Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-01 | Page 8 | Shed Tears for Mother Who Bribes Her Children

Shed Tears for Mother Who Bribes Her Chi Children Idren By MYRTLE MEYER MEYER MEYER-ELDRED ELDRED i Beulah faced her mother with a beatific smile Am I good Youre a very good little girl mother said approvingly Beulahs finger pointed straight t to the cupboard on whose highest shelf reposed a big box of candy Then I wanna piece of ol candy You said when I was war good I could have one So you can darling two of oC them right after dinner I now Now youre you're being a bad girl Youve You've teased for half the box al already already already al- al ready and you'll be sick B Edt But t Im I'm not sick said Beulah which was an incontrovertible fact Here let Mama show you a new way to dress up your dolly And then well we'll have a tea party and you youcan youcan youcan can have nave a cookie and Ill I'll have one and Dolly can have one I dont don't want a cookie I want candy Mrs Tilden's voice had a sharp edge Dont make mother angry When I say No No 1 I mean ean No Run and play now and dont don't tease Candy spoils your appetite I lold you you could have one right after dinner but if it you keep on t teasing asing I wont won't give you any at all At this hearted hard-hearted dictum Beulah Beulah Beulah Beu Beu- lah used her final tactics She threw herself herselt on the floor and burst Into toneless wails walls kicking her feet teet hard and filling mUng the air with noise Oh for heavens heaven's sake Take a piece How you act Just like a abig abig abig big baby Arent Aren't you ashamed to act that way all aU for tor a piece of candy No child is ashamed hamed of acting any anyway anyway anyway way which gets results One piece of candy after each meal selected from an easily accessible box by a achild achild achild child who considered candy no re reward reward reward re- re ward for or anything would have saved have saved a lot of emotional wear and tear tearon tearon on both Beulah and Mama