The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-03-07

Ylved II. have learned since that with ma
lice prepense, she trusted to disgust & forcs
ms to surrender to her discretion. The NOR
ming at breakfast she hoped to reap the fruit
of her maneuvre. well Patience, ,'she said
will you sit at the waiter, or shall I?'-
with motion toward that coveted post
a dignity perhaps, but no sinecure.) Now
or never thought l, and slipped into the
seat, and to assert my pesogative once for
ali.
We'll, then, must tell you, says Meth
er-in-law, Mr.. Perkins does not take much
cream, Tim don't take much sugar, jane.
don't take cream, Will don't take sugar,
Tom has milk and water. Sally has milk,
Jane drinks water, John mustn't have cof-
fee, and you are not to give Ruth any but
ter, Sdsy has milk and water sweetened, and
Lizzie mustn't have any hot bread
WELL said |, having dispatched Mr..
Perins' cup, what does grandmother take?'
You should have seen her eyesl There
were the scintillations of fourteen furies in
them. 'Who? Oh, yes, understand. -
I-oh, Rever mind mel I'm nobodyp'--
And then sobbed and snihled, and Mr..
Perkins was in an unwonted state Of excite.
ment, and the children exchanged winks
and smiles, and I--sat still. If woman
with ten grand children all in one lot, 10
say NOTHING oftheir probable cousins. is not
entitled to the honored name of grandmoth-
pray who is?
So breakfast past. Mother.in-law recov-
cred her serenity before the meal was over.
Hu sband, dear me, what word that is
for me to write! Husband went about his
business, and mother. in-law undertook to
invest me with the power Of keys, enliyen-
ing our progress through the establishment
with some very interesting remarks.
nv. Perkins is a very fine man nv dear,
though am his mother who says it.--a We.
ry Gne man; but he has dreadful temper,
ani you must not let him get SET against
you. He is very easy to please, but you
must be particular to get up his shirts care
fully, for he will storm like an earthquake
at missing button. He is not at all diff
cult about his table, but things must be
served up right, or he win not eat them.
I'm his mother and am used to his ways.--
he is very neat and careful, but he never
puts anything away, and will keep per-
son picking after him all the time, and he
wants everything he calls for brought to
him just to minute. He is notat all hard to
please when one knows him. only it takes
sill your thoughts to 30 it; but I'm used to
that
This was pleasant introduction, eltain-
ly, to my martial duties. 'Thcn there's
the children. the children she continued
"a nice family as one need desire, But the
oldest, that's Timothy, has picked up some
bad habits He will swear dreadfully, but
he's good for sll that. And James, that's
the second son, is fne lad and willing;
but you must not expose him to temptation
by leaving loose money about. Willy is a
heaIihfal and well doing boy in the main,
bat he likes to creep into the store room
As sure as he eats handful Of raisins, and
he will doit Then he can, he goes into con-
vulsions. Tom is qRiet, bat dreadful mis-
chieycus sometimes; and there's no harm in
the girls, except that they quarrel, as all
children will, and wont take care Of their
clothes: no children do. And John he
plaques them most to death, and Mr.. Perk-
las has no government over any of them,
and yeall have to do it all, my dear; but
you must not be discouraged, I'm here,
and if they don't mind. jus! turn them over
to me-
Do you wish to know what did? Go
marry yourself TO widower, ten children
and mother-in.lswi place yourself for.
eign substance. among three generations of
cognates, and you'll find out Just nat
erally,' as they say out west, went to my
room, threw myself on the bed and cried -
Tears won't provide dinner, know, and
knew it then; but | did not imagine that
any one expected that / should fall al once
into providing for the household--I,
stranger, and in q strange place oh, how
strange! | don't kaow how long laid there
IN my half sleep. half sob. Presently /
heard mother, screamed ia childish tre-
e--'motherP groEled in hobbedehoy
accent-'motherp whined -lnotherP shout.
ed--' motharl motherl motherl'
who is that wretch of mother?'. said.
angrily, as bounced from the bed to the
glass, and then laved away the traces Of my
tears. who is the wretch, and why don't
she answer?' | did not dream that could
be meant. sWhat is the matter:' asked,
opening the door, and running out to tind
'eyen Or eight Of the Perkins young fry
sitting On their chairs. Who callss'
lis all Of u.s. said the oldest, as spokes-
nan for the whole. .Grandmolher said we
we're TO Call you mother
Bat she did not tell you ID set up such &
sorribIe concert, did shei II she did, I for
bid it Call me mother. and I'll trv "a he