The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-03

mothers, make widowcrs OF their lath-
ers. and render the house uninhabita-
bic
This certainly seemed reasonable
view OF Mrs. Natures intentions; SO |
swallowed my dinner, and. confess.
my tears, while baby roarcd. When at
last, the pudding dispatched, wcrushcd
up stairs, all had grown still. | trem-
bicd. hardly daring TO think what that
awful silence might porlend. Should
| find him gaspins, cold, and white!
No rose. bud Of 'roSe-buds ever
rlowcd xcrcner and brighter under its
dew than that little face in its fearful,
TRANQUIL rcposc, though the white fat
fists were doubled fast rs II he h0d in
tended to fight it out Oh that line.
TO my great asst constituent, the delight
lul ouict of affairs lasted three or four
| hours, and began TO think men might
know something about babies, after
all, though when the poor robin SoObcd
in his little sleep. rs he did at Intervals
all tho afternoon, declared 10 myscli
over my sewing that it was 4 perfect
shame to thus "train " such little
! bit OF an one; however, felt in my
bones "-cSpccially my backbonc-thc
necessity OF some training for our little
dc>pot, If | intended to appropriate
ANY farther portion Of my "thrce.>corc
and trn.' Aitcrwnrl. though, | often
lai.cd through foolish mother. r.hcarlrd-
ness. Ills cruel papa generally came
to the rescue when he WAS at home,
aud >crin. the calm that always fol-
| LEVIED the storm. the long quiet sleeps.
the irc>h, bright wakin%s, the good
kumor, and rapid growth. 1T last bc.
came sufficiently philoSophic. after MT
King sure tho pins were ull straight.
and no symptoms OF collie. TO let him
cry it out" with perfect cOmpOSurc.
Soon he grew 50 soud-naturcd. SO hi"
and lat and jolly, that | began TO fear
that he would not cry enough for his
health. had learned how it expand
rd his lungs, induced circulation and
digestion. and that il is, in fact, the
very best "liSht gymnastics Tor
babies.
Ofcuursc thisapl,licS only to healthy
children. and it would be cruel to al
low crying from Indifference; but not
many mothers err thcrc-it isn't the
nature ot the thing; willie thousands
OF them. know, worry aud luN". by,
nigh, and day, 10 "krep the brb! quiet.
wilrn crying ln really the only wa! the
little fellow has oi "cxprc>>lm% him.
! SELL" and when he j. actually suffering.
Tor the cxhilaratimS exercise OF II
"g0o'i cry.
That constitutional being en- inycd
now and then, We have no more o; the
continual irct-irci. so drluuralizinS
10 baby and li>trlciinG To il, friends.
There are, indeed, TWO kinds OF cry.
but one soon learns to distinguish
which means slUmlch-arhc and serious
iribuiatiun. and which signifies >punk
and want to be noticed.
! y little common srn>c having been
! imtroducc, into the regulation oi my
! poor, Uycr-Ird. ovcr-trmdcd, mi.nau-
aged first baby in one respect. pro-
ccc,lcd to branch out with his cduca-
ton in other directions, until.
"thuu.h SAY it Us shouldnt,' he j.
now the best little coucr oi Sibbcrisll
~ be found N baby cluIhrs; 10 good.
iudccd, that MY t-iShLOr. Mrs. latch
1t, who occasionally "ruu> iu, and
who owns II "cro>s baby, secretly
suspects. know. that give him
"lod'm AS il wOuldu rs Soon
give HIN arsenic OF teach him 10
smoke.
Ny vision Of mothcrly martyrdom
In. ceased to be Il reality, and never
in these days feel moved to run away
from sheer desperation OF wcnrincss
tia, hath no cud neither Is life ul-
together minus books, slcish-ridcs,
and letters To mother.