Identifier: studyofchild00hoga (find matches)
Title: A study of a child
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Hogan, Louise Eleanor (Shimer), Mrs., 1855-1929. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Child study. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York and London, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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seen her for fourmonths. Last night his mother put him to bed after havingdressed to go in the rain to a concert. He said to her,Fraid mamma go away. Mamma got rubbers on.Mamma got shoes on. Take hat off, mamma; tay withHarold. All this was said in a very pleading tone.She removed her hat and rubbers, and he fell asleepcontentedly. As he invariably sleeps until eleven, afteronce getting asleep, he can be left without trouble ifno sign of going is given while he is awake. (The record shows that when he was old enough tounderstand, he was told every time that his parents ex-pected to be away when he was asleep. This was done tokeep him free from any knowledge of deception. MinotSavage tells a stor3r of a boy in Boston who said of hisfather and mother, who promised him a ride daily butnever took him, There go two of the biggest liars inBoston. I have also heard of a child who evidentlymet deception somewhere, who said that since liarswouldnt go to heaven there wouldnt be many people 108
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NO DATE DRAWINGS A, a disappearing cannon; B, a man having his hair cut—the boy is pulling the longhairof the woman who is cutting the mans hair; C, ostrich looking back as he runs; D, re-versible picture. THIRD YEAR there; maybe grandma, but she was sure there wouldntbe any men there.) To-day he saw one of his white dresses lying on thegrass to bleach. He became very cross and said itwould get dirty, not understanding the process. Hesaw his beloved colored gingham on the line and said,Aunt Mottles dress get clean. He has been watching his cousin prepare a bed forplanting tomatoes. He was allowed to dig in the ashesthat were used. Next day he said, Mamma, getshobel, dig powder, meaning the ashes, which to himseemed like powder, yet we do not know how he learnedanything about powder. April 16th.—This morning John S came in. Har-old knew him at once and went to him very soon. Theywere very friendly about four weeks ago, at which timeHarold was very much pleased with my explanation o

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