Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-02-02
Miss Hale, Spiustcr."

$50 | always rcligously sign myself
never considered it isgracc not to be mar
/ ried with my temperament, I'd rather work
for myself than have anybody work for me
At the same time | don't say but that, if
had had an offer that suited me, might have
married.
al love to be ia the midst Of families and
among children, dearly have a cat and O
dog, aud parrot at home, and / used to
think If it wasn't that my business called me
away so much | would take some poor little
ragged child and Cry to make It's lot better.
And | always said if ever | should be able
| would, for l'm not lost to -ll human feeling
If ! am an old maid.
I'm very silent, aud | think my own
thoughts as I sit sewing in the different homes
where business calls me. see queer things,
too, for my spectacles are very magnifying.
There's little Mrs. Appleton, who makes
all manner Of fun Of e-not that it hurts me
at all I'm past that, rather; indeed, some
times ] think it amuses me.
Well, she is little goose poor little
thing And her husband fuses and waits
upon her, aud seems to think there never was
such little pink and white creature.
I'm glad of it. Her lot would be hard
indeed II he were less indulgent, and think
he will always love her, for his nature is kind.
Perhaps he will always put up with the poor
coffee and burnt meat Tm not so sure of
that
81 was there sometime ago, doing little
tailoring, and she, as usual, was playing with
her baby
80 He's got an ugly cough | said.
"' Nothing in the world, my dear Miss
Hale only look at bis rosy cheeks she
made reply.
"' Perhaps so but | should be worried
SO Nonsense Miss Hale. What should you
know Of children, pray?' and she laughed as
if she had said a smart thing.
Il kept silent. She often spoke so, and
my temper is quick. ! generally bite my
lips aud let it 60.
"She put the baby to sleep lie was
dear little fellow, aud [ suppose she went to
sleep herself she generally did, during the
daytime
1.-Two hours might have passed, when she
burst into the room, quite liyid.
go, Miss Hale, my baby my babyn she
gasped he is dying. o, what shall do 2
hurried to her bedroom The boy was
flushed with purple. Tie breathed hard.
"' The Group = | said knew that cough.
The helpless woman threw herself upon
the lounge, and began to scream. let her
90 on, aud sent for the maid, kind, strong
armed girl, who, in her turn, sent for the doe
tor, and then followed my instruction, in the
midst Of the widest CALCULATIONS from the
mother.
You shap't! you sban'tl you will kill
him! he's never going in that hot watern
But | minded her as much as if she had
been a summer fly buzzing about my face
\ hard time we had Of it. The doctor
was away, our little messenger said but his
wife had sent directions | felt grateful, of
course, but everything had been done long
ago and we had only to wait
Thank God Presently the terrible sound
lessened, the breathing became easy, the lit
tie face aud form felt damp and cold, aud
when the doctor came Over, four hours from
the time he had been sent for, he said to
me
"You have saved the life of that child by
your promptness and decision. You ought
to have a whole regiment of them to care
for"
And SO have. Dear old doctor, he got
me post as matron in a chid's hospital me,
Miss Hale, spiaster. I've been here two
years, and I'm as happy as a queen.
"Poor little Mrs. Appleton, she don't make
fun Of me any more. She says have saved
her baby's life twice, aud she brings him over
sometimes IN 500 mo Shes vprv sickl lv nonr