St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-28
Model Mothers.

have read Il great deal lately in the
children's Sabbath school books about
model mothers. These rare women
never say OF do anything in the least
improper, are always on their guard.
are always philosophical. and always
able to impress great truths upon their
children i'll such a manner that the
children in their turn speedily become
models also. Sometimes | wax wrOth.
and sometimes am subdued and make
an incredible number of resolutions.
which do not commit to paper Oh ac
count of other engagements. aud also
because they would swell loa discour-
aging extent that post -ubt record which
we all trust some fond friend will one
day prepare i'll our behalf Now | do
not think | am worse than the majority
OF mothers. and know | am not better;
but how. | ask for iniOlmation, can the
mother of -four. five or six small. healthy
children. always he mild and model 7"
l"m rise i'll the morning l do with
great deal of prospective business.
Dick. VIII" Is needed ut once tn go foI
milk. is sleepy, aud stoutlN declares
himself sick. This You are partly in
clinrd to hclirve. as he was skating till
dark last night, aud ate supper enough
tor Il man 80 NoII try Harry, " ho say :
II isn't his turn, and that Dick Is only
lazy and TRYING to make bcllrNe: tlIr-
th"Tmolr. he AYERS that Dick kicked
him I'LL night and kept him awake a.
much a> six hours whercupon cnsnes
Il terrific combat oI words. which .Ic
much wnrsc t" dispose OF than the
much-lnm%rd-tor hut cvrr-t0rhiddem
blows. In desperation You order both
l." Ii~,., possibly not in Il sanity tone,
bat certainly in onr thai is under stood /;
and with Il whole. household in haste L.
be about its daily duties. waiting for
milk. the INMATES consumed IN dress
in. hN the boy : aforesaid are not bliss
tul. Ihcn conversation not being of
the III lom please. and ''r\cu>,. me
order. Wakcm> the hahN. VIII" clnm"rs
Gn hr fed. WhIlr uumhrI three cuu,.-
ont To the ti!c in NIGHT dress and bare
fn"ir'i. AMI uHmhcr four has lost her
>t"; kings. and knows llarlN took thrm
lu>' To plague her, and can't find her
dress and apron ANY here &: and hitir
harc-tnr> huIuS three red fingers that
were nicely warming near the poker.
and the scene hccomc- lively.
Now II model moi her speaks two oI
three oily words in Il >uhducd tone. aud
the troubled waters are smooth a> glass
in Il minute ; but Nou give orders like
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su,L = lirti, hmm lin,t Lrr.us,. ',,u
u,ust NOT STA, !, dress th, ,m,,iiu,
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,Iu,,t when ,uu lind rI,,t H.. L,. th,m
on undcr his own and hi, shoes all nice
/ II Laced and ready to burst over them.
I iuynl\iur DELAY. and hr,:,kuUe of the
>hoc-Striun>. to shy uothiuu of fem
mel
And all this. h,tnr,. hrrokIu.t with
pat,l- -familia> in = GLOWING calm. in
| wadlI au;,ilru,tiliu.. woman in p,u-
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reasonable. AZ, ..II.r. am k,.nt f,nn,
my hu.iu,.s !, tulI half h,ur but :,
vnu,nu u,ycr. seems tn consider thar ot
any consequence"
lnu have \om mental revenge. in
contrasting" his business with YOURS :
/ wishing \nu could 90 to a uujrt office.
and ,but ,nursrIf in will, :, ,nmt-,t,hlr
fir. r,..,d th,. ,nruiur n,n,, ,.,,tir,l,
rh,nuuh if ynu chnnse. advertisement,
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