Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 6, 1915, Page 8

G, vseps- i . Her Choice of Methods Mrs. Briggs had passed the after- noon at her club, where she had lis- tened to a dear young girl, direct from the chautauqua platform, deliver an inspiring. uplifting discourse on the benefits of moral suasion. Therefore, when she arrived home and was met at the door with a tale of woe relating to the behavior of her only offspring—of his refusal to go to school, his stealing all the doughnuts the cook had hidden for supper, his unforgivable rudeness to his maiden aunt and his taking his father’s fish- ing tackle from its sacred box and mixing the contents together on the parlor floor—of all these and sundry other misdemeanors, each sufficlent to merit a physical reproof, she bit her Hp nervously and asked where she might find her son. Having found him in the laundry, where he was prepared to spend the night in case of necessity, she led him gently up to her room, asking not to be disturbed by any one whatsoever. “Son,” she sald, sorrowfully. “I've been told that you were very naughty today.” “Do I get licked?” asked som, irrel- evantly. “You realize, don't you, that you were naughty?” she repeated, ignoring his question. “Then I don’t get licked?” Son was anxious to know. “Listen to mother, dear.” Son winced at the endearment. “You are my only boy, and I feel so proud to own you. But—" She drew him clos- er to her and endeavored to lift him to her lap. “Gee, I ain’t a baby,” he objected, strenuously, as he wriggled away. Mrs. Briggs breathed a deep sigh. Then she began again: ‘“Mother is proud of her boy, but she wants him to deserve her pride. You want moth- er to always be proud of you, don't you?” “Say, you've got powder all over one side of your nose,” exclaimed the object of her pride. She wiped her face quietly, then she waited & moment to collect her wits. Her son didn't seem to respond to mother love, so she thought that per- haps she would better try something else. “When you refused to go to school today, dear, you knew, didn't you, that even If 1 didn't find it out, even if your teacher didn't send a note home to me, your conscience disapproved of your actions? Your consclence was sorry that you weren't trustworthy.” “Teacher wouldn't have sent a note home, heclu,e they baven't got us fixed in our 6wn rooms yet, and they don't know where we belong,” son ob- Jocted. fVotes For “But never mind what youmesacher does. son. Think of your own better nature, to which you have done an in- ‘ justice.” Son made no comment. ,aged, his mother proceeded. | “You knew it was wrong, too, to take Mary's doughnuts, didn’t you? And you are sorry, aren't you, that you offended your Aunt Alice?” | &1l no comment. “Som, are you listening? Son!" He turned toward her. Huh?" he ashed. Then his eyes were again di- re~ied out of the window. She fol- [*oved his gaze, and saw behind the lilac bushes, where they felt that they | were free from public eyes, Mary and her husband-to-be bidding each other a tender farewell. Son saw his moth- ! er's eyes taking In the scene. “Say!” he remarked. *“What do you . know about that!” He nodded his iheu sagely. “I've seen them doing | that "most every day, but I never told, for 1 wanted something to hold over | her, when she started to tell on me. | Going to fire her?” | Mrs. Briggs exclaimed gently that { it was perfectly proper for Mary to kiss her future husband. Then she ,drew the shade, that no further inter- ference from outside should prolong their conference. Encour- “Now, son,” she began again, as she drew him firmly toward her, “mother ' wants you to say that you are very ! sorry and to promise her—" . “Aw, son ain’t my name,” broke in the boy, crossly. “An’ you ain't | ‘mother’—you're ma. An’ you're in’ like the teacher does, 'cause she | dasn't lick us. What's the matter?” | “George,” called Mrs. Briggs to her husband, whose steps she heard de- scending the stairs. “Come here and deal with this impudent young one. | He needs a good whipping, if ever any | boy did!" As her husband entered the | room she added, to Insure good meas- iure. “He's rulned your fishing tackle | —you'd better use your slipper on | him."” A Good Demonstrator, The car had wheezed slowly along, until finally Jobleigh grew impatient. “Look here, my good man,” he sald to the demonstrator, “I don’t want an old snail of a car like this. I want some speed.” “But just think of the economy of a car like this,” sald the demonstrator. “Economy?" retorted Jobleigh. “Where does the economy come in? It costs just as much as run as any other car, doesn't 1t?" “Yes,” replied the demonstrator, “but think of what you'll save on fines.”"—Harper's Weekly. Likes Sunday Dinners. Robert had always visited his aunt on Sunday. One week day she asked him to stay for dinner. She prepared Just what she had—no dessert. When the meal was finished the aunt noticed Robert was expecting something. Soon he looked up and satd: “Aunt Emmy, you have lots better dinners than this, don’t you? Guess I'll come on Sunday next time.”—Indianapolis News. RIBBONS IN GREAT VARIETY R All Descriptions and Shades Called In. | to Use Both for Girdles and .. Trimmings. Rich satin, faille and moire ritfbons are used for girdles and hat trim- mings. Girdles are either plain, of striped broche, or a combination of ribbons. Velvet brocades have entire velvet figures, or satin flowers out- lined with velvet. Velvet stripes ap- pear in dark, rich roman ribbons. Many rich ribbons are very dark, shades as dark brown, navy, pur- mahogany, russian and stem etc., and are blended with hair of black, yellow, scarlet, pale and green satin, or one wide one black satin. Girdles and sashes of brocade have a rich effect with a plain colored gown. For evening or dancing gowns rich satin girdles are worn, and . (i fancy stripes set off a simple serge or cotton dress. Soft finished ribbons are used for crush girdles. Tinsel ribbons heavy with gold or silver scrolls or flowers are very hand- some and are used for girdles or for collar, vest or cuffs. Ribbon tassels of black ribbon are fur tipped and used as a coquettish finish on some of |8 the close turbans worn tipped sharply | on the side. |~ Nursery Laundry Bag. A laundry bag for the nursery is made of cretonne or linen, gay in |3 color, or with Mother Goose designs. Two yards of material make a com- fortable big bag. It is gathered at the top on an oblong shaped sewing hoop. Then sew a pretty ribbon at the top, attach at either end with a bow, and it is ready. It will prove an easy thing to hang up in the child’s closet. New Muffs Are Large. The new muffs are immense. They look like ornamental sofa cushions. One smart shape is the crescent, with a small opening at each side for a hand. These big muffs are not stiff- ened, and they are so soft that they roll up like a ball. Tuberculosis Dco The whole tub:re I8 Ciusade, In which children are so luigely (b bene: ficlaries, would have heen impossible without the use of rubbits and guinea pigs. By the use of tuberculic it is now possible to make a Jiagnosis so ' | early in life that a large portion of ! (i cases are cured Humpbacked chil- | dren and permanent lameness from tu- berculosis of the spine and hip joint are rapldly disappearing. In 20 years the death rate from tuberculosis in ' New York has been reduced about 40 per cent; in Boston 55 per cent. Study of tuberculosis in animals | has proved also that the disease is not inherited. The Young Wife. “My wife got her recipes mixed, and all her hard cooking went fo* noth- ing.” “How was that?” = i w..........................' 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