The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-22

Minds innocent and quiet take , That for a hermitage"
 1 Lately, an amusing event happened
 Nv neighbor,t who would not let hel
 boy and girl out of her sight day ol
 night lest i'll might befall them, re-
 ceiyed a letter asking that her ch1l- dren join a party of little ones Whc
 were to spend, their summer in camr
 under the supefvision of a pastor and
 his good wife.
 : The .neighbor fairly gasped. What!
 Her youngsters sleep out of doors on
 a hard bed, lightly covered, coarsely
 clad and fed! They had never known
 anything save the downiest of couch
 es, pampered, fed upon creams and cakes, with maids to wait upon them i hand and foot, petted and guarded like priceless treasures! No, indeed! i Of course the lad pleaded hard to go, and his little sister Joined Justify 1 in his entreaties, but to no avail
 Hardshfps were not for her children, she declared.
 She took them, instead, to fashion
 able mid-season hotel, engaging a
 maid to accompany them. Children
 were not permitted to us the main
 dining room, a dining room of their
 own being furnished them. Then the trouble began to brew The high-spi ited lad. who had always been accus-
 toned to having his own way, found that there were other lads who insist ed that they had quite as many rights as he had He should not have a lump of sugar in his milk if they were re- fused the sweet, nor should he have the biggest orange or largest slice of cake A pitched battle with spoons lensued and mothers treasure was led to her with discolored eye and torn collar The maids had been chatting. paying little or no attention to their charges ..or 1t would not have hap pened.
 The lads meals were served in his after that. His sister also was denied the privilege of eating in the chill dren's dining room with her little girl friends. Even the children's large play grounds they were not allowed to en- ter to take part in thef sports Hest something should hhppen to them" The boy fell i'll from being cooped up in one room, with lack of air and ex- ercise. The girl came. within an ace of breaking her neck, leaning over the WluuOW lcuSo lo WdlCu JH0 u1pPy romping children roll their hoops in the court yard many stories below. Both children contracted heavy colds and were. brought home i'll.
 The good doctor who was called in decided the root of the trouble with both was pampering. straightway de- claring if they progressed favorably by June they must go camping for the rest of the season to get back health and strength. There was no dressing up in camp life. The cots might be a little hard, but the children would never know 1t. for their hours would be spent in the open. The food would be plain. but health giving and appe- tizfng. Their companions would be congenial. and competent person would be ever in attendance to see that their hearts were kept light and pleasure reigned.
 Even in early childhood a mother should not be averse to allowing her treasures to pass into the hands of capable persons for a few weeks of health giving camp life. Being away from pampering parents gives them the opportunity to learn the rights of their companions and to respect them. Those who guard treasures too closely often regret it in after years.