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Show HAPPY CHILDREN OF BURMAH. Uncontrolled, They Riot In Sheer Joy of Life, Says Writer. Burmese children nro the spoilt chll dron of tho world, nccordlng to V. C Scott O'Connor, in his book, "Tho Silk en Last," ho sa)s that the) aro never punished by their parents, who mil vorsally adore them They grow up In tho open nlr with all tlio ginco of )oung, unchecked llfo. "Tho hbcer Joy of life nbldcs In them," uu)s ho, "and they seem to llvo perpetually nt play In tho villago street, whore they piny a gamo of ninepins with tho great seeds of a Junglo creeper, In tho monastery, where thoy llo upon tho floor nnd scream out their lessons with lusty delight, In tho river, In which they splash and plungo beforo they can walk, at tho piny, whero they crawl nbout among tho feet of tho prima donna and tho posing kings, nnd nt tho pagoda, whero thoy hold flowers beforo them with fnces screwed screw-ed up to gravity, with laughter pent up behind It. And If thero bo nn) dlsputo about tho good looks of their ciders there can bo nono as to tho prcttlness of Burmeso children." |
