Milford chronicle., 1925-01-09
"The ChiId's First Sc
Family"-FrOe
THE RECOMPE
Mildred Anne L

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work with your children
There was once a litt
had the most wonderful
father in the world. AL
ther and sister, who
grown up, were the fines
beautiful young persons
ular little girl could i'm
fortunately, hey had to
school nine months O,
twelve, for this family h
live in a very tiny town.
] Fathers business was
he made frequent trips +,
try, and still nicer, freoua
the city. Whenever there
thing that this little girl
sibly be interested in, 7
always willing to let her p
Mother could always liz
devise some plan for a
What fun it was to play 81
Mother as a teacher! &
teach while she was SEWN
ing, or making beds, or
paper for her club. It wa
more fun to have a tea
made pretty dresses for
while she was actually tea
to read or write. 1t was
one who could learn to
while shifting delicious COO
know that if one worked We
ly she might have just Oh
with her glass of milk!
And oh, the thrills before
trip on a Pullman with Dad
Convention! Mother and
played the lovely game of
car" for weeks before wit
and portiers. And when
came to go, and all of her
were packed in Daddy's big
and she was kissed for the la
and Daddy was reminded oncL
to ask the porter on the PulIr
the maid in the hotel to tie h,
ribbon, and the train finally
out for a glorious adventure
a happy little girl she wasl III
breath-taking sight OF ihe il
the Dig hotel! The distrActing
OF the bustling city! The B
Observation-Disclosures
good flavor of the foohs d
her order all by herself II
portant feeling of sittinj
beside Daddy at meetings
she hadn't any idea wh
all about! And, best a
Of going home again a
ther all about every
were so much funnie
Mother, experiences
wonderful after the
ed over with her.
Once in a while
ana Daddy were so
alone little girl and
her behalf, she I'd
ate them. Then the
very graVely woul
time for her for
let her exhaust b
for education an
usually didn't Ia I6e 10
realize that getting up
fast with them was M
pleasant than sleeping lat
ing her own! When she
having a puppy in additl
cat and two pet chicke
bought her one; but takih
so many pets soon got TO be
irksome pleasure. It develope
there had been a reason for
iginal objection to that add
care.
No matter what happened
didn't happen, our little gil
always finding that no one ell
derstood, no one sympathizI
one rejoiced as Mother and
did. Of course, Daddy seldd
so, but she always knew.
was so busy doing things,
cussions were rare, but
girl always shared in thu
When Big Brother and Sis
home from college they al
ened up a delightful new
work and parties and inter
Little Sister could share,
if not actually. Everythi
to combine to make this
happy.
But it was not Away
Something happened to
mess which took away
fidence from his eyes,
peace from Mothers
the happiness from Sis
a new, stern expression
theirs which seemed t
had been graduated fro
in time to be Father
arm.
Little Sister grew U
ly. Mother and Da,
and laughed and
joiced and sympat >
she would show thG
find ways of max,
bright for them, co.
in orde-' to help ia.
their shoulders. ST
membered to say d
have family wors,
lily was torn up
a new communi'
friendless envirC
Fathers eyes
with confidenc(>
hope, if not Wi
Sister learned
rying her end
was a
Little Sister,
up, was filled
sponsibility W
self because
portunity to
sure the hapI
"The kind
tended and
I1avaT. hofOr,