Milford chronicle., 1938-01-28
TWO WAYS OF PUSIsHING
HlIda RIehmond

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neighbor, Mrs. Collins, With thei
children had been invited to a gar
den party in a town some twent,
miles away, and the ehatterinI
youngsters, dressed in appropriate
and immaculate summer garments
had been hidden to stay on til,
porch and watch for the bus while
their mothers got dressed. All nigh
have gone we'll, If a sudden storm
a few miles away had not turned the
dry bed Of the small stream thai
flowed at the foot.of the Clark gar
den into a raging, foaming yellow
torrent right under q clear blue aky
Occasionally that happened, and II
was always a source Of interest and
delight to the children.
isn't It wonderful"
ut will only take a minute to
run down and backI"
"Our mothers will never miss us.
Come on!"
A short time later the two moth
ers appeared. unconscious of what
had been going on. They were not
long in finding out. Mrs. Collins
seized her bedraggled children,
spanking each one soundly and
hustling them all back TO the house
to hurry them into clean garments
before the arrival of the bus,
You naughty children! You've
spoiled my whole afternoon! You
promised not to leave the porch and
now see what you've done to your
clothes! You never can be trusted
at ALL" said the angry mother.
AS she herded them along. size
said great many more things, but
It was evident that the Collins chill.
dren were used to such outbursts,
for they merely cried a little louder
and ran a little faster to escape the
switch their mother had picked up.
The Clark children stood looking
at their mother wishing she would
break the silence. They were as
muddy ana rumpled as their play
mates.
well, children" said Mrs. Clark
at last, II am much disappointed to
have to go to the garden party with
out you. but you forgot your prom
Use, it seems. Katy Smith will be
here to look after you this after
noon"
A loud wall arose from the disap-
pointed. Clark children, 20, Mother.
please forgive u.s." said Molly tear
fully.
"Mother, dear, do you think it is
fair that we must stay at homer
put in Rob.
"No, dear, It isn't fair to me after
/ trusted you TO stay on the porch,
and OF course you have not been fair
to yourselves. The bus will be here |
in a few minutes, so you could not |
set ready. There 1t is now! Good
oye!"
Mrs. Collins and her not-quite-
ready children kept the bus waiting,
1ut finally scrambled in. The breath
ess mother talked all the way to
he party about the faults of her
lock, and promised dire punish
pent when their father should hear
4 the episode, but Mrs. Clark made
title comment.
@Is want to make my children re-
member that they must obey" said
Irs., Collins. enphatieally. ''YOu are
ntirely too easy going. Mrs.
lark"
81 think 1t is good thing to pun
sh children in such way that they
pill remember to keep promises"
eplied Mrs. Clark quietly. Il am
oping the disappointment Of this
ftsrnoon will remain with them so
hey will see that it does not pay to
9 untrustworthy.
II believe in impressing it on
hem with my hand; they can see
rat and feel 1t, too" answered Mrs. i
olIins. a
But the very next day the Collins
bildren we're rounded up again for
jme infraction of rules, but the !
lark children remained on their
wn lawn in spite OF all coaxiag to
) to the corner to see where the
re was. The easy going" Mrs. I
lark had accomplished her purpose
nd without making a spectacle Of
srself. Instead of doing that, she Z
I'd shown her children a good ex- a
nple OF self control. y