Litchfield enquirer., 1841-04-29

synPRthy % The breast of my companion Of
tho preceding evening, and as soon as this
unnatural guardian was again jnsensibles
she softly gIided from her BERTH and speak,
ing in soothing tone to the little sufferer,
she gently lifted her from her uneasy couch.
She then supplied her wants. and Afterwards
bathed her hot limbs in water. And after
few monleals fanning-her 10 sleep on her own
lap, she laid her quietly back iRto her bed.
How wished that sleeping woman who de-
served not the name OF mother, could have
witnt Ssed this simple and unostentatlouS act
of kindness in an utter stranger. What
reproof must this gentle treatment have con-
Veyed, were she capable of one generous
emotion. Morning canc, such morning as
must beiactually seen and telt in order to be
fully appreciated. IL Oh the luxury Of mid
night hour. after sult,y day! The rosy
light cane sparkling and shining across tie
ripling Waters, and the neighboring land
Scape luukt, al as if it had imbibed the first
trtshnesSuf Eden. Ny namelcSs friend, was
already up,aud her toilet soon madc,ahi then
bending over her sleeping boy in silence. /
loved prayer 20 THAI throne where, :. The pc
tition OF the righteous availeth ,much." Ar
She parted. buck the bright clustering
curlS of the young sleeper, and with some
emphasis spoke his name. :, Long will i be
ere forget the laughing. Joyous shout with
which the little fellow started from his pill
low, as if the very consciousness OF. existe1icc
was perfect hlessedneSS to him.. Ic Was
soon dressed, though like the playful kitten
he twice broke from his, mother and ram
away with the towel, and once seized the
hair-br,lsh and brushed her bair the wrong
way. Yet there was no irritation, no i'll tenn
per, and soon the rosy boy went bounding
and singing 10 the deck, where the glad
fresh morning was q fit emblem OF bis young
and happyexistence. / shall not attempt to
describe the scenes which Two hours after
wards occurred in the same cabin. Disobe-
dience and fretfulness on the one hand. and
the. hasty slap and promises of punishment
never meant to be inflicted, on the other,
made up the principal part Of the sad exhi-
bition. My heart ached as contemplated
the probable fate of this miserable family
There SAT litte girl whose sullen and de-
termined look showed that she waited for a
fit opportunity to throw off the CALLING yoke
of parental authority close beside her
stood q covering, ,timid, broken- spirited
child, who, in spite Of her fittul moods, still
chung to herr n,other.a But could not help
thinking how easy it would be, in after life,
for the smooth dcceiver 70 steal the heart Of
thus ,glfl, and allure ner from the 'aDOue
where of all others she ought to have found
sweet peace and security. a." s"Ha9 III 2HA
After having Witnessed such a nnelancho-
ly picture,. nay thoughts reverted to the ma
ny disordered and confused households,
where smiling peace and confidence alone
should dwell thought OF alienated hus-
bands discontinued and termagant wives
and mothers; deceptive, uplovely aud ungo-
vefned children; I'LL my heart went up in
fervent aspirations that the femule character
might be so elevated and refined, that the
name of woman, should cease to- be'coupied
with -imbecility,, ana the bare mention Of q
family of children conjure to the imagina-
ton host of evils. When the mind of mo-
theirs shall be- more universally enlightened,
and brought under the gentle sway Of that
charity which suffereth long and is kind
when they shalthe more awake to the true
interests of their CHILDREN, and to the inf1u-
ence and necessity Of ii pure exampie---when
they are willing to,take more pains 10 seek
and to deserve the confidence of their chill
dren then may we hope to see the waves of
infidelity, and moral corruption. stayed in
their course. and the streams of pollution
dried at thcirtfO,intniu ~ " MINER t- Id,