The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-11-27
GIVING AWAY TIE BABY.
A MOTHERS STORY
From the " Little Pilgrim Magazine. Z"

bands !uncral,' said the widow, land
was SO stunned by his sudden death that
| could Do nothing but sit and think over
it, and try to realize how it could be so.
Only the Sunday before, he had been
sitting with me, watching the baby, as
he sat in the suushinc, laughing and
clapping his little hands, as the shadows
of the trees were flung across the bare
floor, and moved by the passing breeze.
Now the cLild was sitting in the same
spot, the warm October sun streaming
in Oh his bright curls, and making him
ook 50 pretty-so like picture; but
the father was gone from US forever.
1t seemed to me must see lis dear
face once morc-tlat he would surely lift
the latch and cone in, and take cur child
up, and say, as he often did Mother,
what would you take for this little
bo,hcrH
Given the baby missed him, and
would come and stand at my knee, calling
Papa. papa" until thought my poor
heart would break. The two Oldest chill
drcn were at school; the rest were cut
playing, so that | was quite ahl'e. BY
aud by the baby was tired cf his play,
and came and got up INTO my Iap'
:. Mamma cry '-mam'Aa "''Sn ! nc
h:pca out, ana wiped my "r@ lac, W}h
his little yh0I.hg hauls but ru!d on
y "o'o "''n closer TO ne, ana I'll " Ct!
NOR D'l'~'y'
isl t., a. NJ. ga HlfS. '"r''MN
uro'c u, up N 'hc'F AandS9"o c''F'2@c.-
lNcy i''ru 'ot lar Il, ana were ooF zen,
est nc'@h'"I<' v hen h"" 'n''le' ,''
'n0"' i"' ana ""u oFlcd '"J ''",' " '''l'''
thcy seemed at loss now 10 be-lh the
conversation, but Charlie ha! slid away
from my side, and went and stood at thc
Iady'< knee, and r,inting to her heavy
gold bracelet. said -'lrctty, pretty " in
lis childish way. She took it of, aud
gave it to him, saving:
won't YOU come to be ny little bay,
tharlic ::
INV mothers heart took fright at
once. They had no children, and seem
cd to feel as rl2inly as if thcy had tod
me. that tEcv had come to ask me fer
crr or mine.
"'No. no; mother couldn't spare him,
said. quickly snatching him away, al
most rudcly, / fear.
/ ".Mv dear woman began Mr.. Lori
MGR .Layc Won ,houoht Seriously of the
, imrossiRli.y Of ycur getting along will
! five children. under twelve wears Of age:
It has reuirpd all ycur hu, bands efforts
to mako q livino for vou-hoy can vet
hone to do il without him, .
...,yc oner' iojnvd in his wife, tl
take thc m.st hcln)css e YOUR little ones
to eivo him .u .ho advantages W.
would our own child; and surely you
must see that tod 5 hand Is IN lt--ih"t
through us lie intends to he'll You
nced not tell you no" lohT "''h-
stood all the arguments. But at last,
overcome by their entreatles, consented
tc consider the matter. In two days they
came for ny answer. II vcr mcntoncc
their visit to any of the children, and
had changed my mind almost every hour
since had seen them At last, conVln
ccd that it was for the chlId's good,
consented to give him up. When | wen
to dress I'm to 60, my resolution almoS
failed nc. fingered "vcr every artlci
| put on him, and :4ado every dear cur
over and over before | could get 1t I
r please me; aud | kissed the little whit
shoulders until they were all rosy, =,
a. length he was ready, and | thought |
J never lock s. pretty. lie was full
: animation, for he was Cd enough
know what i, meant to go riding, an
!, he clarrcd hi, hands and laughed a!ou
!, at the hotScS, as 'ley were o''Se" up :
n handed bin to his new mother, Vi
K children supposed that he was to con
n back soon. and he ncv~r even looked
:. nc. o., how jealous was my achlr
heart
= "Whcn came back into the hcus
o the first thing my eye fell on was h
cradle. could only thro" nyseif on
It and sob aloud. Then came the tr'al
telling the whole truth to the cIi'are'
None Of them seemed rcconcl'ed, and
felt that the worst was to come "hcn u
two Oldest shoulo come l,o''' "."0o'
s almost dreaded to meet them eSpec'al
l. Willie; he was IKE ms ,''her' !l: 10 4u'
y and calm, cutwardIy, but hiding benea'
h apparent coldncsS the strongest ace
, est fcellnIS' Out '"' W I'noa' n'n'a on1 r
Al meet them as they me home and l W
a pleasantly disappointed IN the way, II
c oldest took it. ne seemed 10 ice, ina, !,
4 had done 1t lor inc o'S'' s'o '""'
must hide his o"" sorro" Tor my sax M
{ He was more thoughtful! Tor my COMO, con o,
= gcntler than ever, only very sun al
! grave. :,
Y. "The day ended, as the longest VIII
10 last, and it cane time to 90 TO BED,