The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-02

because W1A 20 0NMD IA my
studies.
remember once WAS struggling
with an example in arithmetic :snd
couldn't get 1t. Mother took ii and
worked It out in about q minute
land thought my troubles were
over. But she wouldn't let me have
Il. She explained how she did ii
and made me understand, but then
had to work &c ont for myself.
She said she just wanted to provs
she could do it; but she kept say
ing. If do your school work Tor
you, youu never learn anything
She was very quick that way and
could never see why everybody
couldn't do It as quickly al ahc
Gid. used to cry over how dumb
was. used to get furious: /
never did like arithmetic but mother
made me stick at tt.
Another thing hated was when
she made me join serious things
like the Audubon Society Club IN
school. / didn't want to read about
birds and nature. "a rather have.
| played games and with toys and
dolls Of course dfa play but
Mother always made me do the.
other STUFF first
she hit me over the hand with d
ruler and when IL came out III
IWelts she was so sorry that she
cried and Rugged nae and rocked me
and said could so any place /
liked.
There was = serial movie being
shown near our house. Mother
never let me 20 to the movies. They
were always crimes and mysteries,
and she said il was no place for =
little girl.
often think Of that now. :
Poor Mother! But this time she let
me go. and had regular spree
I'd have been willing to- get hit with
the ruler every day IL she'd let me.
go to the movies. I've got all over
that now; don't care for them.
Those Delicious DumpIings
II Mother was little bit strict
with us sometimes. she always
made up for it with some indulg.
ence. She liked to give is sura
prises. If she wasn't home when
Dan and came in from school, we'd
sometimes find a~note:
Children: Look i'm the oven and
you will find two dumplings. One
is for Charlotte and one Is for Dan,
and they are just alike. Mother"
She knew II they weren't just
alike or one was bigger, we'd fight.
for we were crazy over dumplings.
She made them o. OF jelly and the
crust that was left over from
the pie for dinner, or the APPEL
kuchen, now! Always two big square
pans about two inches deep. with
apples cut In half spread over the
dough, and raisins, cinnamon, pow
dered sugar and lots OF butter
spread over them! Mmm-m. how
they used to smell, baking!
Mother always made several.
Sometimes she would take one OvFr
to the church to Mr.. Hall and he'd
eat It in the study and sometimes
we children would watch him eat
1T over his ''big appetite" and
would pretend TO lick off his fin
gers and chin and beg for more.
I know he IiIsed it for he never eft
a single bit on his plate.
Orders On Blackboard
But we didn't always find dump
lings and apple cake in the oven
when We got home from school,.
Sometimes all we found was a note
on the blackboard that stood in the
kitchen. Mother drew chalk mark
down through the middle of tho
board. Over one side was written
Charlotte" and over the other
Daniel" and then she'd write a
list of the things I was to do, and |
the things Dan was to do.
used to make the best OF L.
but when Dan saw he was expected
to hunt through the nelghboFhood |
for the rabbit that had escaped, or |
polish the silver, or go to the toe,
he was always sore. He wanted |
to go and play and I didn't blame |
him although ] was four years
older.
In tOmOrrOw's fascinating chap
ter of "My Story" Charlotte Mills
gives truly intimate picture "
the unconventional Rev. DIR. Hlll
and tells how as q child she wished
he were her father.
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