Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
TWO PICTURES.
Sketches Illustrating the Methods OF
Two Mothers.

want to do some s-h-o-p-p-l-n-g,
she spehed. with significant glance
towards Harry. You can stay an
hour, can't you?"
Just as well as not" replied Mrs.
Graham. you won't be long. sup
poser
"Sh-sh!" with another glance tow
ard Harry mo longer than l have to
you may be sure"
where you going, mamma?' cried
Harry.
-Nowhere," replied Mrs. Bridges,
warning her mother with eye and
head shake not TO betray her. You
come now, Harry, and take your nap
Il don't want any nap, / want to go
with you"
II tell you I'm not going anywhere"
Here" whispering to her mother,
you take Harry into the kitchen, and
give him an apple. l have got my hat
and jacket in the front ROOM and can
slip away and he not know it."
Mrs. Graham nodded understand
ingly, and then inquired, What shall
do if the baby cries?"
"Oh. there's milk in the refrigera-
tor, and you can make her a sugar
comforter. That usually quiets her.
Now, Harry, go into the kitchen with
grandma. She wants to give you an
apple"
Harry obeyed, and Mrs. Bridges
congratulated herself on the success
of her ruse; but before she had sue
ceeded in placing her hat-pins in po-
sition, however, Harry was by her
side. crying: Il want to go, too,
mamma. Take me!'
ooh, dear! l thought was rid OF
you. Well, l suppose you've made up
your mind to go, so may as well give
in. Come along, then, but you'll have
to put down that apple"
Eager to go, the child laid the ap-
pie on a chair, suffered his face to be
washed without protest, and was soon
trotting by his mothers side, chatting
ieyously. But the afternoon did not
prove wholly delightful. He did not
walk fast enough, and so had to be
ierked along. He could not jump
over the cutters, and had to be lifted
across by one arm. He was not al
lowed to look at the pretty things IN
the windows, but was held fast by the
hand, with his nose close up to the
dreary dress goods counter, hidden
smotheringly away in the skirts of the
crowd of women shoppers. HIS
mother would not buy the toys he
wanted, and slapped him when he de-
manded them. Altogether the trip
was disappointment, only mitigated
by the bag of bonbons from which he
smeared face and fingers, and made
himself being to be avoided by all
who desired not to have him become
personally adherent to themselves.
1t was five o'clock when Mrs.
Bridges hurried pantingly into her
home; for the cries of the baby had
reached her even in the street, as she
drew near.
"Oh. dear! has she cried all the
time?"
Pretty near all the time" respond
ed Mrs. Graham, who was walking the
floor. tossing the wailing child from
side to side in vain effort to still It's
noise. Il fed her milk. and ! made
some panada, and some catnip tea;
but nothing did her any good. she
must have collie. See how she draws
I'D her feet. If / could have found the
paregoric or some whiskey' couiu
have got her still"
Here, give her to mel painted the
mother, not stopping to take OF her
hat She was heated win ias. wan
ing, worried by her anxiety; put she
49,
did not hesitate on that account, pu'
hastily gave the breast 10 the paps'
who seized 1t with apparent avldity. :,
See there! She IS most starved
asserted Mrs. Bridges for rev
moments it seemed as II TINS mish'
be true, and that, munger pelne ap-
peased, quiet might be hoped lor' out
such was not the case. the cries were
soon resumed with increased VIoiene
In vain did the mother Joit the paus,
turn it on its face across her troteiis
knee and pat its back Al last, "ea-
ried and discouraged, dose OF par
egoric was administered, ana the niue
one sank into an unconscious staue
and was tucked into its cradle py the
worried mother, VINO hao 10" " nui
ry to get supper. She maze an eHor'
to put Harry to bed before supper,
but in vain. The child struggled ana
kicked and screamed. He roiieo al,
over the floor in his efforts 10 aVoio
being put into his night-dress.
II want my supper! l want my sup
peri" he cried at the top OF ms voice
and was only pacified when the motn'
er assured him he need not go 70 peg
but could have his supper. seated a,
the table, he demanded every ai.io !
food in slght' ale ii'ue'
gooa .., yea ~ bic nIete and holding
Io - ,,,;,t tightly grasped in one
NE .Au ,,s forr IN the other.
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