The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
Chifdrcn I've Known.

Tsasre are few thn,s in this world
30 charming as It's Children. and To
person who truly rcverences an6
loves them. they are great and pcrcn
NAL source OF enjoyment. ."rhc dew Of
their birth is of tho womb Of the morn
ing'--frcshness. innocence. sweetness.
charm. dawning intelligence. an in
cipient perception of right from wrong.
an embryo Will power a lot OF human
nature, make up u separate person
atty that il is we'll worth While 10
study and know and love in every one
of thcm
20! happy lie that hath.
That gift divine.
The heart love of n child.
Very few people respect q little child
as they should. and deal With ii rcver-
entity, gently, kindly; yet no mimosn
plant is more sensitive 10 every shade
+ of rouGhness. rid!cule, harshness. tenn
per, than what VIC call "A mere baby,
meanins a child of three or four or
five years, \ little child In every ma
ton on earth is infinitely interesting.
They are so helpless undcr their small
martyrGons, TOO. VIC seize them, kiss
them, toss them UP within one inch
of big. spiked chandelier, josgle them
up and down on our laps. drop them
like hot potato walk of and leave
them utterly bew!dered ana very much
scared We tease them with alarming
tctions: make them the butt of our
jokes: call attention to Their looks \
their pinafores, their rent trocks thett
pleNions; bully ana abuse their pets;
drag them here. there and every where.
dress them rs We please; Eecn them
up when nearly dead from fatigue, till
We are quite ready 10 put thorn 10 bod.
va Ike them UP from sound maps on the
other hand. whenever We chooses tell
them untruths and tales that they
fnlly believe and suffer from, and gen
individuals at ALL make fashionable
puppets OF them; give them a loose
rein where they noed firm control. ana
rarely take them seriously at AL, un
mindful OF the fact that as franciS
Cation. in his ''Hereditary Traits ana
the Jesuits say, the whoic character
and constitution OF Child is absolute
~ determined by the drst Seven years
OF its life" The tablet is then fresh.
II retains the characters craven on
it. foreVer--thc rest is Ii palinlnscSt,
scratched. underlined, interpolated,
blotted out confused, muddiel THE
child OF seven years is alone the father
Of the man,
Little Two N iIarfs.
can't remember tile time when chill
dren did not fascinate me ana num-
bers Of them viii always dahs. ike so
many portraits for me, on the line, AZ
q certain garrison, at the foot Of 4
long and steep flight OF stairs once
met small person. laboripuslS toll
ing upstairs MS fast as her little legs
could carry her. she turned deii.'
ciously rosy, sweet baby face toward
me. when | overlook her. and asked
her where she Vas soing IND Sea
the colonel, she explained. What i
your name. littlc .,irlgf asked ~o
n HART" She repiiei. She had evident
IS been asked al nauseam oer aEe,aand
wanted TO get il OFT the list al oncc
Children are 80 catechiScd ,lwayS ans
5ust as NE would She scornel TIE
offer o. ans heir ana got IN sur
Prisirgly fast. lwas going IL see tire
Colonel. ico,. 81 let ier SHopk q tbs
conangy ena .0r hfs Hpuid he So
pleased aud SurqEissG" Ard 1l,a col
onel II req i4annei nalarnss &c huge
MAN. wAS snopsn to si5,aEs Snd
tie TWP Z: HART ouiy saw hiut as Z
sun -is!nC atoTs the hor.zpn- Knew hi5l
a. Ee-rjn N1Np sens his orderly ol-
e1,e-s MORNING FER fiss cr dates OH
#~erg dzy b Ssr IFS and who Ini.ht
2-@4Acs g'o.n RS sit IN apple OF
o:zEes q 4iaE romsasi7e Shor, hsr
s!aTs- I1@ siC-sl rad houcFt neE q
FaSgy en6 given ae- Z Ei--e- It'll
s2s cz!cGe1 : n#T 6etEeE dnck
ez-sr- = tage ani s0ra@ E1lif$h III
arEplssaa+, prsssntaA ny w!tA Z ash
Sne erald hA.6sy ca-ry al1 lAl::=G =.
@EE.1E aana -rzla@d ~ f@E S!.r
fce'eHs4 'a.El s1aEe 91 rs 5i.z-lzs
Frhiis he n4s4 lcng, siow s!zborsie.
Ht-r1s dE0s toilet saa hrid ,gish LIZ
I-eryisrSebls c0ays:s} iicrss-S;4ch siErk
ngGs smiles On Ser pEr- ranctGated
wiih sutdsn W. s.s.ss ana g-@a.
f'uectx IN his f3F ne ador45 eer. and
whsn ~ esd seen the I=;l or twelve
ntopse tEat weEe aIWayE waiting Icg
hll1 a;ld DISPOSED al Thar h4s.ness, it
NaS MS Joy aEd delight 20 st THIS
harry zip on his lap eIIhrssce her. Kiss
her. and nesr her sititei out,
II i-i-l-l-l-ove my colonel When Tile
love nnally burst oar G. rei- li;,lf rose
hud 81 2 mouth h~ woalf fald Err 10
his ample red-iianne! bps ON. toss ner
nigh II ,he air put he, gently down.
and say. "2ni along TWO n HART
mast 20 10 tha mess now. But am
ether day YOU shall ru'nmage in my
XII 5usl c. bong. IS sou please" and
ihr sIu-ii f-,-sofi would MAKE for tho
dor KISS her. dear little hand - him
arr get back TO her fgihnr's
.i.guarters She was the child ". Il
< hrcther officer. beloved ~ a hach.lor
CcrnmandRni Size had lovely di.npics
enchanting little curls and z pair "
hop1tifui blue eyes above wlich was
set a long hnclY rcnciied perfectly
&hared drch OF brow
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inst orposite io Ing, Wien We we're
StationeG 9uf IN SIN Arton!p. Texas
taera lived German gardener who
mad arrived III ibe country with oni=