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Show TWO VIEWS. His mother says that Harold should Be treated with consideration. The child is "naturally good, She says, but full of animation. His energies when misapplied Should have a wise and kind direction, His eager little mind supplied And moulded with great circumspection. ' ,His mother says that Harold craves, A teacher who can understand him. She says that when he misbehaves By kindness only she'd command him. He's sensitive to words unkind, Impatient, too, of contradiction The dominating sort of mind That works the best without restriction. i The neighbors say that Harold gets His own sweet way more than he ought to. That when he yells and screams and frets A slipper's what he should be brought to. That measures mild he never heeds; For drastic ones you'll find them sticking In short, they say what Harold needs Is just a good old-fashioned licking. Chicago News. |