dorothyt drink a
water"
Eyes, she cried for IL bali a dozeu
times and decided that you Were
going to pretend to be asleep until I
got up, so L"
Il was asleep"
Perhaps you we're. but the sigh q
satisfaction you gave as I started "a
climb out Of bed sounded mighty reai-
istic."
"weu. I didn't start TO talk sbo'.e
that"
Forgive me for mentioning It."
where were we?'
You were Just giving a sigh of 70
lief and I was Just starting through
the chilly night to the bathroom To
get a drink for Dorothy"
"Oh. yes. Well, you gave her tbs
drink and put the glass on the dress
er and came back to bed"
Funny you know all that-you be-
ing fast asleep all the time"
We'll. you did"
II know It, but I fail to see why
such actions on my part should be
cause for comment, adverse or other
wise. Now, II had given her the
dresser and put the glass on the bed
and gone to sleep IN the bathroom, or
IL had given her the bathroom and
put the dresser to bed and curled up
in front Of the crate, or"
When you returned to bed the poor
child was lonesome and nervous in the
dark and she wanted to be sure that
her daddy was awake and keeping her
company, so she thought she would
say something to assure herself that
he had not gone to sleep. so she said:
'Bessie's going to have a birthday to-
day"
"I believe remember something OF
the sort"
Il don't remember know / was
frightfully sleepy" -
You growled: I don't care II she
Ia going to have a pink monkey with
wooden shoes. want to 90 to sleep"
did l say that?"
Yes; then abe was silent for lit
tie while until the dark began to
make her more nervous. and she
, called: Daddy and you said, What !
, and she said, Are you awaken 6rsF
you said, No, am fast asleep; d6xt
you hear me snoring Home, Sweet
, Homer"
We'll, WE'LL I'd make a hit In
vaudeville, wouldn't II" =
You might, but you are not making
hit around here with that sorksof
humor, and hope you will stop At
When the child wakes up in the hfXht
she is nervous and needs comfoyttnE
and the right sort of parents wo1@
not be cross with her. but would tam
TO and comfort her and keep her mind
occupied until she went TO sleep"
/ "Yasr'
Then this morning" pursued Mrs.
PTinster, she asked you what you
} had in your mouth, and you told her
that you had a pair Of rubber over
/ shoes and a box Of matches"
Il did," ,
Yes. you did. Now, what have you
, got to say 70 that?"
"Only that am sorry have been
30 thoughtless. / deserve your scosd1
ing. l promise never TO do Il again.
Now, let's forget all about Il and 90
down TO the moying.picture show, Y9u
believe that parent should be always
ready 70 respond TO the childr'
II certainly do"
, THAT q Parent ought TO talk to TN
child at midnight and never be ct1sa
} or short with her, no matter bow
. sleepy the parent may happen to bAN
} Indeed. do. Now. what are foh
} rfnning aboutr 4
: II was Just thinking how vptpr-
} hmate Il was for Dorothy that You
! We're last asleep While J was paspS1
tratins all those unktndnesses last
night Now II you had"
II VIM have the children ready In
Just q moment Which picture show
are we going tor