The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-05-11
TITS doubtful il Dan thought little
doyynna an unqualified blessing ;;.ths

Moyn'a a an i u1ni,qlua1i6ed blessing ;;:ths'
good fellow was neither Jealous III nor :
by| nature but the best' e of +
us do moi ike to be q! quite tbs'1i displaced d
by what theologian,s. Icail ".thea Z ;eex,lp'uil: l'il
sive power Of new, : Affection ''p,dl and
Dan was neglected indeed since baby
came. ~ ~ ~ -,
!. '::sure it isn't an angel. Mary Ann.
Ye ,,1e don't be sayin' prayers: to i, do
ye?"' ~ 80. -.
"Deed an she's a little angel ITSELF:
Dan Doyle, blessin's on her!'' j.
= "Well, Mary Ann, maybe she is
thin but, if she war Tin thinkin'
she'd say, Mary Ann Doyle, haven't
ye got husband t'allf'' ''''' ~ ~
.'Dan, ye big idgit,, what would ..
dacent angel be askin' sich nonsino,eo
for p i" - *''.'';'3,' ::'i' *'>27:a: ri
"Oh, bekase I'm thinkin, ye forget
me intirely meself; Mary Ann; an
sure an angel would be more pene-
thratin' than 'mes.'' - 't2 = ,5'-. :'a'
With which Partbian arrow .Dan,
left the house for hliiss work, and Ma: a.
ry Ann, after q moments thought.
proceeded to dress tho baby. -, '5'' =. c.
She certainly loved Dan more
than he or she knew but she was )
one Of those women to whom mater
nifty brings the. croo'w''ninig; delight 'o5f
life::' Children lad III ways b beelan1: 81 LEI i
passion; the tie that WIS hardest to' ttj
sever when she left home was heerr' 4 IL: +
sction for her little brother. DavtyV ! !; !;
and now she had a child Of her own !;
a baby that was hers ito have W and. to
hold" literally: Words are weak Is
describe her affection for and devo,;
ytlonto the little creature. It slept
on her arm: all night, and she lay
awake to listen to it's breathing,
sweeter to her than any lovers ii song Il
or; sacred anthem, :: She never left II
out Of sight all day, and stopped con:; i,ta I;
tinaally in her work to watch its
kindling intelligence; to press her
lips to its rounded limbs, its tender
face, its shining head. She cared for
it with all the tenderness and assidui-
ty'a little princess could have 'requir.
ed. She asked no greater rapture
than to to hold it in her arms and
stare at its sweet baby smile and eyes,
till her Unsuitable heart overdowed
with eager and passionate love: If it
fell down in its first attempts at walk
ing her heart fell too she: :gasped for
breath ; )! che was paralyzed with ter-
ror. If it was ill, death seemed to
stare her in her face and be about to
snatch her treasure; She could
neither eat nor sleep till Moyna was
we'll again. ''ss>~ '.,.';t -;
"Sure: swhat'll this wan do 1t an
for q :mother2.' I'm. thinkin,c I'll
have to take the weeny thing wid me
intirely," - was Dams dry remark
when another small girl made her en-.
trance into this world; and Mary
Ann glared at him like tigresss::; ii
"Faix, thin, is it a mother the
dawshy little darlint'll be- afther!
Do ye think I haven't heart room
enough for a dozen if I had thin to.
day itself; Dan Doyle ?" " - i.
ut isn't house.room ye'd have,
amy way" laughed Dan.
But Mary Ann proved true to her
word as far as the new baby went
That it was fair, delicate, pining, on.
ly endeared it to her more. She Low.
lit more deeply, more tenderly far
than she had loved Moyna, simply
because it appealed to every pitiful
sympathy Of her nature. - 49,. ~
| Poor Mary Ann! she had the true
mother heart that broods the weak
lings longer ard closer than th,
flowers of the flock :: that gives, hk,
God himself to need rather than: de
'mand that loves best that 'wh,cl
costs most pain and care. X Moyni
bright, strong, willtul, captivating
led her father in chains; aud he
mother loved her none the less tha>
she loved little Mary with q deepe
and diviner love, instinct with les d
selfish passion, more Of sacrifice ant
self:denial. ! II @.;*>' -.':'''
There are some very good people
who would have warned herSnot il
love her children "too much "-as
all the love one has to give were TOT
much to bear the daily and hourl,
an1iety, labor, pains and wearines
fthat children bring; a. if love wer'
mot the condition of their healthy
life and growth; as if; indeed, on
could help it. ;'.,'::-: ..
| If Mary Ann ever thought sh
| loved her children too much, it wa
not while they were with her; no
| while their 'clinging arms, their ca
ressing hands, their sweet voices
filled her heart with earth's intenses
| rapture; not while they made all th
world bright and beautiful to her
not while she was the happiest 4
women when their dark and brigh
heads lay together in the crib at he
side all through the night, and sh
heard their soft breathing, or awok
in the morning to the ripple of bab.
laughter, or even the moan Of bab,
pain. - - '''.' ''-
i No; she was never "Poor Mar
Ann" while she had her babies, an
food and fire for them and Dan. %zs]
! it could have" lasted!' But wwhe