FATHERS, ATTENTION!
What ought, what can a mother do, when a good pleasant, careless husband constantly thwarts all her efforts to teach or" govern the children, and yet cannot be made to see or feel what he is doing 1 Let us illustrate and sketch from memory —no imagination : " Mamma, please give me a piece of
pie V " No, darling, one piece is enough." ." Half a piece, please mamma ?" " No, Freddie, no more." " Do give the child a little piece ! I'll risk it hurting him."
.And the mother gave it. " Mamma, may I go out to play." " It's very chilly, and you have a cold ; I don't think it is best." " Bundle my up warm, mamma, and I won't take cold." "1 fear you will ; you must play indoors to-day." " Just a liltle while, please, mamma 1" "No Freddie, you must not go out to-day." "Do let the child go out. What a girl you are making of him. "Women never were fitted to bring up boys. Dress him up warm and let him run ; it will do him good." And Freddie went out.
"May I have my blocks in the parlour, mamma ?" " No, Freddie, make your blockhouse in the lack room. Mrs L. is an invalid, and I want the parlour xcvy quiet." " I'll be very quiet."
" You will intend to bo, but you cannot help making some noise, and us ! Mrs L. very rarely goes anywhere, I fear she will be very tired at bast j so be a very good little boy, and play iv the dining room this afternoon." " I won't make a bit of noise nor tire her one speck." " You must play in the dining-room, Freddie, and not say any more about it." ! " [Nonsense; it will do her good to see a happy little face : it will give her something besides her own pains and aches to think of. Le.t him bring his blocks in the parlour." " And he brought them in." " What a torment that boy has got to be ! It's tease, tease, tease, from morning till night. It's enough to wear the patience out of Job! ft you don't whip him I will." And he whipped him. Query —Who ought to be wllipped 1 — Mother at. Home,
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Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1498, 28 November 1874, Page 6 (Supplement)
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