Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
Home Education
SHE JUST GRINS WHEN THEY
TEASE HIM"
Mrs. w. B. Bailey

Mrs. w. B. Bailey
The door opened quickly and
Bobby stumbled in, pulling his
somewhat reluctant cousin, Jack.
Mother! Oh, Mother!" called
Bobby.
Mother, who was Mrs. Bridges,
came hurriedly into the room.
What is it, SOM" she asked
then stopped in amazement as she
saw Jack with his face bloody and
his left eye fast swelling shut.
What have you boys been doing?
Jack, have you been fighting"
i"Yessum," he muttered, just as his
father, Mrs. Bridges brother, en-
tered.
whats the trouble, Jack, my
lad?"
HE and Bill Finley had a terrible
fight" explained Bobby who had
kept silent as long as possible.
What in the world were you
fighting about?" inquired Mrs. Brid-
ges.
"He just picks on me all Of the
time, and 1 won't let anyone rag me
all the time," sullenly answered the
yOuI0Iul COmDdIduI.
well, Son, you certainly aren't
a beauty right now, but fellow
has to stand up for himself and his
own rights" commended his father.
I'm not sure of the ACCESSIBILITY
of preaching such a philosophy to
these boys, Fred" reproved his sis
ter.
"Shucks, Sis, don't kids have to
do certain amount of fisticufing?"
mo, 1 do not think it necessary"
said his sister seriously as she went
about the work of giving first aid to
her little nephew.
The two boys had just come home
from the afternoon school session,
and as she worked she encouraged
them to tell her more fully about
the trouble.
Mother, you know Bill and the
other second grade boys all like to
tease the first graders-especially
Jack and Densil."
why Jack and Densil?"
81 don't know-unless it is be-
cause they both get so mad"
tits just for meanness and cause
they have spite against me-" COM
planned Jack.
"They don't tease Chubby any
more, but they sure did at first"
Bobby went on to explain.
Jaw, he's a sissy-don't take his
own part nor nothin'," grunted Jack
in disgust.
What does he do, SOM"
well, he just stands and grins
when they try to tease him or some
times he laughs and says, Go on
and chase yourself
He's not brave enough to stand
up for himself" broke in Jack.
ooh, yes, he's brave, Jack! Don't
you remember when they were teas
ing little Dorothy and Tom slapped
her? Chubby doubled up his fist
and went right after him and made
them quit. He told me that his
mother said if he got mad at lit
tie teasing he wasn't a good sport
nor a gentleman" confided Bob. us
that what you think, Mother? Is
that why you don't want me to fight
when 1 get teased?'
Eyes, Bobby, think Chubby must
have a very sensible mother, and I
agree with her that real sport and
a true gentleman does not fight ex-
cept on very rare occasions and
when by doing so he helps others
as much or more than himself"
Jack twisted around where he
could see his aunt better as he join
ed in again.
Don't we have to take our own
part, Aunt Frances? Won't the
other fellows run over us if we don't
fight them?"
ooh, they might, sometimes but
not very often. This isn't the first
time you have fought Bill, is it?"
Jack shook his head negatively.
well, does he stop teasing your"
''No, he doesn't, and I'm going to
fight him every time until he does
stop it." An angry expression was
again on the little fellows face.
Listen, Jack, do they tease Club
by any more?"
mo! Not hardly ever"
"He didn't fight them to make
them quit. Bobby said he just
grinned at them and refused to get
angry or to pay attention to the
teasing. That is what will stop
them more quickly than anything
you can do. They just keep on
teasing you because it makes you
angry and because you will fight
about it."
81 declare, Sis" exclaimed her
brother who had been watching and
listening all this time, 81 believe
you are right about this! 1 am part
1y to blame for Jacks attitude, for
1 did not want him to be a softly
but neither do want him to be too
ready to fight. OF course selfish
fights over trivial things won't do
a boy any good. Jack, you and
will talk this over later. 1 must
think back to the time when was
a little boy, first. Well all go for
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