Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-09
The Model Sister.

There Is one IN every nome. Inc
very worst brother that I'VE refuses to
take his sister out walking, must %recol-
lect a model sister.
1t was she who mended all his gloves
and used to practice waltzing with him
in the drawing-room, and ran over the
latest fashionable waltz at least hf-
ty times before he caught the right
air.
1t was she who was confident of all
his boyi.h loves, and wrote his first at
tempt. at love letters, and curled his
hair when he wanted to be every
taking"
It was she who always ran and
opened the door for him when it was
raining, and fetched whatever he
wanted out of his bedroom, and always
had some change" when he was go
ing out, and was positive "she could
spare it." These loans occurred pref
ty often, and yet did she ever allude to
them, or get tired of lending! Broth
ers have short memories--but you
know it is a fact.
Ifpapa was angry at your being
out so late, wasn't she in the passage
to warn ysu, and to ask you show you
could be 50 foolish 2" If she was fear
full of disturbance, didn't she wait
outside, and rush in. and with her arms
round her fathers neck, beg of him
not to speak so harsh to you? If
she knew you had no dinner, wasn't
the cloth always laid for you in a pri-
vate room +; while, by some means, she
got you a glass of milk, and came in
and out to see if there was anything
you wanted? Again, if.you had beer
out, and complained of being hungry
didn't she steal down stairs, and, whc1
they were all in bed, smuggle a tray o
cold meat into your room ; ard neve
forgot the pickles? And if any harsl
voice called out loudly,
who's that up stairs" didn't sh
put her hand over her mouth and ca
ont
It's only me, papa"
Who was it that brought you up you
tea =! and gave you your medicine, an
would tempt you with delicate pud
ding., sage, and such nice water grue
and would sit up with you all nigh
and battle your temples, and kiss yo'
and be on her feet if you only turne
and ask you a thousand times if "
felt better, and h~alf-crying,' call y
"dear brother'-words, you kno'
that never sound 50 touching as in
sick room. More than this, have y
:, no recollection when you were very,ve
Z. ill, waking up and finding her kne
: ing at your bedside! You have f
. this-ysu must-every one has, a
=. you have loved her with all your 30
n though, perhaps, you were too weak
the time to say it. She was alw'
: kind-always repaying a broth'
~ roughness with a sisters gentlen'
: and thinking herself more than
s. warded if you only walked out v
10 her, or spared an evening, not N
~ than one in the whole year, to take
to the concert. How grateful she
too, if you read to her of an ever
On while she was werking-knitting,p
h. ably, a beautiful steel purse, the de
nation of which was only Learned
,as your birthday.
nd You have not forgotten, either,
coming to see you at school, and b
not ing you large bags of gingerbread
oranges, and plum-cake made with
% own hands; and her walking
ood you, hand in hand, round the !
nod ground, or through the neighbo'
fields, making you all the while
o.. play, by her affectionate cues
talu your wonderful store of half ,
learning, while mama listened
al, admired your happy sister.
,toe Who was it, too, that attend'
dou your linen both when you w
ia q bow and when you were at that
Him trail age, vibrating between mai
hor and childhood, which is called &
ords. can 'e'i "nyl noooy ~
'eirg "nen asses loplHoeu S'
se"eo "is's s"in9' IN co'
the difficult art of tying your hi
Won chief, trimmed your nails, pscks
box when you were going any
and even accompanied you,