Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-14
PETS WALK With PAPA

Did you ever see a mother dress her darling
for walk with Papa How the rosy cheeks
SHINE with soap aud water. How carefully is
each little, soft, vine tendri ringlet rolled over
her fingers. What dainty little boots she laces
over those plump feet. How much love is VIC
ven into the embroidered coat, which she fast
ems so closely around that crOup-tempting
throat-defying the treacherous wind. And
how, with many soft touch of her hand,
every stray speck of dust is removed from
the velvet cap, which is jauntily set on that
glossy head, framing those bright eyes, and
cherry lips, into as sweet a picture as ever a
devOtee knelt before. Another kiss. and an
other, and Papa, cigar in mouth takes the
tips of the tiny fingers, and mods a goodbye
to the matrOnly face prest close against the
wIndow-pane to catch the last satisfied look
surely no child ever was, or ever will be, so
Pretiy-She says to herself-as she sits dcun
TO her needle.
So far 50 good. Men like children till thew
grow troublesome. Mamma can't see round
the corner-luckily for her peace OF mind
Papa stops to speak to an acquaintance. Tom
my seiZes that opportunity to fall fiat on his
stomach into mud-puddle, where ne lies
the little disconsolate bunch-with his nose
Perksd up in the air, awaiting the paternal
release. Papa stops putting and talking, sets
him right end up. takes his pocket handker-
chief, scours his face, and rubs the dirt into
his coat, and starts anew, Tommy still contin-
smoked, II occurs to Papa to obtain a temno-
rary reprisve by purchasing n stick of pink
candy which Is received gleefully by the com
tOrted cherHb, who commences distributing
equaliy-Outside and inside-now on the nice
coat, now on the ribbons of his little can.
making small account of the new gloves, in
which it was such job to encase the restless
little fingers Papa, we'll satisfied, strolls
dreamily along, reveling in the curling fumes
ot his cigar, till the pink candy gives out.
Then he buys gingerbread cake as a further
quietuS, and the insatiate infants teeth are
soon buried in the soft treasure: ribbons, can.
gloves, and coat soon coming IN for share of
the sPolls; ull-puf-puf-thOugh the heay-
ems should fall. At length the gingerbread
gives out, simultaneously with Tommy's legs
Papa for the first tine glances at the sickIy
condition OF his offspring and inquiries with a
sedueing parental smile, '.wouldn't Tommy
like to yIde-y Pi4s-y in the cars?" The
gorged infant mods gracious assent. Papa
takes him up by the morocco belt. for his own
personal security, which gives way. and drops
of into the gutter; but at the conductor's
hurry up there, he unceremoniously catches
one Of TOmmy's fat legs, and hastily deposits
MN on seat IN the cars, where he is soon fast
asleep; the cap crowded quite over his nose
the cape of his coat hind-sfde-b before, one boot
unlaced, his stockings down, and bis coat like
Joseph's of old, ''Of many coIOrs"
Meantime, mamma waits aDxiousIy ar tho
window the arrival Of her pet She rush es into
the entry with uplifted hands. She smells the
cigar smOke-at once she knoweth all. She
tsketh Tommy silently into her arms ND into
the nursery and putting out of sight the spoiled
Sult OF clothes, which she has been so many
busy hours making, says-'.it really fs tryinc.
but men have no patience with children, when
they interfere with their comfort, and after all
there S no use in being cross about it," Good
little woman Let us hope her husband knows
how TO appreciate her, Ten to one he don't.
Ten to one when the pink candy and ginger
bread Interfere that night with Tommy's
peaceful Slumbers be turns cooIIy to his wife
with My dear, can't you and Tommy 90 into
the other chamber L am really afraid shan't
get wink Of sleep. .'-FaHny Fern