Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-28
New Baby in the House.

Yes, we know all about II now the mys-
tery is explained we've got baby ! real
bona tide baby the intelligence of which was
conveyed to me by a rounde eyed, wonder strick.
en- urchin. who was the baby until this moru-
ing. -s
Oh sach tiny bit of squrm !" he ex.
claimed, mo bigger than doll, and it arn't
got no eyes all ~
Fast as hurried home to welcome the lit
tie stranger. Tommy was there before me, and
with eyes bigger than ever, was standing at
the nurses knee, evidently trying to solve the
question whether baby's fists were doubled I'D
to hit him punch or snub his own nose the
wrong way of the world.
4 bran new baby Do Won know what its
advent is into the heart and home of happy
family? The mother lying upon the bed os
suffering which reduces all women, from the
queen 10 the beggar, to the same common lev
ei OF humanity the mother that We approach
50 reverenty, feeling that Il hunan soul has
been sent from hea7en ria her maternal bosom.
and that from her hands he vino sent it VII
require I strict account Of its guardianship
| while passing is life through this world Of
chance and change
What a responsibility / think We are sell
dom conscious of it. or if We We're. We who
know 10 its core every thrOb of the great
| worlds heart, We have lived through It's storm
and calm, who know how SubSeuuential its
| pleasures, how poignant its woes 1 say could
We know the responsibility of tranSpiantng to
lis sunshine and lis shade one siugie blossom
I from the garden of God, we should pray to be
+ spared that trust that We might Intellectually
/ fulfil
| But then 70 see our new baby-onr beauti-
ful mystery to see all tiptoeng in-every-
/ body but Tommy who never having been az
cuStOmed 10 walking on eggs, don't exactly
see why he should begin now-to zee them
/ all so gieefnl over baby. 50 pit;ful over.
Mamma-poor Mamma. Iying there SO pale
! and wan-to see them joking papa and cali
! ing him terrible fellow az which little
/ Tommy IS indignant, aud thinks it wouldn't
! be we!l for Mr. Grundy TO call him such a
/ hard name. What an interest We take IN ba-
/ h!eS in general +: not that we think that aav
! thing il that line could hold candle with
/ ours aud what jokes We tell about. other
/ peoples babies. until our laughter warns the
nurse, who warns Us TO be more quiet or leave
/ 10 be sure. the laughter j generally confined
/ to Tommy anu |, for mamma only smiles the
! tainteSt ghost OF smile T0mmy makes up
/ for Il, however, laughing 80 loud and SO loa-
without the retnOt=St idea where the rough
/ aHdtu'nble somerset can cool off his merrimeut,
/ at the exhibition Of which enormitv nurse gives
/ h.n different kind of propel.or. which sends
him crying into the kitchen. Mamma saws
/ poor Tommy = and papa immediately starts
/ fov him.
/ IN q fav minutes he returns with Tommy
and 4 pair of red eyes. very manflly asserting
. that papas boy wasn't go;ag to hare his nose
put out O. joint fer all the battles IN the world
! Taea mamma smiles on papa, waeB ne thinks
/ | don't see him. and smiles on her, and takes
/ her poor bloodless hand and presses il TO his
I lp- and places it in his bosom. till poor nc.
/ who don't see him aHy hcw who wouldn't be
I hired - see hin. NLO has lived l0ag enough
+ in The world 70 know when to see aad when
no: TO see. choke up the worst k.ad make up
j TT ny chamber. ana nave just significant
cry, with nothing in the word 10 cry fer. on
( II because everything Is 50 affecting the sick
g0om iG lis qule;aie, the helpless little cre4-
F.. ture in its cradle and papa aud mamma o7er
their new bora affection Oh. | tell you q
man never IS man .ilI bit OF humanity. bone
Of his bone. flesh of ais flesh, lies hehIess in
bis arms !, He uesec knows himself I'll! the
dear one he uaS chosen out Of tie world 20
=
+ the first time before lin weak and pale, with
f. this Inoc>eI of humanity up0a her bosom The
fru1n;se they make 10 their own hearts that no
wrong Of their doing shall ever gige paDg 70
/ that gentle spirit that 70 path Q: pleasure
shall be bright enough 10 lure Iheir fvet from
I the portals Of home that no word Of uakiDd-
ness shall ever give pain 10 the mother CT tlei-
child But ans tt.isre must be az end TO
everything in tais world. new babies get to
/ be old stories fresh promises fade in the
! light Cf EEeSae9 DIea>uEe>-and men, being
'' Inconsistent ever." wo1li require s fresh
oabv evrry week Or two, 70 make them toe
the mark Of all the promises they 30 iEc0H-
sleg4,elv H.. ~ as-sl a. it 'soH@-l BE rather in
I. couyeaieat :og Il % Accommodate curseiTes to
such requirements. wr must take the will foE
the d=e-i, aHi aase The moSt oi gd-.g repeat
auce for the past. and good res0.Tes fox the
future. while tn motives :1r these resolutions
last Babies are GFeas iEsltatioo, though ;
=. least ours iS-