Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-12-17

49,, N'I 'tARAAH AAa WV 1aN ttAblt NIdAHu lt11-
ed SO smarlly it seems rather hard that she
should be enjoying SO much Of this fine
weather, while my poor May is Obliged to
sit at home every day for ! hear Char
lotte gives her mother 4 great deal Of trouble
and''-
Well then, I'm sure | would not change
| places with her" said May, laughing, " for
all her holidays; nor would you have Inc do
so, mother. would youl"
Her mother had been looking at Charlotte,
and followed her with her eyes down the
street, and what she saw Of the nirl's faunt.
ing, careless, free manners, made her answer
in a fefvent voice, God forbid y Two vounr
men lounged by, and as they passed Char
lotte she uttered a h~eartless laugh which
struck chill to the mothers heart, and made
her repeat suddenly, yet thankfully, God
forbid. MAY =
"Now what do you see. mother Z" asked
May and then, without waiting for an an
swcr, she added, I'm like the poor lady in
the story of Blue-beard, amt | mother ask
ing her sister 10 look out for her, and saving,
Sister Anne, sister Anne, what do YOU see
now!' BY the bye, that's one of the beauties
of needle-work, poor needle-work. that YOU
are always abusing for my sake, mother; it
always lets you amuse yourself with think
ing over al! the pretty stories you have ever
read"
"Well, and T%m-somelhing like sister An
me- said her mother, " for | see a flock of
sheep coming along; and the dog gees yelp-
ing round them, and the poor man who is dri-
wing them looks hot and tired, but not at all
like the knight on horseback, sister Anne's
brother.''
"And | should think the poor sheep don't
enjoy their walk much, with the dog biting
and worrying at them, and the man with his
red dusty face, of course is not very comfort
able" said May; so you see, mother, walk
ing out is not always the pleasantest thing
in the world, though the weather be fine and
BRIGHT
The mother and daughter smiled at each
other, as the former shook her head, saving,
"Ah, May !"
"Noll now, mother, at last you will really
have your wish that | should 90 out and oct
a little fresh air" said May, for I've just fin
ished my work, and promised to take it home
this evening: see here, this set of linen for
Mrs. Mortington, and these frilled wrappers
for Mrs. Beauchamp-both at Bayswater. so
it will be a delightful walk for me, and |
shall enjoy it all the more this fine evening,
for having been in The house all day. If
were like you, naughty mother, | should re-
gret that you can't go with me but I won't,
.or you are staying at home to get well soon,
'eady TO go out with your own May happily
ogether, In the nice long summer evenings
"hen we can't see to work. Besides" add
"a she, IN honor Of this evening, (when |
inew-at least hoped-l should finish nv
wo pieces of work. | have rot some rice
nd some milk, that we may have a nice lit
lie supper together when / come home; and
}etty Simpson has promised me she will
ONE up and set on the saucepan for Won;
nd then If you were to have gone out walk
ng with me-, who would have set and watch
ID The rlce-milk to see that it did not boil /
'ver, should like 10 know ~ And thus
'heerly ran on the little seinpstress, as she
led on her bonnet, packed up her work, and
Kissing her mother fondly, tripped off on her
srtanu, leaving an atmosphere of hope and
)lllhe courage behind to keep the mothers
leart warm with comfortable thoughts of her
Ill her return. May walked quickly, that
The might be the sooner home; SO quickly
hat when she arrived at Mrs. Mortinrton's
the was very glad to sit down in the hall,
where she was bid to wait till The lady of the
lonse could see her.
1t was a pleasant place, this hall, at least
10 1t seemed to the little sempsIress, who had
)een shut up in a close room in a narrow
'lreet all day. II was spacious and airy, and ,
he white stone floor contrasted we'll with the
zen dark red tlnts OF some parti-colored In ,
Ia mating; there were stands of green house
lIants ranged around, and there was a olass
loor that stood open at the farther end of the
lall, giving a view of the brilliant flower beds
n the garden, and admitting their pleasant
fragrance, which was waited in on The soft +
'PIlng evening air, and brought sweet and I
lalmy r~etreshmentto the young workwoman. 5
She with her keen sense Of endowment. rave I
herself Up 10 the voluptuous influence, and |
back in the stiff wooden hall chair,
In the innocent qualification with s
Is entlre a relish as the most pampered fine I
lady could have found when lolling on the 4
sIlken cushions OF her boudoir sofa. " mnst I
be pleasant, too" thought May, "to live al I
ways III such a place; it certainly must be f
Iluch Pleasanter than living in a small street l
IKE ours-lhough Of course we try to make q
the best OF lt.-yet, no garden; no flowers I
scarcely any-air; no =" +
" She was interrupted in her course of tho't
ny voices when seemed to proceed from a {
door opposite, which partly opened, and then
was hein agar, as II the person opening it was {
arrested In his progress. s'.NNell, what do :
you say ;" said a gentleman's voice. !
why, say" answered that of a LADY,. !
ana yet II was sharp and querulous, :" saw. !
! nope you're not going to stay out so late,
+ feuer'cR' as you did last night. and"-
every night" answered the other 3
voice; besides, | don't want them TO sit nm: ,
send them to bed; III take the kew" :
"but you know, Frederick, that %terriies I
me out OF rry life. I'll sit up myself-and t
yell III III Tor nothing without nv NIGHTS 4,
rests said the sharp voice in a waiIjng kew.
then, as the door was pulled open with an an
impatient hand, it exclaimed, !. FredeTirE'
frederick stay! promise me that
But Frederick seemed determined TO listen
no longer to shrewish remonstrance for
bursting forth angrily, mutlering, and mass.
Ing straight across the hall to the street door
he went out, slamming it after HIM with .
violence that made all the hower-pots dance
on the green stands, as if they reiolced and
jumped for Joy at his denorturc ""'