The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-28
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the children know it, every man and woman
crown remembers its inviting, persuasive
look in childhood. for we have all been
there: its ocdative influence We have all felt
and acknowledged, while its growing un-
popularity we doPiore. Over IT'S cushions
Morpheus rcigns, and VIII reign forever
more. suppose there Is d great similarity
III our experiences hut mere IS Il Sa'''lie
Mother leaves inc room iol All Instant ''''
the AghI 'he'Cui"" eiisue' .
scramble for the set'ee. 1"o kho" S"'"
settee Is very comfortable IoE one person.
but unless we are playing ''Hoh' WITH one
underneath to opersonate thaI term Ue"S''
who snatchcs and Snarls at all oveihahg'hS
hands. feet or c'othIng-"c prefer 10 ue
alone; 50 the best i"iIo" secures the l"u"3e,
while the other IN revenge gr"SPS ana
claims the pillow, with Wh'ch he speeuiy
makes bed on the hoor. lhiS Is joipla-
den, and mother Seil'i"l'co "i'Nes 'i'c ooS
get, but the liLo" gets WITH hliii' anu
though the night DC melting one IN 'uiy'
ne sits ON 1t as compIacently as though 1t
were January. Repeated hods soon tell the
story, and after throwing tue P'"'" "a h"'
uuwelcomc missile) ut the lace on the
lounge, he goes reluctantly to bed. Moth
or says: Come, dear, you had better so
too But we arc talking with voiubIlty
ard do not care to hear. The truth is,
before we approached that lounge we were
wide awake now it is rs much as we can
d. to keep our eyes open. We close them
for relief, and find the relief 50 pleasant {;
think Of continuing it. but suddenly, in Il
scmi-Cuu-Ci0us state, we hear "Come,
YOU will get asleep if you lie there ; got
up Immediately - Mother, let me stay
here n little longer d"h Itel o''
sleepy : and to corrobora'e TINS statement
we drum ON the back ol the lounge WIN
one hand, and hum tune Nnioh oc'"-
sionaliy ends abruptly Harry "a you
hear me ?' Yes, ln-in-a-I'llIule'
Here we swing one foot TO ana ifo (sio"
time1, aud turn over ask sudden questions
with Jerks, and stare at the ceiling rs best
we can. Then comes blank, and "e
are in dreamlaud. II going u sleep Is
pleasant, the awakius IS deteStaDIe. ~
and by, after prolonged calls Which eNcl'
no response or ohIy Sro'hS Oh our Sl'''
mother SNAKES US ''Hu MINUS u "' '''S
oil the SUITS VIC 'ScIHu win
ehce' stopping "' e"OH '''p ~
strength LOT inc next me- "V io''A,
reachc" ana our Sitcl'lHs N''s"u
on Ine Hoo' 'I'e nc"" '''''S y" ''''
AN" IHe MINUS s'oI'' ''o''i'' .'' '''oa' -''',
iuI Sh'e-Sli''lSS we ''i>o si'oi' "'l, OS
ways OF uINeialol' tleH 20 Ut 'he hHo'S
again with rcdouDlcd energy. Inc fiSI
shoe always comes OF without tfouolc'
Dut VIII 'he I'St ever come ui'''"' we
lumo'e an" SiuihDIe-"oiA always goes
beI'ef wien en-. pi.'''iS-"liu 'he" DIS we are
ABOUT to put stocking NO. i 'hIoash' ana
break the string, mother makes her ap-
pearauce. Mother who hears every NOISE
III the house, from the clock tick to the
child croupy cough that fills her mother
~ heart with alarm. DIX TO one SIic "''-
ministers h'lIe "Ao!eSoue coF'cc''"" "s
she patiently unties tho obstinate hi'o''
and we mentally V'" "2L 10 go 10 S''cp 0"
the lounge again but II we DO 10 Uhiact
the shoes hsst. Then we are tucked IN
bed, kissed good night, aud our good
mother VanIsAes. And would You oe hcNe
it, the next night finds us on the lounge
again Do you know of minor pain
that scttce cannot cure No. Come home
from school with lonS-drawn face, and
complain of an ''awIul PAIN below thC
region of the heart. Forthwith we a,t
sent to the sctteo, the room is darkencd
and presently the odor Of peppermint pen
otrates the pillow and olt"ctory organs
No need to look up ; we know Aunt l.. i
at our side with 'two nice swallows, . 70
don't she Jolieve that peppermint is tn
''cure all for 'all the ills that flesh i
heir to ?' That lounge alIays the mos
excluciatinp tooth ache. assisted 10y Ji
Of cotton dipped in laudauum. DO 70,
remember, after the long illness. how y,