Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-09-23
Send for Mother.

"Dear me ] /. wasn't enough for mo ID
nurse and raise family of my own. bu. now
when I'm old and expect to have n little COM
fort here, it is all the time-sSend for
m"ther J And the dear old soul growls and
grnnibles. but dresses herself as fast Ms she
can Notwithstanding After you have trotted
her off and got her safely in your home. and
.he flies around. administering ,rebukes and
remedies by turns, or soon will be-motber's
come.
In sickness. no matter who is there or how
many doctors quarrel over your case, every4
thing goes wrong, somehow, till you send for
mother. In tronhle. the first thing you think
OF is to send for mother.
But this has it's lndicrous as we'll as its
touching aspects. The verdant young couple.
to whom baby's extraordinary erimaces and
alarming yawns. which threaten the disloca.
tion of its chin; its wonderful sleep which ii
accom- piIshes with its eyes half open and no
perceptible fiutter OF breath on its lips. caus.
ing the youne mother to imagine it is dead
this time. and 10 shrek out ..send for mo, her.
in tones of anguish-this young couple. In
the light of the experiences which three or
four babies bring, find that they have been
ridiculous, and given mother good many
'tr0ts" for nothing.
Did anybody ever send for mother, and did
she fail to come unless sickness or the ipfirna.
tiles of age prevented her? AS when in your
childhood those willing feet responded TO your
call, so they still do and will eontihne to do al
long as they are able. And when the sum,
mons comes which none yet disreearded
though it will be very dark and sad one for
you. then God. too, will send for mother.
Gould Not Break His Engagement.
Sir William Napier was one day tak;n, /.
long country walk, when he met little girl
about five years old sobbing over broken
bowl. She had dropped and broken it, in
bringing IT back from the field to which she
had taken her fathef's dinner, and said she
would he beaten on her return home for hayS
ing broken it. AS she said this. a sudden
CLEAN of hope seemed to cheer her. She III.
nocentiy looked into Sir Williams face and
said But yOu can mend IL, can't Won ?'-
he explained thar he could not mend the
bowl, but the trouble he could overcome by
the git OF sixpence TO buy another. How.
ever, on opening bis pnrse It was empty of
SILVER, and he promised to meet his little
TREND on the same spot st the same hour next
DAY, and TO bring sizpence with him bidding
her meanwhile To tell her mother she had seen
gentleman who would bring her the money
Tor bowl next day. The chile, entirely
| trusting him, went on her way comfo,ted -
On his. return home he found an invitation
awaiting him to dine in Bath the following
evening to meet some one whom be especially
wished to see. He hesitated for some little
time, trying tn calculate the possibility of Civ
ing the meeting TO his little friend of the
broken bowl and still being in-time for the
dinner party in Bath, but finding this could
not be, he wrote to decline accepting the in>
vitatioD, on the plea of previous engage
ment, saying. II can not disappoins her
she trusted me-"
HOMINY PUDDINe Prepare as for bats
ster-cskes. add one egg for each pint, some
whole cinnamon. sugar to suit taste, and
few resins. and bake like rice pudding. a
little butter or chopped sue. may be added.
Serve hot or cold, With or without sauee.