We’ve crossed over the midsummer mark, and most school-aged children have been off from school for a few weeks. What are your little Wildcats doing this summer? YMCA camp? Traveling with the family? Having fun with friends at the community pool? Do they have chores to do?

I hope they aren’t tempted to follow this young lady’s example.

“Don’t be impatient, children!”

Trade card featuring a girl feeding salami to a dog and cat, given with Frank Leslie’s “Chimney Corner”, from the Villanova Digital Library Dime Novel and Popular Literature collection.