The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-28

(who, by their frequent visitings at what they
termed a pleasant home, had uncons sciousy
helped to sH ell our debts) and the earliest asso.
cIations Of my childhood; every tavorits spot
became trebly dear to me as the tme drew near
tor our change Of lie. My parents were not
made acquainted with our real reasons for
quitting the neighbOrhooG, for, indeed, could
not bear to have my carecssuess canyassed; for
| ielt-oh, how deeply THAT but tor the trouble
l myself had made, this would never have
happened, and i knew the vexation n would
have cost my father at the bare possibility of
the insurance being dropped. Truly, felt like
a criminal in lear of hourly detection; so tnat
when all the adieus were SAID, and we were
ready to start q sense OF relief OVerooWercd me,
and my spirits were raised in proportion to the
freedom felt. Arrived in London, we sought
inexpensive lodgings until house could be
found. The discomfort, annoyance, and
expense of this mode of living nearly drove
me wild. In fortnight our furniture was TO
follow. had brought young girl from the
country with me-strong and willing, but
totally inexperienced. Aud here was my great
mistake: / intended to save from the commence
ment, overlooking the proVerb Penny wise
and pound foolish.n Consequently, instead OF
have had if had taken an older and better
qualified person, had, in addition to the care
and anxiety of my own baby the torment OF
young giddy thing who could not be trusted,
and who spent every spare moment of her time
in the kitchen, gossiping upon all our ways and
doings In the country. Before twelve hours mad
expired, the 'andlady was fully in possession OF
information reported to her az facts, which
indeed existed only in the romantic brain of our
so-called help. Id. .lt ...s
My husband, day after day, spent great por-
ton OF his time in searching for house, and
the evening brought him home weary and out
OF spirits. ..
LOOKING FOR HOUSE.
'Milly," SAID he, one night Il have traversed
whole streets of dingy-ooking houses, and can
find nothing that will su it You at the rent we
hove fvad nm, / shall 90 q short
way into the country; walk of three miles into
town and out in the evening cannot hurt me;
indeed, think l shall benefit by the change.
You had better go with me tomorrow; our
search may be more successful"
But my baby, Fred; | cannot trust her with
Ann, she is so giddy. You really must go
alone"
ION, for one day surely she cannot hurt. Ask
the landlady to give an eye to her,
| saw that my husband had set his mind
on my accompanying him, so i consented,
though with extreme reluctance; an om1nous
toreboding seemed TO oppress me. However,
in the morning. my baoe looked so well and
cheerful, and Ann made so many promises that
she would be careful of my treasure, and
attentive 10 her little wants, and the landlady
assured me again and again that she would
take care of the dear baby as if it were her
own" that let ont with something of conf
dence on our house-hunting expedition Oh,
the misery of that day Many miles we must
have walked, still unsuccessful IN our search.
Houses there were plenty, but in what appeared
to me such squalid neighGorhoods-the chill
dren running in and out of the open doors,
munching bread and butter, building grottoes
of ovsteT-shells, shouting and kcking; the
mothers gossiplng at each otnerS doors caring
nothing for the din, and occasionally adding to
it by calling to their reoelhous urchlus in
shrlller voices that my heart sank within me.
In such a place | could not live; and not one
place only, but all seemed to be alike in their
noise, dirt, and TO me, misery. |, who had
been brought up in every delicate refinement
how should | live among such people? The
day ended, and we strolled YEARLY home, but
carefully observant OF every seeming out-of-the-
way nook that might afford US our wishedIor
haven; but without success. Our rooms mad
cheerful appearance as we entered; there was q
clean hearth, a bright fire, our babe looked
quite well as she lay quietly sleeping in her
cot. The only thing noticed was kind of
agitation in Ann that attributed to her anxiety
TO have everything right on our return. My
husband laughed at my tears, the result, he SAID,
of nervousness produced by our recent removal.
"You see,n he said. nothing has gone wrong
tomorrow we must go again." The morrow
came; | lett my babe, who seemed as we'll as
usual, though not very lively, as she did not care
for her tood, which l attributed to her interest
in new toy which we had brought her. AT the
close of the day we had been somewhat more
successful in our search, but it was at an
increase of rent. For small house, pleasantly
situated four miles IRON Lincoln's Inn, we were
asked thirty pounds; the rates and taxes, we
were told, would be seven pounds-DerhaDs a
little more call it eight-and upon che ehgi-
bility of the house we agreed to consider, and
come to a decision late on the following day.
Home was reached with spirits somewhat more
buoyant, though seven pounds more than the
sum destined for the rent and taxes was
additional expense, 70 be met-how? That we
must think about. Our little darling was lying
asleep, as before, in her cot, her face flushed
which | attributed TO the heat of the room.
There was a confused look about AIMS eyes
which | could not account for.
ANyIPTY FOR THE RsnE
"How has the baby been Aun /" y
very WELL maam, only little cough"
"How old she get it?" said 1. "Dld you take
her out to-day? hope you have not disobeyed
| meW
81 haven't stirred outside the door since you
| went, ma'am."
"My dear, you make yourself quite ill about
| the child. Do give me some tea" said my hus
! band, | thought rather pettishly. The though
| was but for an instant, for how had he ploddeC
| this day, making me rest in every available
| spot, while he went up and down every likely
| looking lane or street in search OF home ! Tht
tea vas finished and taken away, and we wer
| entering into all the details for and against th
only suitable house we had seen, when sud0enl,
| a croup-llke cough came from the cot, wh'cl
made us both start and rush to our still sleeping
child: again and gain that cough came, whel
l took her up and she gasped for breath. II
get his hat and rush out was but the work of al
instant, and soon my husband returned with
medical man; meantime, had summoned boil
Ann and the landlady. The moment the doc
tors eye fell on the former, she shrank into tn
darkness of the room. My precious babe wa
even now in convulsons. Ay, even after tn
lapse of these many years does that awiu
scene rise up with the vlyidness OF oresen
reality. For many hours the little sufferer IT
mained in gasping death-like state, the docto
coming at intervals through the night. In th
morning, when she seemed free from pain, h
| m husband nj