St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
Thinking of Mamma.
Mamma WAS weary

Mamma WAS WeaIN.
Annette watched hcl 1T the table at
tending to evvrbody. but nr>r attend
ing to herself.
Every one Was oil l." school ur /,
work but Annette. Mamma SAT rock
ing and resting.
Annette looked up from her school @!
dolls, and SAW mamma pale aud tired
and remembered the untaStcd food on
the plate at mammals place at IN,
breakfast.
"She is tined" She whispered .'>h,
is hungry she has ~ many to tend
and no one to tend to her: if | Wd>
bigger: if | WAS Il woman like ,Io'phimt
or Il hig girl like our Ted; and She sung
a low lullaby. Uncon>ci"u>ly. tu the
doll in hrr arms. Il wonder il | c"Hld.
she thought iii | could make mcr any
thing good. | wonder what could
make and light ~ ali her little feet
flew over the stairs. down to the kitch-
en- and pantry below.
Il don't dar, to ask about anything.
she thought. 'h"r,.ti>r namma would
say. No. little daughter. YOU can get
me nothing ana uut hungry. and Nou
are too small. and She pcrpcd into this
jar, and that pan. aud dishes without
number to drcidr At last thai She only
could guess about making broth. VlIicl
was easy. and which it WAS quite Ger
tain mamma would ike.
Never had Il luncheon tIlN 80 much
fixing before; from the napkin whit,
as SNOW To the polished spoon. every
thing WAS arranged and rc-arraugrd
till the kitchen was rcdolcnt with th,
Napors of broth and Annette decided il
WAS "ready aud tlonc.
But mamma Wa> asleep. "\trI,uWclco
10y wcarimc>>. on the char where III,
had rocked. and Annette sat nu tn,
d"ur-sill To watch and To wait
Boots ran" on the sidewalk and 81
the steps. and before Annette had Tim,
to do mole than think. at sounds Ik,
Roh. hut what can he Want - Rob hu,
banged the door behind him. and Nh,
whi>tlimg mp the stairs.
Hush - said Annette. "u lip-tnc
"Mamnla j. asleep.
"Whut'> the use OF hu>hin.. ~,
lost my lunch and come ion more"
Mamma stirred in her sleep at tn,
sound OF the Voice and the crcakiu.
boots.
PLEASE pleaded Annette ">Im'> :,
tired" And Rob gave Amncttc'> cmI
Il love pull, and turned To claltrr dow
stairs.
lie will get something in th, pan
Try. she thought. aud sat down "n TIA,
door-Sill to watch if mamma slept ol
woke to the creakimg al the boots.
Mamma woke in u little while WhrI
u door banged down stalls; 81 Anrctt,
scampclcd away for the wonderful tray
But. sad 10 behold. Rob had trcdIc,
himself to his lunrhron aud put TIA,
tray i'll disorder. the parsley leaves g"n,
and the dlppln%> of soup told Il tai,
ovcrpowcrimg to Annette
"Oh. Rob, Rob-" she >ohhcd. .'r>
cry one thinks OF HIMSELF
Rob tapped AT the window and >h""l
his head and WAS oil. Whi>tliuw ~ H.,
went: but Annette Va hwmm. hc
fingers with the steam IL She h.tcd ih,
boiler to the light and hrhcld 9 hap
ply sight that There was enough ia
mamma Vet.
Mammals face wa> bright a> he ta~t
ed her soup and looked ut Annette.
Anmette'S face tlu>hci when Rob cam,
home and said, Mamma. u"h"dl come
up To YOU in making soup"
30 Annette knew that though she wa
not 80 hig a. Ted. nor - woman liz,
do phinr." ytt She could 1t" >omcthin.
Ia help and mammal felt how plca>an
it was To have some one think Of lac
while she wis thinkin. of others. Will
Annette. without knowing it grew to l.
III the house H. the lay> of >Un>him,
q. hrihJie. IN ObSerrcr