Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-07-09
Mr.. BLIFKIN'S BABY.

Mr.. BLIFKINS BABY.
That first baby was a great Institution.
As soon as he came into this breathing
world as the late W. Shakespeare has /
it. he took command in our house
Everything was subserviant to him. The
baby was the balance wheel that regula-
ted everything. He regulated the tenn
perature. he regulated the food, be regu-
lated the servants, he regulated me-
For the first six months of that precious
existence, he had me up on an average
six times a night. Mr.. Blifkins,' says
my wife, bring that light here, do; the
baby looks strangely; I'm so afraid it
will have a fit Of course the lamp
was brought, and Of course the baby lay
sucking his fist like little white bear,
as he was. Mr.. BHfkins,' says my
wife, think I feel a draught of air f;
I wish you would get up and see if the
window IS not open a little, because baby
might get sick Nothing was the mat
ter with window, as knew very well.
Mr. BFfkins,' says my wife. just as 1 was
going to sleep again, that lamp, as you
have placed it, shines directly in baby's
Iface-strange that you have 10 more
consideration arranged the light. and
yvanf To he'd a4za;s Tzr-s rs ! z-as dro4-
ping to sleep again, Mr.. Blifkins, said
nv wife, did you think to buy that bro
ma today for the baby ? My dear,
said I, will you do me the injustice to
believe that I could overlook a matter
so essential TO the comfort Of that ines
timable child? She apologized very
handsomely, but she made her anxiety
to scape goat. I forgave her, and, with,
: out saying a word more to her, ad
dressed myself TO sleep. Mr.. Blifkins,
: said my wife, shaking me, you mus
: not snore 50; you will wake the baby.
r Jest so-jest So said 7, half asleep
thinking was Solon Single Mr
T Blif kins, said my wife, viii you &c
up, and hand me the warm Cruel from
E the nurse lamp for baby y:-the dea
, child! ifit wasn't for his mother, ! don
= know what he would dc. How can 70,
! sleep so, Mr.. Blifkins?' I suspect, ms
! dear said ]. that it IS because I an
: tired oh, its very well for you mel
. to talk about being tired said my wife
I don't know what you would say
YOU had to toll and drudge Ike poo
! woman with baby I tried to sooth
her by telling her she had no patience a
= all, and got up for the Posset.
q Having aided in answering the baby
requirements, I stepped into bed again
with the hope Of sleeping. Mr.. -Blil
kins,' said she, in a louder key. I sal
nothing. 'Oh dearg said that estimabl
. woman, in great apparent anguish, ho'
can a man, who has arrived at the homo
! 5f live baby Of bis OVID, sleep, whe
:. he don't know that the dear creatur
will live till morning I remained s
llenf, and, after a while, deeming ths
Mrs. Blifkins had gone to sleep,
stretched my limbs for repose. Ho
long I slept I don't know, bat ] ";
! awakened by furious jab in the for
= head by some sharp instrument. / star
ed up, and AIrs. BIf kins was sitting d
il the bed, adjusting some portion Of Il
babY's dress. She had, 10 a state
:, semis0mnolence, mistaken my bead +.
Ill the pillow, which she eustomariiy U.s.
for a nocturnal pincushion. ] protests
against such treatment in somewh
round terms, pointing to several perfor
tons IN my forehead. She told me
iis should willingly bear such triaiHg ihiB
be for the sake Of the baby. ] insist
er upon Il that didn't think ny duty a.
parent 10 thai young immortal regair
- the surrender Of nay forehead f0r a RI
-' cushion. This was one Of many uigl
sF- passed IL this way. The truth was, Il
the baby vas what every other mal
r. first baby Is, an auioerai--absolase .
=. unlimited. Such was the fiory Of 81
kins, a. he reIaied Il 10 us the other d
- Il is little exaggerated picture q
O most every man 3 experience. .--isatiara
Essntnq GQsette.