Show lihle agnes and she not seven years old A slight sli glit child 3 t what is it lewie wants does he want gis alia pretty book no roared the cross babyboy baby boy pointing his bis fingers to the aide ihde board well see here lewis heres a pretty ball shall hall we roll it there now roll it bank to sister 8 I 1 noo no o 0 0 screamed master lewie the little fingerstall fing finger erstill still stretched out toward something on the sideboard board which he seemed to desire here is my mv lovely lonely dolly lewis if you will be very careful I 1 will let you take her see her beautiful eyes ekes will lewie make her open and aad shut her eyes IN W o o o again shouted the fretful child and this time so loud as edff effectually bally to arouse arouse his youthful mamma who was in an armchair arm chair and deeper still in the last fashionable novel agnes she exclaimed sharply I cannot you let that child alone p I 1 lold you to amuse him and instead of doing so you seem to delight in teasing leasing him and making him scream I 1 agin again the little 11 girl rl tried various ways to th amuse the wayward cald me he really was not well and felt cross and irritable and nothing would succeed with the utmost patience and gentl gentleness eppes she labored to bring a smile to her little brothers face or at let so to win his attention to keep him from di disturbing 11 n his mother but tle the handkerchief r rabbits a abbi to and the lie 4 paper men and women she could out cut so beautifully and which at times gave le lewie wie so much pleasure were now all dashed impatiently aside ond one by ones one her little playthings we were brought out and placed before him but with no beail betil bettega e a sud success lewie had bad once seen the contents of a beautiful workbox work box of his sister which stood in I 1 the centre of the sideboard side board at this lie he pointed and for this he screamed nothing else would he condescend to look oh lewie darling lewie play with something th i ng else dont you know aunt ellen gave sister that pretty work box and she said I 1 must be iso BO careful of it and lewie would break al al I 1 sisters pretty things i again master lewie leie had recourse to the T 1 strength of his lungs which he which 1 he knew by post be oil all powerful in gaining fancy desired and sent forth roar rear so loud as once more to aro arouse use the attention of the novel reading mammal bamm who ho with a stamp of the f foot t and a thre threatening shake of the finger gave gaie the little girl to understand understood she might expect instant and severe punishment if f lewie was heard to scream again I 1 stilt SO lewie demanded the workbox work box and nothing that the patient little agnes could do would divert his attention from it a moment the little angey angry brow was contracted ind and the mouth wide open for another when little agnes Agne with a sigh of despair went to the he sideboard and mounting on a chair lifted down ner ducq valued and eare carefully fully preserved treasure sa saving kig to herself ber self if aunt ellen only gink knew I 1 think she ahe would not blame me I 1 and now with a 4 shout of delight the spoiled on the pretty work cox box and in ano therl moment thi thimbles milles were scattered in sad confusion con limion over the carpet in vain did little aynes agnes bryas she picked up on one after the other ot of her pretty things to conceal them from the babes sight eight if oni one wa gone he knew it in in a moment and worried till it was re stored to him finally laying open ope n the cover of the box lie he began to poun bowd with hammer which WRO wa lying near him upon the lookingglass looking glass inside of it and pleased with the noise it 41 iua adebe dehe struck harder aloe an still harder blows kropo no no lewie please jdonte break si s looking glass no lewie must most not and abid agnes held h his ls little hand at this the passionate passioni ie child threw himself hack back violently op the floor and shrieked and screamed in ift paroxysm of rage in the tae midst of which the threatened pun punishment wilment came upon poor little agnesia agnes in the shape of sharp blows blown upon her cheek from the sott white huid of her kothera mother who exclaimed there didul I 1 tell you yoo so jt it seems to be your greatest pleasure to tease lease and torment that poor behy and you know be ae iq i sick took too the next time lie sc screams renjus I 1 I 1 shall take you into the north room and look you up and feed you on batad and water lt III all day and poor little agnes gaes retreated to I 1 corner of the room and saw the spoiled lewie break the lookingglass looking glass with his little Jian while his mother mathei laid aid back in her chair and andaas was again absorbed in her novel reading |