The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-03-03


'os.r,.cs n happy temper Of MUD Poor
N,lfv's i'll health hss. very naturally,
soured her disposition. Alb, what can
YOU expect of suffering child, who has
no mather7 Your little Willy Is love-
" boy, somewhat spoied--who can won
ler at this ?-but possessing just the
qualities to win for him kindness from ev.
rry one.
4 am sure you will love him. said Mr.
\rn lid, warmly.
Il have no doubt on the subject re.
lied Agnes Green. And now she ad
led. after what have said, after SHOW
ing you that [ am qiick to See faulfs.onca
more give this matter earnest considera.
lion. II become your wife, aud take
he place of u mother t. your children, |
hall at onre-wis-v aud lovingly, |
rust-bepin the work Of removing from
heir minds every n"xious weed that neg
ect may have suffered to grow there
ine task will he no light que, and, in tn.
+ginuing. there may he reb IIion again t
~ suthurlty. To be harsh or hard j.
.ot iu my nature. But reuse Of duty
,iIl make the 6rm. Olce more, say.
I've this matter serious consideration. 1t
not yet too late to pau-e.'
Mr.. Aruo,d beut hio head in deer re-.
Election. For many minutes he sat in 81
rut self coin nunion. aud sat thus TO long
hat the heart of Agues Green began to
,eat with restricted mutiun. as il there
was heavy pressure on her bosom AT
las: MIR Arnold looked up, his eyes sud.
denly frightening. aud hi' face flushing
with summation. Graspins her hands with
both his. he said:
Il havo reflected, Agnes, and [ DO not
hesitate Yes. I will trust these dear
ones to your loving gnardian-hip. l will
place III your hands their present and ia.
ture vel are. cM6 lent that you will be to
them II true mother
Aud .he Wa, A, often as it could be
lone heture the time appointed for the
na,riaxe. she was brought in contact with
he children. Almost iro'u the beginning
he was sorry to find in Mary. the oldest
ohild. II reserve OF IN thner .aui All evident
dislike toward her, which >he iu vain
,ou .ht to overcoue. Tap groundwork ui
his rhe did not knus 1t mai ills or yin
10 II remark made hy the ho' sekecper.~ " hu
n v'ug ''a-n'd d from 20 ne gos'ipinI rea.
tive ui Mr. Atnvld that new vito was
$50, to e brought hume. aud also ~hu
his new wi 9 war 10 he. made an impru.
drur nlu;iou to the fac. in u mpmeut oi
IL gr,i,iln si.
You new mother will soon put you
,traI t my lit,l li, > sail -he uue ia )
20 VI .rI. VII, had tried her beyond ali.
pi'ien:e.
My new mother who is she pray :?
was sharply demanded.
Miss Green, replied the unredectiug
huu,ekeeper. Your fathers going to
nring her home Que Of these days, and
make her your mother, aud she'll put you
all to rights-she'Il take down your fue
airs. my lady
'Wil she? And Mary. compressiup
her slender form TO its full height. looked
the Image Of defiance.
From that moment a str,ng dislike to
Miss Green ruled iu the miuu OF Mary,
aud she resolved. should the hou,ekeep
er as" rllon prove true, not only to set
the new authority at defiance. hut TO iu
sIi,e, it Possible, the other children with
her own feelings.
Tne marriage Was celebrated at the
aou'e Of Mr.. Arnold. id the presence of his
own family and tew particular friends.
Agnes arriving at the hour appointed.
Alter the ceremony, the children were
brought forward aud presented to their
new moher. Tns youngest. Ms if strong.
ly drawn by Invisible chord. e aff.ction.
-rrW Z iuto her Tap. and cla-ped his little
arm, lovingly about her neck. Tie seemed
very happy. The Others we're cold and
distant. while Mary fixed her eyes upor
the wife Of her Ii ther with look SO iull
OF dislike aud rebellion. that no one pres
"nr ws~ in any dnuh ~ to how shs re
garded the new order Of things.
M. A uuld was 60, do 1 tretted b,
this Unexpected conduo ed on Il Q pa Of
Mary aud iorvettul Of the occasion and
is claims. $, oke to her with some stern
ness. lie was recalled to self. possession
by the smile Of his wife aud her gently
ut erred remark. that reached his own ear
Don't seem TO notice it. Let it be my
task to overcome prrjudices.'
During tho evening Mary did not soft.
en- In the least toward her stepm other.
Ga the next morning, whep all met ior
the first time at the breakfa.t table. the
chlldr n 4 q d asksnce al the calm dixni
b d woman ~hu presided At the table. .sun
-eemrd III at es-e On Mary'r liz. and
IN her eye. WAS an expression so like con
tempt that il war vim difficulty her fa'
rher cot Id refrain from or derlng her .o
her own room.
The meal passed in soma emhsrrsss
ment. At its coulu-in Mr.. A mold
went into the psrlor, all his wife enter
,ng at once upon her duties. accotr panied
the children to the nurse,y, to see for her.
self that the two elirst were properly
dressed Tor school. Mary who had pre-
crded the rest was already 10 contention
with the hous' keeper. just MS Mrs. Ar.
nold-so We must now csil her-rntered
the room. Mary exclaimed augriIy:
i don't care ~hat yon say, LIN going
to wear this hume =
What's the trouble p inquired Mrs
Arnold, calmly.
Why. YOU see, ma am replied the
hou-ekceper. Mary is bent on wearing
her uew pink honnet to school. and | tel
heT she musn't do it. Her old one i,
good enough
( Let me see the old one. said Mrs. Ar
mold. She spoke in very pleasant ton,
of voice.
A neat straw bonnet, with plain. un
-oiled trimming, was brought forth by
the housekreper, who remarked:
It's good enough to wear 8 ipdays fol-