Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-07-25


such matters remarkably intense; but
the minister, after a grotesque tussle
got him separated from his opponent
and shook him.
"You stop that, you'll" George cried
fiercely, and wrenched himself away
81 guess you don't know who I am ~
"Yes, I do known the angered Mr.
Smith retorted. II know who you are
and you're a disgrace to your mother
Your mother ought to be. ashamed of
herself to allow"
"Shut up about my mother beln'
ashamed of herself"
Mr.. Smith, exasperated, was unable
10 close the dialogue with dignity.
"She ought to be ashamed" he repeat
ed. "a woman that lets a bad boy
like you"
But George had reached his pony
and mounted. Before setting off at his
accustomed gallop he paused to inter
rupt the Rev. Malloch Smith again.
"YOu pull down your vest, you ole
billygoat, you" he shouted, distinctly.
"Pull down your vest, wipe of your
Gilman gotO h-W
Such precocity is less unusual, even
in children IF the Rich, than most
grown people imagine. However, it
was a new experience for the Rev.
Maloch Smith, and left him in a state
of excitement. He at once wrote n
note to Georges mother, describing
the crime according to his nephew's
testimony, and the note reached Mrs.
Minafer before George did. When he
got home she read it to him sorrow
fully.
Dear Madam Your son has caused a
painful distress in my household. He
made an unprovoked attack upon little
nephew OF mine who is visiting in my
household insulted him by calling him
vicious names and falsehoods, stating that
ladies Of his family were in Jail He then
tried to make his pony kick him, and
when the child, who is only eleven years
old, while your son is much older and
stronger, endeavored to avoid his indigni-
ties and withdraw quietly, he pursued
him into the Enclosure Of my property and
brutaly assaulted him. When 1 appeared
upon this scene he deliberately called in
sultng words to me, concluding with pro-
family such as go to h" which was
heard not only by myself but by my wife
Ia 4 UrbO 1iNrQe door firm
such a state of undisciplined behavior
may be remedied for the sake of the rep
utation for propriety, if nothing higher, Of
the family to which this unruly child be-
longs
George had muttered various inter
ruptlons, and as she concluded the
reading he said:
"He's an ole liar!"
George you mustn't say liar
Isn't this letter the truth?"
"Well," said George, chow old am
II"
"Ten."
"Well, look how he says I'm older
than a boy eleven years old"
THAT'S true" said Isabel. "He
does. But isn't some Of it true,
GeOrgie?"
George felt himself to be in diff
ficulty here, and he was silent.
George, did you say what he says
you did?"
(Which one?"
"Did you tell him TOTO Did you
say, Go to h-r"
George looked worried for a mo-
ment longer; then he frightened. Ills
ten here, mamma; grandpa wouldn't
wipe his shoe on that ole story teller,
would he?"
George, you mustn't"
II mean: none of the AmbersOns
wouldn't have anything to do with
him, would they? He doesn't even
know you, does he, mammaY
THAT hasn't anything to do with it"
eyes. it has I mean: none of the
Anderson family go to see him, and
they never have him come in their
house; they wouldn't ask him to, and
prob'ly wouldn't even let him."
"That isn't what we're talking
about"
81 bet" said George emphatically,
81 bet if he wanted to see any of 'em,
he'd hat to go around to the side
door,"
mo dear, they"
"Yes, they would, mamma So what
does it matter If 1 say somep'm' to
him he didn't like? That kind o.
people, I don't see why you can't say
anything you want to to 'em!"
mo, George. And you haven't an
swered me whether you said that
dreadful thing he says you did"
"Well-" said George. Anyway,
he said somep'm' to me that made me
mad" And upon this point he offered
no further details; he would not ex-
plain to his mother that what had
made him mad" was Mr.. Smiths
hasty condemnation of herself: "YOur
mother ought to be ashamed" and
"a woman that lets a bad boy like
you" George did not even con-
slider excusing himself by quoting
these insolences.
Isabel stroked his head. "They
were terrible words for YOU to use,