The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20
fall, "disgracefully; and SO 1 shall tell
him whom I GOO him

fall. "disgracefully and so 1 shall tell
him when l see him."
By-and- by, however, her anger began
to vanish, md her reflections with regard
to Jack were of q milder description.
Had she not been a little hasty with him2
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 chucklc; 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 a great
companion to his father, so that he
should learn as soon as possible to enter
into all his parents plans2 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 some truth in the ad.
vice. Perhaps poor Jack had come home
tired, quite worn out, and in no humor
for baby's company, so no wonder he had
been a 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-
c%lusion, she could no longer restrain her
grief, but burst into a 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 l 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. l know | was an awful
brute, but | was not feeling very fit not
that is any excuse for the way | 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, | want you to forgive me.
l am SO sorry | 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 80. 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 a visit tC
the cause of all the trouble, and
this was not forgotten, as after q
minute or two May and Jack proceeded
to the nursery, and as baby happened tc
be enjoying his bottle, he CHANGED to bC
in a very good temper.
Accordingly, when he saw his parents
he condescended to look up for a mo
ment from his meal, and give them
most amiablc smile-a little rapid, per
haps, but still very well-meaning, so tina
nothing was wanting to complete thC
family felicity.
After this little episode everything
went considerably smoother. May re
realized that a man of thirty, and an in
FAINT of four months are not very congcn
ial companions, seeing they can ~scarcel.
be said to have many ideas in common
and that the former decidedly objects t.
be deserted for the latter; whilst Jack OF
his part began to comprehend what al
unfailing ource of interest and amuse
ment a baby is to w~omankind in general
and its mother in particular, and 81
learned to make allowances for the ran
lures with which his wife viewed thei
child. Having arrived, therefore, at
better understanding OIL the subject, j
never again caused any trouble, and
you were now to ask his parents abou
him, they would tell you that since tina
time baby has never been anything t
them but a bond of union.