The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-21
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The first baby WINS great instltuttOn. AZ
soon as he caym into this " breathing world, '
as the late w. Shakespeare has II, he took com!
mand in our house. Everything was s0hser-
Went 10 him. The baby was the balance
wheel tha, regulated everything. He rpgalas
ted me. For the first six months Of that pre-.
cions existence he had mo lip on On average
six times night. Mr.. Btkins," says my
wife, bring that light here do; the babys
looks strangely I'm so afraid u will have q
At /. OF course the lamp was brought, and of
course the baby lay sucking his fist like = little
white bear as he was,
.Mr Blirkins, IA a my wife, !" think ! ieeI
a dranght of air wish you would got up and
see il the window snot open q little, bccaure
the baby might get sick.' Nothing was The
matter with the window as / knew very well.
!" Mr.. Biiikias,s says my vile jast " / was
going to sleep that lamp as you have placed 1t
shines directly in the baby's eyes strange
that you have no more consideration \ ar
ranged the light and went to bed again. just
as was dropping 10 sleep again, Mr.. Blll-
kins," snid my wife, did you think TO buy that
hroma to day for the baby r My dear"
sad |, will you do me the injustice tu believe
TINT could overlook . matter SO essential g
| the comfort Of that ncs,imahle child She
apologised very handsomely, but nude her any.
isty the scape goat. ! forgaye her and with
out saying y word more 70 her addreleed NY
self 10 sleep. MIR. Blifkins," said my wife
shaking me, /" you must not snore 90, yon will
! wake TIE baby !" Jest s0----jest So 6aid i
half asleep. thsuking / was solon Single
a Mr.. Blifkins,n said my wife, 'swill You
ret up and hand me the warm gruel from ,ht
nurse lamp for baby s--t the dear child IL i
wasn't for his mother dent know what ht
/ would do. How eau you sleep SO Mr., Blifkins9'
/. i suspect my dear said 4, stint it Is betAOst
| am tired Y OH, Ii d very well for you men
4 TO talk about being tired, faid my Wife i !.
don't talk about beiug tired Z said inv wife; I
4 dpnt know what you would have 10 say II yot
had to toll and drudge like q poor Woman will
q baby" | tried TO soothe her BY telling ho
she had no patience at all, aud got DIP for tn
4 possat. Having! nided ID answer the baby
requirements, slipped into bed again, witt
\ 1.-The hope Of sleeping. Mr., Blifkills;' sitlt
she IN loud key. / said nothihg oh
!, dear !" said that estimnble woman ii gren
apparent anguish, Z how can man, who ha
larriyed at the hnnor Of a live baby of his owl
Il sleep, when he don't kown that the dear creu
i tire will i've till morning3' / rsniaiped D
1 lent, and; for awhile, deening that Mts, =
had gone to Sleep, stretched my limbs nor
> sweet repose. .a.
/ How long sleopI don't know, but Wa
awakened BY furious job in the forelitad b
some sharp instrument | started w, 40
\ Mrs. B. was sitting up IN The bed adjnAtin
I some portion Of The baby's Dress She had !
q state Of semi.somhoence, mistaken my hen
. for the pillow which Ahe crstomnrily used II
!, y noctural pinchashion. protested sgtim
! ! stcl treatment in somewhat round term
poiniing to several reriorations il my iorehea.
|, She told me should willingly bear such Il
fling thing for the baby. 1 insisted upon
that didn't think my 4 ~ ~ . parent
i that young immortal required The surrend
i Of my forehead for = piHcnshion. This W
s ono Of many nights passed 10 this way. II
q truth, was that tho baby was what ever
\ other mans first baby is-an antocrat absolu
q and unlimited. Such was The story Of u. /
be related it to US the other day. 1t isal i
d. tie exaggerated picture Of almost every man
Experience. | Saturday Evening Gazette.