New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-18

Marshall since can remember When
we were two little tots with gingham
sunbonnets on we began to play to-
gether in the fields. I don knowwhy
it is, but love Clara the best of any
of my schoolfriends. 1t is a great dis
appointment to me, but wouldn't
have Charles or the children know 1T
tor anything,
After Aunt Mercy had been IN the
Afford household week, the boys had
found a place for their hats, bats, and
everything else that belongs to boys
treasures, and Harry and Lettie not
only kissed their mother when they
went off, but relieved her of many du-
ties while they were at home which
she had been in the habit OF doing for
them. Aunt Mercy brought this new
state of things about with her usual
good common sense, tact and dlscre-
ton
ssYour dear mother is SO good said
Aunt Mercy. s1She always was just so
good when she was a little girl, always
fulfilling the scripture Injunction In
honor preferring one another. She
always prefers everybody before her
self-the most unselfish person l ever
saw. If there's anything that think
is unjust and mean, it is to impose on
a person O. such a nature-taklng
advantage OF a PERSONS love for us by
letting them give up pleasures for our
sakes /"
The children had never thought OF
imposing upon their mother; such a
dear good mother as she had always
been to them But they were old
enough and sensible enough to see the
matter in the same light as Aunt Mer-
cy did, after she had talked with them.
A fortnight before the wedding, Let
tie had private conference with her
father.
"Now, papa she said, eve must
get mother off to Mrs. Marshall,s sill
yer wedding
sNothing to hinder, is there2" asked
Mr.. Afford.
II am going to attend to the house
keeping" said Lefty, very gravely,
'sbut mamma cam t go without d new
black silk dress,
s'Why doesn't she get one then?''
ooh, papa you know how mamma
H. kCIlG sUlll!lAS VIC iISeo ~ IllCIiLy
things that she doesn't want TO take
the money for herself. Now, Henry is
going to put in his monthly allowance
for next month to the black silk
fund, and I'm going to give up the
white cashmere dress and the dotted
Swiss this summer. We children have
never sacrificed anything for dear
mamma; she has done all the sacri-
ficing in this family
Mr.. Afford was a man of business.
Everything in his home ran without
any friction. There was no fretting
ever heard within its walls, no com
plants; the little wife managed every
thing He had never thought much
about the strength of heart and arm
that We're requisite to carry on such a
/ complication OF machinery so noise
lessly.
.Lettie," said her father, styour
mother is the best woman in the
world" His face seemed to reflect
some new light just then, which had
all at once dawned upon his mind; and
he threw down his ledger and went out
of the Office with his daughter to buy
the new silk dress.
''The children all want to give some
thing toward it, said Lett1e Eve
want to surprise mamma with the
dress and put on the outside Of the
package, ssFrom papa and the chill
dren"
Mr.. Afford bought the silk-one OF
the highest priced ones in the store.
Doesn't your mother want some
lace to trim it with? I think I heard
! her say once that she was quite par
tial to handsome lace"
eyes, papa, it ought to- be trimmed
with lace"
A number OF yards OF. beautiful lace
was bought. The next morning when
Patience Afford awoke at an early
hour as it was usual for ner to do,
she found a package lying on thetable
in her room directed to her. When
she opened it, and saw the dress, and
read the words: aFor the dearest,
best, most loving and self-sacriticing
OF mothers, from papa and the chill
dren, the tears fell down from her ewes.
like rain.
For the wedding, mamma, for the
weddingl" cried the children, bursting
into the room at that moment "Let-
tie is going 20 keep house and take
care OF us while you are gone. and we
are going to be just as good as we can
be"
The children all kissed their mother
that morning, as they had always
done before, but somehow the kisses
meant more that morning than they
had ever meant before
II am SO glad have seen Patience
Affords Children said Aunt Mercy.
when she returned home s.They are
such good children, every one OF them. ;,