Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-06

so, Perhaps she is not proud; am sure
did no, think she looked go the day she
came with father. She looked real kind
ly. and when she went away, kissed us
all bat YOU. Did you not want one. teo
"a kiss. mean, you know? But you
are such tall blackeyed young man. al
most as tall as father. you know. that /
suppose she thought it would not be just
what shall | say?--poiite, that's it,.
and Louise luughed merrily. "Oh," she
continued. Il know we shall all love her.
and she will love us, and be kind to us.
She is so gentle and pretty; she must be
good. Her kiss was like our own dear
mothers. Oh, try to love her. Harry
and you will. know. She'll make you,
She'll be good to YOU
Never, Louise. never; she'll never
make me love her, and don't you dare ev-
er again to say SO. Don't let me hear
you again couple her name with our
mothers. as YOU just now did; When you
said her kiss was like our angel mothers.
And mc--you'll cast me off now, you II
forget me, you won't want my care any
longer, when she comes. How willing
you are to welcome her in nay place On,
Louise, how can you, when ! have been
your mo ther so lcng? | thought You low
ed me-. all of you; ani | know you did
you do new. But you won't any longer;
she II get you al! from me, even you, dar-
ling Eddie and Ellen. whom I've held IN
my arms ever since you came TO us--evcr
since our mother gave you TO me--tor
she did--mother gave, left you TO me. for
my own; bat she'll lure you from me to
herself And the boy closed his arms
about the infants and wept as lie had not
/ done since his mothers burial.
Harry. what do you mean? You'll
break my heart if you talk So" sobbed
( Louise. You know We all love you,
/ next TO father, best OF all the world
/ You have been an angel to US ever since
poor mamma left us-all these long years.
/ And We always shall love you just as
dearly as we do now. No new mother
will ever take us from you. as you say. o!
make Us love you less"
We'll. Louise, then If you love me,
you must all be nty Children when she
comes, just as you sre now. Oh you
mus! it would kill me if she should get
/ you from me. Why does father went 20
/ bring her here? We don't want any
mother; there is our mother" he said,
! pointing TO the portrait OF his mother up
on the WALL "and there can be no other
i for us; there shall be none other for me-
And, Louise, Willie. ali of you, promise
me you won't love this woman. that you
won't mind her, that you won't call her
mother, that you'll hate her even as
will. Do you promisc?'
Louise looked at him wonderingly and
mournfully. Then she took his hand and
led him TO the portrait, his mothers pic
tured immage, and SAID. Harry, would
she bid Us do SO? Do you suppose she
is looking down on you with delight?
would she not tell Us il is our duty to
try to please our dear father? would she
not say we should be sinful did we dare
question his right or wisdom in bringing
her here? would she not tell us it is our
duty to love and obey her for her sake, il
for nothing else? On, dear brother. for
our spirit- others sake, in remem brance
of her prayers that we should always be
good in rucmory of her dying words,
Always. dear lambs. obey, love and cher
ISL your poor father. in memory OF
these try to love her.
He was in part subdued.
''Sister, III try to be respectful to her,
I cannot love her, and never will. nev.
er car call her mother. And now, dar-
lings. we shan't have many more oppor.
tunities to dwell upon our blessed moth
er's memory without intrusion. or tc
talk about her. or sing the songs she used
to sing with us. SO now let US sing per
haps for the last time, that one she uset
to sing and play SO often
And he sat down to the piano and com
menced to play and they joined witt
their little voices, Home, Sweet Home. ;
But he soon ceased. "Oh, it was swee
home, darlings. when she. our mother
vas here"
"Children," said Mr.. Merrill. on {
morning shortly after the scene with
which we commenced, IL shall brins
home to night--your new mother. 81
be ready TO receive her, darinSs. as will
become my children. She will be good
mother to you always, and want you &c
be dear children, and seek to make hel
happy in her new home. She has nc
mother nor father, nor sisters nor broth
ers, all alone in this world is she. Thcr
see how much her happiness will depent
on you"
All that day Harry watched with ;
bursting heart the Preparations going OF
with the housekeeper and servants to ge
the house ready for its "new mistress. -
Furniture was moved, fe-arranged. car
ried from one loom to another, and, IL
his eyes. all things underwent change