Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-09-07

door.bep rings, she-riidst snswef 1t, no matter
Mhether she is washing dishes, kneadng bread
or engaged in any other domestic duty-She |
must 90 almost always witS the baby in her
arms. She has no one to take step for her |
from morning till night7-every little touch |
must Le with her own hand.
Mr.. Floyd rose from the table, kissed the !
boy sleeping so Comfortably in The cradle, |
be said he was funny little plaything and |
didn't appear to maize much trouble after all, |
took his hat, and was leaving the room. when,
suddenly reccllecting himself, he drew q roll |
OF papers from his pocket, saying
"Anne, here are some important paperA
which wish you would copy this fternoon
they must be accurately done, and don't
like to trust them TO that new clerk---he is an
blundering fellow at best and have as much
as can do this afternoon. 1t is positively
necessary that these be done as soon as posS
Bile; can't you attend 10 them at once, and
send them 10 the Office BY boy 2 There are
half dozen playing out here before the gate
"I'm afraid can't we'll afford time, LOUISE
'Nonsense--you write so rapidly, you know
And here--I forgot to mention that caught
my coat on the gate latch and tore the lining
shockingly ; hand me another from the ward
robe, please and Wish you'd mend this so
can have il again al ten. time. Here itiS--good it
bye"
And tossing the disabled garment on chair,
he osed the do r behind him, but opened
it the next pnute TO say--
"oArA6pie, get up something nice for ia.
won't yous?s Remember you've given me toast
ItwiceESilin week already. Seems to me
you deslt have much variety these days, eh,
Annie ?"..,And he laughed as he closed the
gale.
Poor Apne she felt half sick, and quite
discouraged, and longed to lie down and rest;
but there was emo release in that war;" So
she hastily cleared the table and commenced
her copying. The task was long and difficult.
1t was after one when her husband left the
house and-by the most rapid exertion She
could make. the papers were not finished un-
iii half past two. She sent them to the Office
as directed, and then, as the baby was not
crying, she thought it would We the best op.
potunity to mend the unfortunate coat So
she commenced it, and had hardly taken 1alf
dozen stitches, when little Lou, out ofSll
pltience, began to scream most hQuSicalH.--
She took him up, held him few fninites,
and leaning him once more against the pillows
IN such position that he could see her face,
she again resumed her mending, and sewed
diligently for nearly an hour--ihe baby crying
half The time, in spite of her mods and smiles
II was finished at last, and she turned hel
attention 70 the neglected baby. II was now
half past three, and she was revolving in hei
mind as to the best method OF washing the
dishes with him in her arms, when the dool
Ibell'rung.
The new comers were some lady acquaint
ances, who had ca lel "to see that darlin.
baby" ard after handling and shaking it til
it was sufficiently cross and fretful, and was.
ting full hour of the poor woman's time, they
took their leave.
"Hafafte four % she exclaimed, on re-
entering the kitchen ooh dear, where has
; the afternoon gone And now, supper ough
to be on The table by FIVE, and here's the fire
all out, and this child in my arms p
!, She consigned him once more to the cradle
where he lay kicking and crying after the mos
approved fashion, until she had kindled fir,
and washed the dinner dishes. This consu
. med about fifteen minutes, and then she sc
about preparing some little delicacy, to temp
her husbands fastidious appetite.
The table was not drawn into the floor whe
he arrived-and all wives know that men new
, er think there is anything done towards get
ting a meal, until the table is set.
] "Oh, Annie" he exclaimed, as he thre'
} himself into chair, "you are getting perfect
ly ineonigible- FIVE o'clock, and not sign q
I supper. One would think The work for S
small family might be done in better season
( and with some regard for punctuality. Won
der what you'd do ifyou had seven children
as your step mother has !? Her meals are al
ways resdy in time"
This "step-mo,her" allusion was favort
hobby with Mr.. Floyd, md Annie had hear
: it until she was tired oft. Her cheek Iedden
ed IS she replied
t "What would do3 I'll tell YOU, Louis
. I'd do as she does--have two or three girl
] among the "seven," who could do half tn
| work and oil the running She don't answe
the door bell, nor wash dishes, nor make q
I bed, from one weeks end to another and he
/ mother takes the entire charge of the mendin
p so she is free from that tax OIL her time. An
those same "seven children" which you an
d she are always barping on as such load o
: her shoulders, making 50 much work, and ia
6 king so much time, are just what save he
Steps, and by doing thousand little trif!n
e Offices, small in themselves, but still takin
I time, enable her 10 have her meals galway
/; ready in time" Even the little ones can clos
It door, bring her spool or thimble, or gather
basket of chips--and that's m re than hav
It done for me, from morning till night"
e "But then, A1nie,a just think of the cookir
It she has to do; you say it is the worst tas
you have to do, particularly in the summer
i and you know she always does the cooklr
d herself"
|. "Yes, | understand all about that. "
! lived in the family pears enough 10 know
It and you'll look surprised when tell you, tn
Te for the real labor, I'D as soon do the cookiI
for her family as my own. She has to prepa
le great quantity OF food, to be sure but 81
= has none Of this little yexing, fussing, TO "g
a up something nice" as you te | me, for eve
meal. Her hueband wouldn't say word
Of he had toast for lea every night in week.
= She never troubles herself TO prepare the hui
ID dred little delicacies which demand my lin
le and patience. She prepares a quantity
y plain, wholesome lood.. and 1t lasts till it
gone-that is, if ii isn't disposediof at the fl
r. meal, il is placed on the table at the Succee
n ing one. But you know you never want
is see ANYTHING on the table but once, even II
nl is something which is just as nice as thou
d, newly prepared. You think yourself undo
H. II you don't have have warm bread at eve
OF meal, her husband don't see any for days
er gether. All these things may be triaes, Lou
it but taken together they make all the diff
d'Ience in the world" a.a
or The young husband looked serious; as
raised the baby from the pillows and beg
" playing with him, while Annie was clear