The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-05
THE NEW BABY.

sheD the good liitls boy. sho Away
minded bic ma, bAd hull pail 81 rad ~
Piles gin to him. And Babe vss lootin
up Into my face With her big, b'ne srsy
eyes . shiniu. and her golden yellow hsi
fsllin back from her little eager. happy
upiurned face.
When oil Of sudden the kitchen doc
opened and Miss Psley came 10. snd be
fore she bad been there some time, sh'
says to Babe. s-xinkin to me st The SAM
time
Your pose 10 broke nov. young lsjyl
Babe put her little fingers up to he
nose and felt OF II. And ! wioked 10 Mia
Pisley TO not ssy no more. for l knew shs
she meant, knew she meant that Thorn
% J.ffersons little new bsby would crowd
Babe, our Tizh Anus little daughter
out Of our hearts.
Bat Miss Pi1lsy vent right on. She il
. oil maiden. aud hss had Ave dissppoin
ments, aud they have embitied her. And
says ,he to Babe
Little SNOW. the new baby will take youI
place now, in Grsndms's heart.
Babe looked troubled; on the smooth
little brow ! could zee fall the tist faint
shadow OF that great black shape thst VT
call jeslousy. Her big. sweet eyes look
as II they was cIoudin' up nicely fol
tears.
And | wuuk seversr aud more vigeleDl
wiuks than | had ,wunk before at Misi
PiIley to stopl II ever wink spoke
them did, to stop immesidly.
But she kept right on. Poor creeter.
sp, 2, them dissppoiutments wss the cause
ont. Sue kept right on. aud ses che
You won't be Grsndms's baby any more
now; she has gol somebody else TO love
nov.
And then the cloud did break into rain
fall OF tears Babe jest broke out s'cry IN
and spuggled down into my arms. sud
laid her wet cheeks on my bosom. through
the force OF old custom, and. anon! (how
m much like olded human creeters accord
in' to her sizs), she drew her bead away
o. II ssyin'-
l cant lay my head there any more. II
the love has gone out Of the heart it wont
rest me nor comfort me no more to lay
there.
Aud rridc woke up 10 her; she was too
proud to make q fuss, or beg for love
How much, bow much like big children
50 she sot up kinder straight in my lsp,
with her pretty lips . quiverin. aud the
tears s,runniDg' down her cheeks.
And l riE right up with Babe 10 my
arms and went out Of tho room pretty
quick. but not vigelent
JosiAh was there. wouldn't misuse
Mise Pixley OWN to the six or seven
things mentioned by me prior and before
this. But felt that must make 1t right
With Babe that very minute
knew how che felt wounded love.
and pride, and Jealousy. etc
knew that . few syllables Of about the
hardest lessons OF life had come TO Babe,
and | must help her spell 'em;l must
help her with her lesscD.
SoIt,ok her right iu,o the psrIor and
set down with her 10 the big chair. and
never said . word Tor . minute or two.
only held Der clost TO me. aud kissed the
sbinin' hair tbs, lay up sssiust my cheek.
She = strugglin' 1t fret; jealousy and
prides nsegin' her. and she Ut 6rst s'not
beiu 'able to bear any voices only jest them
OF jealousy and pride lest like older chill
dren exactly.
But sitter while, l held her 30 warm
and stiddy. with my cheek s'lsyin' on the
pretty bead. the stiddy. firm clasp and
contact sort o cslmed her. and then. anon
she drew one little arm up around my
neck. aud anon the other one. and look
ed down deep into her eyes. right into the
little tine soul, aud that little true soul
ssw the truth 10 mine.
Words couldn't have convinced Babe 50
we'll ~ ,hsi look thAt shs had learnt 10
depend IN
Love hiss language that iboush may
be II cant be exactly ps,sed aud snsi, z d.
YET il c.o be understood exactly. entir-i,
usdpisiooi. aud Babe zee that ! loved
her.
AID then Vas the time that that SWEET
little crreter put up her Arms aud kissed
me. sni ,sys. soit o. low like, but very
tender -
s.ee,be.ut you knos ! Il bov much |
love you. don't your
Aud then Kissed her ssvarsI iints 10
ysrious places on her face. every one ob
.em suest piscss. Add th-n ] vent on sud
talked dreifui good to Babe sboot The mes
baby. | copfied ia her. told her sll sbout
bos The little nes soni he'd come. IN
kuosn 10 itself. here into . gres'. strange
world, hos helpless 4 vas how weak snd
hos xe must al help y. sod Try to make
Il feel at bone amongst US.
And l trirj 10 explain 1t 10 her. hos
thst a. she hsi come hrst she osei ;
csurtsy TO The psu comTr. ard that she
u ut be ready and ~iliin' 10 nrisLbor
silh her. diiD't ose i.s. ibose sords,
bot them wss my idea.
/ told bef hos bind the little cresier
su. and Babe. il only ou, Of poli,sness.
% asi try 10 sse for her. i-si bsr sfrsieb,
over vsys shs tneW poshin' sbcus. snd
keep her from bsrnin' hersslf.
Hos Baby Stov couldns talk Tor ker.
sslf ii oil nov. aud Babe must talk ios