Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-06-07
SHE CHANGED HER MIND.

There are s6me persons who are never
sick wilhou, thinking themselves verv much
worse off than they really are. or this
class was Mrs. Hsskins q young married
lsdy, and the mother Of two fine boys. On
one occssjon, being visited with fever, the
consequence Of impruden, exposure, she
gave herself up to the melancholy fsncies
which usually asssiled her, and pursusded
herself that she was going 10 die.
t. In consequence Of this melancholy pre-
SENTIMENT she assumed go woe begone on
laRpearsnce that even her medical auendsn,
vas startled int" believing .ha. she was re-
ely much worse than from her symptoms
he had judged her to be.
Under these circumstances he advised her
10 make what earthly preparations she had
vel 10 make while there vas time TO do So
Mrs. Haskins was On sffec,ions,e mother,
snd the thought Of parting from her children
70 whom she was so warmly ausched, q, a
ame when, more than sny other, they need
ed mothers care, was peculiarly distress
ng.
"Their father will be kind to them, no
doub'. end see .ha, they are amply provided
for, but nothing the, he can do will supply
them The loss Of mother"
! Gradually The ides of q s,ep.mo,her sug-
gesied itself 10 the lsdy's Imagination, end
such was her care for The happiness of her
fc'aldren that she became reconciled to an
fifs so repugnsDt 10 most wives, and ac,u-
ally began 10 consider who smong her &C.
quain,snces was best flted 10 become q se-
cnnd Mrs. Haskins.
A, length her choice fell upon Miss
Parker. an intimate friend Of her own. Feel
ing anxious TO have This mailer sa,islsctorl-
iy selled, she despatched messenger post
haste for Miss Parker, ho after brief in
terval. made her appearance q. her friends
bedside.
my dear friend," said Mrs Hsskins, in
- feeble voice, 81 have sen. for you for wha.
perhsps you will consider singular reason.
But believe me, il is a mothers anxiety for
her children ,ha. prompts me. ] am very
sick, and shall not live very long. So the
sdocior tells me, and my own feelings tell
fne that il must be sos The situation in
which J shall leave my poor boys, who will
Itaus be deprived of a mothers care, dis.ress-
- me hey ond measure. There is only one
@aitAsrly Sdu OC IGltNSSOs
and this il is which has prompted me TO
send for you. Promise me that when | am
gone you will marry Mr.. Haskins. and be
TO them q second mother. Do no! refuse
me; il is my last reques..'
DESTROYS Of comfor ing her friend, Miss
Parker assen,ed to her request, adding:
~ will comply with your request, and
the more willingly, for ! always liked Mr..
Haskns.''
''.Az,cays liked Mr.. Haskins ~ exclaimed
his diving wife, raising herself on her elbow,
her feelings Of conjugaI jealousy for a mo-
ment overpowe,ing her maternal affeclion !;
"vou always liked my husband, did you !?
Then ! vow you never shall marry him, if
! have to live to prevent it,"
And Mrs. Hasklns did live. The revul-
sion Of feeling resulting from Mss Parker's
unexpected declaration accomplished, in her
case, who, The skill of ply sicians he'd been
unable to effect.
There Is an old saying which, like most
old sayings, has IN j, lt'le truth, ,ha, when
8 woman will, she will, depend ont; and
when she Won't she won'l, and there is On
end on',. So ii was in the case of Mrs.
Haskins. She has determined that if Mr..
Haskins ever does have q second wife il
shall no, be Miss Parker.