Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-05

thQlGNl "a MoNsuf bfi hSs AiNfst N'tF SaN" I nj
that She drained Il, Alarmed ut what she
Lad done, Size was in such haste to put il !,
down, thati slipp-d from her trembling 4,
hand, bounding against the stove, falling i
on the hearts,, and rolling iheuse on tie j
carpet 0
Why Lizzie Lee +" screamed the moth 4
er, drol ping her hook and running to the K
child ] should like to know what you've !
been about l-spit AL the baby's milk, III .
warrants" as She took up the empty cup. !
Then sesing the carpet was quite dry, she !
seized Lizzie by he shoe'dvr, exelaiming !
in an angry voice, " What have you done
with The sailk, you little plague? Tell Eae
this minute what's become Of ii:
Il was 50 thirsty, mother" answered the
child in pleading voice, tears starting to
her eyes. ~ could aot 80 to sleep, and
50 So
/ $50 you drank il, dia you? you naughty
eirl,T continued Mrs Lee, with increased
vehemence Of tone; g drank it, and I
haven't anoiler drop of mi, in the house.
III teach YOU to do such things" and her
hand came down heavily upon the shrink |
ing shoulder, once, twice, three timesl A
wild scream Of pain hurst from the chid's
lips. Another and another, and angry
and excited as The mother was, they pierced
e her heart as with deep arrows.
e The noise startled another child who
: slept in the same bed with Lizzie. Fright
ened from its sound siambers, it shrieked
i in alarm, when the babe waking at the
d same moment joined its voice with the 9th
d ers, not 10 harmony, but in one Of those
a dscords, which echo so often in the nursery
+. stunning the car and hew;idering the brain
Il with quick steps, quick hands and soft
ened tone, Mrs. Lee strove to calm the tenn
pest she had raised. Lizzie's cries soon
lie merged into piteons sohs, but Willie and
ly The babe continued their loud screams, till
Ig the mother in her perplexity, would fain
vi have wrung her hands and sat down and
went with them. At last she took the babe
IL IN one arm, and Willie in the other, and al
u. length the two youngest rested in sweet
eP calm slumber.
all Lizzie" called the mother, after q lena
'gs while, in very low, gentle tone.
] # Tie child was quckly beside her.
an " Bring your little chair, and sit dow
as close TO me- and ser if you can draw tn
zen baby on your lap without waking him.
lid Lizzie did as directed, and the babe wa
m soon clasped to her heart. her lips breathin
the childish words Of affection over its uncou
len scious form.
ad. Very carefully did Mrs. Lee lay dow
3ok her little Willie, and for some moments sil
axe sat beside hira, smoothing gently his ia
put brow. twining his golden locks around he
- fingers, and pressing the softest and swee
'ey esd of kisses upon lds still lips.
em- Then, going to Lizzie, she took from ht
into arms the babe and placing ii in the cradl
art bent over il. whispering the fonsest tern
ind, of en9earmeat.
wing Sitting down beside it, she covered h
face, and thought grew busy. By-and-b
soen Lizzie stole-auietly to the chair, knet b
cas- side it. aud buried her head in the mother
yeet lap. Mrs. Lees hands teyed with the So
cut, brown curls that fell over it in such RI
profuson, and several times pushed the
lade off the forehead, when the child felt Il
,een mute pressure of her lips. For some tin
ick- both were silent. AT length Lizzie look
ned, timidly up. saying in a touching voice, :
zie am so sorry, mother. made you so mu
= trouble. I'll try and never be thirsty aga
cred when YOU are reading" The mothe
!" heart started; she drew the child to
bosom, embraced it fonaly, closely as thou
and she thought by pressure 70 still its pain
can't throbbings Then bearing her 10 the b
asti- she sat her down, and hastily left the roo
sund She soon returned, glass Of water
and her hand. THANK you, mother, s
Lizzie, when size had quenched her thi
leep, yoa acH hare a good time 70 reed, ~
lor / sliall go right to Sleep
was With eyes brim full Of tears, the mot,
bent over her child, and kissed her ag
,ot TO and again. And Lizzie, feeling that
want was quite forgiven, and not dreaming
light, she had been more sinned against than
on 2" ming, threw her arms around her pare
'lease neck and gave back kiss for kiss. I
Ieep-" nesting on the warm pillow Of her i
again brother, she closed her weary eyes, and
your few moments was sound asleep.
novel, Fer a long while the mother knelt be
its, or the low couch, and when she rose and
down sgsin by the stand, she left the n
very where she had dropped il, hnt took
and her basket an unfinished DOL, and with
water, id fingers piled her needle.
1t was late ere she placed her head I
MUIR her pillow When she did, the dell, {
Id get pleted and neatly dressed, lay by the
IS well of Lizzie; the novel, half-read, upon
, hope Goals iu the stove, handful Of light a
nd-bys HerJord Times.