The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-10
Mistress
Make-BeIieue

and she told father last night that
she couldn't stand II any longer be-
cause I'm such a problem. don't
know what she meant by that.
Mother used to call me a blessing,
dreamer girl, darling and a hug
me tight and lots of other things, but
she never called me a problem.
| stood In the door of the library
when Aunt Matilda began to talk to
father last night and when she saw
me there listening she just closed up
her lips tight and pretended to read a
book which was upside down.
Don't mind Janey. Matilda" said
father. I'VE never hive excluded her
from any family councils"
But 1t is about her wish to
speak," she said.
why. II it's about Janey she GER
tainly ought to be present." said
father in what mother called his dear,
decisive way.
Just as you say, william. Any
thing that's agreeable to YOU" said
Aunt Matilda. who didn't look bit
agreeable herself.
| wish she had curls around her
face, because her pompadour shows
so much of her forehead and it's a
kind of cross. worried forehead.
Mother didn't have any OF those aw-
! fully deep lines In her forehead, only
once in a while cunning little Fuckers
! came above the nose before she de-
! cided whether or not to laugh at me.
/ But che almost always decided to
laugh and then the Fuckers dropped
down into her cheeks and made din
| pies there.
! Your child. William" said kunt
Matilda, looking at me severely, IRE,
sists all my efforts at correction and
find 1t impossible to show her the
gravity of punishment"
But we never have found It neces-
Iary to punish Janey." said father,
smiling at me.
We'll, l think 1t quite necessary.
When little girl puts on one Of her
aunt's best gowns and pins on all her
aunt's puffs so loosely that they fall
of and fly around the yard when she
goes out to parade | think it's high
time for something to be done. You
may laugh, William. but fail to see
the humor in permitting a child to do
Just as she pleases all the time.
brought Jane In and put her in the
closet-the linen one. which is well
ventilated, you know-and when In a
little while l called her to come out
she wouldn't answer. | found her
L..
best linen sheets. She might have
torn It,"
"Oh, no, Aunt Matilda l said. Il
wouldn't have torn it. | was Sister
Angelica and | had taken the vow OF
silence for twenty years. | was count
ing awfully slowly and each count
meant year. I'd only got to seven
teen when you called"
Then what did the little nun dor
asked father.
Il took that sheet off her." answered
Aunt Matilda, "and told her how
naughty 1t was to muss up the clean
linen and | gave her the Bible and
, told her to read three chapters. Then
when lunch was ready we rang the
bell four times and after that | had
to send Hilda for her. Children should
, never be late to meals"
but, Aunt Matilda. | was reading
, about Ruth and | forgot all about
| lunch. liked It better than my
story books"
/ There. William, you see how hope
, less It is to try to punish her. In
the afternoon told her she must take
nap. Most children hate to take
| maps, but Jane united her hair anC
lay down perfectly still and slept un
I'll | woke her. Then she asked me 4
: were the prince and she wouldn'
) get up when said of course | WASH
j prince"
"You see, Aunt Matilda, | was thu
sleeping beauty and was waiting fo
the prince. II you'd only been thu
prince I'd have got up the minute yol
q said so, but had to wait for him"
Isn't that perfectly absurd. VII
D liam? | was so annoyed that I-well
perhaps | lost my temper. | threw
some water In her face. There's moth
o ing like water to bring children t,
). terms"
+ Father looked sad for a minute.
was afraid he was vexed because
hadn't got up at once. so | said: |
: got up when Aunt Matilda threw th
water, father, for then ! was Venu
springing from the foam of the Sc
like the pictures you showed me. onl
had on my clothes"
Father laughed real hard then. jus
as housed to laugh when mover wa
here. That made Aunt Matilda sa
she guessed he didn't want her {