Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-05-11
Letter from lhi ViScOunteS de PEstOrade,
lin this eOuntry,] TO the Baroness ds
siacuMber, Fat Paris.

II Ill this IVuhu.,J W thO p"'o"'sS ny
| HacpMber, lat Parls']
| You complain Of my silence; have
you, then. forgotten the two little dark
headed urchins WHOM | govern, and
who govern me You know already
some Of Try reasons for remaining at
home. Besides the state Of our uncle,
had no desire 10 drag with me 20
Paris boy Of four years old, and Il
little girl who will soon be three. whila
| an every day looking for third. |
did not wish to embarrass your time or
| fill your house with such family, nor
in truth did | choose to appear so much
to my own dsadvqptage in the brilliant
circle over which you reign: and hold
Hin abborrence the living in hotels or
furnished apartments. Our uncle, rs
soon as he heard that we had called
our son after him, presented me with
two hundred thousand francs to pur-
chase house in Raris, and my husband
is now looking out fer enc in your quar-
ter Of the city. My mother gave me-
thirty thousand for the furniture; SO
that, when establish myself for the
season at Paris, it will be in my own
house. In short, 4 shall enacagor 70 By
worthy of my adopted sister
i AS to writing long letters now, how
can f? This, in which aean to give
you sketch of my every day duties,
will perhaps remain for week on my
table. 1t is not Improbable that Ar
mand may cut it up into soldiers TO re-
cruit his regiment, now drawn up in
line on the carpet, ol into ships for his
feet, pow mdnGuvering in his bathing
tub A single day will give me pic
turc Of the rest; they are all alike, and
comprise but two events: the children
suffer, or the children do not suffer-
Here in the country, literally speaking,
my minutes are hours, or my hours
minutes, according to the state of The
children. If | have any peaceable
hours, ii is when they are in bed when
am neither rocking the cradle Of tho
one, nor telling stories TO the other, to
! put them to sleep. When have them
both asleep near me, say 10 myself,
now have nothing more 10 fear. IN
fact, my dear. during the day Woiher
is continually invcnting dangers. The
moment the children are out ol sight.
why, may be, Armand has stolen the
razor TO play with, perhaps his clothes
have caught fire, an insect has stung
, him, he has fallen down in running aud
hurt his head, or tumblcd into a pond
where he may be drowned. So you
see, maternity Is but series of sweet
, or terrible iancics. Not an hour but
t has its Joys und its fears. But of an
evening, in my chamber, the waking
3 dream comes upon me, when ! arrange
their deslinies. Then can see angels
around their pillows aud smiling upon
+. their cherub lives. Sometimes Armand
calls me in his sleep kiss his forehead
and his little sisters feet without their
knowing it, aud then contemplate them
= in their placid beauty. These are my
: iea.is Yesterday our guardian an
eol, | believe, disturbed me at midnight
= Jumped up and dew first TO the cradle
of Athenais, whose head | found too
low, and then to Armand, whose feet
were uncovered and purple with tho
cold. "Oh. sweet mama ~ said he,
waking and kissing.
This is a night scene. How pcces-
sary it is for u mother 10 haye her cbll-
dren at her side Can nurse, no
matter how good one, take them up.
quiet their fears, and put them 10 sleep
|, again, when they have been awakened
by some horrible nightmare :. For
. they have their little drcnms, aud TO es-
! plain TO them one Of these terrible viy-
, ions is the most difficult task imngina-
/. BILE, even to mother, Ms The ch,ld !.
then bewildered, halfaslcep, aud l,sicr.
at one aud the same time with inlolii