New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-25


come to my house. Tou remember the condition
inithe will, do you not''' sas
81 do
(Which is, that am to provide maintenance
for you and your child, in whatever way and
manner may deem most convenient and proper.
| Now, as you will perceive, it will be most con-
| venient for you to come and live with me at
once, for it will be altogether easier and cheaper
to provide for one family than two. will send
A a man early in the morning for the furniture,
and order omnibus to call for you and the
child. This young woman's services will not be
needed. Mrs. Niddles, my housekeper, can do
all that will be necessary without any one to
assist her''
81 shan't leave Mrs Redmond, till she Is bet
ter than she is now.' said Margaret sc Good
nursing is all that can possibly save her.
s'We shall see how that will be- said Mr.. Clix-
on; and, bidding them good morning, he left the
| room
s'lou won't go in an omnibus, that is cer-
tam, SAID Margaret, the moment the door closed
behind him. Ssl have enough to pay for a
coach, and I'll do it. 1t would be as much as
your life is worth to put you into a crowded
omni bus, when you weak that you can
hardly sit in your chair i do believe that money
\ is dearer to thatsman than his own hearts
blood.'' as& !.
Towards evening, Margaret went out to en-
gage coach, calling on Mr. Clixon as she passed
CHAPTER H.
By ten o'clock the following morning, Mrs.
Redmond and little Ellen, attended by Marga-
ret. arrived at the dwelling of Mr.. Clixon
Mrs. Niddles, when she found that Margaret
after having arranged every thing as comfortably
for the invalid circumstances would permit,
was bent on remaining at her post, protested
strongly rgainst it.
sit is sin and shame,'' said she the first
opportunity she had of speaking about it to Mr.
Clixon. ''for strong, healthy female pairson, to
stay here and eat the bread of idleness: for
call it the same doin' nothin' to carry little
cruel to the sick woman, nowsand then, and
make her bed As for takin' care of the child,
| hope / don't call that anything. | who've
brought up seven children, and put them out to
what l call grand places, all hut little Jeddy,
who's still a baby, as it were, and arays took
the best Of care, through the whole of his last
sickness, of Mr.. Niddles, I hope-I that have
done all this, hav'nt grown so lazy and shiftess,
as not to be able to take care of child two year
old, and that too without takin' up time that
might be more proftably employed
&c You are treasure, Mrs. Niddles, Il found
that out long ago. said Mr. Clixon.
" And Jeddy, the dear, is more trouble
than n kitten. piece Of bread, or Il cold per-
tater, will satisfy him. any time, and if can
have my way, the same shall satisfy the little
lady up stairs, for all she's been so fine fed
~ tHlS ulOUeut. ''JeuCy. tHe Ueaf. q OOV OF
six years old, with round eyes, and still rounder
cheeks, their original color much obscured by
some adhesive substance of a yellowish tint,
came bouncing into the room, through o door
which led to Mrs. Niddles' private apartment
exclaming as he did so, ssMother. mother, l
want some more of that custard-pie. ie.--you did
not give me half enough, and | want some more
of that."-
He stopped abruptly, when he had proceeded
thus far, for at one and the same moment, he
became aware that an angry cloud darkene6
q his mothers brow, and of the presence of Mr.
Clixon.
u 'Havn't T. said Mrs Niddles. sstold yo,
+ over and over again, that it's bread and mo
= lasses you have for your breakfast? Poo
,, childn' she added, turning to Mr. Clixon, 's h
. and my cousins little girl, that comes in some
. times, played eatin' custard-pie t'other day
= and ever since, he calls every thing he has t.
! eat, let it be what it will, custard-pie. Jeddy'
u a bright child, and does it by way of Joke
= don't you Jeddy' Why don't you say yes'''
Jeddys ideas were evidently bewildered by
: the explanation he had been listening to, and
thinking, perhaps, that '' discretion is the bet
ter part of valor,' instead of doing his mothers
bidding fixed his eyes on birch rod. which
ornamented the mantel- piece, and maintained q
profound silence.
Mrs. Niddles's mirth at what she called jed
dy's look of wisdom, as he stood yacantly star
;, ing at the birch rod, rose to such height, that
she was obliged to apply her handkerchief tC
her mouth, to keep her from laughing outright
, a piece of i'll l-manners, she said, that no money
would have tempted her to be guilty of, in tht
presence of Mr.. Clixon.
= &c 1t is funny, though, amt it, Mr. Clixon p
said she, withdrawing the handkerchief from
n her face, and taking long breath, as if mucl
! elieved at having been able to overcome thu
temptation she had felt to indulge her risibility
:, s'Very," replied Mr. Clixon. while a sneel
- curled his lip, almost too slight to be percept
:, ble yet sufficiently visible to the watchful ey,
OF Mrs. Niddles, to make her sensible that hel
j ascendancy over him had not attained the en-
- - yiable height of making him believe that TIN
y y moon was made of green cheese.
! AS soon us Margaret can be gotten rid Of
" " said he, s' the child will, of course, come un(e
- - your care, and you will see to preparing he
: meal / would, did I not know it to be unne
. cessary in her case, caution you against th
possibility of permitting her to fall into an,
, mistake relative to her food, similar to tha
:, ~ made by your hopeful SON.
:, D. The child is your niece, sir, and | shall
y, ~ gentle with her-gentle as a lamb, whenever
= = is right and proper that should be so; but m
experience as a mother, who has brought up
family Of seven children and put them all ou
5 to good places--all but the baby--makes N
!, u sensible, Mr. Clxon that it won't do to be ger
u tie alays. I shall be firm with her, the sam
y as am with Jeddy, though, at the same timt
!e as have said before, as gentle u lamb
Is ''lou had better say wolf in sleeps clotl
al ing" Margaret, with difficulty, restrained hei
= self from saying, as she passed through til
81 room to procure pitcher of water.
is ;s :" Nou know perfectly well what will suit me,
=. replied Mr. cliyon, after Margaret had witt
IA drawn, and you @sed not go to the trouble
- trying to persuade he tha* required you to /
le particularly gentle or forbeaIng in the trea
at ment of Louis Redmond's child. lie scornp
ae me and hated him. Little did he imagine no
- soon those he best loved would be dependent
Ill me for bread. If it he any relief to your ow
mind to attempt to wheedle yourself into II
~ ~ belief that you are amiable and compassionate
81 why do so, and all success to you. As to tr,
~ ing to make believe it, as respects either y,
OF or myself, it is as undesirable as it will be u
~ terly useless
ot CHAPTER III.
n' Margaret" said Mrs. Redmond, sc you Won
III forsake little Ellen when am gomez"
.rn ra Never, ma'am, while have the breath
Se life'
~ 'sYou will be mother to her, as far as y
- ~ are abe?"
's' 81 will She shall never suffer for want, il
ro have to work night and day to prevent it,
he eNIy brother will provide her food and clot
,nm ing, according to the condition in my fathe
80 will; but | could not die in peace if | thoue
Mrs Nddes was to have the care of her."
1ad "No wonder | shouldn't be willing to trl