Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-07-05


"You must remember another time to
be more careful when Charley is near you
knew boy once who put his little broth
er's eye out, by hitting him accidentally
with play thing. You would feel very
badly if you should spoil one of these
bright eyes, would you not?" -
"Yes, indeed, father" said Willie,
throwing his arms about Charley. evil
lie wouldn't hurt you for all the world
little brother.
"Well, Mary, did you cry because the
rest did?"
I-I-got my mammals little scis-
sors"
81 am sorry if my little Mary has been
naughty and disobeyed her mother"
"She didn't say Mary mustn't touch"
sobbed the child, "she say, not trouble
mamma"
The tears were not easily checked this
time, and with all the fathers ingenuity,
they busrt forth at every slight provoca-
ton during the evening. When the last
little head was left dreaming upon its
pillow, Mrs. Hall drew her sewing chair
to the light with sigh Of relief, saying:
"Thank fortune for the prospect Of n
few hours Of peace and quiet"
"You look very tired tonight; have
you had hard day." inquired her hus-
band.
"TIardl ! should think so. Charles
has not slept fifteen minutes to day, and
| never saw Mary so frctful and peevish."
al do not think Mary is well, she
seemed very feverish this evening. Mr.
Marsh has two children sick with scarlet
| fever"
90, there is nothing the matter with
her" replied Mrs. Hall; but in spite Of
her words her heart beat little anxious
ly at the thought. Il think sometimes
she likes to bother me, and to-day it has
been nothing but mother! motherl till |
am SO tired Of it | almost wish | might
never hear the name again.
"Do not say so, my dear, it makes me
tremble to think Of what might be- This
would be sad home if even one of those
merry voices should never say mother
again"
Mrs. Hall started she had not thought
of such a thing, and the serious const.uc-
ton that her husband had given to her
hasty words shocked her She was an
anectionatc mother, and really loved her
children, although she failed to enter into
their childish feelings with that appreci-
ative sympathy that they needed, and Of
ten administered impatient rcproof and
even correction without stopping to de-
termine whether it was merited.
1t was generally understood by the
children that to "bother mother" was
the most serious olicnse they could commit.
iohc was often quoted as n model wife
and mother, and, indeed, she was, so far
as mere cXtenals were concerned. No
household was better clothed or fed, nc
home more orderly than hers, but she
quite forgot, in her anxiety to SEQ her chill
- drcn dressed with neatncss and taste, thai
the ittle ones had moral natures thai
needed more careful training, affection,
that should be cultivated, not dwaried
and cravings for sympathy that should
meet an earnest return. Her husband s
words had startled her, and after sewing
Il few moments uneasiy she took up q
lamp and went to look at Mary. Th,
child was sleeping unquietly, with tears
still clinging to her flushed cheeks, and ,
grievod expression about her mouth. The
mothers heart smotc her rs she looked n
, the little helpless form before her, ant
/ she bent down and softly kissed the dim
/ pied check, where she iancied she cou,
5 still see tho traces OF her hNsty blow. Al
she did so she started at its burning
| touch and uttered q cry of fear that brough
Y her husband instantly to her side. |
c was easy to sec that Mary was in higl
! fever and after few soothing words t,
0 his wife, MI, Hall FASTENED to call tn
family physician, who decided at one
that it was case of scarlet iever.
/, "lIave your other children ever ha,
the fever, Mrs, HALF" he inquired.
1 "Not one Of them" " was the dcspairinl
5 reply,
"Ihen | would advise you to send til
= Older ones immediately away, they ma,
| possibly escape the infection, and it ma,
t.; be better to have tho house quiet"
The next morning Fred and Will,
were sent away several miles to the hous,
of relative, and the house SCENE,
strangely, awlully still to their sad moth
/ or, who bent anXiously over the uncon
, scious Mary, listening to the delirious ia
/, wing when the fever was high, or shiycr
/ ing sobs and means when it abated. -
Little Charley was closely watched to sc
r if the fever had tainted his blood, and 70
, several days they hoped he would escape
, but he awoke one morning with the Grim
son staining his pure check, aud befor
night the fever crept and plowed in ever,
, vein. 1t is very pitilul to see child sui
fer, especially an infant that knows moth
ing of the nature Of pain, and looks s.
pleadingly to those in trust for relief
| wondering much that the mothers love
which never failed before should be pow
4 erless now. There was love that wa
+, stronger, yet, that did not fail, and aite
t many days and nights of painful watch
7 ing. both children were pronounced ou
e of danger. On the night that Mary's few
0 er turned, Mrs. Hall sat by tho bedside
, almost holding her breath lest she shoul
| disturb the deep slocp into which she haC
r fallen, and looking ON the palc, wasteC
T. face of her child, she thought of all tn
, course of sickness, She thought, too, o
+ her own impatient words but few week
i before, and remembered that during he
: |lplirium Mary hal nnt onco snnlon lao