Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1841-12-02

the fourth side of their boar.i, immediate
| ly opposite to ne young mistress Of ths
house. then about six years Of age,
! who, hv right of custom anu her owl
sovereign sviil, chose, day by day, what
s ever position caprice or local specuia
tons, coanec}ed with certain edible
pointed OIL be the most Desirable: AM
] there the, Ugh chair Of the little despo
was ordered to be placed. On the pres
ent occasion, having foresta!led her din
ner by eating lump Of cake. which has
palIed her appetite, and rendered thu
/ present meal an unwelcome supersiuity
the lille dear was seated next her dAins
father as a mere locker on.
The main dish open taEle. when IN
covered, excited the curiosity CT Mis-
Quick, who either had not seen the join
before. Or who had forgotten the name o.
it, winch she eagerly demanded; and up
on being told that it was saddle ofmut-
ton. she stood up and promptly annsun-
ced herintention to ride upon it forth
with. To this preposterous recreation
| the parents were fam to entreat the lit
| tie impS Epfbearance. In vain; for she
declared saddles were made to ride up
On, and to ride she was resolved. After
much ado, her patient father and mother
luckily suggested that the obvious heat
| of the seat she aspired TO, and thesincon-
venience likely to arise from such exer-
else, would distress Fer, and spoil her
new frock, theydiIficulty seemed sur
mounted, and the child desisted from
| further importantly; but Immediately al
ter, perceiving tile dish almost overflow
ing witt, the juice of the mutton, she
cried out, ooh. let me put my feet in the
gravy! luM put my feet in the gra-
Ivy.'
The father, albeit not unused to sucl,
eccentric fancies, was Title startled at
his s:sweet pets noveI,desire. aad ex-
claimed in a tone OF assumed wonder and
laf depreciation, my precious love! what
a prepDsterouS thing proposed--i'' e
quite out of the question. Now be a
dear, good child, and let me help Mr.
------ to some mutton
.Oh!' reiterated the little treasure, 4
wiA put my feet in the gravy .frs''
In vain the devoted parents argued,
threatened and coaxed; in vain promised
that the neat day, when they were with
out visiter. she should do whater she
! pIeased-alI, all ia vain; for upon a sss-1e
determined opposition, the sweet iattle
angel yelled out her wishes in such a
piercing key. that her mother. very
mild-mannered person, thus addressed
| her husband:-
MY dear Mr.. Quick, Pm afraid we
shall have no peace until we allow the
dear child TO do as she likes
We'll but, my-love, urged Mr.. Quick
ia reply, little ashamed of their mutu
/ al weakness before their guest, swhat vii
/ Mr.. say to such proceeding?-
it is really SO improper
Mr.. -, willing to see to what ex
/ IRENE parental folly could go, withheld
both his opinion and permission. prefer
ring state of neutrality, and s.r. Quick
finding the little tyrant's determination
warmer every minute, and the muttor
cooler, proposed a compromise, namely
that the little darling. should have anoth
er dish brought in, and placed in a cor
ner Of toe room, with some of the gray,
in it. and then paddle about whilst them
tselyes and friend were at dinner, ant
return to table when the fruit came H.
No; the treasure, at the very top of he
voice, once more declared that she acoull
have the dish, and nothing but the dish
before her; and further, that she woue
/ not abate one drop of the gravy. A
this perplexing juncture Qaick turnet
towards his friend, in apology for thu
scene before him, assuring him at TIL
i same time that it was of no use to thwar
the dear child, who auouM have her way
] Then. calling for another dish, the poo
4 father placed the shivering saddle upol
I it. and lifting that from the table con
1 tai1ings the gravy, carried it to a remat
corner Of tie room. where he was fol
llowed by the liftle duck, who. after per
suading kiss from the goose cher father,
i consented 60 have her shoes removed
| and to remain splashing about until til
desert appeared upon the table. Whe'
/ the little nuisance graciously above,
liner foot-pan to be taken away, she re-as
i cended her high chair, and there furthe
1 showed Row hateful lovely infancy ma,
become from improper indulgence, b,
pushing about and knocking down what
lever was offered that she did not ap
prove. Screaming forth her preference
4 she al length declared in favor 0! larg'
Ipear. the largest i, the dish. upon which
!. She had -piaced her affections. Mrs
Quick, unwilling to incur By fresh de
Enial another contest with her powerful
superior; with prompt Kindness sniiinsl.
Z placed the coveted pear upon her daush
ter's plate. when, to the alarm Of th'
Il beholders, the little furysthrew it bacI
upon her mother, with all the ferocity8 %