The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-17
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GIVING AWAY TElE BABY.

"It was the third day after my husband s
funeral" said the widow, "apd 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 1ne, watching
the baby, as he sat in the sunshine, laughing
and clapping his little hands, as the shad
ows of the trees were flung across the bare
floor, and moved by the passing breeze
Now the child was sitting in the same spot,
the warm sun streaming in on his bright
curls and making him look so pretty--so
like picture; but the father was gone from
US forever.
ut seemed to ne must see his dear face
once more-that he would surely lift the
latch and come in and say, as he so often
did, Mother what would you take for this
little bother" ..... .
'Even the baby missed him, and would
come and stand at my knee, calling, Papa!
hapa3 until thought my poor heart would
break. The two eldest children were at
school; the rest were out playing, so l was
quite alone. By and by the baby was tired
/ of his play, and came and got up into my
| lap. .
"'Mamma cry?->mama mustn't he lisped
out, and wiped my wet face with his little
chubby hands, but could only hold him
closer to me, and then cry more bitterly.
Gust then Mr. and Mrs Lorrimer drove
up in their handsome carriags. They lived
not for off AMI were our richest neighbors.--
When had invited them in, and had dried
my tears little, they seemed at a loss how
to begin the converse ion, but Charlie had
slipped away and went and stood at the Ia.
dy's knee. and pointing to her heavy gold
bracelet. aid-'Pretty, piett!n in his child
ish way. Sh. took it off, and gave it to
Charlie, saying:
wont you come to be my little boy, Char
Ilie?'
"My mothers heart took fright at once. -
They bad no children, AMI seemed to feel
as plaihly as if told me, that they had come
to ask for one of mme.
No, no; mother couldn't spare him." l
said, quickly snatchlng him away, almost
rudely, fear. tass a.u ar
"My dear woman began Mr.. Lorrimer,
have you thought seriously of the impossi
bility of your getting along with five chill
dren, under twelve yoars Of age? 1t has re-
quired all your husbands efforts to make a
living for you-how can you hope to do it
without himP
"'We Offer Joined in his wife, ito take
the most helpless ot your little ones--to give
him all the advantages We would our own
child; and surely you see that Gods hand is
in it--that through us he intends to help
you.' 7
~ need not tell you how long l withstood
all their arguments. But atrlast, overcome
by their entreaties, | consented to consider
the matter. In two days they came for my
answer Ineyer mentioned the visit to any
Of the children, and had changed my mind
almost every hour since ! had seen them
At last, convinced that it was Tor the child's
good, consented to give him up. When |
went to dress him to 60, my resolution al
most failed me. / fingered over every arti.
Gle I put on him, and made every dear curl
over and over before could get it to please
me; and Kissed the fittis white shoulders
until they were altrosy. But at length he
was ready, and I thought he never looked 50
pretty. He was full OF animation, for he was
old enough to know What it meant to go
riding and he clapped his hands aud laugh
cd aloud at the horses; as they were driven
up handed him 70 his. new mother Che
children supposed that be wast 10 come back
soon,) and he mover looked at me-, Oh, how
jealous my aching heart!
.,,,. Nv hen 4 came back into the house, the
6rst thing my eye feilon was his cradle ~
! could only throw myself on It, and sob
aload. Then came the trial OF telling the