Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-05-19

opened and shut, and then both be-
gan peeping about, till the head
seemed inclined TO bob off the pillow.
| felt little nervous at these symp-
toms-only little. "Poh," said |
to myself, ga roll or two of the era
die will soon settle your business,
youngster." But il did not. Baby
was bound TO have spree. II knew
that 4" its mother was out" That
big, bo,hersome blue-bottle fly, too,
tired of watching for the ship over
the clock face, started on voyage
Of discovery on its own account, and
the first promontorv which it reached
Vas the nose of the baby, a tempt
ing spot, upon which it landed for
refreshments, buzzlng most villain
ously as il did so. 1t was ticklish
landing, however, and baby soon
drove it off with.a snceze that aston
ished its nerves, and nine, too, more
than the fly's, for the fly was accus-
toned to ticklish situations, which |
was moi. Baby was thoroughly rous-
ed. Up went its. round, chubby
arm; but a rock of the cradle soon
sent that back to its place. did
rock that cradle beautifully. The
little head rolled to and fro as easily
as If it had been fastened on by a
10y mandarin's neck. | could not
help admiring myself for the way in
which | did it, and am sure that
any reasonable baby would have gone
to sleep again, if only for compli
ment's sake; but the baby in the
cradle didn't. The moment the rock
ing ceased, up popped the little head,
like Judy's in the show, with small
peevish cry. That cry it was like
the " fixing Of the fuse" Of pow
der magazine, sure tocnl in explo-
sion.
Were YOU ever reused in the mid
die of the night by the maid Of all
work coming in her slippers aud
night-cap to inform you that the
house was on fire Did you ever
stand 10y xDutchman who was
weighing gunpowder with Il lighted
cigar ia his month! Did you ever
stand over the boiler OF Mississippi
steamboat, and expect every moment
TO be landed on the tree-tops half a
mile inland !: If not, you cannot
conceive my horror when | heard that
cry. ! was in cold perspiratIon
from head to foot. have no doubt
that hailstones as big as peas might
have been picked off my forehead.
| rocked for dear life, and baby
bounced about like ball of india
rubber But il was useless sang
all the songs | could think of, from
the cabalis,ic /" Iiushababy ~ 10
Cease, rude Boreas !" tried ten
or, and tried bass; but the baby did
not know the difference. 1t seemed
TO think it all base. The louder
sang, the louder il cried. IL was
bawl and squall and squall beat
The cry peevlsh became the cry in
dignant, and the cry indignant be-
came the squall imperative. Blue
bottle buzzed with delight, and dane
ed horn pipe on the window, while
the clock kept up tantaliz!ng " &c
it! Go itl'
In an unlucky moment lifted the
little tempest out of the cradle
Never, never, never, will | commit
such an act Of thoughiless impru-
dence again Before | did so
could have truly sang with the poet
"The white squall raves; :" but after
wards the 6ercest blasts OF Borea,
seemed belching from that little
throat. In the hope Of quoting tn,
tornado, | took it in my arms, wad
died to and fro the room, tossed i
up and down till my shoulders ach
ed dandled it on my knees, nov
the right one. now the left but moth
Ing would do. Like an easterl,
gale, that multiplied squall seemed
to be endless. felt really alarmed
| was completely terrified. saw Wis
ions Of commissions and such like I'LL
that infant 4" flesh is heir TO" II
had been in the city, ] am sure that I
crowd would have collected. might
have been taken up and accused o
an attempt to commit inianlicide-
perhaps been published in the paper
as a wretch of cruelty 10 dumb amin
ais. Dumb How | wish that dea
family organ had been dumb
even enved the deaf men that picl
up cinders.
looked at the clock and exclaim
ed in despair, answered, with mock
ing monoiony, A" No, yet not yet =
Blue-botlle had ceased its buzzing
and returned to It's old quarters Owe
the dial plate, 10 watch for the reap
pearance of the ship-perhaps asking
as impaliently as ] did, the ques
lion, "When will she return y t,
which the clock continued to repea
increasingly, A." No, yet not yet %
knew not what to do, aud rush
ed a dozen times to the door, hoping
to see the coming relief. But thu
walls of the distant church and tn,
houses beyond were thick, and
could not see through them. Thu
hrnnlr uaa l,nnhinnr In tho snnshina