Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-21

visitor departed, uncomfortably con-
scious Of ten weary eyes and five pallid,
punched faces.
Crossing her own doorway, Mrs. Tur-
moyle was greeted by q merry duet.
No school No school ~
Then the tenor solo.
"Won't you make some hobs for my
kite, mamma There's such splen-
did wind !"
Followed by II sweet soprano.
And oh, mamma, you promised the
first holiday you would trim my dolls
bonnet"
II ant kite, too" struck in Mark.
ooh, let me get my BREATH" cried
the little woman. Where is your hat,
TomW
ooh, forgot" said Tom, sweeping il
of with profound bow. Here, take
this chair. And let me take your bon
net and sncqua mp stairs. You are tir-
ed. Never mind bobs if you are very
tired"
"Ill help make them" said Bessie;
"and I'll 90 watch Tom, Mamma, if
you don't feel like making the bonnet"
Turmoylc, looking from one round,
rosy face to the other, marking the
sturdy limbs and dancing eyes. To be
sure, the hnir Of all three must be re-
duced from ~ state Of rebellion before
they were presentnble ut table, and
soap and water were pleasant sugges-
tions in the maternal eyes. There was
perfect health and happiness, if their
voices were shrill and their boots
noisy.
ave been to see Mrs Stone" she
said, when, washed and combed, her
children gathered around her to wait
for papa and dinner, land wondered
if ! could ever make my children rs
quiet and orderly ~ hers are"
"Wilic Stone il il milk-sopl" said
Tom, contcmptuously, "always crying
because his head aches. lie can't play
anything, and darcn't move for fear Of
spelling his clothes. Wouldn't play
football for fcnr OF getting dust on his
boots. There's y nice boy for you! He
might as VOL be n girl NJ once"
"Ana, mother the teacher had to
write note to Mrs. Stone the day John
Gray spilled the ink on Maud's apron.
She was so afraid to go home it WIS
awful. She said her mother would
whip her and keep her on bread and
water II whole dmy. Mrs Lee told her
to say it was not her fault, but she said
her mother would not believe her"
"Dinner and hero comes pnpa!"
cried Tom.
Mr.. Turmoyle came in with II grave
lnco. lle made no comment on the
holiday, but stopped to kiss the rosy
faces with unwonted Tenderness. After
dinner he sent the children To the nur-
sery, md said to his wife who had anx-
iously watched his clouded face:
"rilio, met DR.. Holmes on my way
home, md he tells me that there have
been three cases Of scarlet fever from
tho school 1t is raging fearlully he
says"
Mrs. Turmoylo turned very pale.
ain the SCHOOL, she murmured.
"Well, among the scholars"
There was little moro to shy, but tho
heart of each parent sent up petition
To kind and heavenly Father, TO keep
tho plague from their door.
Yet 1t came. "A week later Mark sick
enod, and in three days moro all three
were down. Tcnderest nursing loving
caro- and unexpected docilty Of patients
brought the little Turmoylos safely out
npon tho road to health again.
i'no most nauscous medicines were
swallowed it mamma CohXed, and the
most stringent stiffness was observed
when papa was discovered to have tears
in his eyes nj Bcssie's crib
The day thechildren assembled III the
sitting room for their first tea-drinking
was gala day, but papa was observed
to have n sad face.
"Whilo we are thankful, dear chill.
dron,' liz said, "for our blessings, let
us not forget to sympathzo with the sou
rows of others. Willie and Maud Stone
were buried to-day, and Amy will he
deaf for life. The others are still very
ILL.,"
At bedtime, when the children slept
tho sleep Of eonyalcscenco, MIR. Iur-
moyle came To the nursery, where his
little buc.eyed wife WAS laying out the
morning clothing.
"rlllic," he said, drawing tho little
woman close in his strong arms, Il had
n long talk with pr Holmes to-day, and
cannot rest until thank YOU Tor our
unbroken nursery Tonight. NeXttoGod
you saved the children,
Il am sure you never spared yourself
in pursing," said Mrs. rurmoylc.
The nursing was the smallest part
Of il. Dir. Holmes says II was not the
scarlet fever that killed stones child
rem, but their mothers system, The
fever found ovcr-taxed brains, bodies
weakened hy want Of exercise, tenn
pers made sullcn by deprivation of
all childish pleasures. They were
nurscd rs system, no allowance made
for suffering or weakness, and tho TIVE
that are gone hut precede the two now
seriously i'll. they recover from .hc
fever, they will never reach maturity
unless the mother sees her error. You
may thank Your wiie's management for
your own children hc said to me;
there was something 10 build on III the
sturdy frames Of these yonng savagos. /"
Mrs Stone rnlld sep no fault IN her