Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-11-07

:" eOouL hoDH 'H| ItpiIH"u nome merely tO
the purpose Of seeing his little treasure
I As he enler"d the house he heard thp bale
IfcreaiHiHg violently as if in pain. Ha.tI,
%tnnng upt3 the nGrsery he threw oper
tl'e door. The nnrse, with a very red face
y Tda tossing and Jumping the child, in nc
very gentle manner, which continued tc
cry loudly.
why, ndrse, what is he matter with
the babel" he asked.
Dear knows, sir. It's Leaving it too
long the tI5thpr is, sir It has psoanei
= dreadiCEy three hours and twenty blessed
minutes s5Ece Mrs, beaVuong went out.-
r Poor Ilule Aear-lhere, there, tfIerer'
; Beaumon n took The babe fem her arms
and ende&pored to sdethe it and al lsst sue.
. ceeGed. Resting its Hlha head b. hi.
= shogIder tbe exhausted child so5b.,i it,ei
, to sleep "Cruet mo,krri" tkogghs the ia.
ther as he pressed his lips to its rearfuI eye
Ids In few inmates ArabA came in
dressedjn the extreme Of fashion, & thro w.
ing herself into a rocking chgir, languidly
rested her head, excIa1ing
"Oh, ain 80 tired! Indeed | have no
strength al aln Bat mercy Eeau, wnat are
you home for! All, ha, ha, Ia, it could not
: stay withoet seeing ts bale, could it, she
added in testing tone.
"And wish, Arabet, nat you would not
leave Willie so long. He has been crying
very bitterly. Poor giItle fellow, he has
made himself sick"
Arabei oprane re his side.
"Slck! nonsense, Look at those coral
lips and those rosy cheeks!"
ayes, Arabet, but listen to his breathing
he is in a high fever" At this moment
the bate OPENED its eyes, and stretching out
his IillIe arms, smiled in the face Of his mo-
tncr "Ah, ArabeI, how can you be so
crr1ei as TO leave this sweet child so otlP'
See he knows you-Look al his little hands
held up to you"
The look and tone Of re1roach with
which this remark was made, touched the
conscience of ArabeE but instead OF own
ing her fault she burs: into a passionate
flood of tears, exciaiming:
81 declare am a perfect sldce! | be-
IiPve if ourould, you would confne me
within doors all the time. When have a
good nurse, | don't see WHY should be al
ways at the rradle!"
nurse" she continued as her husband
left the roonh evidently disg0sted at her
words, "has the babe cried much!"
Dear, no. bless its heart-pretty crea-
ture--itjust wlimpered alitte as Mr.. Beau
mont came in, ma am. Not but what 1t
: might have cried dreadfully if had not
had the care OF it. None Ct the babies l
|, tends ever gets crying-no, ma'am. Mrs.
, pettis says, says she--'
"There. dear li!tIe fellow" said Arabel,
kissing Elm, "now 60 back 10 nurse"
And to such woman did Arabel con-
iide the charge Of her helpless infant!
The following scene will show how Ma
ry was progressing in her pleasing task Of
,oiaHiag her kusJaRd, and in what manner
her maternal duties were performed.
"Mary, put On you bonnet, do, | want
you TO 60 out with me,' cried Arabel Beau
mont, tripping one morning into the dress
! ing room Of Mrs. Harrington. "Such mag
r nlcent curtains as saw this morning.
, shall make Beau buy them for me, only
I want your opinion Grst-you are such a
; tasty little body"
"Excuse me. am sorry to refuse you,
but cannot 60 ont this morning" replied
Mary; II want to finish this little robe be-
A lore Frank comes home 10 dinner. See, is
/ itnot pretty! he saw the material yester-
: day in passing a store, and thinking how
/ Charming dear little Edwy would look in it,
: he weni in and bOunht IT,"
0 "Yps-it is pretty--very," answered Ar
p abel, carpIessIy, "but there ran be no need
' Of making it up in such a hurry"
/ "Butl wish to surprise Frank when he
p comes home 10y seeing the babe in his new
dress. How cunning the little fellow vii
l. ooh!"
|, Nonsense, Mary. What consequence
/ whether it is finished to-day or tomorrow
q or next week; and after all | don't believe
, Frank will look at it after it is dOne!"
. Indeed he will" said Mary, "he takes
p as much pleasure in ali DO ioI the babe as
D.. | do myselI~-so cannol 60 out with you--
=. hat why not sit with ME this morning
f, Come, throw off your bonnet--here Is
+. Franks large chair tor you.
b. "Well, you seem 30 comfortable" repIl'
. ed ArabeI, casting her eyes around, "lhai
believe | will And now | have time 10
t look at you, Maryi why how neat you are!
/ How do YOU conrive 10 KEEP yourself so
/, nice; how pretty your gin ham dress fits
h Won, what q sweet collar; and your har
b looks so glossy and so smooth; and, posi-
e tiveiy, if | should not think you were 60
ing to dance with those little kid slippers.
. Whatin the world makes you take so much
> pains with your dress in the morning"
"Why to please my husband, to be sure
said Mary, looking up from her work and
, smiling" :,
"Ha, ha, la, that's good onel just as i:
: it was any matter how one was dressed lor
nobody but husband to seel'
".Nobody but husband! My dear Ara
bel, in whose eyes would you wish to ap'
, pear better" ,
"Oh, anybody's. Why think It is al
. nonsense. l have dressing enough 10 dt
0 for calls and parties--so at home | jus
: throw on dressing gown, and to save