‘HE’S COT IT, MA’AM.’

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 24, 14 June 1890, Page 20

‘HE’S COT IT, MA’AM.’

AMONG the passengers on a Pullman car a few days ago was a woman very much overdressed, accompanied by a brightlooking nurse girl and a self-willed tyrannical boy of aboutthree years. The boy aroused the indignation of the passengers by his continued shrieks and kicks and screams and his viciousness towards his patient nurse. He tore her bonnet, scratched her hands, and finally spat in her face, without a word of remonstrance from the mother. Whenever the nurse manifested any firmness the mother chided her sharply. Finally the mother composed herself for a nap, and about the time the boy had slapped the nurse for the fifth time a wasp came sailing in and flew on the window of the nurse's seat. The boy at once tried to catch it. The nurse caught his hand and said coaxingly : — ‘ Hany musn’t touch. Bug will bite Harry. ’ Harry screamed savagely and began to kick and pound the nurse. The mother without opening her eyes or lifting her hear! cried out sharply :— ‘ Why do you tease that child so, Mary ? Let him have what he wants at once.' ‘ But, ma’am, it’s ’ ‘ Let him have it, I say !’ Thus encouraged, Harrv clutched at the wasp and caughtit. The screams that followed brought tears of joy to the passengers’ eyes. The'mother awoke' again. ‘ Mary !’ she cried, ‘ let him have it. ’ Mary turned in her seat and said, confusedly :— ‘ He’s got it, ma'am ’.'