The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-08-11

gentleman WIFI the DlaCK muStaSn Marie
put me to bed when the sun was shining.
she was going to put Robby to bed two but
Robby is only baby and he yield Mama
Mama. Marie said tails tot petit diable and
she rocked him hard. The waiter that
kisses Marie on the beech when | amt look
ing came to the door and said she must
hurry up if she expected to go with him
and have any fun at the danse. She said
this petit dable wont go to sleep she rocked
him hard and Robby cried loud all the time.
He wasn't sleepy.
l told Marie SO and she said he was
thirsty and gave him somthing to drink out
of spoon and then he went to sleep.
| went to sleep two Il when it was dark
in the night l woke up. There was big
moon but the corners We're all black and.
saw the big wolf that Marie tells me about
standing in black corner. Iddent screagh
because my throat hurt me so | couldent
but | covered up my head and prayed. l
prayed Now lay me down to sleep because
that was all l could think of but there's
nothing about a wolf in it, | guess God
knew | meant about the wolf
In good while Marie came in softly and
when | said o Marie the wolf was here she
said quick did Robbie wake up. said no.
n | chung to her dress when she went to
Robby's crib she had light.
Robby was fast asleep and Marie tried to
wake him up. l said what makes you
wake him up? Marie dident slap me then
she looked at me most awful and she
dragged me to my bed and put me in and
cuvered me up and said if l dident 90 to
sleep with my face to the wall she would
bring the wolf SO l lied very still. Maries
voice was queer as if she had cold and
she kept shaking Robby and trying to wake
him up. then she said Sainte Verge and
then she told me not to stir or she would
bring the wolf and | heard her open her
trunk and take things out of it quick and
softly and she said if l wasent still devels
would cat me. l screaghed and she put
her hand over my mouth and said she
would keep the wolf and the devels away
if | was still as a mouse & shut my eyes
and put my fingers in my ears. | did that
for about good while and went to sleep.
When | woke up again it was dark
almost and l couldn't see the moon l calld
Marie and then l crept over to her bed. it
was all white and Marie wasent in it |
cried out very loud and fell on the floor
then | climbed into little Robbys crib and
laid down by him. Robby was all cold and
| covered him up and said now l lay me
twice Once for him because hes a baby
and can't say his prayers. And put my
arms round him to make him warm and |
went to sleep. When l woke up to day it
was sunshiney it was childrens dinner
time, great many people all the walters
and chambermaids and gentlemen and ladys
were all round our crib.
A lady said o poor little thing take her
away They lifted me out on the floor and
gentleman said o no she may tell US
about it. l said where is Marie Robby
must get up and be dressed and lady stood
befor the crib and l said is he asleep! She
said yes he is asleep where is Marie; told
them perhaps the wolf had eaten her up
but l don't believe that much when the
sun shines, l told them all that had hap.
pcned in the night like have told you;
| Everybody looked strange and said Marie
was wicked and would be tryed and hunged
if they cought her | laughed and said l
was glad she had gone because she slapped
us and hoped nobody wouldent catch her.
l said I could dress my little brother.
All the ladies said no no. And lady
cryed and kissed me and said she was going
to dress him but l must be good and 60 to
Mamas room. l told that lady don't cry
because Marie went away. | won't cry for
her I'm glad But that lady said she would
dress Robby so | went to Mamas room A
strange gentleman was there who looked
very sorry and more people too and he said
something to mama
l saw my mama fall down on the floor
all white and she said I'm punished o my
Baby. l said Mama don't cry that lady
will dress the Baby. That strange gentle
man gave Mama something out of a little
bottle and he made Bridget the chamber
maid take me down on the beech.
Bridget rocked herself and cryed and
told me stories and was good to me. She
dident slap ME like Marie. Bridget said
Marie was frinch divil and she had gone
away in the night and nobody wont find
her any more. ] am glad of that Papa
came down to the beech for me
Bridget said the telegraf had brought
him from New York quick. he kissed me
but he was so white and his lips were white
and his hands We're cold. | ran to our
room to see Robby. The strange man that
looked sorry was there My papa said is
Their no hope doctor The man said none
papa cryed out loud.
| ran to my mamas room she was in
chair all still like picture. Her eyes
were big and her hair was all over her
butiful dress.
l said mama and she threw up her arms
and said O so loud o my baby my baby
Then some people sent me away but Robby
was asleep on Mama's bed but they wouldn't
let me kiss him or 60 near him Robby was
all white
Papa's eyes are all red | showed him
the letter 1 wrote yesterday to make him
laugh. he doesn't laugh He says write
my little girl, write all you can think of
then you shall kiss your little brother.
Papa says to the strange man Are there
no mothers nowadays doctor and papa cries
more. Hush the doctor says she is to be
pitted this blow has almost killed her
Papa says write my darling write. Doc
tor this child shall write all this as lesson
to some other gay mother.
My hair is all wet papa cries so. Excuse
my bad writing | never wrote such long
letter befor. papa will take me to Robby
now He says for the last time for the last
time. My little boy my little boy. l
feel bad too but l don't see what papa