The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-04
l7defend her thstS her very faults almost

81 Setlneu VITIueS.s. 60
4 liked to show mother off to the best
i advantage, and sometimes, when my Wis
ltors would b dressing and re-dressng
their scant adornm mt of hair. and resort
! ing TO deceptive means in making much
hair out Of 'ittie Z would say, Nov SIT
down and rest, mother, and let me comb
and brush you Then | would unroll
and loosen her wealth of brown hair, all
down her back and shoulders, and its
waves and ripples and Sglossiness would
ILfirg forth the most kpVious andfentiusi-
astic ordinations of delight and wonder
from The asfmiring visitors z.zz7sassss4s.sas.@as
] One morning early a neighbor came in
very angry saying that our horses had
been in his corn-ftld all night, and If the
like ever happened again he'd shoot every
one of them. His anger was contagious,
and mother retorted, 'Fix your old fen
ces, then ,!' 9 .2z,,f '''il ,a.s.i19
g rhe Old man said something in the
same spirit, and she replied in like
manner, and the little fire Of anger was
fbiazing up into d fame. l had not caught
tine infection at all, and coming into the
kitchen at that moment, I said, "Heigho,
igood pcighbcrs, this will never do! Poor
!
flashes up, like powder. You have reason
to be provoked at our horses, but know
you will never have cause again and
now don't let little thing like this make
you angry with us you're too good a
neighbor TO, lose SO easi!y-wortn more
than all the horses in town Don't mind
poor mothers hasty words; yon know If
you were sick, or y5ur wife or babies
she'd be as much troubled as though 1t
was in her own family, and come putting
lover with her herbs and roots, and poulti-
ces, and 49, q .,,'i2s g ~
.oh,, 7 know it, Chatty, and Iknow 1
have been q little too fast that's SO |
should have waited till / was calm but I
came right, here from the field, rs fast and
as mad as could come. You mustn't
mind me- Mrs. Wheeler said the man,
with eyes that wanted to cry as he stood
there so ashamed and embarrassed that
he'd turned his hat inside out i. half doz-
en- times, and twisted the RIM into all
sorts OF shapes.
'Why bless YOU Nathan, I'm not a bit
mad" said mother, reaching out her hand,
"Dut y.u took me so by su prise, / ji,st
said the first thing | thought of. take
| fire just like dry tow; but couldn't hold
spite at We, it ye shot every crtter on the
farm" 's'@
Just then the men came in from hunt
Ing the horses, and made apologies, aud
said. he should be well paid tor damages,
etc 80 but Nathan Went Oft blilshing and
say ing he wouldn't take ., cent OF pay ,
he WAS ashamed OF himself, aud that his
wife had his breakfast Waiting for him,
aud away he ran with his hat, crammed
down on his head With the cotton lining
ON ths outside. fa<t,} haas see ftlff
| TAls little incident showed the mother
WIS u kind, hearted, reasonable Woman
and b. gan Co think my uncle Peter
Whitaker Was himself to blame lfhe did
mol tind her "a good, obliging nelghbor
| !. often hau nard work To keep myself
un,ier proper restraint rs y3aTs.stf .eiaa
| One day my mlnd had been dwelling
upon my school days, al,d felt in a mood
! tor writings In the afternoon | dressed
up freshly, III my newest white dress, and
Went away UP stalrs Wheretl could be un-
III turbed 1 had written two verses, and
was deeply Ill the enjaymentsof the com
lag poe ii, lie Meauow Palh,n when L
he,irtt u great c,,mmotion, and suualling
aud tiutt.rlng among the geese, and gong
| down STAIRS the cause was apparent. 81
Mother met me at the gate in such OUT
Iantiasn attire That did not know her
She wore dingy old flannel dress her
neck banded up with cotton shawl and
a handkerchief tied around her head 20
/ as TO cover her ears and hairhbsz CT baa
lii She sad the geese were all at home
now, and she was afraid Of rain, and
thought we'd better pick them hat after
luDon. Iconldn't write verses only when
the poeucal mood was upon mc, and
land I was so sorely disappointed cred.
reason, said, son, you'll have to drhp a
igoI'd ,naay Of your fine lady ways If you
make 3 farmers Wife"
Sol dressed up after the fashion of
women who pick geese, and worried
through as, long an afternoon as I ever
lived. Ny head ached, and my poor arms
were .bitten over with blue spots, and I
was So tired and low spirited that could
hardly keep from crying right before
john.
fui Some time in the night was awakened
| by u low moaning sound coming from
1iln3ther,s room. Threw shawl over my
shoulders aud softly drew near her bed.
when / heard her suppressed cries of pain
| said, Are you sick, mothery 7'a"
Is that you, Chatty 3" she replied,
with ense of relief in her tones, 'don.'t
let me, disturb Iyou--ypu, are tired and
need your sleep. Oh, ms body and limbs
are all cramped and cold Tut maybe III
get warm pretty soon, and feel b, tier. Go
to your bed, and don't let me disturb
YOU IS isus eaomi ba@ -.4sl
+, "Ilaid my hand on her forehead, and is,