Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-02
From he Cineinnsti Repository
THE MOTHER'S LESSON.
BY EMILY c. HUNTINGTON,

| BY EMILY e. HUNTINGTON.
What do you want now Mary7 It..
nothing but mother! mother from NOR.
ming till night. ! declare am tired o
the name. and the mother tossed her sew
ing into her work. basket impatientIy and
turned with no amiable face to her child
30, mother" said Mary in pleading
tone, "won't you please to let me take your
listle scissors to cut some dresses for my
dolly? III bring them back again"
"No, l shall do no such thing you are
| always betheriag me for something when
get moment to sew you'll want some.
thing else before can take stitch. Run
right away now and don't tease me-"
The child turned away with disap.
pointed face, and the mother bent over
her needle.
Presently shrill cry from an adjoining
room announced that the baby had fni sh.
ed bis nap. and was by no means pleased
with his quarters. Down went the sewing
again with the exclamation, snow that ba.
by must needs wake up with only half a
nap, and there'll be no peace with him al
the afternoon"
The hasty manner in which Master
Charley was snatched up from his cradle,
and the impatient hush, will you," that
greeted him. WAS in no way calculated to
quiet his nerves, and called forth still loud
er screams. After a wearisome hour of
alternate scolding and soothing, the young
gentleman concluded to sit upon the floor
and amuse himself with his playthings
while the mother made preparations for
supper. ...
When the work was about half compile
ted the door was thrown open, and two
red-cheeked children rushed noisily into
the room.
20 mother !" shouted the eldest, I'VE are
going to have q pc-nic, all the scholars
down by the grove, and take our dinners,
and have some big swings. and and"
The boy stopped, fairly out of breath
and bis younger brother cLmed in,
"And the teacher is going to take me
and Willie with him in the big marke,
wagon, and be says you must bake us .
cake,-won't you, mother, and put raisins
in it, and sugar on the top ?"
"Dear ne!' exclaimed Mrs. Hall, 81
do believe there never was sacl, = noisy
set of children you are enough to drive
any one distracted with your mother
mother! Do sit down and he quiet while
l get supper?'
Won't supper be ready pretty soon p
asked Willie, following his mother into
the kitchen, "I'm so hungry
"I'll risk your starving. Go away and
don't bother me, 60 play marbles with
Fred in the other ROOM"
For few moments there was compare.
tive quiet, ~ the two boys rolled theil
marbles and discussed their merits, bu,
their voices grew louder and louder, and
finally Willie made quick step backward
and brought his foot down upon the baby's
fingers. Then there was music in earnes,
and - the mother caught up Charley
and tried to still his screams, scolded poor
Willie for his carelessness, pushed both
the boys into chairs, aud took her work
basket away from Mary, giving her has
ty blow that added her voice to the cho.
rus, there came quick step in the hall
and the husband and father came in. lie
was one Of those genial, happily con-
stituted men who always see the sunny
side Of everything, and upon whom life
and its cares press lightly. As he enter
ed the room the loud, angry screams Of the
children sunk almost instantly to half.sub
dued sobs, and their faces frightened in
sympathy with his.
Catching the baby from his mother.
arms, be commenced q merry play with
him that soon brought smiles instead o
tears to the little fellows face, and Mar
dried her eyes to join in his shouts Of de.
light at being tessed to the ceiling by tb,
strong arms that she trusted so perfectly
La few moments Mr.. Hall was seatet
with Charley in his lap, and the othe'
: children about him, each one eager 70 re-
late something Of the days occurrences
sure Of fading ready sympathy from their
father. The picnic was discussed viii
oil it, anticipated delights, aud even
Mary's new doll came in for share Of th,
attention, as her story Of the dreadful
headache dolly had got," was grayely lis
tened to.
When al we're in good humor again
Mr.. Hall quietly asked them what thel
were al crying about when he came in.-
All looked sober for moment, and the,
Willie hesitatingly answered:
~ stepped on Charles fingers, and tina
made him cry, and then mother shook mi
ane cried too."
ibid you mean to hurt your littl'
brother 2"
mo, father. but Fred and were roll
ing our marbles, and I wanted to get ,
good aim, and forgot all about the bab,
and went backward right on to him."
"You must remember another time ;,
be moro careful whes Charley is near you
| knew > boy oscs who put his littl'
brothers eye out BY hitting him acciden
tally with plaything. You would fee