The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-30
RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1852

likely to bring less satisfactory answer.
1T will be time enough to meet that ques.
tion when tomorrow Comes,' she replied.
trying to put cheerful face on the matter.
Her husband looked at her for few mo-
ments with heavily knit brows, and then re.
sumed his walk. Mrs. Watson went up
stairs to lay aside her shawl, and to take
glance at the sleeping children. The only
child really looked at with interest, howev.
er, was the little stranger. ....
poor child! Poor motherless one = The
heart of Mrs. Watson moved on her lips
what is to become of you in this selfish,
cruel world y ...
Il don't mean TO blame you, Ruth said
her husband, when she came down. But
still, you were wrong to bring that child
here. Why didn't you let some other neigh
Dor take her home We'll never get rid Of
her, unless we send her to the Amshouse.'
wait. John-wait, replied Mrs. Watson.
wait until tomorrow comes. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof
'And more than sufficient; that is my ex.
perience.'
'No, John; in that you are mistaken,
suid hi, wife, calmly. you forget your ex.
perience. The evil Of our to.days is always
light compared with the evil OF our to.mor
rows
'We've our hands full in taking care Of
our own children The words of his wife
had made but q light impression en- the mind
of Mr.. Watson.
God never sends mouths without food to
fill ,hem,' replied Mrs. Watson.
You don't mean to keep that child p
Her husband turned upon her look Of as.
tonishment.
Il don't particularly mean anything. l
only sold that God never sends mouths with.
cut food to fill them; and | scarcely think
there will be an exception in little EIen's
cuse. As to where the food is to come from,
or by whose hands it will reach her mouth,
that is q matter beyond the stretch of my
forecasting,. l only know this, that it will
not hur, US TO be the medium for day or
tWo.'
mo, not for day or two; but -"
'Oh, John John When will you learn
TO look for the bright side Of things =
Bright side Humph! II you can ina
CINE u bright side to this case, your fancy
must Le wonderfully fruitful. Four chidrer
make very bedlam Of the house, and TAI
our powers Of work to the utmost. Viii
five reduce the evil! trow not. All me
The plot ls thickening.'
Don't fret yourself for nothing, John !
Mrs. Watson was bolder than usual with he
husbands gloomy state. I'VE haven't taker
the child, and there is no need of our doln!
, so. She's sweet little creature, and there
is more thsn one cbildless house in ou
! town. There's Mrs. G lenn-the though
J comes to me this moment-she hasn't
; chick of her own, and know she's fond o
: children. NV word for it, she'll take th'
girl, and maybe adopt her. That will be
fine thing for her, won't it =
5 TOO good luck to come TO our door, wa
: the chilling answer. IF any one else ha
taken the child home, no doubt Mrs. Gleh
| would have picked her up at once. Bu
don't Aatter yourself with any such MOTTO
in our case"
e sJohn Watson, you are incorrieble " re
torted his wife. But come, 1t is bedtime
and feel worn out with my days work.
o They went up to their bedroom, out {
r which opened another room, where John, tn
. Oldest, and his brother Dick, slept. GFac
had low truud!e. bed in her mothers room
r and the baby occupied a crib, The littl
e stranger was sleeping beside Grace.
d Just look at her, John,' said Mrs. Wa
n son, holding the light near to ElIen's fac'
n did YOU ever see anything more like pi'
!. ture =? Poor baby Poor motherleSs one
d The man tried not TO look, but in spite
r. himsel his eyes turned to the sIeeper's lac
It was, indeed, picture of innocence or
>. beauty, and one that touched his heart.
10 .poor child ! There was SO much fee
ing in the tones Of his voice that his wi
n looked at him in sudden surprise. But
d managed to turn his face little away so
o concell from her an expression that
"a was not able, in q moment. to control.
With woman's quickness Of perceptio
ri Mrs, Watson saw that it would be best
e, her husband alone with the tender fee
Il ine which had found way into his heart
u So she set her lamp down, and without an
10 ther word, made prepa rations for retiring.
But her mind was all on the alert, and it d
ID not escape her that the eyes OF her husoal
souoht, over and over again, the lovely 10
ID of that orphan sleeper.
4 sWont Grace be surprised when 81
.,a wakes in the morning !! said Mrs. "a'so
- breaking the silence which had been maj
=, tanned since the husband uttered the wore
ne Poor child!
er Better say, wont our little stranger
mt surprised to find herself in bedlam.
nd afraid the children will worry her to deaf
,a, Il hope not. We must see to that M
10 Watson spoke with some uneasiness
re mind, for there was no calculation to,
-. made 40 to the conduct Of her unmanageal
be brood; and yet, below this feeling was
,er Of pleasure at the evident interest SIM
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