Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-18
II. THE ALTER or-, or 1850.

The setting sun of the chill December light
mp the solitary front window OF a small tene-
ment on - street, in Boston, which we now
have occasion to visit. As we push gently
aside the opening door, we gain the sight of
small room, clean as busy hands can make it,
" here a neat, cheerful young muatto woman
is busy at an ironing table. A basket full Of
glossy -bosomed shirts, and faultless collars and
wristbonds is beside her, into which she is
placing the last few items with evident pride
and satisfaction. A bright, b!aCk-eyed boy,
Just come i'll from school, with his satehel Of
books over his shoulder, stands. cap in hand,
| relating to his mother how he has been at the
head Of his class, and showing his school tick
cts, which his mother with untiring admiration
! deposits it in the real china -pot-which, as
being their most reliable article of gentiity,
| is made the deposit Of all the money and most
special valuabes Of the family.
"Now, Henry" says the mother, 'look oat
and see if your father is coming along the
street !" and she begins filling the little black
tea-kettle, which is soon set singing on the
stove.
From the inner room now daughter Mary,
a well grown girl of thirteen brings the baby,
just roused from nap, and very inpatient to
renew his acquaintance with his mamma.
| Bless bis bright eyes mother will take
him. calculates the busy little woman whose
hands are in a very foury condition, in the
incipiens stages Of wetting up biscuit-'in a
minute, and she quickly frees herself from the
-four and paste, and, dcpnting 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
of clothes up to Mr.. Sbedons put in that
nice bill you made out last night. l shall give
you a cent for every bill you write out for me.
What a comfort it is, now for ones children
to be gettin' learnin sop
Henry shouldered the basket and passed
: out of the door, just as neatly colored man
walked up with his pail aad whitewash brush
es.
30, you've come, father, have you? Mary
are the biscuits in? You may as well set the
table now. Well, George, what's the news p
5 'Nothng, only but Il pretty smart days
work. I've brought home five dollars, and
shall have as much as l can DO, these two
4 weeks ;" and the man having washed his hands
4 proceeded to count out his change On the
ironing table.
: "Well, it takes you to bring in the money
said the delighted wife nobody but yor
+ could turn off that much in day"
'Well, they do say-those that's had me
: once-that they never want airy other hand
to take hold in their rooms. l spose its 6
t kinder ptactice I've got and kinder natural ?
i "TeiI We what" said the little woman taking
]. down the family strong box-and pouring tht
e contents on the table, Eve are getting might,
e, rich, now? We can afford to get Henry hi
e rev Sunday cap, and Mary her mouseIine-de
laine dress-take care, baby, you rogue!" sh
% hastily interposed, as young master made
dive at dollar bill, for his share in the pre-
y ceeds.
: ."I1e wants something, too, I suppose" sal
al the father; ''let him get his hand in while he
ne young
d. The baby gazed with astonished eyes, Will
Is, mother, with some difficulty, rescued the bi
I'd from his grasp but. before anv one could al
lg ticipate his puopose, he dashidg in among th
ut small change with such zeal as to send it q.
ing all over the table.
id "Hurrah Bob's smasher !" said the Fl
d. teer, delighted "he'll make it fly, he thinks
re and taking the baby on his knee, he laughc
merrily, as Mary and her mother pursued Il
ng rolling coin all over the room.
I'll "Come, come, Mary" said the mother,
all last with sudden burst of. recollection; yC
dy mnsn't always be on your knees fooliug wi
this child Look in the oven at them b
or cults
m They're done exactly, mother-just. t
'ch p and, with the word, the mother dun
lot ed the baby on to his fathers knee, where
ion sat contentedlv munching a yery ancient cru
ak of bread, occasionally improving the fay
or thereof by rubbing it on his fathers &C
ed sleeve.
ore "NRhat have got in that blue dish, there