The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-06-11
Poor Reginald
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us she turned toward her neighbor.
how so many women can trust their
babies to paid attendants. In my opIn-
ion, it is love that should lie the in
centive in the care of a child. Don't 90
too near the water, Reggie darling;
that's mothers good boy. Those par
ents who delegate the care OF their
children to others don't realize what
precious pearls of sweet companion
ship they are casting aside. Don't you
think SO?
Reggie, dearest, didn't you hear me
when / said not to go too near the
water? Play in that nice dry sand,
sonny boy.
1T should be a mothers pleasure,
as we'll as her privilege, TO direct her
| childs play and build up his ideals
| constructively from the moment that
he is able to cling to her guiding
hand. | have thought very deeply on
child culture. Reggie, Reginald,
come farther back from the water or
you'll get the spray on that nice linen
suit mother bought you specially for
use here. See if you can find some
shells, lover-heart, that's mothers
good boy!
Even at sacrifice to myself l
bring my little son to the shore every
year. continued the horid woman. 4
| think it's so wholesome for him to be
where he can play i'll natures wilds,
without any of the artificial restric-
lions to which he is subject in the
fashionable part of the city where we
live.
"Now, Reggie, you're getting too
| near the water again. Mother Will
be very rluch displeased if you get
those handsome sandals wet. You
know. darling, water. spoils leather.
mo, you cannot take them off. Most
certainly not! l don't wish my little
! boy to be so rough and uncouth as
those great tomboyish girls over
there who are wading. | don't see
what their mother can be thinking
about to let them go barefoot like
| farm children!
Il really fear l shall have to go to
some other resort next year. This
place is loosing its exclusiveness,
don't you think SO? I'm so anxious
that Reginald shall begin early in life
to form proper associations, and
really feel that l should not risk
bringing him to a place where any but
tie very best people come.
Reggie. don't you go near those
girls! They're too rough, lover-heart.
Mother wants you to play like little
gentleman. Why don't you hunt for
shells as told you to?
Il don't think we can begin too soon
or be too careful about choosing po-
lite playmates for our little ones
try to impress on Reginald that it's
much better for him to play alone
than to mingle with ordinary children
] whose parents don't know how to
/ train them.
Now. Reggie, where did you get
that pail and spade, I'd like to
know?
"oh, from those girls? Well | sup
pose there's no harm in your playing
with them a little while. Now, don't
dig in the W t sand, dear.
| ITS SO delightful to see child like
nv little Reginald who has sufficient
resources within himself to be able to
play alone contentedly. feel that the
young mind develops so much faster
| when it's allowed to think out its own
aihusements unassisted by other chill
dren.
Now, h, ggie, told you not to go
near those children again. ! won't
have you playing with such dirty
Youngsters. Why don't you build
sand house, darling?
/ "WelI, if you can't build it with dry
sand, do something else. Dig nice,
big cave.
/ well, if you don't want to dig,
what do you want to do?
"No. you cannot play with those
i girls. You know very well. Reginald,
that when mother says a thing she
means it. Pick up some shells, lover
heart. See if you can fill the pail with
shells. That's my little mani
Il find it so much wiser to be abso-
/ luteiy firm with Reginald. nave no
patience with shilly-shallying parents.
| l suppose l am rather severe about
not letting him play with those girls
! But, you see. don't know who they
are. and from all appearances they're
not being brought up very carefully
dare say their mother is playing
bridge right now Or
Reginald Featherstone Brown
come here at once! What do you
mean by going over to those barefoot
girls? And you've let the waves dash
all over you, too. All the starch is
out of your beautiful suit and YOU
sandals are wet. What shame! NOW
lust throw down that old pail and
spade, and if you go near those naugh
i ty tomboy girls again I'll punish you
Reginald. Yes, surely will. What
would your father say If he knew how
YOU act? / wonder what this lady
thinks of boy like you?
"Oh, are those your little girls, real
| "? / see now that they do resemble