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English
1823
Our friend was very much out of sorts one evening when we called on him. It was holiday time and wet weather. He had been at home all day, and so had all the children. He was telling his wife when we entered the room that if the holidays were to last much longer and those twins did not hurry up and get their teeth quickly, he should have to go away and join the County Council. He could not stand the racket. His wife said she could not see what he had to complain of. She was sure better hearted children no man could have. OUR FRIEND WAS VERY MUCH OUT OF SORTS ONE EVENING WHEN WE CALLED ON HIM IT WAS HOLIDAY TIME AND WET WEATHER HE HAD BEEN AT HOME ALL DAY AND SO HAD ALL THE CHILDREN HE WAS TELLING HIS WIFE WHEN WE ENTERED THE ROOM THAT IF THE HOLIDAYS WERE TO LAST MUCH LONGER THOSE TWINS DID NOT HURRY UP AND GET THEIR TEETH QUICKLY HE SHOULD HAVE TO GO AWAY AND JOIN THE COUNTER COUNCIL HE COULD NOT STAND THE RACKET HIS WIFE SAID SHE COULD NOT SEE WHAT HE HAD TO COMPLAIN OF SHE WAS SURE BETTER HEARTED CHILDREN NO MAN COULD HAVE
ituted that they do not appreciate the stage child; they do not comprehend its uses; they do not understand its beauties. We should not be angry with them. We should the rather pity them. We ourselves had a friend once who suffered from this misfortune. He was a married man, and Providence had been very gracious, very good to him: he had been blessed with eleven children, and they were all growing up well and strong. The "baby" was eleven weeks old, and then came the twins, who were getting on for fifteen months and were cutting their double teeth nicely. The youngest girl was three; there were five boys aged seven, eight, nine, ten, and twelve respectively--good enough lads, but--well, there, boys will be boys, you know; we were just the same ourselves when we were young. The two eldest were both very pleasant girls, as their mother said; the only pity was that they would quarrel so with each other. We never knew a healthier set of boys and girls. They were so full of energy and dash. RT BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO STRANGELY CONSTITUTED THAT THEY DO NOT APPRECIATE THE STAGE CHILD THEY DO NOT COMPREHEND ITS USES THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND ITS BEAUTIES WE SHOULD NOT BE ANGRY WITH THEM WE SHOULD RATHER PITY THEM WE OURSELVES HAD FRIENDS WHO ONCE SUFFERED FROM THIS MISFORTUNE HE WAS A MARRIED MAN AND PROVIDENCE HAD BEEN VERY GRACIOUS VERY GOOD TO HIM HE HAD BEEN BLESSED WITH ELEVEN CHILDREN AND THEY WERE ALL GROWING UP WELL AND STRONG THE BABY WAS ELEVEN WEEKS OLD AND THEN CAME THE TWINS WHO WERE GETTING ON FOR FIFTEEN MONTHS AND CUTTING THEIR DOUBLE TEETH NICELY THE YOUNGEST GIRL WAS THREE THERE WERE FIVE BOYS EIGHT SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN AND TWELVE RESPECTIVELY GOOD ENOUGH LADS BUT WELL THERE BOYS WILL BE BOYS YOU KNOW WE WERE JUST THE SAME OURSELVES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG THE TWO ELDEST WERE BOTH PLEASANT GIRLS AS THEIR MOTHER SAID AND THE ONLY PITY THAT THEY WOULD QUARREL SO WITH EACH OTHER WE NEVER KNEW A HEALTHIER SET OF BOYS AND GIRLS THEY WERE SO FULL OF ENERGY AND DASH
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