Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-17
"SAW UP AND SAW DOWN"
TALE.

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my cousin Madison's-ycry fine theirs ; re-
ally, ours begins to look shabby, arkish y
GLOW, father :" asked one OF the three
BOYS who followed him in the survey,
'.Arkish, my son, it looks as it were from
the ark-quite out Of date-we must have
new"
s.Not for the present, my dear" observed
a lady, rising from the breakfast table. and
following on 'this will answer for some
time to come it is hardly ten years old, and
you know how handsome it was considered
then Z"
''Yes, and do you remember how chicken
hearted you were-afrdid it was beyond our
means !" said the gentleman, chuckling-
hat it looks old now, out of date, at least be-
side our cousin Madison's."
''Why make any one our standard - ask
ed the wife. ''Look at these three boys to
provide for" as she patied Phil's curly
pate.
''Ah, We'll look cut for them time enough
for that" he replied, as he coInplacentIy sur
veyed them 'but we must not be too snug
something is due to our station - upon
which he drew himself up a little pompous-
ly, perhaps.
"Yes, to support it with sufficient econo-
my to lay up something for rainy days"
.'Your rainy days, Jane the weather will
take care of %itself,' he said, good-naturcdly,
going out of the room then, thusting his
head into the door, added, IL will send the
porter up with those things, if he is not too
busy"
''Let the boys 60, my DEAR besought TIE
lady ''here are Madison and Phillip, who
would give all the world for something to
do"
ayes, mother! yes, mother let US go!"
shouted tho two.
mo, no, let the porter do those things
cousin Madison's boys"-
''Must not be a pattern for ours,' playful
ly Interrupted the wife, placing her hand on
his mouth.
''But do you think it best for the boys to
go?-ihey can't bring it,"
'Yes, father, yes! let us try; there's no.
thing like trying, mother says" eagerly de-
cldred the two.
II see mother is for your working; well,
perhaps it is best, under all circumstances.
Come with me y and so FROM his handsome
parlors departed Mr.. Phillip K, my IA
Their, a rich merchant, as the world reputed
him, with his two eldest, Madison and Phil
lip; pale, slender boys, Of ten and eight
years.
Some time passed away; and, although
the subject of new furniture was frequently
brought up, and cousin Madison Jones's suf-
fciently commented upon, yet my mother ne
yer cordially assented to its being bought
not needing it, to her, was synonymous with
not buying it.
At length, a few days before Thanksgiv-
inr, a ro~cking-chair, in the newest and east
est style of twenty-five years ago, entered
the front door, the precursor of a handsome
set of furniture for the p%arlors. Our mother
looked at it somewhat ungraclously y, and
drowned our EXPLANATIONS by her silence.-
At dinner, when our father appeared, he
threw himself into il, saying, "Ah! Jane,
this is just what | want this minute. | am
shockingly tired"
We looked at him, and there was a strange
paleness about his mouth. ''ls it not easyl"
he asked, resting his head back, and looking
into my mothers face as if her full coinci-
dence of opinion were only needed to COM
plete his enjoyment. She smiled pleasant
", then pressed her hand upon his forehead.
IL fear You are not WE'LL" she said, tenderly;
''your head is very, rcry hot" My father
was not well he soon entered his chamber,
and the next day, and next, and next, grew
more sick. The three weeks which succee-
ded | shall never forget ;--dreary, dreary,
dreary to me, the invalid boy, for | was de-
prived of my mothers care and presence, al
ways SO necessary to me before. How keen
" did | feel that nobody was like my moth
err; never having been able to engage in the
active pursuits Of my brothers. To sit by
her side, with my little slate or picture-book.
was my chief delight. Sometimes | threa-
ded her needle, or cut off an end, or sewed
on patchwork, thankful for the little helps
might afford her. Now | was in the nurse
~, almost alone my brothers OCCASIONAL
came to amuse me, hut child as | was, | saw
that there hearts were not tleir-tIey weTt
thinking Of sleds aud snow-balls. Name
was kind, but somehow Nancy had a worl'
to do, when | begged a story, or my square
wanted basting. You see | have not torgo
the technicalities Of sewing, despite III
love of the musty law books which line III.
office.
Three weary weeks-weeks Of anxiet
and painful solicitude, and faithful devotio
on my mothers part, at the sick bed-bu
alas, skill, or medicine, or nursing, or pray
er, availed nothing. My father was sinking
Madison and Phillip were suffered to roar
at large, a freedom which they enjoyed to tn
fullest extent. The servants went about o
tip-toe, and whispered one to another. Tn
doctor came %oftener. Strange faces appeare
now and then in the entry. | was left t
take care of myself until Nancy put me int
the parlor and babe me be a good boy. 500
a gentleman came in, and kindly taking m
from the carpet, where | had sorrowfully lai
down., placed me upon his knee, calling IN
his 'poor little boy Cousin Madison Jone
entered, and he so tall and big, who new
spoke to little children, patted me on the arm
SAYING, "Ah! the poor little fellow; can
realize i.-no, no." and then he suffered m
10 take in my own hand his cane, his Brazil
ian cane, with a dogs head carved upon tn
top the cane which he had forbidden n
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