Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-12-03
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THE Child's First School is the
Family"-Froebel
Irma Morris

a few days before Christmas, a
young mother was entertaining her
little girl Of six BY dragging her
around the crowded stores. Sudden
" the little one spied darling
dolls house
"Oh, Mother, | must have that
house Won't you please give Ii to
me for Christmas 2" she coaxed.
Mother priced the toy and when
she found that it was twenty-five dol
lars she was about to tell the child
that it was entirely too expensive:
but realizing that might cause a
scene in the store. She automatically
said, Wen ask Father" Poor
Father! He didn't come home for
dinner and the little one, after much
coaxing, reluctantly consented to 90
to bed, on condition that Mother
would speak to him about the covet-
ed toy as soon as he came in.
At six o'clock in the morning an
excited figure appeared at her faith
er's bedside, awakening him with,
May have itln
The sleepy father had to listen to
the whole story, and being too tired
to argue, he temporized by saying,
III go to see it,
After thinking the matter over. he
decided that although he would like
to indulge his little daughter, the
present state of the exchequer did not
Justify the expenditure of TWENTY-FIVE
dollars on toy Mother agreed with
nm, but was distracted as to what
to tell Mabel.
Inc child's first words upon return
ing from school were, "Did it come ~
What could Mother saw? "No
maybe it will come later" she answer.
ed.
SO Mabel watched and waited all
the afternoon and by six o'clock she
was at terrible tension. IL don't
believe it's coming!" she cried.
q young aunt, who was present.
feeling that this deception had lasted
long enough, said, 81 don't believe
your father has bought it. He thinks
it's too expensive"
This was the breaking no;nt
Little Mabel threw herself on the
floor and promptly went into hys-
terics Poor Mother, almost hyster-
ical herself, didn't know what to do
She entreated, implored offered sub
stitues.
Nothing was of any avail; the hys-
terics continued. Mother thought Of
sending for doctor. Suddenly she
decided to go Immediately to buy the
dolls house with the money she had
saved, little by little, to buy herself
a much needed dress. With the pros
pect of receiving her deaths desire,
Mabel's Mysteries subsidized Happy
Motherl Happy Mabel
Are they happy? Hasn't Mabel
learned most valuable" lesson?
She has learned that whenever she
wants anything very badly all she
need do, in order to have her wish
gratified, is to go into Mysteries. By
her mismanagement of this situation,
the mother has piled up trouble for
herself and for her child How much
better it would have been, had told
Mabel, Immediately upon her request
that although she would love to in
dulge her, the toy was too expensive
for the family pocketbook
Our children are very clever. They
learn early how to secure the graft
fication of their desires. If bowling
will give them what they want, they
will howl; or they will tease, and
maybe lie. It is our job to teach them
that none of these methods 'work".
From earliest infancy, we should
make them realize that our conduct,
with regard to granting their re-
quests, is regulated by just one
question "Is it right ?"
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