, 1875-10-17
:" MAMMY.". /"

ox~eyed daisies and dotted with dandelions-
golden dandeIinns that looked like spots OF sun
shine on the green grass and among the crevices
OF ths rocks and the gnar1ed roots Of the oak
trees that we're scattered here and there. There
we're carriages and bugges standing about, and
horses, some tied to the lower branches OF the
trees. others held by the little negroes belonging
to the plantation.
In this field, away of beyond the house. was
4 square wooden railing painted black, and
within it we're grassy mounds, come large, some
small; and now in one corner had been dug
another long deep hole, and the earth lay scat
tered around it red and fresh- Friends aud
nelghbors had drawn near, some within the in
closure, others leaning against the black railing.
The coffin had been Ieverently lowered; and,
while tha sun slowly R2uk and bathed the grain
in flood Of mellow light, and aickered among
the leayes that trembled overhead, clear and
solemn on the summer air fell the words, II am
the resurrection aud the ife."
Earth to earth; dust to dust; ashes to
ashes" And each time there was the thud Of
falling earth and the rattling Of ctods, and the
hollow answer chat 60 many aching hearts can
recall aad there were half-repressed cries and
choking sobs. and still the grave Was surely and
inevitably filed another mound wsa raised and
apaded into shape stoues vera placed, one at
the head, another at the foot TO mark the Sleep
er,s place: and than she was left alone, the
sweet young wife aud mother.
/. As Mr. Iauaotree and hia sister returned to
his desolate home, his eyes rested on his chill
drep Nelly and Grace, two itt1o mothsrless
things, With fair, curling hair and innocent blue
They sat on tue piazza-ateps in little white
rocks. their hair tied back with black ribbons !;
and Mammy eat between them in q white tuEban
and cape and black dress she had worn before
their mother WAS born She was about 70 years
old, with low black forehead full OF wriHkles
and broad fGt mouth containing only the ye-
low remains OF teeth, and tho rim of
hair that peeped out from under her
turbau had been gray for many year-
TRe little black eyes had retained tltir bright
low and the lids grown habby, and Nanny could
not fasten the chi1drens clothes 80 deity as she
had their mothers; but, ah how Indignantly
would they have repelled the idea that she was
| growing CT could grow useless, aud her plaee be
better filled How obedient they were to her
! delegated Authority! and how tolerant ct the
| little shakes and jerks she sometimes admin
istered! How trnstful Of her love and emulous
OF the prsisas she Was lavish in bestowing Yes.
| Nanny, you we're Wf7nksed and black. aud Old
| and ugly; you were ignorant and narrow-mind-
! ed and superstitons, but You we're true to your
| nurslings, and tender AZ true; and they gave
| you baca your love with fervor which neathe1
! time nor taste nor reason could affect.
As MIR. Larrantree and his sister approached,
/ NANNY stood up and the chudren aprang for
! Tard to 1aeet them.
! *Papa," Baid Grace, "whatyou albeeD doin'
| Nanny said for us not to Co. you would be mad
| Would you be uad, papa7'
! He held her in bis arms, and his eyes were
! blind With tears: u Nanny was right, baby
papa did not want you to CO."
IAN, papa, what you reckon Z" asked Nelly
=" NANNY was telfin' us bout Mr.. Rabbit aud
| Mr.. Wolf, an she cried cause Mr.. Wolf eat Mr
| Rabbit up. Aammy Keeps cryin' when
/! amt anybody 'been dom . thing to her
az, papa continued the ch,ld beginning to cry
I herself, AZ want mamma, an Nanny says she's
gone 70 sleep, an the door is alut an We can't
| get in. Can't re go in, papa' Won't you wake
| mamma up 7"
How could he answer except by tears?
And poor old Nanny! As night came ON and
| the children grew tired Of piay or were sickened
with sweets It almost broke her heart to see the
blue eyes full OF tears and the corners Of the
| little mouths drawn down, while the red lips
| trombled aud the chi1dish voices crlad over and
! over again, ~ want my mamma! ! want my
I mammal"
| And as night after night the black nbbon.
we're laid aside. audthe motherleas children put
| on their little white nightgowus, NANNY racSed
| her poor old brain for marvellous tales and go1
i down on her s1if old knees by the ittla trunaie
| bed, and placed her left arm under NelS's head,
While she patted Grace's shopider NTH her right
hand, till she was stiff and sore, and the white
turban bobbed suBpiciousiy up ana down but
| there sas no break in the chain OF events that
and NANNY did not steal her arm aUny till the
| curly heads we're motionless and the little lips
had ceased to ask why mamma slept SO long:
DsvB dragged slowly by, and crystaihzed into
woeka, and st length the gugerness bud come, and
| MIR. Ia1rautree's sister felt compelled to return
| to tho charge Of her own family. Before she
| did no, however, she requested that Miss Enner-
by would be very tender with the children, as
| tle7 were Of nervous temperament and had
been accustomed to much indulgence.
eence," said Miss Eunorby stlftiy !; but chil-
dren have no right to be nervous shall make
| it nv business to conquer the tendency"
.I do not mean to say that they are nervous. -
replied Mrs Allerton, who vas very unfaVoraby
| impressed By her new acquaintance " meant
| merely to cali your attention to the fact that
| they are OF nervous tempetament, and should
| be favored with greater indulgence Of certain
Permit me- to differ with rou," said Miss
| Enuerbv "My decided opinion is, that they
| should be hardened before this tendency be-
! oones radical evil"
A. Mrs. Auerton regarded the light cold eyes.
| the short lashes the thin lips and square jaw OF
| the woman before her, her heart misgave her,
and she t1e1nb'ed for the happiness OF
her little nieses; +; but it waa nov too
| late to do aught but wait, and hope and
pray. Miss Enneroy mad been recommended By
3 neiehbor, and Mr. Larrantree had met he1
once or twice at this neighbor's house, bns thai
| was all. He had not observed her sui.
| tcientlv to form any clear impression Of
| her character and his mind was now IN
| a state of such depression that be accepted at
| once the aid first offered, and had e1nployed
| Mis-, Ennerby in the confidence based upon bis
| neighbor's Judgment
| Unfortunately, as she feared, for the matri.
| rnonia{ designs with which Miss Ennerby entered
| on her duties, btr. Larrantree was called away
! On business the day after her arrival and ahe
| had only time to ASCERTAIN that he agreed With
| her fully on one point; children should
he taught to be gelf-ge!iAnt and induced
| to develop their moral muscle. She hod,
! therefore, no doubt Of his appreciation
when she commenced the hardening pro
cess by commanding Nanny, after the children
| we're undressed, TO put out the light and leave
them to go to sleep By themselves
TO great many good hearted and lntelligen1
| neop,e-people who honestly desire to be kind
And reaaonable--it we're vain to portray the
| agony Of some children on being left alone IN
die dark, the unreasoniDg. uncoutroliable terror
Of that something which be itsvery lack Of form,
its yagueness and indefniteness, becomes 60
awful so dreadful. 60 indefinitely horrible, that
tne anguish Of eubstant1al torture cannot be
compared with it. The child'a whole soul Is per-
raded BIZ a terror which canuot be shaken on BY