Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-10

| AT eve, when JuStln returned, CHAIR anu
slippers, paper, books and wrapper, were
ali waiting him, and Mary stood ready to
aid her husband in getting out of his cold
things and into his warm ones. Every
thing that she could possibly do for him
she did-if she did not breathe for him, it
was only because she was not able to do so.
He couldn't lift hand towards anything, or
look around the room, but what she asked !:
."What is it, dear; can't get it for you 2"
and this habit made things so very easy to
Justin that he soon refrained from saying,
don't disturb yourself my dear; 1 can wait
upon myself better than you can wait upon
me-" The fact was be couldn't-and it did not
take long for him to find it out.
The less man has been waited upon
before marriage, the better it will seem to
him to be much waited upon afterwards
after the first feeling of shame at seeing
his pretty wife flying about the house for
him while he keeps his sitting, has been
mastered.
Six weeks will suffice to educate a man
in the art of being waited upon; when all
the days of his life, he would never have
dreamed of such state of things, had it
not been for his teachers efforts.
Twelve years from the time of the forego-
ing scene,w give one morelook at the home
affairs of Justin and Mary.
Can that hollow-cheeked woman, with
the sallow skin, be our former loving ac-
quaintance? Ought twelve short years to
make such havoc with one not yet at
life's meridian9 But it is Mary-we know
he. by her soft, sweet smile; that is the
same, though cheek, and eye, and form,
and hair, all are changed, as if age had al
ready touched them-yet no-even the
smile is changed; its brightness is dimmed
there is not the former token of hearts
ease in it, Jet it is just as pleasant and lov-
ing as ever.
There are children romping about the
:oom-seven, eight children! 0, Mortali-
ty! eight children, under twelve years old
no wonder that the mothers face is hol-
low and worn by care.
If we listen few minutes, we shall find
that variety of dispositions are here rep
resented, The eombatiye element pre-
dominates in one small individual erplora-
tire and venturous in a second and third;
the musical in fourth; the mirthful in
fifth; the alimentive in sixth; TIE sew
enth and eight are twins and infants;
while the active temperament distinguishes
them all to such degree that it would
take New York police force to keep
them still for single half hour. The mo-
ther long since gave over the vain attempt; (;
and in patient submission to an inevitable
necessity, sits sewing and rocking the
twins, (who bravely sleep on undisturbed,) }
while the troop of young angels 60 under
the tables and over chairs, into closets, and
out of shoes and stockings; under her gar
ments, playing "hide and COOP" and over
her back lucky if it isn'ther head,) in play
ing "tag."
She bestows no reproof as long as kind
ness and harmony prevail, reserving all
such discipline till contentious arise.
In the midst of "puss in the corner"
''father' comes in.
"Hush your outrageous noise, you young
savages,' he says-not feeling so cross as
the words sound.
The children ease off a very little.
"Father" throws himself on the sofa, and
looks towards 'mother."
HIS eyes are light as ever; and his form,
always straight and well made, is now
more robust than it was when he was a
bridegroom, The hue of high health
overspreads his handsome features; and
not line of care has times sharp finger
scored upon his brow. Altogether he is
hadsomer man than he was twelve years
ago.
"Will you have pillow, dear?" asked
Mary, seeing her husbands eyes fixed on
her.
ayes! and she laid down her work and
crossed the room to the bedroom, which
opened out of it. Returning with pillow,
she placed it under Justin's curly head.
81 guess I'll have something over me" !"
he said. So she went again to the bed
room, and brought blanket. She had
covered him up snugly. when he said.
"Now get drink of water"
He had just come from down stairs
where the water was, but his wife didn't
| tell him that: she would have sent one of
the children down for glass, but as is
usual when you want them, there was no
longer one to be seen. They had scamp
cred off on seeing their fathers intention of
taking a nap.
Well, as there were no children to go
for the water, Mrs. Wear went herself and
brought it. When Justin had taken it,
she re-tucked him, and then returned to
the cradle. But now the twins, left so
long unrocked, awoke and began TO cry.
"Dear me, now you're going to have
those young ones up to help fellows nap,
are you9 Why couldn't you have kept
them asleep little longer Mary?"
perhaps they'll get quiet again.. was
her reply; and at last she managed to hush
them.
II must have my wants attended to first"
said Wear, one Monday morning, at ten
minutes to nine o'clock. The children
were clamoring to be got ready for school.
Another" had been nearly distracted with a
headache all the morning, and that had
seemed to make everything 60 wrong and
behindhand.
"Wait, children, till / help father" said
the poor mother, who could just step with
out staggering.
"Help nae on with my coat, my dear,
then get me clean handkerchief, and tie
a new ribbon into this watch; 1 want q
bundle of those bills up stairs, too-and