Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-12-22
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az am sorry If my little Mary has been naughty
and d~isobeyed her mother"
''She didn't say Mary mustn't touch" sobSed
The child, "she say not trouble mamma"
The .ears were not easily checked this time, and
with all the fathers ingenuity, they burst forth
at every slight prOvocation during the evening.
When the last little head was left dreaming upon
its pillow, Mrs. Hall drew her sewing chair to the
light with a sigh Of relief, saying
Thank fortune for the prospect Of @ few hours
Of peace and quiet"
"You look very tired tonight; have you had a
bard day ?" inquired her husband.
Hard l should think so. Charley has not
slept fifteen minutes to-day. and l never saw Mary
SO fretful and poevish."
81 do not think Mary is we'll, she seemed very
feverish this evening. Mr.. Marsh has two chill
dron sick with the scarlet fover."
20 there is nothing the matter with her." re-
piled Mrs. Hall; but in spite of her words her
heart beat a little anxiOusly at the thought. 81
think sometimes she likes to bother me, and to-day
it has been nothing but mother mother till |
am so tired Of it l almost wish l might never hear
the name again."
'Do not say 60 my dear, it Dnkcsme tremblo to
think of what i. might be. This would be q Fad
home if even one Of these merry voices should
never say mother again"
Mrs. Hall started; che had not thought Of such
q thing, and the serious construction that her hus-
band had given to her hasty words, shocked her.
She was an affcctionate mother, and really loved
children, although she had failed to enter into
their childish feelings with that ap2reciative sym
pathy that they needed, and often administered
impatient reproof and even correction without
stopping to determine whether it was merited.
1t was generally understood by tho children
that to "bother mother" was the most serious
offence they could commit.
She was often quoted as q model wife and
mother, and, indeed, she was, SO far as Nero ex-
ternals were concerned. No household was bet.
ter clothed or fed, no home was more orderly than
hers, but she quite forgot 10 her anxiety to see her
children dressed with neatness and taste, that the
little ones had moral natur es that needed more
careful training, affections that should be cultiva-
ted, not dwaried, and Cravings for symp athy that
should meet an ca inest return. Her husbands
words had startled her, and after sewing a few
moments uneasily, she took up a lamp and went
to look at Mary. The child was sleeping unquiet-
ly, with the tears still cliuging to her flushed
cheeks, and a gtieved expression about the mouth.
The mothers heart smoto her, and she bent down
aud softly kissed the dimpled cheek, where she
iancied she could still see the traces of her has
ty blow. AS she did so she started at its burning
touch and uttered q cry of fear that brought her
husband instantly 20 her side. 1t was easy to see
that Mary was in a high fever, and after q few
soothing words to his wife, MIR. Hall FASTENED to
call the family physician, who decided at once that
it was a case Of scarlet fever.
"nave your other children ever had the fever,
Mrs. Hall |" be inquired.
mot one Of them" was the despairing reply.
|, "Then l would advise you to send the older ones
E Immediately away; they may possibly escape the
E infection, and it may be better to have the house
quiet"
5 The next morning Fred and Willie were sent to
the house of a relative, and the house seemed
strangely, awfully still to their sad mother, who
. bent over the unconscious Mary, listening to the
delirious rawlings when the fever was high, or
shivering sobs or means when it abated. Little
Charley was closely watched 10 see if the fever
had tainted his blood, and for several days they
hoped he would escape, but he awoke one morning
+ with the crimson staining his pure cheek, and be.
fore night the fever erept and glowed in every
! vein. 1t is very pitiful to see a child suffer, es.
7 p~acially an infant that knows nothing of the ma
ture of pain, and looks so pleadiugly to those il
trust for relief, wondering much that the mother,
n love which never failed before should be Sc
powerless nov.
There was q love that was stronger yet, that die
not fail, and after many days and nights Of pain
d fui watching, both children were pronounced GU
r of danger. On the night that Mary's fever turn
s ed. Mrs. Hall sat by her bedside, almoOt holdin;
Is her breath lest she should disturb the deep sleeI
Il into which she he'd fallen, and looking on tho pail
s. wasted face Of her child, she thought of the COURSE
X Of sickness. She thought, too, OF her own impa
a tent words but q few weeks before, and remem
IN bered that during her delirium Mary had not one,
ID spoken her name.
There was a slight movement in the bed, and
ID ctild's voice called mamma !"
g, Was there ever such music to that mother
Is ears, ever such blessed tears filled her eyes as sb
OF murmured, "Thauk God l have heard the nam
ID once more !"
tn The sights and sounds of the sick room slowl
passed away, and the house rang again with child
be ish voices; but the mother had learned a solem
es lesson, and the hasty wish that had been so neal
90 y S'0uteu was " warming memory WbeheVer sh
e. she was tempted to impatient words or thoughts.
at
Ir. CoMlcALITIEs OF THE LAW. "A while since
be well known lawyer in Court street brought a SUI
tie for a citizen of New York on a note of hand of
J. citizen of Massachusetts,. which the latter insiste
&C. was cancelled by a discharge be had ob:aine
under our insOlvent laws. That " as the only poir
OF in tho law, whether a discharge in our insolvcr
he court affected at all a note held by a foreign cred
tor of the insolyent While that question was pent
IL ing before the foil bench Of the Supreme Cour
our attorney was retained for the defence in a pre-
a eisely similar case. There he was then, on bot