The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-09-23
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said Mrs Simpkins. al think it. is
good for the saints to speak one to an
other Come again soon. deacon, and
borrow my Guide 20 Holiness. "
- Thank you, thank you," said the
kind hearted deacon, Fastening his
movement, seemingly alarmed at this
second mention of the magazine.
" Thank you. am glad we meet so
often in the house of God, sister"
am never willingly absent from
the means of grace" answered Mrs.
Simpkins, with somewhat like glow
OF satisfaction on her sweet face.
l am glad you love Gods worship,
sister. Good bye
And the deacon took his leave. in no
way benefited by his visit, and feeling
that he had conferred no benefit. Mrs.
SimpkIns was on spiritual heights far
above him He could not touch the
hem Of her garment.
She flew up stairs to her nursery and
snatched the baby from Bridget.
NOW go to your washing as quick as
yoG can, and try and have 1t done in
some kind of season for once. And
have your dinner decently cooked for
once, if you can"
Not word Of thanks to the DOOR ser.
want for having held the Door baby so
long, while her work was lying undone
below stairs. What had so suddenly
changed Mrs. Simpkins' looks and
manners What had driven away her
sweetness and placidity, her heavenly
smile 2 How changed her voice was.
so keeE and cutting How angry she
looked as she called to her little son
Jimmy, come here ~
The boy obeyed.
" Now don't you ever again come to
the parlOr when I'm there with com
pany,' she exclaimed to the young in
truder, as she cuffed him first on one
ear and then on the other, making both
ring. She did not call him "darlnp
then. " You re the worst boy I ever
saw" she went on. /" / have no idea
what you'll grow up to be. How manv
times have | told you not to come to
heparlor when mthere with company?
And yet you always come. Just as sure
as / am there in comes your frowsv
head"
Ibis was true, for the child was
bright enough to know his opportunity.
The only sweet, liberal time his mother
ever had was when she was under the
observation of company. Then, for ap-
pearance sake, she would give him what
he asked for. He always had to nav
for it afterward in tingling ears and
smarting flesh, but he was well accus.
toned, toughened, and did not mind
them much.
This insanity ard Wholesome
treatment had only just been admins
tered to Jimmy when an odor of burn-
ing food was perceptble
"Bridget = screamed Mrs. Simnkins
" your soup is burning, Bridget
No answer ; and leaving the babv
with Jimmy, Mrs. Simpkins flew to the
Kitchen and snatched the kettle from
the stove.
"What made you let the sonp burn9"
she exclaimed, as Bridget entered.
] was or the shed, ma'am."
But you ought not to be out of your
Kitchen when you have anything on the
fire."
But l had to hang ont the clothes.
ma'am, or they wouldn't be dried. /
was so long with the baby that the
never saw anything like IL.
ou We always some excuse, no matter
what you do. Why didn't you set the
soup back while you were on the shed?"
" did not think of it, sure"
" And why didn't you think of it a.?
I've tried so hard to make a good girl
of you, and l declare I'm almost tired
out"
" Well, I've thought of giving you a
rest from me. There no use in so much
said, and being so tired, all for a sup
of broth"
No words, Bridget never allow
my girls to answer hack. It's bad
enough to have my things burned up
without any lmprudence from you.
You can look for another girl to do
your work. / can't suit you, and you've
leave to find one that can"
How foolish in you to get mad,
Bridget, just for nothing. 1t was nv
place to get angry aud not yours. 1t
was my money that was burned in the
SOUP"
"Ah, and there was no money burnt
at all, and no loss of soup, either, for
the children and neil have it to ate,
burHt or not burnt as you yourself
knows well. And it's not at all about
The soup, either there's enough more;
fretting and fussing from morning to
night, whenever yourself's in the house,
and I'm running here and there for the
and yourself, and me- work to
be done all the same, and We never
pleased but always this is wrong
and the other ain'I right, and me work.
ng till can't hold Inc two feet twuust
10 the floor, and thin I've never done
,h1 work half we'll enough"
Ii you are dissatisfied you had Get.
.er go, Bridget, but first consider what
t is to have good, steady place, with
good religious people. You Irish girls
never know when you're well off +"
And it Is not well of any one is
hat works in this house." answered
Bridget.
shan't listen to any more of your
mpudence, Bridget. / wish you to
1eep on with your work till get an
,ther GIRL" said Mrs. Simpkins.
There was something ipdescriba6iy
railing and OpDrasSinU in her tOna and