fashioned cradle which she plied
with her toe, while she read the
religious half of the N. Y. Observer.
After two days she quailed before
the requirements of nervous sensitive
baby that must be held[?] walked
with, coaxed into reconcilement
with a new life. The situation is
terrible to me to-day in remembrance
- I can best show it by commercial
debit and credit
     She must retire early and sleep
          late.
     She must have [?] and pie
          for breakfast
     She must read the Observer at all
          times
     She must never walk with baby--

     She must live as if a farmer at
          home
My debt--, how can I sum it?
She would leave me for an hour