Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-30
Children and Servants.
A WORD FOR MOTHERS.

Children and Servants.
WORD FOR MOTHERS.
Come along, Ally, come along! It's not
this way III be stopping for you, so come
along J said Mary Macarty to the little, del
cate child she was leading by the hand
The child thus accosted, Stacked lis pace for
moment to look in her face pitifully, then
hurried on; soon the little one faItered again,
and again the sharp voice said, come along
say At the same time, little Allys arm
was pulled harshly, and she was almost dragg-
III ing her ke along the street 1t was late in the
morning. and the suns rays were beating
upon them furiously. With the parasol she
held, Mary shaded herself; but the child had
no protection.
Hush. Ally hush 2 and the little arm re-
ceived another pull and the mouth blow;
for the child had commenced crying. Pretty
little Ally S face was now bathed in tears
and the blue eyes looked up to Mary's so
pleadingly.
Please, Many, take Ally, Ally tired
sobbed the little pleader. But Nary heart
was not touched; and with another basty
pull she hurried her along. The child wept
harder than ever, and the little feet almost
refused to move. Still Mary lifted her not
but dragged her along.
And sure, it's troublesome child you
are = said Mary as she half lifted, and half
threw the child up the steps as they reached
home. IN not take you out again, that |
agRht HaGRt and and i'll Rgat Ha99 H9r qeE if Ea4 don't
what she uttered. Frightened, the child
hushed crying aloud but its sobs were heard
long after it had been laid down to sleep in
its little bed, where it usually took its morn
ing nap Mary was soon below stairs where a
friend waited to talk with her: She was over
her pet with the child and when its mother
returned, had hardly ceased speaking of the
pleasant walk she and Ally had just taken
L wonder, James, what makes Ally moan
and start so in her sleep, this morning!
am truly troubled about her, 'tis so unusual
20, do not be frightened, Alice; dart
say nothingis the matter. Come now, luncI
is ready. Ally will soon waken as we'll a
ever, dare say; and so saying they left th
sleeping child.
But all that day Ally seemed not we'll ant
ere her usual time for retiring came, she wa
fast asleep in her mother arms. Now, NOR
than ever alarmed, the mother called Il ply
sician He pronounced the child i'll, YER
i'll, with some disease of the brain. Th
usual questions were put, Had the chill
been exposed to the hot sun ! Had she bee
over excited, or troubled, or hurt in an
way No indeed, no such harm had com
to her child, answered the mother, unhes
tatingly and mo, no, surely no answere
Mary.
Once the mother asked, looking anxiousl
and earnestly at Mary, if they had not bee
out late that morning in their walk, or
= Ally had not been hurried home. An
sure, Mrs, do you think | would allo
harm TO your child? Do l not love her
[ would my own flesh and blood? And {
= YOU think [ would not take care Of her?
= The mother was slenced. Surely Ma
! would not deceive her. But all night lor
:. the little sufferer had no rest. Two da
: she fingered thus, then the pure spirit wi
: ged its way to Heaven.
- Deep grief was in that household. Th'
;, only, their cherished one had gone frc
them. Henceforth she was theirs only
= another world.
- Mary kept we'll her secret. The parer
h h never knew the wrong she had done them
e never knew but for her the child might ST
4 have slept upon their hearts
q Mothers, look well to this matter. Lea
Tf not your children too much even to the o
;. of servants They are not their children
= they cannot feel for them, or have patieI
with them as we have: and do not even o.
% sometimes fail US Must we then exp
more for hire? trow not. Then lC
we'll to your children. Suffer them to
q most in your sight; for else you know
+ what evil may come upon them.
IN THE TRUTH-God is the author of tru
G the devil is the father of lies. If the t.
ing of a truth shall endanger thy life,
Author Of truth will protect thee from
er danger, or reward thee for thy damage
ng If the telling of lie will secure thy !
Id the father of lies will 6eguile thee Of
en- gains, or traduce the security. Better
he losing of life to save it, than by saw
es of a life to lose it. However, better Il
ate perish than the truth.-Qudrtes.
nd ~
OCCUPATION ia delightful
distressing state; we must be doing SO
= thing to be happy. Action is no less ne
nd sary than thought, to the instructive tenC
ath cies of the human frame.--HazIth.