The daily crescent., 1848-09-20

yet regretted to crafty her curiosity at the expense
of his feelings Master Willie, finding no aid from
the usual and expected quarter, stopped moment
and turning his large blue eyes reproachfulY upon
his mother, broke out afresh, accompanying the re-
newal of his screams with vigorous and deter
mined kick with both legs. No sooner did his feet
touch the floor than he sprung up again as if by
magic. He stopped again, and looked down at his
little whitSfeet as if for explanation ofthe won-
der, but finding none there ne repeated the experl-
ment with similar success Satisfied that it was no
illusion. smile, Just visible through his tears,
spread over his face, like summer sunshine through
a shower, and he commenced bobblng up and down,
like cork upon a fishing line, screaming and clap
ping his hands all the while, in perfect ecstacyof
delight The mother could restrain her feelings no
longer. Opening wide her arms, she flew 10 his
side, and catching up jumper, baby, and all, she
pressed him to her bosom and said something about
" ttDeet title feLtoag, and nludders darLin PeShus,
during which, feeling rather awkward, we UdnloSed
through the open door. astsslI
Demosthenes Jr., speaking of small beginnings
and great endings, said, Tall oaks from little
acorns grow;" and to us nothing is palmer than
that, in that apparently insignificant article the
baby-jumper, is TO be found the grand aecomplisher
of that wished-for desideratum, the Millenni-
um. Not having the book by us, we are not posi-
lively certain that it was Solomon who said, "Just
as the twig is bent the trees Inclined We ares
however inclined to that opinion from our recolec
tons of his chapter on twgs, g rods" &C., fire.
quenty quoted to us, and accompanied with practi-
cal demonstrations during our younger days. Strip
this wise saying of its metaphorica dress, and we
have the great principle that boys and girls are de-
pendent upon their training (train up child in the
way he should go, &c., while young for their
characters when they become men and women, and
nothing is then easier than to prove the correctness
of our theory. Babies TASK any father if it isn't
true) as a general rule, possess great acerbity of
disposition. This is the bending which inclines
them to be such crusty grabbed trees when they
grow up. Now, if this evil inclination could be
removed or counteracted-if in short, some other
direction could be given to the twig, might not a
better tree be looked for! The baby-jumper will
effect the desired object 1t certain neutral-
izer of this sourness in the baby constitution, as
akalies are of acids. What baby is there, let his
temper be never so bad that is not rendered good
natured and amiable by its influence? Spread the
baby-jumper, then, over the whole world-expOrt
them by ship loads to the farof isles of the sea, and
enterprisng Yankees with them to put them up,
and initiate the untaught savages into its mysteries
and uses, and from that moment the reign of peace
will begin-we will have a Jolly, good d-humored
world the white flag of peace, unstained and pure
as angels wing, will float upon the gentle windss
the olive branch will thrive, and blossoms ripen
into golden fruit one universal smile will illumne
the earth, and perpetual spring of sweet odors
and gentle sounds will prevail.
AuOuSfa GeOrgiq. lS4S