The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-14
JACKSON c. H. OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY a. 1870

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gently laid in the parlor with some siI
inches garments.
1t struck me, after all, that welcome
was not untrue. How often are vel.
comes given in society which look all
straight, and seem on the surface like
the heads of those pins on the white
satin, yet have stings to be drawn out
by-and-by to stick you with! Uaugh-
ter.)
At length she went out and brought
with her a fat woman who wore thin
curls down each side of her head -
Naughter.) Mrs. Kaduggin transferred
her quarters to her daughters apart
ment, and Mr.. Noddy was banished to
the room upstairs. Why it was l do
not know. ! am stating facts. laugh
ter Poor Tom was put in there all
alone, while the fat woman, Mrs. Ca
fundy, of middle age, with curls, made
herself as happy and comfortable as if
she had entered Paradise and meant to
make the best of it. She had deter
mined hostility to the letter H, being
English She always had recourse to
Mr., Noddy's best brandy before retir-
ing, and was offended if not introduced
personally to all visitors. She wore
Mr.. Noddy's slippers all day, having
forgotten to bring hers. She occupied
his easy-chair on all occasions, and po-
litely ordered him out of the room at
night when she wanted to 90 to bed, as
though he was nobody. (Laughter.)
AT length one morning there was
more than the usual hustle, and whom
should he meet on the stairs going
down to the parlor but DR.. Cantharides,
and the Doctor shook his hand and
congratulated him, saying: "Allow
me, my dear sir, to" Now, before
we 90 to this, l think it better to relate
what passed early that morning, un-
known save to one person. Then you
must know that that morning, Just
when the early dawn began to tinge the
East with those delicate streaks of red
and yellow which are heralds and pre-
cursors of the sun, there came a cloud,
aud through the window, from the
darkness of the street, a faint light
came streaming into Sissy'sroom, which
filled her soul with that satisfying sense
of happiness which comes not of this
world, if not from Heaven, and floating
with that roseate vapor into Sissys
presence, there gently passed with
noiseless wing and faint footsteps
lovely being, whose form shrouded,
whose face, surprisingly fair and purely
bright, shone with light that was not
earthly. Upon its forehead glistened a
star, the star of charity, and in its hand
a wand, the wand of God 8 undying
love, and thus it hovered for an instant
over Sissy's head, the stars shining on
her gentle face. The wand touched
the vacant place beside her and depart
ed as a dream.
No one but Sissy saw the vision, but
Sissy had seen and felt it too, for turn
ing to the place beside her, which the
angel had touched with golden wand,
she found reposing there gentle little
-"AIlew me to congratulate you
very sincerely, my dear sir" said DR..
Cantharides applause. and laughter) to
Mr.. Noddy, when they had descended
to the parlor. "We have remarkably
fine boy, sir, assure you"
In the course of three or four hours
afterwards Mrs. Cafundy said to Mr..
Noddy that he might approach the pres
ence in five minutes, which being ex-
pired he did SO, meeting there Mrs.
Kaduggin bearing a pillow, on which
was the baby, while Mrs. Cafundy was
standing near stirring something in
saucepan. Naughter.) Mr.. Noddy
bent down to his wife to kiss her, and
whisper words of cheer and love-
What he said, or she said, far be it from
me to interpret. If there are sacred
scenes in this world, this was one,
where two overcharged hearts poured
themselves out in thankfulness to God.
Mr.. Noddy falling to express suit
able degree of fondness and admiration
for the baby, Mrs Kaduggin, with
some rage, turned to the nurse and
said: "Never mind, nurse. some peo-
pie have no feelings. The poor little
dear was ready to smile but he didn't
care. Never mind, come to grandma
she won't slight you, my dear child.
Laughter and applause } Upon hear
ing this apostrophe, Mr.. Noddy turned
and looked at the baby, and then left
the apartment. 1t was not until some
three weeks after that he could muster
sufficient courage to scrutinize the child
in the presence of that ever watchful
grandmother. "You will not find
many babies larger at his age, and |
think | ought to know" Eyes" re-
piled Tom, "but he has no hair on his
head" 0aughter.) $50 much the
better" said the grandmother, sit is a
bad sign when children are born with
hair on their heads; they are sure to be
bald before they are forty daughter
"What's he doing now 7" asked Nod
dy, in agony, as the baby twisted up
its facial muscles; che is hiccuping-
has he had anything to drink alreadyp
Laughter) "Thomas," said the grand
mother, 'your remarks are insulting,
and if you cannot show more respect
think you had better go to the bank
"Can't he be allowed to say something
about the child 7" said Mrs. Noddy,-
Upon which grandmother ran out o.
the room, and then Tom begged to in
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