Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-23

dropping her book and running to the child-s.I
should like to know what you've been about
split all the baby's milk, I'll warrant; and she
! took up the empty cup. Then seeing the carpet
was quite dry, seized Lizzie b. the shoulder, ex-
claiming in an angry voice :"What have you
done with the milk, You little p'agne? Tell me
tEls minute, what has become OF it?
~ was SO thirsty, motker,' answered the
! chlld IN pleading voice, tears starting to her
! eves;'' could not co 10 sleep, and so''--
80 you drank If, did you! yoa naeghty .irI,''
continued Mrs Lee, with increased vehemence of
tone; "drana it. and hav'nt another drop OF
milk in the holse. I'll teach YOU to do such
| things" and her hand came dow, heavily upon
the shrinking shoulder, one! two three times
! \ Wild scream Of pain burst from the child's
| ups, Another aud another: aud angry and ex-
I cited as the mother was, they pierced her heart
! with deep arrows
| The noise startled another child vino slept in
! the same bed with Lizzie. Frightened from its
sound ssumbers, il shrieked in alarm, when the
babe, wakin, at the same moment, Joined its
voice with the others. notin harmony, bat in dis
cords, which echo SO often IN the nursery. stun
ming the ear and bewildering the BRAIN
With quick steps, quick hand, and a softened
tone. Mrs Lee strove To cain the tempest she had
| raised. L,zZie's cries soon merged into piteous
sobs, but Willie and the babe continued Their
loud screams till the mother, in her perpIcxty,
would fam have wrung her hands, and set down
| aud cried with them. she ran from one TO the
| other. soothing. singing, and caressing. But
they would not hlsh in the least. till as last re-
| source, size took the babe in one arm, Willie in
the other, and, thus bnrthened, paced the cham
| Der. Her limbs ached with the effort her voice
grew piaintive. her heart sad and sore with the
upbraidines OF conscience, which she had stri,en
| too long 10 StiEle. She bTeathed sweet music in
the ears Of the little sobbinr creatures who srur-
g'ed IN her arms. but not a word OF anger escaped
! ner pale lips. She felt she was the guilty caus.
of all her trouble. little forehousht, a little
seii-denial, little discipline of temper, and all
had been well
! 1t was long time ere she venured to sit
down and rock the children, and they did not
/ soon close their eyes in sleep They would
start and scream, then draw such long sighs. that
the tears which trembed in the mothers even
! would flood her cheeks.
Whea, at last, they rested, in sweet. calm
| slumber. she was at IA loss how TO put them down
| to release her weary arm, without the risk OF
new confusion. There 10 one whom she
could call upon for aid. No oae? Yes. there
was the little trembling creature, whose tender
skin still smacted with the chast,sem mt Of an an
cry mother.
''L:zzie,' called the mother, after lon, while,
| i'll very gentle tone.
Tne child was quickly bas de her.
bring your little chair. and sit down close to
| me. and see II you can draw the baby on your
lap without waking h;m?''
Lizzie did rs directed. and the babe was soon
claspe3 to her heart, her lips breathing childish
words Of affection over It's unconscious form.
! Very carefully did Mrs Lee lay down her lit
! tie Willie !: and for some moments she sat beside
hin soothing gently his fair brow, twining his
golden locks around her fingers, and pressing toe
sof'est and sweetest OF kssies upon his still lips.
Tnea going to Lizzie. she took from her arms
the sleeping babe, and Placing ii in the cradle
bent over il, whispering the foadest terms OF en-
dearmcat
Sitting down beside it. she covered her face
ana thou >at grew busy. B9-and-hP Lizzie stole
quietly 10 the chair, knelt beside ii. and buried
her head jn her E0saer'S zap. Ms Les hand
toyed with the soft brown carls that fell over ii
in such rIcA potasio1, and several times pisAe,!
Them oil the forehead. when the child felt the
mule pressure of H.. lips.
For >ona TIM, both we-e silent At length
Lizzie looked t.m;dly up, saying in toa.hin.
voice
"i'm 20 sorry. mother. made YOU so mach
trouble. I'll try aaI never BE- thirsty again
when YOU are reading"
The mothers heart startled: she drew the
child to her bosom, embraced it fondlv and close
'y, a. though she thoasat by pressure to still it
painful throhhiRgs TAea bearing her TO the bed
she sat her dowa and hastily left the room. She
soon returned. with glass of water in her hand
"Tnank you. motaer," said Lizzie. when she had
queuche, her thirst: .'You will have .ooj
time to read noN, for | shall 80 right TO sleep
With he. eyes brirnfu Of tears, The mothe.
wept over her child. and kissed her again an5
again. And Lizzie, feeling thai she was quite
forgiven, and not dreaming that SIC had beer
more sinned against than SHINING, threw her arm
around her parents neck, anl gave ba>s kiss foI
kiss. then ms ling on The warm pillow OF her liz
tie brother, she closed her weary eyes, AMI in ;
few minutes was sound asleep.
For long while the mother Inait bas jde tn:
low couch; and when she rose and sat dows
again by the stand, she lett The novel where sh(
had dropped it, but took from her basket a:
unfinished doll, and with rapid fingers piled he,
needle.
1t was long ere she placed her heal upon he
pillow. When she did. the doll. completely an,
neatly dressed, lay by the side OF Lizzie: the nov
el haf-read upon the Lehi,a in the stove, han
, fnIl Of iisrht ashes