New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-28
ABOUT BABIES.
Erona Putran1,, NonAlu for .iuru

in evening to talk with NE, in those low days,
when men had time to talk.
" Bless me "
said. and that was all said, for it seemed to me it
lad been done in incredibly short space OF time.
As subsidized into my thoughts, Paul subsidized into bis
cigar and we did very well. | counted beck The
months since my Deighhor, determined fellow, car
renter and his new wife, equally brave, had moved
into the uext door, and found tina, was year Older
now than then, and that there was new creation
which had known nothing about al my friend had
said thew have got up considerable of a baby next
door He spoke of it very lightly, a. you0g man
might and smoked on, while thought of il as a man
who " had had losses should, and who pondered such
things.
| was old Indeed my wife had charged that my
ba0ness increased out OF proportion TO my vision,
which might well lead to difference of opinion be
tween rs as tdid. But those words "they have got
up baby came back 10 me, and they seemed TO me
to express much, and | wondered whether my neigh
bors had ever reflected upon what they had done for
| WIS sure as | now remembered that w1en | Was
Young, had not; Tor looked upon my Rob as mat
ter OF course-when he came, but not when he left
NAV God keep his soul! and now a new child opened
to me the gates of the past and OF the future. The
little uebuous, pupy, unshapen thing led me by the
hand blackjack int the din region where memory
had no place; wren lay, now the ueg baby in the
next house lay, papitOting with new life and hght
striking out blindy with my small fists and grasping
vaguely at misty shadows, which lowered around me
Ii en- as they seem 10 now and always escapeL.
reflect al such INES how might have been Grip led or
diseased, fool ad my parents disobeyed Gods good
laws and sacrificed me to the demon OF drinb, any
nl-reg ulated ambitions and passions. in which crowds
indulge. Ii Is true l am little knOc -kneed and
have stoop, but cOnsl Ter these are arstocratc, and
pertain TO old, spent, feeble amesi and so | console
mysef for tie want of that sturdy strength which
bovers about the plOwbandles and shocks the seutl-
ment of very young ladies' by jngo,' one of our
talest and spOOuiest BOYS used 10 say, who had leg
as large as a decent mans ann and a. long
stork $, " by jingo, there's no mstaking that eg; IL
belongs to Cogg shall :" and so it did, and glad
Twas not his fathers SON. for the head matched the
egr and was like the birds much bin and iUle brains
have not studied anatomy, aud so may be wrong
but a. bis feet never grew aud were very narrow aud
small even when he got TO be old enough to vote, and
was shat is called man, my conclusion Is that the
blood got all the way down those long legs, but
was spent about the knee which very large, OF
course. But these two legs went to Congress, aud
gave vote III favor of the Nebraska bill, and then
disappeared fOre yer
Whoever will 20 down 10 Sevenih-st Sixth-st-, or
into the Fourth Ward, anywhere among the tenement
house, and toward evening" watch he children who
swarm there and notice how many are wan, AMI hoT
here and there Is cruich or club foot, or twisted
nose beared eye, his heart VIII trembe with re-
Cre; but il will also expand with Thanksgiving that
has birth and boyhOod we're not there; and he viii 20
home as do and go out in his yard aud hold up his
head and strait bten his back, and swing about his
arms. and Jump his legs ana erjoy himself; aud his
Ieghbors will say has this siog ulr oil world which
has lunar influences AID Laws OF gravity and rotates
on s axis and is detected at the poles ever seen 20
queer a sight Z!
booy ard work well Tor its salv ,tioI.
