The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-02


proper lime Anries release from household
toll came Ia the form of beautiful boy
which SEEMED 10 hsr an angel cone 10 Ito
on her hear. This was Annirs hpppicst
time Of life. She had never known real
emotion before never frlt real love, Her
father she bad feared aud shrunk from her
husband sho respected and obcJcdi but her
. child --g hat = ssl.leH pari 81 hope aad lave
that wac what n lfeasure of dl,inTst JOY
the waHsn touehos and warm soh lips Of that
liule hfr unlocked She would have been
oonlenled 10 pass through years n pain and
sorrow for this gracious timer and she ielt
shs could nov fer Huy grisf With that pre-.
eiou' nestliug at her heart, 70 reward her by
ia love and cheer her by its progress and
well-bsing, Pretty she had always been
bot nov she was beauliful 10 beautiful that
the old nurse shook her head, aud sold shs
did NOT like the glory of her Young iadys
iooks H''t ii'er si'e hiauHdefed 90 inis iipif-
a-doIen fatal experiences, which made the
servant girls cryi vherrat The old dame was
satisfied so went sighjng and shaking hss
head up slain,
Mr., Clarke was impoll6nt Of Auries NJ
ness She missed her In the household abe
found that lho servants were neither 50 neat
nor 30 thoughtlul ~ Ann as she used 10 call
her spite'uliy, eschewing the Annie o. too
coaHiGg and refined and she could not bear
that any one about her should need more
care than herself She had been 20 long &C.
cuslomed 10 the first consideration ~ long
accustomed, too, 10 the moral coddl ing Of IN
'alidship, that shc did not Yield the right Of
superior care and sympathy 10 any one. Mrs.
Clarke's indrmiDies aud sundry diseases we're
her social stock IN trade. They we're her
claims 10 regard aud attention. ~ aome peo-
pies riehys, or a. pretty woman's beauties.
She was forever urging upon Annie tho
"holesomcness Of edrlyexcrtion and the In.
finite evil Of giving way So that Annie
"puI herself forward too soon" said the old
nurse dcspairingly aud was stirring about
the house at time when other ladies would
have been costly wrapped in whte-friIled
dressinggoNns and lying on bedroom
sofas.
Pcyeey noticed nothing. When, fort.
night after the new life had come among
them, Annie appeared at the dinner.table
just the same as cVer-IEiy paler and more
languid, bp, infinitely loylicr--his sole re-.
mark was--shaking hands with her and kiss
ing her fureheaa-"It scarcely seems a fort.
night, Annie, since you we're here, but my
mother Gays it is So" Yet his manner had
an indeseribablc shade Of scflncss quite unu.
sual to him rnd Annie forgays the eoldnesa
Of his spoken welcome.
but Percy was not sof either in speech or
in manners and, after to-day, he gradually
reapsed into his old silence and indifference.
Aaaie reassumed her household dn,ies and
in another week ali things we're exactly the
tame as before. The old nurse even leaving,
called away earlier than was expected. And
then Annie had her treasure in her sole
charge. with no one 10 whom she could trust
him with confidence therefore. without a..
sisiance on relief. She had no nursemaid.
and her two servants were not clever about
babies She was surprised to bpd how that
one little creature absorbed her time, snd
how seant was the leisure left for the busy
house duties she had undertaken before M,
birth. Yet the incxoyable law had 10 be full.
filed, however unable she was to fulfll.
When those terrible house books had been
put hack into her hands again. and the saeat,
sum once more doled out, she had received
strict injunction to be doubly careful now
with this heavy expense before her, and to
that she saved for her child while
she saved for her husband. This completed
The circle Of Armies obligations. Passionate
love was now added to her former principle
of steady duty, and she had not a wish TO
evade the Observance Of her task
Still, she could not spare so much time a.
formerly, and she was no, yet strong enough
Ior ACTIVE household work. The consequences
was that week by week she fell gradually be-
hind, until she was in debt several pounds
'll TO be saved out of an allowance that did
not compass the inevitable expenses II was
hopeless TO think of il. What could she do
If she curiailed her husband Of any of his
special comforts, she feared he would say that
'he no longer regarded him, and thought on
y of her baby, Besides, ought she to fail in
making her duty to her husband the first
hing in her life Exactng Mrs. Clarke il
vas impossible to cut down. By virtue Of
hat fallacy-thc privilege of old age--she
must be paupered, and pe,ted, and preserved,
whoever fniled qr wanted, and WORKOUT,
Useless life be nursed up to Groom nwayA
ew idle years by the chimney corner, though
he young and the needed should perish in
is stead. Mrs. Clarke was mpossible.-
What could she give up further in herselfP
She bad not, as it was, one of the ordinary
physical helps TO young mother, and if she
educed her regimen to within straiter limits
han at present, she must be content with
llain bread and wnter. What should she