The Princeton union., 1880-10-28
A SUMMERS TRIP.
BY LIZZIE r. M'K1ENEY,

"Pwease, mamma, let Fweddie go.
Fweddie 'ants to go fwisin', too. Fwed-
die likes to fwis so bad"
And the little 3-year-old stood twirl-
ing his tiny straw hat, his great plead
ing eyes full of tears as he watched his
''pwetty young mamma" as he called
her, pack her vallse for an early start,
for she and Fwed's" papa were q very
essential part of very gay party that
were to leave the next morning for sew
eral weeks shooting and fishing at the
lakes.
"Oh, Fred, dear, run away; don't
tease mamma, please, when she is so
busy! Here take mammals boots down
to Norah, and tell her to polish them ;
that's a darling little man."
"But Fwed amt man. 'Fwed's
mammals dear, darling little baby boy!' ,
zats fwat mamma always says, only
when she wants Fwed to stay at home.
Fwed don't want to be o. man. Fwed
wants to be little boy and do wiz NAM
ma. Pwease. mamma ]"
And the tears now became full
grown sobs, as he caught her around the
neck and clung to her with all the
strength of his baby arms, as she leaned
forward to hand him the boots.
"Ah all ! mamma didn't think her
10y was such q baby as all this H.! Come,
run down stairs now." and she loosened
the plump little arms. Mamma don't
want to have to be cross to her little
Fred. Run fast, now, and when you
come back we'll rock and sing and send
nurse clear off and mammau put her
little boy to bed herself. Won't that be
nice?"
And Fred, with q shadow of smile,
though the deep, quivering sighs at
tested that the cry was not all gone yet,
battered off down stairs, dangling NAM
mas dainty boots, intent upon the errand
to be performed.
"Why can't you take him?" asked
"Papa Harry" who outside of the home
circle was known as DR.. Leslie. 'sIt's
too bad to leave the poor little fellow, I
declare it takes away all the pleasure
of the trip. Come, Min, what do you
say ? let's take him."
swell, DR.. Leslie, ,eyou may take him
and your daughter, too, if you desire !;
less as anxious to 'fwis as Fred is.
But, as for me, I want little recreation
and rest, and if you take them you will
assume the entire responsibility-babies,
nurse and all. You gentlemen talk very
magnanimously indeed, but you take a
mothers place for just one week, and
the probability is that you would not
run away for little while, but alto
gether. I do truly believe that L don t
take a half dozen steps day when at
home that either Fred or Bess, or both,
are not after me. I sometimes think if
there was single place about the prem
ises that I could slip to for just two
minutes and be alone, I should be ex-
tremely grateful. Yesterday, I laid
down for short nap, and hadn't more
than got settled and closed my eyes
when felt q scrambling on the side of
the bed, and in a moment Fred's arms
were around my neck and his little hand
patting me on the cheek, as he nestled
up close and whispered: Mamma
dothe you lug your little Fwed?' with such
irresistible sweetness that Of course
said 'good-by to sleep, and turned to
receive his caresses and, in fact, that
is the way my maps usually end ); both
he and Bess usually take that time to
tNooeAS AiS VI lllClI tuCCGlO1l, Cl1Sl
innocent hearts. But still, do really
get nervous and tired sometimes"
"Well, little wife, I do sympathize
with you and all the rest of womankind
IN all your trials and vexations," said
DIR. Leslie, as with caresssing move
ment he drew his wife to him. "But
then, dear, this would be a desolate
world to us without our babies, after all.
But 1 presume they will do very well
without us for little while. The best
place for children, after all, is at home,
and Norah seems to be perfectly good
and trusty; SO don't worry about it. ]
know you do need rest; and we want a
little more of the old color here, too, y
and he playfully pinched the slightly
tinted cheeks.
Il am sure, Harry, that you know
there are none who sacrifice themselves
to their children more than do" con.
tinued Mrs. Leslie. ssThere is Mrs.
Col. Brighton scolds me continually
she scarcely sees her children day il
and day out-leaves them almost en-