Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-10-09

Dear knows sir. It's leaving it TOO long the
mother is, sir. 1t has moaned dreadiuly three
hours and twenty blessed minutes since Mrs.
Beaumont went out.
In few minutes Arabe came in dressed in
the extreme Of fashion and throwing herself into
rocking chair, langudy rested her hand, ex-
claiming
oh, I am so tired! Indeed l have no
strength at all! But mercy, Beau what are you
home for!
'And wish, Arabe that yoa would not leave
Willie so long. lie has been crying very bitter
y. Poor little fellow, he has made himself
sick
Arabell sprong to his side.
Sick nonsense. Look at those coral lips
and those rosy cheeksp
Yes, Arabcll, but listen to his breathing-he
S in high fever
At this moment the babe opened its eyes and
smiled
'Ah, Arabel, how can you be so cruel-look
at his little hands held up to youp
The look and tone brought food Of tears
from ArabelI, excaming:
Il declare am perfect saye I believe if
you could, you would con6ne me within doors all
the time. When | have good nurse, don't
sec why should be always at the cradle.n
The following scene will show how Mary was
progressing in her pleasing task of winning her
husband
Mary, put on your bonnet do, want you to
90 out with me- cried ArabellBeaumont, tripping
one morning into the dressing room of Mrs Har-
rngton Such magnificent curtains as saw
this morning. | shall make Beau buy them for
me, only want your opinion lirs----you are such
a tasty little body
Excuse me, | am sorry to refuse you, but |
cannot 60 out this morning., replied Nary j
want to finish this little robe ere Frank comes
home to dinner. See, is it not pretty?
'Yes--itis pretty very answered Arabell
carelessIy but there can be no need Of making
! it up in such hurry
But wish to surprise Frank when he comes
home by seeing the babe in his new dress. How
cunning the little fellow will lookp
Nonsense Mary. What consequence whether
it is finished to-day, or tomorrow, or next week
and after all don't believe Frank will look at il
after it is dcne
Indeed he win said Mary 'he takes a.
much pleasure in all do for the babe as | dc
myself SO cannot go cut with you, but why no
sit with me tbs morning Come throw of you
bonnet, here is Franks large chair for you'
We'll, you seem so comfortable replied Ara
bell, casting her eyes around, that | believe
viii. And now | have time to look at you, Ma
rE why how neat you are How do you con
triye to keep yourself so nice what in the worlc
makes you luke so much pains with your dress
in the morningP
why to please my husband, to be sure soic
Mary, looking up from her work and smiling
lila, ha ha, that's good one just as if j
was any matter how one dressed for nobody bu
a husband to see!'
Nobody but husbandl My dear Arabell il
whose eyes would you wish to appear beuerr
oh, anybody's. Why think it is all non
sense. have dressing enough to do for call
aud parties, so at home just throw on dressing
gown, and to save trouble tuck my hair out O
sight under a mob-cap, and then | am comlorta
be-
And do you not thiuk Mortimer had rater Sc,
yop dressed neatly than always ca disb0Jidt|
Perhaps he had; but what consequence is it!
But ArabolI, would you have been wiIhn,
before marriage thathe should have seen you $,
careessly dressed as you own is now your habit!
/ Certainly not=-no indeed
Then why aoG?
Oh, husbands are different from lovers, yol
., know
Eyes, Arabeil, but let us not loose the lover il
gaining the husband
%, never fear But where did you get,thos
. beautiful flowers ? asked ArabelI, willing #
r change the subject.
j. They all came from our own little yard an
swered Mary gather fresh ones every day,
h They are very pretiy-but have no tim
fer any such thing. | have so many engage
ments-so many visitors that cannot find TIM
for flowers. All, here comes the baby, she cri
ed, springiog up as Mary's nurse entered witt
little Eddy, beautiful back-eyed, laughing boy
q eight months old.
why Mary, how fat the little fellow ha
! grown-how healthy he looks. Oh, Willie
: pale and hoIlow-oyed Why your babe is a
! large again as mineP
! Do you think SO ? said Mary, perhaps vii
lie is sick
Well do not know whether he is or not.--
He is so stupid DO see this child Jumping al
ter the flowers How strong he is Poor Wilt
does not do so, he is always asleep, or else is a
i dull as he can be-
Have you good nurse, inquired Mary.
oh, excellent, she is nyauable to me.
p Do you give your babe anodynes?
No, indeed. Do you know one day the ide
t came into my head, or rather Beau suggested it
that perhaps nurse had been giving it something
Of that sort, but declare she flew into quite
! passion at the very mention of such thing, an,
if had not given her new dress, she woul
have left me Immediately.
+ Mary made no reply, and soon after took he
leave.