South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-23
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Elizabeth" Ny mOther-in-
ldw's voice was like a trumpet can,
with an exceedingly angry trumpet
81 blowing the instrument. What
on earth does this performance
mean? 1 left this room in order not
10 mieutes ago. and now-just look
al it,
did not wonder that her voice
faltered and ran down in sheer in
ability TO express her wrath and
CONSERVATION. Our pretty living
room looked as if the traditional cy-
clone had taken an especially
vicious twirl in it. Beside the up
turned antique sofa, to which the
small amateur Thespians were st.Il
clinging, several chairs were over
turned, and my best sofa cushions
lay crumpled into dirty. untidy
Jumps in different corners Of the
room.
/ was curious to see what reaction
there would be TO her wrathful out
break on the part of her daughter.
Mrs Harrison. I knew that in Har-
riet BraithWaite's home, Mother
Graham had reigned a benevolent
tyrant, and while I never had given
her the housekeeping re!ns as my
sister-in-law. Harriet. had done, yet
everybody in our house stood at at
tention or ducked out OF the way
when she INDUCED in one of her
tantrums
Free and Full FiddIesticI1s:
Elizabeth Harrison raised her
really fine eyebrows a trifle. and
looked at her mother with no trace
OF confusion.
Don't distress yourself. mother.
dear she said smoothly. The chill
dren, especially Mary. have the dra-
matte instinct so strongly developed
that always afford II free outlet
whenever possible. And our best
educators. you know. consider the
free and full development of a child's
mind to be Of the utmost import
ance I am sure Margaret Will be
Interested in the children's perform
anca as she has a little one coming
on, whose dramatic instinct she will
wish 20 have developed"
IL was the first recognition OF my
presence she had given. She was
really superb in her smooth APP
parently unconscious insolence
told myself. even as I made the grim
resolve that if Juniors dramatic in
stlncts took the form OF destroying
other peoples belongings in so
atrocious a fashion as the perform
ance before me. his free and full de-
velopuent would be suddenly and
dramatically halted with the bust
ness end of a hickory switch.
opened my lips fer a convention
al greeting of my sister-in-law and
an introduction of her 20 Lilliun, but
my mother-in-law gave me no
chance TO speak I used 10 get angry
at Mother Graham's little habit Of
RELOCATING me 20 the extreme edge
Of the horizon and leaving me there
while she carried on a discussion,
but the years have brought me for
bearance and A sense OF humor. and
I felt no rancor at her present
dumping Of me there. especially as,
without meaning am sure 20 cham
pion me. she proceeded TO give voice
90 my own secret thoughts.
strive For Calmness."
Free and full hddlesticks"' she
exploded CONTEMPORARY. Eliza
beth. YOU always were a fool on the
subject OF fads. but I never did ex-
pect TO see a child OF mine turn out
20 be such an absolute drivehng Idiot
as you are IN the training OF these
children. But I can tell you now,
I'm not too old 20 handle a switch,
ard I haven't forgotten how. SO ~
YOU don't want some-well. you'd
better get them out OF here and
washed up FOR supper. Mary. get up
or that floor this instant"
The command was like the snap OF
a whip. and Mary instantly obeyed.
while her brothers scrambled down
from The sofa 10 huddle win their