Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-13

were dispersed about the room |; an
at q table near ihe window, sat 70. ~
tlemsn writing, or rather leaning owe
writing desk, Nth pep in bis hand
for his eyes were directed towards III
gravel walk before the window, wher
lazy an elegant looking woman, who's
pIah white robe and dark uncoverc,
adlr, We'll became the sweet matre.. :,
expressions Of her face and figure, wa
anxiously stretching out her encour
aging arms to her little daughter, who
came laughing and tottering toward.
her on the soft green turf; her tin,
feet, as they essayed their FIST iade.
pendent steps. in the eveptlu walk OF
life. twisting and turning with graceful
awkwsrdness, and unsteady pressure,
under the disproporiionate weight of
her chubby person. 1t was a sweet,
heart-thrilling sound, tie joyous. crow
ing laugh oil that creature, when with
one last, bold, mighty effort she reach
ed the maternal arms, and was caught
up TO the maternal bosom, and half de-
voured with kisses. Of an ecstacy of
an unspeakatle love. As if provoked
to emulous loudness by that mirthful
outcry, and impatient to minsle its clear
notes with that young. innocent vnice,
Il blackbird, enbowered in tail neigh.
oouring bdy-iIee, poured ont forthwith
such ii. cd Of full rich melody, a. ill
led the hahy's laugh. aud for a moment
arrested lis obsrryant ear. But for
momeDt: The kindred nature bursl
out into iul. chorus the baby clasp.
ed her hands and laughed aloud aud,
after Ter fashion mocked the unseen
songs ress. The bird redoubled her
'uneful efor's-and s'ill the baby laugh
ed. and still the bird rejoined-aud
both together raised sn.h a melsdious
DIN, that the echoes Of ihe ed church
rang again and never siucc tic con-
test of the nightingale with her human
rival, was heard such an emn!ous con-
tiict ofhuman skill. | could have laugh
ed tor company, from my unseen lurk--
ing place, within the dark shadow Of
the church buttressss. 1t was aItogeth
er such scene rs shall never forget
-ons from which ! could hardly tear
myself away. Nay, did not--l stood
as motioness as a statue in my dark
grey niche, till the object before me
became indistinct in twilight ill the
last slanting sunbeams had Withdrawn
from the highest panes Of the church
window till the bIack-bird's song was
hushed and the baby's voice was still
--and the mother and nurseiing had
retreated into their quiet dwelling. and
the evening taper cleaned through
the fallen white curtain, and sill open
window.
But yet before the curtain, fell, a.
mother act Of the beautiful pantonime
had passed in review before ME. The
mother with her infant in her arms had
seated herself in low chair, within
the little parlour. She united the frock
stripgs--drew off that, and the second
upper garments-dexterou,ly and at
intervals, as the restless irolicks Of the
still unwearicd baby afforded opportu-
nifty and then it was in its little coat
and stays, the plump white shoulders
shrugged up in antic merriment, far
above the slackened shoulder strap.
Thus the mothers hand slipped of one
red shoe, and having done so her lips
pressed, almost y, it seemed involunta.
rily to the little naked foot sbe still
held. The other, as if 10 proud love
Of liberty, had spurned of to a distance
the fellow shoe ; and now the darling,
for its innocent slumbers,
was bushed and quieted, but not yet to
rest the night dress was still TO be
put on--and the little crib was not
there-not yet to rest, but to the nigh
ty duty already required Of young
m.thers And in a moment it wasl