The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-09

Army neither obeycd nor disc
. beyed but managed to take he
own time in reality, though with
oat any determination to do 80.
Mrs. j., thinking she might ge
along sentence in the nursery
took her German book in; but t,
this arrangement Charlie would b,
no means consent. Mamma mus
show him the kitt;es in the book
whether there or not, it was all ONT
to h:m-but amused he mnst be
Halt her second day., time OF tria
was gone, when Amy came in AM
with q sigh Mrs. James returned Il
her room. Before one o'clock she
had been called down to the kitch
en- twice on important business rc
Iat'ng to tie dinner, and for this
day not one entire page Ofa letter
had been written.
On the third morning she ros'
early, made every provision for din
ner and for the comfort Of the fam
lily, which she deemed necessary
and clated, she entered her study
precisely at eleven o'clock. Now
she WAS to have ~ fine time Of it.
Her books were opened and n hard
lesson summoned to the conflict.
Scarcely haa sht read line when
she heard the door bell ring.
":Somobody wants to see you in
the parlor, Mrs. James.
"Tcll them | am engaged, Bridg-
et."
~ told them you were to home
maam, and they gave me their
names, but | did not exactly under
stand"
Mrs. James was obliged to go.
70 smile when sho felt sober, to be
attentive when her thoughts were
elsewhere. Her friends, however,
seemed to find her agreeable, for
they made her Il long call; and
WHEN they rose to go, others came.
SO III the most unsatisfactory chit
chat all this morning went.
On the next day Mr.. James in
vited some company to tea, and
Mrs. James was obliged to give
the morning to prepare for it, and
did not enter her study. On ,hc
following day, she was obliged to
keep her bed with sick headache {;
and on Saturday, Amy having cx-
1ra work to do, the charge of the
baby dcvolvea upon her. Tlu1
passed the first week.
True to her promise, Mrs. James
patiently persevered for u month,
IN her efforts to secure to. herself
this fragment OF broken time, with
what success the weeks history can
tell. With it's close, closed the
month OF December. Being partic-
ularlv occupied On the last day Of
the Old year, in getting ready for
the morrow, festival, it was near
the last hour OF the day when she
made her good night call in the
nursery. She went to the crib to
look ut the baby; there he hay fast
asleep in his innocence ann beauty.
She kissed tho rosy check gently,
and stroked his golden hair, and
pressing his little olnpled hand with
III hers, she drew the warm cover
ing more closely around him, care
Icly tnckinG it in, then stealing one
more kiss, She left him in his slum-
bers and sat down on her (launhtcr's
bed. She was also swc9tly asleep,
with her doll hussod close to her.
Her mother smiled, bat soon ii SEEM
ed as II sraver and aaIder thoughts
TILED her mind, as indeed they did.
oi!o was thinking Of her disappointed
plans 70 her, not only .ho past
month, bat the past year, seemed to
have been Of lrni'lesg effort it seem
ed TO her broken and lisiointed !
even her hours OF religious medita- |
ton had been encroaclled upon and
distracted. She had accomplished
nothing, that she could see, but keep
her iainI'y and to her sadclencd
thoughts even this seemed to have
been but ind. d.serentIy done.
She felt, she was sure, no desire
to shrink from duty, however hum
bio, bat she sighed for some comfort
ing assurance Of what 4cus duty
Her pursuits, conflicting as they did
with her tastes seemed to her frivo-
ious.-She felt there was some way
Of living, which she, from want OF
energy or principle, had failed OF
discovering. AS she leaned over her
;hlId her tears fell fast upon that
young brow.
How earnestly wished that moth
er that she could shield Der child
rom the disappoin tslents, and self
and mistakes from which
'Ae was suffering that the little one
night take up HE where she could
give 1t 10 her, nuended by al her oN'a
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