Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-19

MY Forenoon win The Baby.


MY Forenoon with the Baby.
Some hend GRATED ill-timed and Inflated benevo
lence in my heart. Satan is like scrofula. he al
ways seizes man by the weakest part of his con.
slitutisn.
''Fll tell you, Aunt Fanny" said under The i'm
pulse, wish the joyous smile Of one who bring re
lief at crisis. Ego you to church with uncle and
the boys on must not lose this fine day. RI take
care Of the baby
Aunt Fanny looked at me with some little doubt
''Oh, yes" l said with calm and confident dignity,
''of course ] can. Just as if man Of my size
couldn't take care of baby for three hours Be-
sides know exactly what to do. I've seen you DO
it more than hundred tines And children always
like me-"
Ii ray aunt Fanny had but this one only darling
she would have seen me ia--Hsekensask before che
would have done it.
"Well," said she at last, "bsby's dOOd yitty
ting (-Warn't 90, babyi) and if l put him to sleep
before 60, perhaps he won't wake up until we get
bsek. I'll try yOu for once "
! So my nall cousin was nicely arranged in some
mysterious but clean white garments, the details Of
whose arrangements did not see, and donated with
las they say about gifts to infant colleges; ergo Why
not to infants though the phrase be insusrablel)
bOunteous repart Of-from-by in short. the mater
nal fount, Il thank you, Mr.. MiesEber!) and sOOth-
ed with gentle oscillation and oft repeated chanting
Of that WOndrOus ancient rhyme of magic song
which commences with an allusiOn to our country's
flag, to wit:
"Bylo baby bunting"
/ a.. IL
missed within the peaceful realms Of 4ream~land.
Then my Aunt Fanny adorned herself with speed,
and forthwith the Old lean, overWorked farm horse,
shsmbled down the sun shiny summer road toward
the church, two miles and more away. As she
stepped over the threshold she looked back for an
instant, and some shadows fitted indistinciively
across her face. Was a Pres,HtinenE
Human prosperity is deeei,fdl thing passed
half an hour in profound quiet reading by the open
window had been Peru-iug sermon from that
stately work, Is Theology explained and Defended,
in 8 series of Sermons, Fy Timothy Dwight, s. 7.
D., L. L. D"
was in sort of paradise, with little angel for
my companion; and as eazsd upA the sleeping
child felt no enc" of btnibniy universal friend
ship and pure delight, in having attqined to the
honor of SO lovely an Office of superintendent,
Yabr
Thus remarked my darling Sammy, suddenly
waking up and wrilhing about, and digging in q
helpless, Wsvering manner, at his eyes with his
fists.
mentioned that some 6end had, doubtless, in
spired me with benevolenee. As early as I can cal
cuate, it was now that the said iend did, in my op
iniOn, leave me- and enter that baby. As the above
mentioned suggestion about Sammy's exceptional
disposition in my mind an expression Of cons
fusion appeared upon my face-I remember it &C
curstely. This Sammy perceived as I arose, and
with what fsneied an unexcsptionabls demOnstra-
ton of parental rapture, approached the cradle Of
my chubby and innocent companion angel.
"Ah, 90 pOOty, yitty ting! Did he want to tum
and see his tuzzen? So he should
Isppeal to every mothers heart; is not that a
frst-olass Establishment? can't print the affecting
draWl that put into it, the reeitative style and
pOrtmsnte di with which garnished it ssenndsn
artsm. But as far as types will show It, contend
that the very mother of Moses, fyou like, couldn't
have turned out a more superior article Of verbal
endearment.
The baby listened with some cOmplaeency to my
dulcet tones and encouraged by my SUCCESS, l
thought it proper to communicated to him the pc
culiar circumstances which rendered me his guar
dian for the time. Thus, therefore, to him said
"Ah, pOOty Was 90 muzzer au gone 90 church?
Es ee was An lef 90 wiz 90 tuzzle Freddy (my
baptismal name is Frederick) ell se morning! Ha
a-a-a, ketcher, Eetcher, ketcher keteher, Aetoher
Hs- s-s prrrrrrri jggle, jiggle, jiggIe!"
Not being satisfied with the expression Of Master
sammys minute features during the first half of
this address, began somewhat to doub. my ability
to communicate with him in language half baby
aud half English, and therefore repeated my state
ment as above in pure baby, as near as can judge
pointing at him in free and jovial manner during
the words, " Be-, kecher," etc making a kind Of
swoop at him with Outspread fingers during the re
mark, Ha, prrr," ETC.; smiling very sWeeily in
deed at The word Jingle"
As said, in despite of the profound theory and
masfcrly execution of this vancouver, did not per-
form it without a secret and embarrassing appre-
hension. The evil spirit In the ehild-for no mere
human baby could have failed to respond 10 such
afFcciionate pproaches-psrceived this hidden mys-
terry Of mine, end took instant advantage thereof;
namely by returning not demonstrations Of recip-
rOcal Affection but what may truly call demon
STATIONS of anger, unmngled except with fear and
aversion. While spoke and struck cut my paws ct
him. (for will admit that my gestures may have
been susceptible Of that Interpretation Master
Sammy preserved an ominous silence, a grave and
attentive expression, and entire quiet-cnly open
ing his eyes, and likewise his mouth But no soon
err had ended, than he looked hastily about after
his mother. She not being forthcoming, species
of fearful contsrtiOn passed over his visage-his
mouth opened to an extent uDpsraled in my expert
ence occupying a space that left room for the
rest of his face which was, therefore, sbrivelled
heapsd up together in little pile Of wrinkles in
the region of the nosenO eyes whatever being Vis-
ible and only two little pink holes indicating the
"smelatory organ" as Mrs. Baggles hath it-and
from this preternaturaI orikee he discharged such
Shrek as really hit me on the forehead and knock
ed me straight up again into frightened perPendio
ullr So
think stood, sstOunded and incapable Of as-
ton for 3 minute. And really, now that am re.