From: riharpist@aol.com (RIharpist) Subject: New story by Gigi: Benjamin 1746 Date: 18 Mar 1997 21:55:02 GMT Here is another ancestral story with real characters from my family, but purely fictional accounts of incidents. Please do not read if the spanking of young children offends you. Benjamin was eight at the time of this story. Spanking children was a regular practice in those times. Also, please do not use this story in any way withoug my permission. I should have said that in my earlier ones and forgot...... Benjamin by Gigi Benjamin lived in Massachusetts, the youngest son of a doctor. It was his forst year of school, and he was very excited. He saw school as fun, rather than serious work, playing as much during lessons as at recess. His teacher was frustrated, because Benjamin was not serious about his studies. His parents were frustrated, because Benjamin did not seem serious about much of anything, including his chores. One day, Benjamin and his friends were in the general store and they each took an apple. It was a prank to them, for they did not even really need or want the apples. Their problem was that the grocer saw them and took them out to the back of the store where he sat on a barrel and spanked the behinds of three, suddenly, very sorry little boys. The grocer was just coming back into the front of the store with the sniffling boys, when Benjamin's mother entered. The grocer explained to her what had happened, so Benjamin's mother filled her order, paid for the apple, and took Benjamin home with her. She put the groceries away in deadly silence, as Benjamin continued to cry out, "What are you going to do???" She did not respond to him, focusing upon her work. Then, turning to him, she took a large wooden spoon and held his arm firmly as she whacked at the seat of his pants. He was literally spinning in circles, tring to escape. Benjamin was dancing all over the floor, when suddenly, the spanking stopped, and he was ordered to his bed to wait until his father returned home. Benjamin scooted off in a flash, rubbing his painful behind as he ran. His father arrived home about 5:00 PM and greeted his waiting wife. Upon hearing what had happened, he crossed into the hall, heading for Benjamin's room. The sound of those footsteps was awful to a waiting boy! Opening the door, he found Benjamin crouched up with his back against the wall on the side of his bed. He grabbed Benjamin's arm. "You come with me! We are going to the woodshed, young man!, said a very upset family doctor. Benjamin was half dragged, sobbing all the way, as a stern lecture on stealing was being delivered. Upon arrival, Bejamin's father continued the lecture, as he unbuttoned Benjamin's britches and pulled them down. Benjamin clutched at them, trying not to let that happen, but he felt a sharp slap on the newly exposed part of his bottom, so he let go. His father took down the strap and wrapped it around his right hand, until it was short enough to work with. Then, he put Benjamin over his big knees, as he sat on a stack of lumber. The strap fell again and again on Benjamin's naked buttocks, and from the kitchen, his mother could hear his cries. Her eyes filled with tears. The little bottom was all striped now, and a very sorry little boy was finally released from his punishment. His father dressed him and held his hand, as they returned to the house. Benjamin said, "No thank you, Mother" to the apple pie that had been prepared for dessert.