. Babyhood . voided if possible. It once happened thatI was in the room where a young motherlay very ill; there were already three littleones in the home, but the night before anaccident had occurred that resulted in themothers losing the promised baby that was BAB YHOOD 223 to have been No. 4 some months grandma entered while I was there,and, bending down to kiss her daughter,found in her eyes. Mercy! what are you crying for? Notbecause you lost it ? I should think youwould be thankful, with three already. Well, I am not, mother. I had begunto love it, as I did all the rest,


. Babyhood . voided if possible. It once happened thatI was in the room where a young motherlay very ill; there were already three littleones in the home, but the night before anaccident had occurred that resulted in themothers losing the promised baby that was BAB YHOOD 223 to have been No. 4 some months grandma entered while I was there,and, bending down to kiss her daughter,found in her eyes. Mercy! what are you crying for? Notbecause you lost it ? I should think youwould be thankful, with three already. Well, I am not, mother. I had begunto love it, as I did all the rest, when I firstknew it was coming And the patient turned her face, with its silly (?) tears, away fromview. I have not had to imagine even one ofmy cases ; they are genuine, sad as it mayseem. Still, like the clear shining afterrain, one loves to think of the many mo-thers throughout the land who love theirlittle ones, and look eagerly forward toBabyhood and other good counsellors toaid them in their happy


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