Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-06-17
Tie First Baby
BY MRS JANE WEAVER.

! y 49, AANNN1 &4At'i y
! ley, lad been married nearly tw
ye; rs, when | made my first call B
her in her capacity Of a'mother
| Did yon ever see such a darling
1 she cried, tossing the infant up an
4 down in her arms. There, baby
that's mas old friend, Jane. Sh
knows already, | declare,' erie
the delighted parent, as it smiled b
a bright ring, which l held up to 4
You never saw such a quick chilG
She follows me with lfer eyes al
about the room. Notice what pretty
little feet she has: the darling footsB-
tootsies, and taking both feet in OH,
hand, the mother fondly kissed theIh
1T certainly is very pretty said ?
trying to be polite, though l couIt
not sec that the infant was more
beautiful than dozen Others l haC
seen. 1T has your eyes exactly.
Nary
Yes, and da-da's mouth and chin,
said my friend, apostrophizing tile
child, hasn't it precious?' And SHE
almost $mothered it with kisses.
As walked slowly homeward, II
said TO myself. 4 wonder if, when'I
marry, 1 shall ever be 50 foolish,
Mary used to be a sensible girl
In fortnight ] called On my friend
again.
How Baby grows she said
Don't you see it? i never knew d
child 70 grow 50 fast. Grandma says
its the l6calthiest inflnt she ev er
knew
To me it seemed that the babe
had not grown an inch; and, to avoid
contra radiction, changed the theme.
But, in b moment, the. doting mother
was back to her infaat again.
1 do believe it's beginning to cut
its teeth, she said, putting her fin |
ger into the little ones mouth.
Just feel how hard the gum is there.
Surely bat 5 i tooth coming through.
will be here to-day, ana
| II ask her if it ism t So
! laughed IS | replied,
'L am entirely Ignorant l said,
of such matters; but your child real
ly seems a very fine one
OH yes, everybody says that.
Pretty, pretty dear And she toss
ed it-up and down, till | thought the
child would be shaken to pieces: but
the little creature seemed to like the
process nightly. is it growing at
is mother? It's laughing, is it?
Tiny, niny little dear: what sweet
precious it isl And, as at the last
she finished by almost de-
it with kisses.
When l next called, baby was still
rurthef advanced
'Only think, said my friend, when
| made my way to the nursery,
where she now kept herself from
morning till night, baby begins to
eat. / give it a piece Of meat to-
lay; a Tilt Of real broiled beefsteak.'
'Whats' said !, in my Ignorance,
or this did look wonderful, the child
,ating beefsteak already?'
-Oh!' laughed my friend, seeing my
Mistake, what a sad Ounce you are,
Jane! But wait till you have babies
# your own. She says you eat
,eeisteak, darling, added the proud !
mother, addressing the infant, when, ]
rou only suck The juice. You don't
want to choke your self, do you, bl- 1
"? Eat a beefsteall It's funny,
oaby, isn't it?' And again she !
aughed, laughing all the more BE-
ause The child, sympathetically, |
rowed in return. |
1t was.not many weeks before the /
ong, expected teeth really made their
ppearanee. |
Jane, Jane, baby has three teeth,
riumpnahtly cried tie mother, as | I
ntered the nursery. Three teeth,
nd he's only three months old: did /
ou ever hear Of the likeT
| confessed that ! had not The
hole thing, in fact, was out Of my
ange of knowledge. | knew all
bout Dante in the original, and 2
oxen other fine lady accomplish +
lents; but nothing about babies
q
Jast look at the little pearls, ex- !
,fr,,sd my f,.ia,tI ae 1Sha or1annd the