Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01
HIS HOPELESS JOB

open and we walked blocks and blocksi And it took d long while to make the dreams because Gen couldn't find the recipe and then we had to be still for fear of waking up her family
 q should say so!'' stormed the dis grtntled parent. Tt must have been 12.30 by 'thenr
 .eweli something was the matter with their kitchen clock and Be had no idea what time it was" kindly explained his child. And it takes so long to put on coats and gloves and things-and really there wasn't a soul on the streets, SC how could we have met ho1dup man? The idea !'
 .tYes. isn't it.' said the disgruntled parent ssWhen any pedestrian in this town meets a holdup man it is written up all oyer the country as an extraordinary and ttnl1eard-ef occurrence! Are you so- ing to bring up your children to do just exactly as they choose and never inter fere, however insane they are?'
 q certainly shall not nag" said his child virtuousy You are always fuss ing at me because I don't do this or that, when there is some perfectly good req son why I didn't do it, just like last night! Only, of course, they've got to rnind!"
 "Ahar' said her father triumphantly, ''But that's just what I'm trying to have you do and what you so furiousiy ob- jeet to-
 'oh. but this is entirely different" :" pointed out the young person eu1phati- cally After you grow up and can req son as I do you don't just mind as you do when you are Q child" Glory be r' gasped the disgruntfed sr,F. l,E have reached the age of mature and logical judgment! Anyhow, how do you i intend to make them mind when they
 are but mere babes@'
 'I don't believe in spanking said the young person. q shall talk to them
 kindly and explain and make them See"
 q hope I live to be 10s." interrupted her disgruntied parent. T simply can't miss all this! When you were and we
 attempted to talk to you kindly and point out the real mistake yoa were making in taking the hammer to pound a cut-gIass bowl your intelligent re- | sponse was to kick like a lite mu'e ant
 yell ike an Indianl Not once did vol look up with a happy smile and say
 Dear mamma, you are quite righti Th' error is mine-please take this naughty hammer But one good spank let Ngh
 into your darkered soul, let me tell you I'll bet you spank 'ernr' This hasn't anything to do with wha
 We were talking about" frowned hi ! child 'fWhy it will be perfectly dread ful if I always must be at home at i sharp! Why. when We" } "You're not more than 2 months old.
 growled her parent. You're too 'youn even to spank! Do you mean to sa 3 nothing of all my arguments has mad g the least impression on you? That yo e can't understand my point of view 2 f an?"
 e "Oh-'' said the young person. If : tie blank,y Were they arguments? s didn't see that what you said meal | much of anything except that yC n couldn't see at all what I meant when s explained why ought to be let to do S I wanted to"'
 't The disgruntled parent took a Tor
 breath and set his teeth. "It's no use l. he muttered in a horrible bass voit e "See here-you be home here nigh d when you are out by II sharp-is tn l. quite clear and finaI?" e- "I suppose so," gloomed his child ir n1artyred tones And you'd better b 'f lieve IT never be go cr-cr-cruel to n
 children when I have 'eni You sinp Q don't understand a thing about itr' is Tt looks as though I'd have to i is to be 11S.'' said her diseruntled parel re Great hooksl'-Exchange