Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-22

THE INTEI1LIGENCER.
MR Rr1FKINR RARv.


Unmarried men Will rczd the experience Of
Mr. B!ifkins with interest; those who have ex-
.p,rienced the feciiies Of ofuatrimony with sym
palhy and feeling-but here it is:
The first baby was great institution. As
soon aS he CaIic tO tlis ''brealhiRg wmld, as
the late W. Shakespeare hrs IL Ie took c,,innlard
IN our hnusr. Everybody UaS Eubseryiebt TO
Him. The baby was iiie l,aanct. sslleel that
regulated everything lie regulated ihe tenn
peTatuTe, he regulated the faId &c regulste,l
Eur the iiisi six months oi that pIe, iUus
Existence lIe l,r,l IBe AZ. average "f six
time, night "Mr. Blikins" saNs u,y wife,
's'ing tiat light here, d.; 'h- baby louts
-trnn=el,; Ia, alAid il viii have tn" Of
rourSe the baby lay sucking lis fist lihe iiSti=
Wiitr hear, lee -.'Si B.iikiIs " said Iny
Wit,, II tlluSl ievi 'irausht Of ali; Wish yOu
would get Up aud see ig tlir window is rot Ten
little, because bany might gc5 sick.h Moth
ing the matter with the window, as knew
very well. "Mr. Biifliii>," says nv wife, just
was gring tn sleep again, thai lamp,
yen have placed it, shines directly in baby's
ryeS- Strai ge tfat Won should have no more
consideration" I ann std tlir light aud went
tn bed again. Dust ES uas dropIriug to sleep
gam, ''AIr. Rlifkit>," szii my Wilr, lid yuT
thi,li Ia Luy tl,at LrgG,a la day fur the bIby!"
MY dear" ss,iI I. Ui'l YOU DO pe iiie i,ju>-
ire tu bv!vve that c.'ild nvcilrok Il. matter -
St,.iinl Ia tire r'rni. ~ pf that i'eSiiInaii's
hi d:" She apni"giSrd very laidsun.ely, but
',n'le h.F ."nAieIy the. scare goat. t"rgave
'v-, ard "ith"ut saving word more tu her,
iSidteS>ed myself tu sleep. ''Mr B!ifainS,'
stl my WIFE, shaking nr, ''ynu must not suuIe
-. you will wake Ihc tniy." jest so-jest
a." said J. hail asleep thinking was Spl"n
Shin. lv. M. B!ifAi,.,," snid any wife, will
,uu get up aud baud ti.c tie warm Cruel from
the niirSe lamp for lnilT-Ihe dear child! fit
,uSIJ for lis unotlcr dnr't know What he
lit 4 s
Il suspect, ty dear said ], that it j. Iecause
am tired "Ol,, it, very vel f,r you n!en
- talk about bving tired" ssl my wife, 81
iUu'i kii"w y hat you'd say if yun had To toll
aud dI u'lgse like I,oF with baby
uicd tp Soothe her 10y tclnS hei she lad no
siieuce at al, and got up G"F .he is"S>el. Ilar-
ing aided in aiiSN eriug :hr Iaby'> requirements
stepped intn bed srain, viii, the hope If -lreI-
ng. "AIr BiikiHs," saii my wife. ! made IA"
answer. ''MT BliiLiits," saId size IN a l",ider
SUy. I said nothing "OIi dear" sid tlial es
| unable woman Ia great apparent anguish, ''hnw
an Il Ii.an, whu has arrived at the hofor or 4
i've ba'iy "f his own. sleep, when lac don't know
| ihat the ticar creature will live till morning.
| remained siei.t. aud. after " hiie. deenIng
that Mr.. Biifkinr hal gHne tn sleep. stretch
ed my limbs TOR Ici,o~e. How long | slept ]
i0n'J know, but Wa awakened 10y furious
lab in the forehead hy some sharp instrument.
! started up, and Mrs BiikinS vas sitting ~,
Ia tue hcu at9uSlbg s4iiic itrtiOi ol tte bd'll =
| 'iIrSS. She had, III Il state Of Scni i-S"uroepee,
mistaken my head for the pillow. whicn she
| 'uStuiIari!y used fer nocturnal piHcu>hioii.-
protested against such treatment III ShneU hat
rOund terms, pnil,iing ta several prrOTatiur> in
| ahy forehead She told me should willingly
''eur such Titliug things inr the sake Of the ha
10y. ii.Sistel upon it that di,I'i't think my
iuty a. a parent to ilInt Young immortal r,lnir-
I'd the surrender "f iiy forehead Tor pincuSlI-
Ipn. This WaS one Ut many nights I,aSScd iUt
il'iS way. The truth was that baby was what
syrry uther nHn'S iirst baby =, an aut emit
uh-nluIr and unlimited. Such v.as the story Of
lilkiuS ms he related it 10 Ia. tile other day
IL Is little exaggerated picture of every Inau's
W. ri,.. 81.