Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-14
FROM SAD EXPERIENCE,

I'm oG-Fll be- home at ten o'clock ,
Eli by CAD, that is COED, coming
from fellows wife
i IN Oft. Wen, I never heard my an
gellc mother speak like that to my father
But then, my mother was not 4 Caltorni-
an. and consequently did not belong to
the strong-mindcd or fashionable women
of The present age. pondercd over these
words. I'm of. as threw myself on the
sofa. j.! had my choice. either to remain
at home and nurse. or TO take young Hal
flax along; one was as bad as the other.
To leave him at home aud go oat. was to
run risk of finding him dead on my re-
turn. To take him along was still worse
Then there was no alternative but TO re-
main at home and do the best could After
meditating some time upon my unhappy
state. was reused from my lcthargy by
the weak and pitiful cry Of young Halifax
! Here then. my wits were taxed. What
TO do | didn't know
/ turned him over about n thousand
times, hunting for pins, etc. This only
increased his bawling. and had the effect
Of making me more nervous all the time.
! What was 10 be done? All. the bottle
Il just thought Of that seized the
bottle, nose aud all. and thrust it into my
bosom TO heat the milk \ rather un-
pleasant sensation followed. but this bore
patiently. During all this time the young
heir to all the honors lately about to be
bestowed upon him. continued TO bawl
louder and louder. and never did see q
child with so large mouth, or 50 strong a
pair OF lungs.
While endeavoring to quiet him with
the usual see-saw motion Of more expert.
eRced nurses aud divers of newly inven-
ted songs, composed expressly for the &C.
casion. all of a sudden felt strange sea.
sa.ion in the region of my heart, increas-
ing downward. What the ID could i.
be? 1, Was that Internal bottle. The coup
ling became disconnected aud the white
daid made rapid progress down my LEFT
side. Here was new dilemma. lost u,
time in taking it out.
But what was to be done! The baby
continued to cry spitefully at the loss Of
his milk. An idea struck me by this tim,
Of holding the bottle over the gass get. 70
the purpose of heating the milk. 1 tried
it, with what result may be expected.
Alter few moments the bottle bursted
sending milk and broken pieces Of glas
in all directions. To make the matte
| still worse. young Halifax was struck OF
the rose with piece, aud received. wha
surgeons term, au ugly iaoSsion.
To say that young Halifax cried woul
be only giving a faint idea of his howl
ing. L have heard some tall cryin
at Irish funerals. have heard wild cat
cry in the bush and | have cried my
4 self when baby. but nothing to com
near the crying that I heard that nigh
from this young Californian. Of the hoas
. Of Halifax. have never heard. nor d.
l ever want to bear such again in my life
This last experiment of heating mil
'let us CUT I lad no more milk in tn
house, or any person to send for any. an
I. / could not leave tho baby. crying an
bleeding as he was. ard 20 for seme my
self. could no, take ham cut.
Here was pretty fix for 4 married ma
! in gool sssial standing. With . fasAiOaAbl
. and s,ronssaindcd wits.a Z
a This IS the happiness Of married lif
? with = Vengeance. more especially n yer
. wife is fashionable. aud takes = new a.
psrtsse for 'Squal rights ,.v