But Walkers new baby was born in March and
that did not Ike there was an improperly IN H. the
season was not fit was rude aud busterog. True
the bue-brds the 18th of February, for toat
is Valentine day and the of the love letters
softens tie air, that these blue birds can sing Il;
but the 10th DAY of March is nobolys day, and sn0w
of nothing which should make II a desirable day 90 be
born in and would not advise it; but as It was my
little neie hbor's frst baby she might well overlook
these things which person OF experience would con-
soer | would be born in June-Iune, nature grea
month so full OF promises wheh the blossoms are show
irg forth their beauty aud every bird and every In
sect wekeued into life, Is nOting In sweets aud
singing out lis SOUL when the breezy landscape spre sd
oui befor. you, fills your heart with longing ani your
eve with tears when the bills, y ing IN their haze OF
ether bathed ar il with sOened sunshine, carry
peace TO the Over-worked mind weu the Summer
sea through the loug sOlsce returns the gJres OF the
sun and rky and gently kisses the rough rocks, aud
murmurs OF The lnfinei then-then IL the tune 10 De
born: and those who read Putnam and have faith IN
me will hereafter remember this, and be guided by II,
and 20 do the world some service.
Think of the lic ures whch will be daguerreotyed
on that subtle brain when the blue eye mrs, opens
vice with wonder upon June e'eatiOn aud, as II
stunned with The beauty OF trees and grass and ky and
river Of bird and blossom, he eyes shat again IN
long srmber and all that vision Is assmliaoed aud
goes coursing through the VEINS, any one may see
Wbo war,h hes as mothers do. Who supposes that such
a first sight is ever forgotten or lost bot Putnam
lot |. So go. "
Think how full of sunshine a little life might be
which frst felt the influences of the geual June sun,
and breaihed into irs imperfect lungs, fret brsatus
ON air scented with apple blossoms, sweet bdars and
hacs-think how u Ose lungs would expand aud grow
In such life living air, aud become full round fesona
and vocal with music; thnk fora moment what lunS
l. how they recei and perfect every partce of he
blood which courses through the blue veins aud bushes
on the cheek OF your child-how, si;hOui them Llai
and soufag, aid C4racon would have been common,
feeble womeD-how with them they extra ced the
word think of these ihings, T.. =, and remember
how few IersVLs are bonn IN Juue, and bow EIany IN
December, and cease 10 wODaer iOn-er ~ the piping
voice. pale faces email feet aud early desihs Of this
generation.
The world does move, as ore Calico once sa.d-and
notion now alb then rxJlo ei one surh Il iuat
nan do only one thing we'll now fGil, round
Fan can 90 anything well give hD time enough ant
tie one hing tDai intend 10 80 = % l.ke an Amt
nee end Tor tbs res-cu. bee ..se 1 Fant % move
LUdy Day FROM the 25ih Of NH % he 18th % Jun-
| take II can put my SANS "a where please IN
my own Almanac New, 50 &c Nsrinrt-ninflvd nan
usy say, "Oh. tutthen Christmas goo'tcom rgltf
should expect BE- would But ca ~ ma r. rg -
lie 18th December 4 tie proper ume-asd Ltiy-Ds
viii b. hit When maze my Alma
Tie baby IL an animal, aud should mainly ne treat
81 - snch bni IL an auima IN which hes hidden
Iasceni soul. During he hrs perod II Steps Jet
he germ beginr 20 unfold sending through that living
yet cute organism those multiplied Ard s1'ue neIg yes
which are IN q sort the r)Ots OF the soul. Motions,
din aud vs be- tel OF the -pait ald a. the 'notner
SITS waichfu she sees suspicion OF suffering pt-s
away, ard lambent light almost smile play over
The IIcoi seious face like the sunshine which che7e-
tie i a4ioWs scruss the rolling plain.
! he taby il IN animal aud the c1Ild should be
and It's devotion Cd the whole, s1oad De- 70 10 BODY.
Wherever you smart chrdren, or studous children,
or pious children be sure that something Is wrong,
and DO sot Seep il they ole early; they woahi grow
NJ spindlng and weedy. Look out for, ami hold last
BY good ronrking baby-tke George Ari-ths'
doss not snap for its mini or IL soul or ITO
clOibes lat hss Keen seDse Of the necessity OF IRE