Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-25

bearing in her arms a babe of sixteen months,
(which was not so large as one of eight months
should have been) whose little hands looked like
birds claws, and whose little bones seemed almost
piercing the skin.
The old lady went up to her daughter, saying,
Mary, dear, this is the gentleman who is willing
to take you to his house, if you will try to be
good"
Get out Of the room you old hypocrite," snarled
the intoxicated woman, cor Pll--(and she clutch
cd q Matched beside her)-Ill show you You
are the worst old woman l ever knew, ex-
cept the one youi brought in here the other day.
and she is devil outright Talk to me about being
good i--ha--ha land she laughed an idiot laugh.
"Mother," said the eldest child, sweetly laying
her little hand upon her arm-"dedr mother,
DON'T plcase--don't hurt grandmother. She is
good and kind to us she only wants to get you
out of this bad place, where you will be treated
| kindly"
"Ycs-dear mother" chimed in the younger
sister, bending her little curly head over her
"mother, you said once you tcoutd go. Don't keep
us here any longer, mother. We are cold and
hungry Please get up and take us away; we are
afraid to stay here, mother, dear"
Yes Mary" said the old lady, handing her down
a faded, ragged gown, "hcre is your dress; put it
on, won't your
Mary raised herself on the pile of rags on which
she was lying, pushing the eldest girl across the
room, screamed out, Get away, you impudent lit
tie thing! you are just like your old grandmother.
| tell you aH,' said she, raising herself on one
elbow, and tossing back her auburn hair from her
broad white forehead, - tell you all, nerer Will
/ 90 from here ncrerl lore this place. SO many
fine people come here, and we have such good times.
There is gentleman who takes care Of me:-he
brought me some candles last night, and he says |
shan't want for anything If will only get rid OF
these troublesome children-my hus6dnd's children"
And she hid her face in her hands and laughed
convulsively.
"You may have hem" she continued "just as
soon as you like-baby and all; but never will GO
from this place l lore it, great many fine peo
pie come here to me-"
The poor old lady wrung her hands and wept
while the children clung round their grandmother,
with hallaverted faces, trembling aud silent.
/ Mr.. Pease said to her, MARY, you may either 6
with me or III send for an officer and have you car
, red to the station house. Which will you doP
, Mary cursed and raved, but finally put on the
dress the old lady handed her, and consented to &C
, Mary helped inside Mr.. Peasc lifting in the baby
and the two little girls and away they started fol
the Five Points House of Industry.
p "0h, mother !" exclaimed the younger Of the
girls, chow very pleasant it is to ride in this car
riage, and to get away from that dirty place We
shall be SO happy now. mother; and Edith and thu
baby too see, he is laughing; he likes to ride
You will love sister Edith and baby, and me, no,c
won't you, dear mother? And you wont frighter
us with the hatchet any more, or hurt dear grand
5 mother, will your
I, Arriving at Mr.. Peasc's house, the delight o
the little creatures was unbounded. They cnugh
hold of their mothers faded dress, saying, "Didn'
we tell you mother that you would have a pleas
r ant home here ?--0nly see that nice garden
e you didn't have garden in Willett Street, moth
ri er !"
!. Reader, would you know that mothers aftc
/, history2
/. Anotheris" Mary" hath "bathod the Saviour
o feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair
: Of her head" her is no longer written Mar,
Y Mdgddlena. In the virtuous home of her ngct
2 mother she sitS clothed her right mind, "an'
il children rise up and call her blessed"
: FANNY FERN.