Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-06-12

the heavens above ill give IL strength to
bear it."
"Very well, and which is it to be :"
"Faix an | don't know sir" and he ran
his eye obviously over both. Here's little
Norah-s-h-e-s-she's the ouldest-an' won't
want the mother so much-but then we've
got used to her ways. There's little Buddy,
now-she's not so ould-but then, oh tear
an aigers-its meself that can't tell which
I'd rather part wild least SO take the first
that comes, wild a blessing F! There slr,' and
he handed over little Noah turning back he
snatched her up in his arms, and gave her
one long-hearted fathers kiss saying through
his tears,
"May God be good to him that's good to
you an thin that offers you hurt or harm,
may their sowls never see st. Pether."
Ihon taking his other child by the hand,
he walked away, leaving Noah with me.
| took her down into the cabin, and we
thought the matter all settled. 1t must be
confessed, to my great Indignation however,
in about an hours time, | saw my friend Pat,
at the cabin window. AS soon as he caught
my eye, he commenced making mysterious
signs for me 10 come out. / did so, and
found he had the other child in his arms.
What's the matter now," said |.
We'll, sir" said he, 81 ak your pardon
for thrubblin you about so foolish a thing as
a child or two, but we were thinkin' hatmay
be it id mako no dilTerence-you see, sir,
I've been talkin' to Mary, ard she says she
can't part wild Norah, bekase, the CREATURE,
she has 4 look on M; but here's little Biddy,
she's purtyer far, an av its all the same, av
You p,a-e, sir, will you swop :"
CERTAINLY" replied l, whichever you
like"
So he snapped up little Norah, as though
it were some recovered treasure, and darted
away with her, leaving little Biddy, who re-
manned with us all night; but 10 the mo-
ment we entered the cabin in the morning,
there was Pat making his mysterious signs
again at the window, and, this time, he had
the youngest, a baby, in his arms.
What's wrong now 7" | inquired.
Be the hockey iii, sir, an its meself that's
almost ashamed to tell you. You see I've
been talkin' to Mary an she didn't like to
part wild Norah, bekase she has a look ov me,
an be me soul | can't afford to part wild Bid
dy, bekase she's the very model ov her
blessed mother; but here's little Paudieen,
sir. There's a lump of a christian for you,
two year ould, and not a day more {; he'll
never be any thrubble to any one, for av he
takes alther his mother, he nave inc bright
est eye an tho so(lest heart on the top of crea.
tisn; an av he takes afther his father, he'll
have a fine broad pair of shoulders to push
his way through the world. Will you swop
sir 2"
with all my hoart," said l; " it's al
the same to mel and so little Paudieen wa;
left with US.
All, ha !" said I to myself, as I looked int
his big, blue laughing eyes, the affair il
settled at last; but it wasn't, for ten minute:
had scarcely elapsed, when Pat rushed int
the cabin, without sign or ceremony, anc
snatching the baby in his arms, cried out
It's no use, sir. Tve been talkin' to Mary
an we can't do It. Look at him, sir; he
the youngest and best of the bunch. Yol
wouldn't have the heart to keep him from us
You see, Sir, Norah has a look of me, on
Diddy has a look ov Mary but DO me sow
little Paudieen has the mothers eyes, an M
nose, an bits on 10th 90 US all occr. No, si
no: we can bear hard fortune, starvation al
misery but we can't part from our childheI
unless it be the will of heaven to take theI
from uz."