The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-01

when have time"
/ The time did not come until the
next afternoon, for il was ironing-day.
and rainy, 50 that the children were
in the house, and noisy Kitty burnt
her finger and had TO be amused, and
the babv's eve tooth came through.
altogether il was one of those DAYS
which are not good TO remember !;
and il was not until late in the after
noon when the baby had dropped
asleep in her lap that Mrs. Davidson
had time to pull The little card ont of
her pocket and study over it awhile.
AT length she laid the baby softly
in Its bed and with one of Johnnie's
blunt pencils began 10 draw.
What YOU dom, mammal" de-
manded Johnnie.
Making picture isn't it pretty ?"
No" replied Master Truthful lit
is just like papa's that he does every
night"
ut isn't just like papa's picture.
Isn't mine the least bit prettier than
his"
Johnnie scanned it critically. 81
don't see that it is one bit better" he
said, at length, with nod of his wise
little head.
"Well, may he not" said mamma.
with sigh. Just then baby stirred,
50 she was hushed and rocked, while
the mother thought and planned.
All. if AL the plans and hopes of the
rocking mos hers could but be fulfilled
They must hope while they rock or
their hearts would sicken; they must
pray while they rock or their hearts
would break.
Listen. Do YOU hear the steady
rocking above your head now For
hours 1t has not ceased, or only for a
few moments. But all that the out !
side world has brought to the rocker
to-day she has weighed as she sat
there, and to it added her hopes, her
fears. her prayers.
God only knows how much of the .
compassion and heavenly minded pa
thence of this world have come
through the steady judgments of these
home keeping women. The world
would miss them sorely should they
die out Of it,
The little card was restored TO Mrs.
DavidsonS pocket and bided its time.
John was detained down town and did
not reach home until past ten o'clock. .
wait moment, John. before YOU
60 up stairs. | want to show YOU
something. said the wife, pulling the
bit of card out of her pocket; and.
John, dear, We must have another
load Of coal. We have been very
careful, but the weather is so cold Just
now" !
But Johns eyes were on the card:
"Who did this he asked, excitedlv. .
Il did. Will it help YOU any ?"
"Why Minnie" he cried, striking
the table a heavy blow and sprinsing
up, its done, my dear, and YOU have
done it,"
I'm sure I'm very glad, John"
she replied; "but. please don't wake
the baby" .
People said that John Davidson Wa,
a lucky man to make such sum of
money out of so simple patent. The
doubleback action car-window- fasten-
ing was introduced everywhere. All
the new car-iines adopted il. all the
old ones put it OH to replace others
and John was getting rich. His wife
still sat and rocked and rejoiced and
there was not an atom OF self compla-
cent feeling in her mind.
When John furnished new house,
presented it to his wife. people said.
How kind" but he said to her. lit
is yours Minnie YOU earned it,"
John" she said to him one dav,
"that great lecturer on women is
coming here again. DO you remember
his lecture last YEAR, How anxiou,
he was that all women should march
20 the front in litt's battle | am
afraid | shall never come 10 the
front.