The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-26

Persist IN II until the family learn, that !
they want anything of you, they must CON.
at some other time"
"But what is a man TO do," replied hi
wife; che cannot 20 down town with string
off bis bosom, and rip in his ploves"
swell, | was in a bad fix" replied Mr.
James. 81 dare say it will not happen again
At any rate, try the month out, and see wha
will come oiit."
The second day Of The trial happened Il
be q stormy one; and as the morning wa
very daIk, Bridget over slept herself, and lh'
breakfast was an hour later, Ills last hou
Mrs. James could not recDver. Eleven o.
clock came, and her morning work was bu
half done. With mind disturbed and de-
pressed, she left things in the suds as The!
were, and retired punctually to her study
She found, however, that il was impossible Il
fix her attention upon anything which re-
quiTed thought. Neglected duties haunted
her as ghosts do the guilty conscience -
Finding she was really doing nothing will
her books, and wishing not 10 lose the morn
ing wholly, she commenced letter. Bridge
came to her door before she had written hal
la page.
"What shall we have for dinner, ma 'am
There ant't no marketing come, and you did
not tell me what to get"
"Have some steaks"
ave hanr got any,"
swell, | will send out for scme.n
Now there was no one to send but Amy,
nd Mro Ion,ao ena,x, :, Al -, ,b II
pat away her letter, and went into the nur-
Sery.
"Amy, Mr.. James has forgotten the mar.
keting. | wish you would 60 over to the
provision store aud order some beefstenks;
will stay with the baby"
Amy was none too we'll pleased TO be sent
on this erand. She remarked that she must
first change her dress.
:" Be as quick as possible, them" said Mrs
James, "ior am particularly engaged this
morning."
Amy neither obeyed nor disobeyed, but
managed to take her own time in reality
though without any direct determination to
do so. Mrs. James thinking she mi ghl get
along sentence or two in the nursery, took
her German book in; but to this arrangement
Charley would by 40 means consent. Mama
must show him the kilies in the book; wheth
er there was or not it was all one to him
but amused he must be. Half her second
days time of trial Was gone, when Amy came
in; and with sigh Mrs. james returned to
her room. Before one o'clock she had been
called down into the kitchen twice, on some
important business relating 10 the dinner and
for this day, no, one entire page Of letter
had been written.
On the third morning she rose enlly, made
every provision for dinner, and for the COM
fort Of the family, which she deemed heces-
sary, and elated by success, in good spirits,
and with good courage, she entered her study
precisely at eleven O'Clock. Now she was
to have fine time of il, Her books we're
opened, and hard lesson summoned 10 The
conflict. Scarcely had she read line when
she heard the door bell ring.
"Somebody wants to see you in the par
Ior, Mrs. James"
"Telkthem ! am engaged, Bridget"
81 fold them you we're To home, a'am.
and they gave me their names, but did not
exactly understand"
Mrs. James was obliged to 60. To smile
when she felt sober, to be social when her
thoughts were elsewhere. Her friends, how.
,ver, seemed to find her agreeable, for they
made long call and wheu they rose to 60.
,ihers came. So in the most unsatisfactory
chit chat nll this morning went.
~. al l.. a..
ten, md Mrs. James was obliged
% give up the morning to prepare for it, aud
lid not enter her study. On the day follow
ng, she was obliged 10 keep her bed with a
'ick headache; and on Saturday, Amy hav-
ng extra work TO do, the charge of the baby
ievolVed upon her. Thus passed the first
week.
True TO her promise Mrs. james patiently
,ersevered for month, In her efforts TO se~
:ure TO herself this fragment of broken time,
with wha. success tue weeks history can
ell. With i.s close, closed the month of
December. Being particularly occupied on
he last day of the old year, in getting rendy
or the morow's festival, il was near The last
lour Of The day when she made her good
tights call in tho nursery. She went 70 the
rib 10 look at the baby, there hs lay fast
nsleep in his Innocence and beauty She
,issed his rosy cheek gently, and siroked his
'olden hair, and pressing his little dmpled
land within hers, she drew the warm cover>
ng more closely around him, carefully tuck-
ng it in, then stealing one more kiss, she
ell him TO his slumbers, and sat dDwr. on her
aughter's l,ed. She was also swoetly
sleep, with her dolly hugged close TO her.
Icr mother smiled, but soon it seemed as ifI
.rnver aud sadder thoughts flied he, mind,
s indeed they did. She was thinking oE
ler disappointed plans. TO her, not only the
,act month, but the past year, seemed TO
AVE been one Of frutIess effort; il seemed
0 her broken and disjonted; even her hours
4 religious meditation had been enctoached |
lpon and distracted. Size had accomplish
"a nothing that she could sea, but keep her
amily in order, and TO her saddened mind,
ven this seemed to have been but indifer-
'ntly done. Yearnings for something better
han this ahe was conscious Of; unsatisfiadii J
ongings often clouJed anotleTwlse bright day
pr her, and yet all this seemed 10 lie 10
egion dim and misty, which she could not
enetrate.
What did she need then9 To see some
{ the results Of her life work. TO be con>
cious Of some unity Of purpose, some weav>
ng together Of these l:is-ihfeads, now so
roken and single!
She left, she was quite sure, no desire to
brink frcm duty, however humble; bur sha
ehed fos The comforting assurance Of what
'as duty, Her pursuits, conflicting as they
id with her tastes, seemed 70 her frivolous.
he fel. there was somc better way oI living