Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-10-05

warm,hearted creature, who, during g
long illness, had watched all night with
her child, and carried him all day in heI
arms, and whom Mr.. Hartell had finally
sacrificed 10 her favorite. II wish, A.
dele" resumed Mrs. Harteil, "you had
borne with Margery little longer; we,
nurses are like cows, we only keep them
Tor the milk they give"
Adele shrugged her shoulders. "Bu,
when they kick and hook. madame p
| The precious collequy was broken Of
by the entrance Of the person in 4ues.
ton. At sight Of her, the baby almost
sprung from his mothers arms; Marge-
ry caught him in hers /; and pouring on,
flood Of tears, caressed him with the
fondness characteristic of her people.
God bless my darling !" she rxclaim-
ed ; land We feel just the same, aud six
weeks it is that we have not seen me-"
"One pretty while to stay away when
one loves SO furiously - said Adele, con-
tcmp,uously.
Her words were like the spark that
kindleth a great fire. "And was I not
here the very day after left yer" ask
Margery.
"Yes-you come for your wages"
"God forgive me, and SO did, but my
mind was so full of my baby, that when
they told me Mrs. Harteli said l must
call next day, thanked God, thinking
then should see the boy again. The
milk was in my breasts yet. and Prest
upon my heart like. But should have
been thinking Of the money, for my own
cbild's nurse was wanting her pay and
2 miles from the village had / walked
for it,"
but. Margery, told you would
pay you the next day."
"Ah. lut ye ladies never think we
have not servants TO send, or carriages
to ride in for our pay.-The time is all
we have. It's easy for you to say call
again, and the time 1t takes 10 call again
is money TO, US, and We are robbing US
of it, besides holding back our own"
hlargery, you are very impertinent."
offs the truth and not me that's i'm
pertinent to you, Mrs. Hartell, Just lis
ten to my story, aud yen be convinced
Twas the next day, was offered dol-
lar for my days work. could not lose
il. for L had two dollars week 10 pay
for my child-so did it. and then in the
evening walked the two miles again to
be told, when 1 got to your door, that
you could not attend to it theB-y9u
were dressing for party-I might call
Tomorrow 1 asked for Mr. Hartell,
but he was out; SO back the two miles l
went and the walk, after heavy days
work, and fretting, brought on fever
that night, and held me a week, and
dried up every drop Of milk in my breasts,
so that lost the nurse place had en-
gagged, and had to take my own poor Int
tie baby from the breast, for how was
to pay eight dollars from the seven, which
was ali | could get as dry nurse; and the
poor thing sickened and died, and all
ali--mark it well. Mrs. Hartell, came
from my not getting my money when it
was duel"
Mrs. Hartell, cold and heartless as she
was, was startled with the consequences
Of her own mere thoughtIesspess, and ma
turaily sought some vindcation. "How
could | know Margery you was in such
need of 1T Pit was mere trifle-only
your last months wages %
Ye knew it was due, and that is all a
lady should want to know. What seems
trifle TO you is all to US"
But could twelve dollars be of such
mighty consequence ~
81 have told yeu my story-it proved
sickness to me and death to my child"
"C'est bien ridicule"! exclaimed A
dele you desolate madame-and you
very well know madame is very charita.
BILE"
was not after wanting charity, but
my own, tina: madame had, and / could
not get it."
"Well, pray, Margery say no more a.
bout tit is all paid now"
Eyes, Mrs. Hartell, but paid loo ldLe."