Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-17

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The infant. feeling Id tnak xirfuoua frame
ol m;nd We all enjoy when We have been
saving thing very righteous and moral.
whatever our acts may Be.
Ia the meanwhile the unfortunate OBJ
ieck Of the nurses displeasure was sit
ting ii her room weeping bitterly, All
her dignity and temper washed away by
her tears
L must Be acknowledged that II was
some time before May arrived ct this
state Of penitence. At first she could
think Of nothing but the contempt with
which she considered Jack had treated
her son; it was this, she told herself,
that wounded her even more than the
way he had spoken to her.
he had not kissed it when he came IN,
had expressed no desire TO look at Its
mouth ard judge for himself rs to
whether the tooth would be long IN
coming (which was what any one with
even moderate share Of fatherly feeling
would have donel. and, in fact. he had
behaved disgracefully.
Yes, disgracefnlly, she repeated to
herself, as she sat BY her window look
ing out into tho winters gloom, with
flushed cheeks and eyes full Of angry
tears, which she was too proud to let
fall. 'disgracefully; and 80 ! shall tell
him when / see him.
By-and By, however, her anger began
to vanish, and her reflections with regard
to Jack were Of q milder description.
Had she not been little hasty with him9
After all, might he not, perhaps, have
reason to complaint OF course II was
difficult to understand any one being
bored by baby, with his funny little ways
and odd little chuckle; but still, what
mad her dear old mother said, when she
had told her of her plan Of bringing him
up from his earliest infaucytO be great
companion TO his father, so that he
should learn as soon as possible TO enter
into all his parents plansg Take care,
my dear, had been her mothers words,
s'that you don't give Jack too much of o
good thing"
Well, she had laughed at the time,
but was there not some truth in the ad
vice7 Perhaps poor Jack had come home
tired, quite worn out, and in no humor
for baby company, 50 no wonder he had
been q 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. It 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 q food Of tears. "
It 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.
~ sorry for all said. /"
Then, as she looked up at him with o
loving though rather watery smile, he
continued regretfullv
81 can't think what made me behave
to you as I did know / was an awful
brute, but was not feeling very it; not
that is any excuse for the way / spoke to
you. But please forgive me, darling
Nays answer to this somewhat in
coherent speech was to throw her arms
round Jacks neck and give him q good
hug, as she said, impulsively:
Why, Jack, want you to forgive me,
e@AAA
Ny dear, you have no reason to apol-
0gize, he replied II am sure | wonder
you did not give it to me as hot as de-
served. and It 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
70 be done was TO pay visit to
the cause Of all the trouble, and
this was not forgotten. as after q
minute OF two May and Jack proceeded
70 the NURSERY, and as baby happened to
be enjoying his bottle, he CHANGED 70 be
IN very good temper.
Accordingly, when he saw his parents.
he c0ndescended 70 look Up for mo-
ment from bis meal, and give them
most amiable smile-a little rapid. per-
haps. but still very well-Ineaning, 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
FAINT Of four months are not very conQen-
lal companions, seeing they can scarcely
be said to have many ideas in common.
and that the former decidedly objects I'd
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 ia general.
and IFS mother In raarkiculnr and ~