Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-20
all, "disgracefully; and so l shall tell


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By-and-by however, her anger began
to vanish, and her reflections with regard
to Jack were of a milder description.
Had she not been little hasty with him
After all, might he not, perhaps, have
reason to complaint OF course it was
difficult to understand any one being
bored by baby, with his funny little ways
and odd little chuckle; but still, what
had her dear old mother said, when she
had told her of her plan of bringing him
up from his earliest infancy to be great
companion to his father, so that he
should learn as soon as possible to enter
into all his parents plans9 Take care,
my DEAR" had been her mothers words,
"that you don'tgive Jack too much of a
good thing"
Well, she had laughed at the time,
but was there not come truth in the ad
vlce2 Perhaps poor lark had como homo
tired, quite worn out, and in no humor
for baby's company, so no wonder he had
been little impatient. There was no
doubt he was really very good tempered /;
he could not have been feeling so bright
as usual, or he would not have been an
noyed. 1t was all her fault for teasing
him with her nonsense, and she ought
to be ashamed of herself Yes, his
health was rapidly being ruined, and it
was entirely her own doing; upon which,
having arrived at this melancholy con-
clusion, she could no longer restrain her
grief, but burst into flood of tears"
1t was at this stage of the proceedings,
and while she was sobbing most vehe-
mently, she felt her husbands strong
arms round her, as he said gently
Don't cry, little woman. I'm awful
ly sorry for all said"
Then, as she looked up at him with a
loving though rather watery smile, he
continued regretfully
81 can't think what made me behave
to you as did. know l was an awful
brute, but was not feeling very fit; not
that is any excuse for the way l spoke to
you. But please forgive me, darling"
Mays answer to this somewhat in
coherent speech was to throw her arms
round Jacks neck and give him a good
hug, as she said, impulsively:
"Why, Jack, l want you to forgive me.
am so sorry l lost my temper"
''My dear, you have no reason to apol-
ogize," he replied. 81 am sure wonder
you did not give it to me as hot as l de-
served, and 1t is only because you are
the dearest little girl that ever lived that
you did not do so. But let us forget the
unpleasant business and kiss and be
friends" saying which, he suited the
action to word, and the reconciliation
was complete.
The only thing that now remained
to be done was to pay visit to
the cause of all the trouble, and
this was not forgotten, as after a
minute or two May and Jack proceeded
to the nursery, and as baby happened to
be enjoying his bottle, he CHANGED to be
in very good temper,
Accordingly, when he saw his parents,
he condescended to look up for mo-
ment from his meal, and give them a
most amiable smile-a little rapid per-
haps, but still very well-meaning, so that
nothing was wanting to complete the
family felicity.
After this little episode everything
went considerably smoother. May re-
realized that man of thirty, and an in
fant of four months are not very congen-
ial companions, seeing they can scarcely
be said to have many ideas in common,
and that the former decidedly objects to
be deserted for the latter; whilst Jack on
his part began to comprehend what an
unfailing source of interest and amuse.
ment baby is to womankind in general,
and its mother in particular, and so
learned to make allowances for the rap,
lures with which his wife viewed their
child. Having arrived, therefore, at a
better understanding on the subject it
never again caused any trouble, and il
you were now to ask his parents about
him, they would tell you that since that
time baby has never been anything to
them but bond of union.