The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-04-03

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III my affections, entreates her rliasband liott
,:lilose5 the enieMnfcnt fine aal5e vening o
rbdscE, sLontd, lie necessary for her to renal
,i,below. Ilcriinsband merely observed that j
t l:would read awhile but his countcnance plainl
lintinlated that the full moon, rejecting ht
HEbright and beautiful Beams across the WIDE c:
s1,paIsc Of waters, if belleld nnaccompanicd b
.sfthc "bright particular star" of his own dcstin,
Ewould be divestcd ofhalf her glory. lat ono
:, drew a favorable opinion of this couple, an
from the time of this seemingly trivial incidel
;. was led TO. observe moro closely the condut
: iof this mother and, son. The little crcatur
!, seemed pleascdzwith the novelty of the plac,
and his eyes wandered rapidly from obiectS
object, but he was particularly attracted egah
gay2silk hangings and gilt ornamclts'NySiic
! decorated the room His next. inIp2te was t.
handle ard examine every object instead Q
chiding or rcpressug this cnrjef,fii ms lnothe
lplcasantly lei Jim to evplgerjs OF the ROOF room
where lie wished to 60 ayg permltted Inn t
examine ande even tonc67SlsHeTer .hc desired
atthe same time ilnpgo<sS upon ms I'm mind the j!
lesson. that nothing ,Ndbe misplaced or in
--Eiinscll. TheSchild& pfosity was soon satisfied
{ and ms mother Tksp ecdcd to nndrcss and wash
him, without any stance oli:his part, beyond
a continued pLsfrhess, which she neither at
tempted to- 5<strain, nor vet suffered to prefellt
sEhcr rom <complislling her objcct. She then
4 laid Lafsclf down by.liis side, and commenced
s;Mg a favolite hymn ina low sweet voice.
,ZAwhich the child attempted to Join; and if
|ehis performance was not according to rule, it
was evidently the outgushing of a yonngs and
happy spirit, and reminded lie Of the sunset
c:nplsot summer bird that is rlslled 10 re-
pose by. It's own melody. And so it was with
this blue-cYed boy, for in a. few moments he
was stulnbcfing so;placidlY BY his mothers side
that felt assured that if there were any COM
plants & "noisy children that night, the dis
,turbancc would lot proceed from that quarter.
On perceiving that her husband was still wait,
ing Tor her, she rose, and gently drawing the
curtains, she stood tura moment, rs if ifundctcr-
lnii;cd whether to leave. her child upon Oh
scrSing which, / offcrcdto sit byhis side, Which
offer she gratefully accepted, reniarking that
She mlghtappcai.t be an oyer-anxiolls mother,
hut rs her cliild had cvinccd 4 very nervous
and irritable temperament, she felt that proper,
care now might save linn frolu great suffering
hereafter Eor::nly own part, I took great
pleasure IN! watching, the countenanee Of tbis:l
lovely infant, and now and then Observed NJ
fit oyerhis features. / thought
how sweet was the sleep, and how, pleasant,
nnst.be tie dreams Of such "a gsiilelcss spirit,
Rhilc.under. the fostering care OF such asnoth-
,r. And as | cndcayored to contemplate his /
utnrc destiny I could not but tllirk after the
apsc of years, how the youth and young man
sond probably love and reverence such sa.
notbsr, and lay open his bosom. witl Ealisits
ounS aspirations his fears and hopes to i5er,
S his bcstand gtlqicst friend, and most most able
lime wore away tilltht hour hand y
ointcd to ten, and the faitlifjil sIRotle +
illat herPost. when suddeny5liiy musings sings ,
ere interrupted by the entrance Of a ioiss +
onlpany, consisting Of several aonlgll and
hilllren. - & s
! learnt from the remarks Of the cider part. ]
1t - .
-rsri sriy=aaS ovcr.EcaErd IaEt FFhey seemed to
forget that many besides themselves were seek
ing reposc and rctreshmcnt inthe same apart
mcnt. Two of the little girls belonging to this
party excited. my sympathy. The Youngest
could Got have been more tllan three or four
years old. They, as well as their mother, were
dressed, aud had l taken merely
cursory glance of this group should have
supposed them to move m IN elevated sphere.
The children had evidently been kept wake
much longer than usual and being very tired
and sleepy, they were consequently pce2isl
md irritable. The mother likewise weary and
frctful. After observing that she
v;s too tired to undrcss them she thrust them
10Th into low uncomfortable berth, answer
ng their cntrcatcs for glass of water by
dap on the ear, and the promise of another if
hey did not instantly stop their noise. She
hen threw herself Oh a scttec, and was soon
II profound sleep. Not SO with the child
cn. Tile youngest Of the two, especially, con-
inuel restless and complaining.
At length vcnturcd to awaken the mother,
md to suggest to her, that rs her little girl
vas wakctuI and appeared uncomfortable, per-
laps something might be done to sootlie her.
But this was apparently considered an unwar
antablc interference on my part, and produced
10 other reply than an angry rcprinmnd to
he child and the promise of Il "whipping"
Ihcn she got home. This cruel conduct
the deepest synpaty in the breast of
ny friend of the preceding evening, and as
oon as this unnatural guardian was again
she softly glidcd from her berth,
nd speaking in a soothing tone to the little
rifercr, she lifted her from her uneasy couch.
hc then supplied her wants. and afterwards
atled her hot lu!ibs in water Aid after
,w moments tanning her to sleep on ner own
'p, she laid her quietly back into her bed.
low l wished that sleeping woman, who de-
erycd not the name OF mother, could have
ritncSsed this silnp unostcntatious act of
slness III an utter stranger. What Il rcproof
luSt this gentle treatment have conveyed,
ere she capable Of one generous emotion.
lorning came, such a morning as must be
ctualIy seen and felt in order to be fully ap-
rcciatcd. Oh the luxury of midnight hour
fter sultry day. The rosy light came spark
ng and shining across the ripling waters, and
le ncighbouring landscape looked rs if it had
rbibcd the first freshness of Eden. Ny name
SIS friend was already up, and her toilet soon
adc, and then bending over her sleeping boy
silence, | could not but fancy she WAS breath
g llallowcd prayer TO that throne where
he petition of the ri ghteous avaetll much" {
She parted back the bright clustering curls
the young sleeper, and with some emphasis
'oke his name. Long will it DC ere | forget t
c laughing, Joyous shout with which the little +
low started from his pillow, as if the very '
,nsciousness of existence was pcrfct blessed z
IS to him. lie was soon dressed though, Il
&c the playful kitten, he twice broke from his |
other and ran away with the towel, and once a
izcI Tie hair brush and brushed her hair the Fl
ronw war. Yet there WAS 10 irritation, or d