The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-27

altar Of Liberty, tonight, hasn't there,
Dick 20
"Ycs, indeed" said Dick and, looking
up to his mother, he said, "Bus, mother,
what did you give?"
81 ?" said the mother, musingly.
"Yes, you, mother; what have you given
to the country ?"
"All that have, dsars," said she, laying
her hands gently on their beads-"ny hus-
band and my children"
II. Tnz ALTAR OF --, OR 1859.
The setting sun Of chill December lighted
tenement Oh - street, Boston, which ~
gently aside the door, we gain sight of a
it, where a neat, cheerful young mulatto
ket full of glossy -bosomed shirts, and
her, into which she is placing the last few
A bright black-eyed boy, just como in from
stands, cap in hand, relating to his mother
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and showing his school tickets, which his
in the little real china tea pot-which, as
being their m los. reliable article Of gontility,
is made the deposit of all the money and
most especial valuables Of the family.
"Now, Henry" says the mother, "look
out and see if your father is coming along
the streets" and sne begins filling the little
black tea kettle, which is soon sat singing
on the stove.
From the inner room, now daughter Mary,
. we'll grown girl Of thirteen, brings tho
baby, jus: reused from nap, and very i'm
patient to renew his acquaintance with his
mamma.
''Bless his bright eyes!-mother will take
whose hands are in a very foury condition,
in the incipient stages of wetting up biscuit
-" in a minute;' and she quickly frees
herself from the flour and paste, and, dep
uting Mary to roll out her biscuit, proceeds
to the consolation and succor Of young
master.
"Now, Henry" says the mother, "you'll
have time before supper to take that basket
nice bill that you made out last night. I
write out for me. What a comfort it is,
now, for ones children to be settin' learnin'
son'
Henry sbouldered the basket and passed
out the door, ju as neatly dressed colored
man walked up with his pail and whitewash
brushes.
go, you've come, father, have you? Mary
are the biscuits in? You may as we'll set
the table now. Well, George, what's ths
news?"
"Nothing, only pretty smart days work.
l've brought home five dollars, and shall
have as much a. can do these two weeks;''
and the man having washed his hands, pro-
ceeded to count out his change on the iron-
"Well, it sakes you to bring in the mon
ey," said the delighted wife s' nobody but
you could turn off that much in day.'
"Well, they do say those that's had me
ouce-that they never want any other hand
to take hold in their rooms. ls'pose it's
kinder practice l've got, and kinder natu-
rail-"
"Tell ye what said the little woman,
taking down the family strong box-to wit,
the china tea pot, aforenamed- and pouring
the contents on the table, "wr're getting
mighty rich now! We can afford to get
Henry his new Sunday cap, and Mary her
mouseline delaine dress-take care, baby,
you rogue!" she hastily iuterposed, as
young master made dive at dollar bill,
for his share in the proceeds. s.-.a.r
"He wants something too, l SUPPOSE
said the father 'let him get his hand in
while he's young"
The baby gazed, with round, astonished
eyes, while mother, with some difficulty,
rescued tbs bill from his grasp; but, before
any one could at all anticipate his purpose,
he dashed in among the small change with
such zeal as to send it flying all over the
table.
"Hurrah! Bob's a smasher =" said the
father, delighted; "he'll make it fly, hs
thinks )" and taking the baby on bis knee,
he laughed merrily, as Mary and her mother
pursued the rolling coin all over the room.
"Comc, come, Nary" said the mother,
at last, with sudden burst Of recollection !;
"you mustn't be always On your knees fool
ing with this child! Look in the oven at
them biscuits"
"They're done exactly, mother--just the
brown % and, with the word, tho mother
dumped the baby on his fathers knee.
| where he sat contentedly munching very
ancient crust Of broad, occasionally improv-
| ing the flavor thereof by rubbing it on his
! fathers Goa, sleeve.
"What have you got in that blue dish,
there % said George, when the whole little
circle were seated around the table.
"Well now, what do you suppose?" said
4 the little woman, delighted; "a quart Of
| nice oysiers-just for a treat you know. I
wouldn't tell yoa till this minute,0 said shs
raising the cover.
"Well," said George, tive both work
hard for our money, and we don's owe any
| body cent, and why shoulda't We have oae
treats, as we'll rs rich folks 2"
And gaily passed tho supper hour; the
tea kettle sung, the baby crowed, and oil
chsttted and laughed abundantly. @
s.l'll tell you." said George, wiping bis
mouth, s'wife, these times are quite another
thing from what it used to be down in Geor,