The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-23
ACTUAL HAPPENINGS

The incidents which follow are &C.
tual facts observed or reported by
persons whose veracity Is undoubted.
That the ways Of parents with their
children are sometimes praiseworthy
and sometimes blameworthy is easy
to see.
AS he came through the open doc
tugging a big basket OF chips and
cobs Bobby proudly said, Il filled the
basket as full as could" CHANGING
up from her work of cutting cookies
Boobies mother repressed an ex-
clamation of displeasure. The child
ives making track of litter from
the door to the woodbox. What she
said was: Il see you did, son. Next
time / would not fill 1t quite SO full
Il l were you. Better get the brush
." dust pan before you wash your
hc2ds-and then come and have some
cookies. l sugared the tops Of some
on purpose for you."
Come here, you dirty little thing!
Come here, say!" AS she spoke the
angry mother swooped down upon
the child, slapped her sharply on the
face and shoulders, and shook her VIC
lently and jerked her upon a chair,
saying as she did so, mot an hour
since put that clean dress on you,
and now look at It! II you move off
that chair | will whip you till you
are too sore to move again for
awhile!"
Mary will be sick If she eats any
more Of those cucumbers, Tom. She
must not have another slice. They
always disagree with her." AS her
mother spoke Mary began to whimp'
er and her father drew the cucumber
dish toward him. AS he helped the
child literally, the father said, 1T is
a strange thing that we can never
have a meal in peace in this house.
II the child wants cucumbers let hei
have them. ! am tired CT this evel
lasting fuss about what the children
eat. Other children eat what they
want. do not see why ours can't.
"Well, son, what Is 1t to be? Ice
cream? | thought SO. Well you
earned it, all right. Hoy many cups
Of potato bugs was 1t you picked
Nine? You and your mother we're
even then. ! guess We had better
bring home candy fer her. We must
play fair, you know. II would never
do for us to treat ourselves and for
get mother"
do not tell me you can't. say
you can-and you will-or I'll know
the reason why. I'll have no loafing
around here. When ! was fifteen
years old, did mans work-never
thought of being sick. Hitch up and
get of to the field say" The boy
palefaced. and sullen. turned and
walked toward the stable. AS he
went he muttered below his breath
and the look in his eyes was not
pleasant to see.
Your father would be furious II he
knew. Last time ! left the door un
locked for you | said II would be the
asst time. | was perfectly sick til
your father fell asleep; even then
was terrified lest you should stumble
in the dark as you crept up the stairs
and waken him. | am not sure but h,
is right about your going with jim
Maddox, too. Men know about othe,
men better than we women. I'm sor
ry ! helped you deceive your father.
II anything were to happen to you
he would kill me. You are able &c
take care OF yourself-of course YOU
think so-girls always debut they
often come TO grief, just the same
tell you what Anna Marie, this is
the very last time. I'll help you sir
out tonight, but never again, never
again.
What are We to do about Frank
mother. He seems perfectly deter
mother to have horse or his very
own, as he puts it, You talked with
him again today, father?" Yes, and