The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-08-11
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1853

store-room last night or rather / though
| should have plenty of time to thav
them this morning, but | haven't and Sc
we must get along without them"
"And we hain't got no pancake.
either" said Frank. "Mother yor
promised last Sabbath, that we should
have some to-day. Are big folks wicked
when they don't do what they say they
will cause if"
The mothers conscience smote hel
terribly. Her precepts were treasured
what if her example should be follow.
ed. AS is almost always the case, she
found scape goat and interrupted her
questioning child with the remark, " that
children as naughty as hers, did not
deserve pancakes"
Your potatoes are not half done,
wife - indeed, they are not fit t. eat. |
am afraid we shall have but poor
breakfast" And the husbands tone
was rather sullen, for he had been
brought up in the country, and of course
accustomed to good cheer in the morn
ing, and scant breakfast table always
put to flight his good humor. "Can't
you give us bit of yourSabbath's roast |;
We can't make out our breakfast unless
you do" and he deliberately gathered
the potatoes which he had distributed to
the children, and returned them to their
dish. This action annoyed his wife
seriously, and she hustled into the pantry
with little grace, and returned with her
spare-rib which, having been cooked on
the day previous when there was plenty
of time, was " beautifully done"
"Ah, yes" exclaimed her husband
as he brandished his carver, "this will
do finely"
"And what will become of your. din
ner meanwhile" murmured his wife.
ooh, we'll have the steaks, you
know, there will be plenty of time to
thaw them"
Husband and children half-starved as
hey said by long waiting, relished the
'oast and the nice bread and butter, but
Mrs. Gray could hardly swallow morsel
md instead Of entering into the lively
orattle of the little ones, spoke only to
Did them hurry and eat, or they would
De late at church.
Breakfast despatched and new troubles
commenced. | can't get you all ready,
hats out of the question. Julia and
Henry can 60, and Frank and Mary
must wait till afternoon" at which the
wo set up lusty cry, which continued
i'll they were shut up in the bedroom
With the threat of being punished unless
hey stopped Immediately. Finding it
lseless to demonstrate, and knowing
rom experience that mother did some
INES whip on the Sabbath because she
vas always cross then," the two children
greed to make the best of it and agreed
hey would play go a fishing, which
meant bend mothers pins into hooks,
nd use her welting cord for lines, and
lamber on the bureau and have fine
port, till bottle of cologne should
ave been knocked off, and box of
Doth powder upset.
With the mother and elder children
was scold and cry, and scold, till the
ellis pealed their last tone, when with {
ed faces and sullen hearts, they took
leir fathers hand and started for I
hurch. AS for Mrs Gray she never 1
expected to 80 out again in the fore e
oon. @
No rest for the wicked" exclaimed g
ne, as she drove the little ones out of q
er bedroom, wound up her cord, C
lcked up the broken bottle, and swept s.
the rose powder, and her heart echoed Il
he cry Of her lips, and conscience a
note her terribly, and in woman's tc
nrase, i" she sat down and had good CT
y" 1t would have been better to CT
I've gone to work, for while she wept,
r fires went out, she had them both Il
kindle, and then wait until the water 81
ould heat ere her mornings work n
ould begin. Hasten as she did, church al
rs out ere it was half done, and to fin tr
a, she said her trouble, two friends vi
turned with her hurband. is
Very dear friends they were to bo al
ire, and at another time glad enough