The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-25
Managing
Willie

other day, Sdiu TIE Wohoh "ASAA ~
little boy who was calling on her next
door neighbor, "and must say that
she has changed of late years! why,
when knew her as girl she had
such ability and was such manager
and you ought to see the way that
house is run and the perfectly dread
full way she has with her children!
"I don't believe In the old fashioned
way of frightening children to pieces
and making them obey you because
thew are afraid. l never have the
least trouble with my Willie, because
I treat him like human being. Dari
ing. don't handle the fern, Tor MIS-.
James may not like 1t, EVERYBODY
isn't like mother, who understands
how interested little boys are in ma
ture. Stop bending the leaf dearest
OH now, see! You've broken the who're
stalk off! There, Willie, you see
what happens when you don't OBEY
mother! "A
.It's perfectly wonderful. Mrs james,
the reasoning power displayed by tha'
chilli, You wouldn't think 1t, but ne
understands cause and effect perfect
ly. He bent the leaf-and 1t broke
an act and result you see. Wine
why did you break all those other
leaves, too?' oh, so the plant would
be even all around! Now, did you
ever hear anything cleverer than thaI
Mrs. James? Willie has such an eye
for form. am sure he is going to be
something wonderful aren't you!
always believe in encouraging chila
when he shows any signs of develop
ing particular faculty
There! Willie is investigating your
cuckoo clock now. He has passion
for finding out the reason for things
Willie, darling, you mustn't swing on
the weights OF the clock, you really
mustn't.
There! What did mother tell you!
You swung on the weights and now
you've pulled the whole clock down
of the wall! You are likely to give
people headaches when you make
big noise like that. Every one hasn't
the perfect control Of her nerves that
mother has.
There's everything in control. don't
you think SO, Mrs. James? l never al
low any external fact to upset me.
oh. Is the clock broken? Well, l
don't believe 1t Is very pad break
and clever clock man can easily
oh. you say you brought it from Swift
zerland and it has complicated for
eign mechanism? Well, 1t does seem
to me that Americans ought to be
able to find enough goods manufactur
ed In this country without encourag
ing anarchists and paupers abroad
I've often heard my husband tall
about political affairs, SO | suppose
IN better informed than most women
"Tae way Mrs. Kershaw let's he
children run over her is perfectl!
dreadful She didn't seem to have tn
least contIo, Of them at al. L
willie, you Inustt scratch the pi
ano with that pin. Mother means VIVA
she says. darling. and i expect you t
obey. Not another scratch after tina
one you are making! I've no doub
IL your furniture polish Is the RICH
kind, Mrs. James. 1t will rub tn
scratches out Perfectly and. anyhow
they are such delicate ones. WIFI
has such dainty touch with ever!
thing that sometimes think he Is q
ing to be an artist.
"Why, Wil-ll-e-e-e! Didn't 20
hear me say not another scratch? An
you've made at least six more! Nov
I simply will not be disobeyed TIA
way and you may go sit In the gree
velvet chair. Climb back and 8
there! You see, Mrs. James. AWAY
puniah promptly when Willie doesn
mind me.
'If you had children yourself you
understand how it warns a mother
heart to feel the little things Deepen
ing on one and taking ones word
gospel law. Why, Willie would
sooner think of going contrary to n
wishes than he would think of fyin
would you, DEAR
"My goodness, where is Willie? T
isn't in the green velvet chair. "
haven't cellar door or anything ope
have you, Mrs. James, that he mig
fall down? | can't underestimate
you say he is on the other side of Il
piano scratching it with another phi
willie, come here-at once! Dol
you know you grieve mother terrih
when she finds that she can't tru
you? Oh. you say you wanted to
IL black pin would make the sar
kind of scratch as a white one! L
you ever-that investigating mi
again! It makes me feel terribly
sponsible, Mrs. James. to think tt
It rests with me whether that shall
be mistakenly crushed out or
couraged.
"Tve so enjoyed this little visit W
you-it rest, one to get change FRI
ones usual thoughts, you know. CO.
over soon--it will brighten you up q
\ - interest you to be where there Is
child, and Willie is such lovable
tie fellow.
kiss Mrs. james, darling. w
what are you sticking out your tons
for? You say because you hate h