The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-03

very kind and very motherly. Besides,
she said, Il am Mrs. Perkins, and one Mrs
Perkins is enough in house. 7
Perkins WINGED little at this for It was
not the first time she had told him so.--
When answered that my name was Pa.
tience, she said, Patience! Humph! You
are well named, for you will have time o'
il. But Ia, dear, we must be cheerful and
begin with cup of tea.' And such pleas.
ant look as she put on to second her invita-
ton! Her face is the habitual incarnation
Of lamentations. and when she attempts a
smile, her features are SO unused to it, that
it seems more like a twist Of pain than an
expression Of pleasure. '--' 90
'You ,oiH have time Of it, she repeated
for my encouragement, as she placed me
at the head of the table, behind bewilder-
ness of cups and saucers, and other tea and
toast puraphernalia. There's no company
tonight, Patience, just ourselves"
She watched with a hope for eontretempts
as proceed to tea and toast the little mul.
titude, but survived it. have learned
since, that, with malice prepense, she trusted
to disgust and force me TO surrender to her
at discretion. The next morning at break
fast she hoped to reap the fruits Of her ma
neuver. etta q, G @
well, Patience, said she. 'will you sit ut
the waiter, or shall ~ (with motion to-
wards that coveted post---s dignity, perhaps,
but no sinecure.) 'Now or never thought
|, and slipped into the seat, with deterni-
nation to assert my prerogatiye once for
all. .1,ia #ais a yaIt ao#-,at
We'll, then, Unjust tell you,' says moth.
er-in-law, 'Mr. Perkins does not take much
cream, Tom don't take sugar, James don't
cream, Will don't take either, Tom has milk
and water, Sally has milk, Jane drinks wa
ter, John mustn't have coffee. and you are
not to give Ruth any butter, Susan has milk
and water, sweetened, and Lizzie mustn't
have hot bread
Well said l, having dispatched Mr.. Per
kins' cup, what does grandmother take?'
You should have seen her eyes! There
were the scintillutions Of fourteen furies in
them. who! Oh, yes, ] understand: /
oh, never mind me. I'm nobody! And
then, she sobbed and snifiled, and Mr.. Per.
kins was wrought to an unwonted state Of
excitement, and tho children exchanged
winks and smiles, and I--sat still. If Wo-
man with ten grandchildren in one lot, to
say nothing of their probable cousins, Is not
entitled to the honored name Of grand
mother, pray who is!
| So breakfast passed. Mothcr-in-law re-
covered her serenity before the meal was
over. Husband-dear me, what word
that is for ane to write!-husband went about
his business, aud mother.in-law undertook
to invest me with the power Of the keys,
enlivening our progress through the estab-
ment with some very interesting remarks.
Mr. Perkins is very fine man, my dear,
though am his mother who says it-a very
fine man; but he has dreadful temper, and
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 carefully, for
be will storm like an earthquake at mis-
sing button. He ID, not at ell difficult about
his table, but things must be served up right
or he will no, eat them Pm bis mother
| and am used to his ways. lie isgery nice
and careful, but he never puts, anything a.
way, and will keep . person picking up afr
ter him all the time, and wants everything
he calls for brought to him just in minute.
He is not at all hard to please when one
knows him, only it takes all your thoughts
to do it; but I'm used to that ,r...,a
This was a pleasant introduction, certain
Iy, to my marital duties, Then, there's
the Children she continued; 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 q good
boy for that. And James, That's the second
son, is a fine lad, and willing; but you mus
not expose him to temptation by leaving
loose money about. Wiley is healthy
and we'll doing boy in the main, but he
likes to creep into the store room. Al
sure as he eeats handful of raisins-ant
.|he will do 1t when he can--be goes into
convulsions. Tom is quiet, but dreadfully
mischievous sometimes; but there's no harm
!. in the girls, except when they quarrel, a'
children will, and won't take care OF theil
clothes--no children do, And John, hi
plaques them almost to DEATH and MIR. Per
kins has no government over any Of them
and you'll have to. do itipll, my. dear; bu
YOU must not be discouraged. Tn here
!. and if they don't mind. Just turn them oye
to me- ga. atisg @a
Il Do you wish to know what did, g
/ marry yourself to a widower, ten childre
! and mother-in-law; place yourself, Tor Tor
j eian substance, among three generations 9
!. cognates, md you'll find out, Just nat natp
i rally, as they say out west, went to N m
y room, threw myself on the bed, and !, erie ris'
i Tears won't provide q dinner, know, and md,
J. knew il then; but did not inagipe that an 2
! one expected that should fall at once int
! providing for the hovsehold--I, strange
3 and in . strange piace-oh, how stranges