The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-08-31
a Mothers Trials.

L ALWAYS read with interest anything
that Is calculated to encourage mothers,
or to inpart instruction or advice with re.
gard to the duties dcvolving upon them
And it is my wish to be personally bene.
fitted 10y sncI instruction. But, notwith.
standing this, almost invariably think,
when anything Of the kind comes under
my notice, of the old adage: 1T is easier
TO preach than it is to practice"
At the present time we hear much about
the trials OF mothers, with careless, ncgli-
gent, bad servants, together with those
which of course Il mother must experience,
# she has the care of her children. But
there is class of mothers who are seldom
troubled with bad servants, who have not
only the care of the family, but the work
OF the household to perform; who are
toiling, day after day, and esteem it n
privilege, if in the enjoyment of health
But they, too, are subject to pain and
disease like others, and need our sympa
thy, and at times they have it, but are
they not too much overlooked There is
Mrs. s., for instance, the mother of five
children. Her husband is a mechanic,
and respected by his neighbors, but his
income Is not sufficient, with strict econo-
my, to admit Of keeping servant. We
will just G glance at one day in her expert
ence, (and not washing-day either. -
The husband has arisen early in the morn
my, and says, "Comc, Mary, | want inv
breakfast; | must be at the shop by such
time, you know" Mrs. S. leaves hcl
bed, weary, having scarcely slept an hou,
at time through the night, on account
OF the children. She steps quietly out o
tue room for fear of disturbing the baby
aud she sets herself about preparing til,
breakfast. Directly, she hears the littI,
one, for Kate has been hugging hel
little brother till she has made him crv
and he is not to be coaxed to lie any long
er, but up he must get, and the mother
must have him in her arms. Tho inca
is on the table at last, and Mr.. S eats, aud
after few words to the children, who b,
this time are up, he is away to the shop
The Others are TO be dressed, after whcI
Mrs. S. calls them round the table anC
waits upon them as well as she can, witt
the baby in her arms, and some of us car
imagine how little she would eat herseI
in such circumstances. Time passes, auC
the older ones must go to school. The,
are washed, and brushed, but just at thi
moment Willie happens to think that tn,
teacher said that he must have new
book, and Sarah has b o';cn her slate, anC
little Jane wants pencil 10 mark with
The mother, with promise to each, see
them start for school. She now scarcel,
knows what 10 do first; the house mus
be put in order, and the dinner mad
ready. The husband comes home at tn
usual hour, and, when seated at the tabl,
the promise made 10 the children, in tn
morning, is mentioned. Mr.. S. say
swell, really, there is something wanun
al! the while" The mother thinks it he.
10 get the articles, but he 10 soon ava
again, aud they are forgotten. She fee
after dinner that she needs rest, but VIII
will see to the little ones, and so she toll
on I'LL night.
Willie and his sisters return from schoo
They have their supper, aud, after hea
ing them say their prayers, and secin
: them in bed, tho mother, with pain
the head, and weary, and carc-woru, sea