CONTENTS.[TAKING COMFORT.][CHILDREN—A FAMILY SCENE.][LOSING ONE'S TEMPER.][TROUBLE WITH SERVANTS.][HAVEN'T THE CHANGE.][OLD MAIDS' CHILDREN.][THE MOTHER AND BOY.][THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.][IS SHE A LADY?][GOING INTO MOURNING.][IF THAT WERE MY CHILD.][I WILL!][A MOTHER'S INFLUENCE.][THE POWER OF PATIENCE.][AN OLD MAN'S RECOLLECTIONS.]