Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
From Mss Leslie's Magasine.
CECILIA HOWARD:
Or the Young Lady who had Finished
Her Education.
CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER X.
Time passed on, and Mrs. Merlin
gradually acquired strength of mind and
experience. A few of her ole. friends
were brought back to her by Mrs. Hart
| ley, and these encouraged and sustained
| her by their kind attentions and judiclous
advice. AS housekceper she had be-
come quite a proficient. and entered into
the various duties appertainlng to the
charge ola family with cheerlulness, and
even with feeling Of pride.
4 an really getting to be an adept IN
housekeeping she said to her husband
one evening, after showing MIN with an
air Of triumph, a row and a half dozen
jars of preserved fruits which she had put
up during the day. 4 can make good
| bread;' she added .laughing.-'l can roast
piece of meat, and make pies and pud-
dings with any one. And more than all
that, | can cut out and fit a dress, and
make my own chiidren's clothes. as well
as any body. think shall finish my
education after awhile, even to Uncle Pc
ter's satisfaction
and STILL returned her husband with
smile, 'you can sing and play in leIs-
ure moment as sweetly as ever. am
glad, that in your new found duties, you
are not tempted to neglect these SO lar
as to lose all taste for them. | have OIL
ten felt afraid that Uncle Peter would
drive you from one extreme to the other
that he would make you think wo-
mans duties lay no higher than the kltch-
en- or nursery
4 was in some danger of going over
to this extreme, but Mrs. Hartley came
just IN time to save NE. How beautiful
ly does she act her part both at home and
in the social circle. A thorough knowl
edge of every department. of housekeep-
ing does not unfit her for the drawing
| room. She can give directions at one
moment for cooking dinner, and in the
next play YOU an air on the harp or pi-
ano. In tie morning she Will arrange
her household, and let her influence and
intelligence be felt in every department;
and in the evening make the cenere of a
circle of refined intelligence. She is in
deed perfect woman
3dst at that moment loud cry of pain
was heard from their oldest child, who
had gone down in the kitchen few min
utes before. Mrs. Merlin sprung to her
feet and hurried down the stairs, where
she found that kettle of boiling water
had fallen over, and badly scaldet one
of the little boys feet. He was crying
IN great agony.
80 dear!-what shall do?' she ex-
claimed, looking up in her husbands face,
who had followed her Immediately, as
she took the child upon her lap, and un-
covered bis red and bistered foot. The
exposure of it to the air increased the
pain, and caused the poor little fellow to
writhe and scream in agony.
'What is good for burn?' asked Mrs
Merlin in a good deal of agitation.
Ppm sure don't know replied his
wife. Il have never been where any
body has been scalded before Oh. |
wish knew what to do.'
Put ii in cold water Mrs. Merlin
suggested. That will ease it know
Bring me basin full of cold water,
quick" the mother said to the pale trem-
bling servant.
% no. Don't put it in cold water re-
piled the servant.
why nots'
'Oh because I'ye often heard it said
that il was Bad to put a burr into cold
warer. 1t drives the fire in:'
Then what ought to be done Jane?'
There are great many things that
are good for burns, but can't think of
one them now,' replied the bewildered
domestic, endeavoring to collect her scat
tered senses.
In the meantime the child continued
to Shrek in agony, while all that Mrs.
Merlin could do for him, was to hold him
to her breast and weep bitterly.
Think Jane.' Mrs. Merlin said, in a
calm, encouraging voice. Did you ever
see any one scalded belore?'
o yes. sir, Mr.. Gray's little boy was
scaled dreadfully once.
what did they do hims'
They bound the place up IN SCOT and
hogs Iarsl,' replied Jane. in natural
tone--the means applied coming into
her recollection with the incident.
did it do him good!'
% yes. III was easy in FIVE minutes,
and the scalsl never raised a blister
Quick The j get some Ind. and will
set he SCOT, replied Mrs. Merlin.
III about two minutes the foot Of the
little boy y as carefully enveIoped in
smut and laid: Five Minutes after he