The daily sentinel., 1913-07-21

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So the broad white driveway emerging from
the pore-eoshere and slipping gradually
U6S@v down the hillside to the street, she was
EM4A Il conscious OF the martyrs crown pricking
UEY re- her brow In her hand she held bulky
u& ~ black volume. The title was visible; it
ue&H8 was Kindergarten and Child CnltWe. On
/ H& the table by Miss Wentworh's side
several other volumes of imposing aspect,
- and in a bookrack at her elbow the famous
OF Froebel, Pestalozzi, Middendorf,
mingled with modern lights Of the kindergarten,
such as Elizabeth Harrison and Barnard. 1t a
popularity of Agatha. Miss Wentworh's niece, that
slial library purchased the first step into any
theory Before Cecil, Agatha's only child of
i2ng cothes-weil, in fact before he was in them-the
kindergarten bibliomania began. Mrs Barnes and her
husband (who was Miss Wentworths nephew,
Agatha being only here niece -n-law) had both been
summoned hurredy from their home in the Middle
West to Boston by the illness of Agatha's mother.
The Barneses left the evening Of the day their innocent
maiden aunt arrived, on her way back TO Cambridge
from trip to California, Agatha met her kinswoman
in the limousine and looked pretty and plain
tive as she explained the telegram only that morning
received, and begged Aunt Hester to stay with Baby
Cceil until their return otherwise she could not be
slre rnat she should keep her reason.
you have had 50 mach experience and you so
successful with children" she had pleaded in her soft
mellow, Ango-Ameriean tones Agatha had married
3 man OF the Middle West but she herself
Boston Cabot,1
"Humph !" dernurred Miss Wentworth. T have only
elped the boys through Harvard by giving them
,use where they were always welcome. | don't know
yhing about young children. Cecil is four or
"Sir" Agatha interrupted with an emphasis which
nyeyed subtle reproaeh to the great-aunt.
"To be sure, time does fly so but he is certainly
sonns But, of course should be delighted to stay
with Cecil if it would be any help TO YOU"
Agatha interrupted eagerly that it would be the very
greatest help, and hastcned to enghten her vceroy
Cecil has young ady-she isn't nurse, you know;
she Is an accomplished Kindergarten, but her health
has failed. and she is resting this year, and taking
charge of, Cecil; but Miss Cargil is faithful and
she has such compelling personality; without word
hardly by a look, she seems to control him, And he
Is we'll: she watches his diet He eats the simplest
things doesn't even know the tasf Of candy"
Miss Wentworth was CONSCIOUS Of icroical impulse
OF compassion for the boy who had eaten candy
-. He must be wonderfully good little chap said
Miss Wentworth.
the watch for the inevitable drawback 1t Cecil
his mother said very obeden except in one
partoular-she hesitated her pretty pale face looked
"I don't understand it" she sighed "I've done
rvnytt"g read in the the books to form his ehaIae
.arg She says he is actually the only child dswhose
wrong habits have proved too much for her. And this
'Vf WS. ,ad ,hSE Ms, Sc %.dmsf,S
But he hasn't done it for almost two weeks"
"But what"
showing the least real perversion of his moral sense
It is simply that he will play with matches"
"Oh. remember Didn't ne set
That the other house and we put it out with
The garden hose; he was little chap then Why. he
was so small that he has never been able to tell
ntegently how it happened"
Miss Wentworths fifty years in a world of mothers
and children had taught her discreet silence where she
could not abound in hope: she made comment be
with fire.
But they oougrow it." said she: Those who are
not burnt up" she added to herself.
And perhaps for the relief of seeing her fears dis
pelled Agatha began to unpack them all Oh II only
Aunt Hester could persuade Cecil promise he would
MT play with maehes For Cecil gave his word
the battle was won; he netcr broke his word; and
didn't Aunt Hester think that beautiful trait?
why, he promised me when he was only three and
as Nyttb pyp rOis sou
but he never will promise about matches | have
tried to apply the principles of Froebc, and it would
described: but l haven't yet"
You haven't tried promising him good spanking
suppose
her dove eyes blurred with tears Fear is demorali1
ing, you know; he has much had his little
paddles slapped; but Wentworth got desperate day
and promised him a~good spanking the next time he
caught him playing with matches yet that very same
morning | overheard Elsa the housemaid who was his
nurse. scodins him and could see the burned matches
slipping out of his little hand know | ought to have
told Wentworth: but he's particular about keeping
his word and | simply couldn't bring myself to tell
But il was no use few days later Went told Baby he
had been so good about playing with matches that he
breath trying to think what was right to do the child
looked squsrey up in his fathers face and said But
did play wiv matches papal Went positively sasped
he almost stamnered when he said My son, didn't
! promise you spanking. If caught you striking
fully but YOU didn't edich me And Went actually
accepted the suherfugc: but he said that he should
whip him when he did catch him, and he couldn't take
him TO the circus all Cecil said i guess I'll have
TO wait for Bsrnum; you promised to take me to
Barnuml"
Has he played with matches sinee1'
'Oh yes; but haven't told Wentworth And that
makes it harder never kept secret from him be-
fore but don't know how he could bear it to strike
tns child, and know It would have bad effect on
Cecil
"All the authorities agree the chd's sef-will is only
the perverted expression OF his growing sense of per-
soray and Il We could make him feel himself part.
vlolc q md
make him realize his responsibility and understand bow
much mischief and danger there is in the habit. We
might stop it; for he has the ,enderes heart in the
world did begin collection Of clippings about chill
dren VINO set FIRE to things told him Of the little girl