Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-06
"BABY TALK
BY A. B. LONG STREET.

Whence comes the gibbsrish which is almost
invariably used by mothers and nurses to in
fsnts' Take, for example, the following which
will answer the twO-fold purpose of illustrating
my idea and of exhibiting one of the peculiar
tiles Of the age.
A few days aga, / called to spend an hour in
the afternoon with Mr.. Slang, whose wife is the
mother Of a child about eight months old
While was there, the child in the nurses
srms, in an adjoining room, began to cry
You Rose said Mrs Slang, quiet that
child Rose walked in with it, and sang to
it. but it did not hush
You Rose! if you do not quiet that child, /
lay make you.
Il is tried, ma am" said Rose, ':an' he
wouldn't get hushed." Child cries louder)
Fetch him to me, you good for nothing hus
scy. What's the matter with him." reaching
out her arms to receive him.
L dun know, nam"
hei-nhun-nhO-nha'm 'mn' knocking and
grinRing at Rose
As Rose delivered the child, she gave visible
signs of dodging just the child left her arms;
and, that she might not be disappointed. Mrs
Slang gave her box, in which there seemed
to be no anger mixed at ALL and which Rose
received ~ matter of course, without even
changing cOuntenance under it.
''Da den.' said Mrs. Slang, "cOme elong @
muddy (mother.) Did nassy YOsey (Rose) pague
muddy tweety chilluns," (children)-pressinp
the child to her bosom, and rocking it back
wards and forwards tenderly. "Muddins will
whinpy ole nassy Yosey All, you old uggy
Yosty'" knocking at Rose playfully.) ssDa
den muddy did whippy bad Yosey." Child
continues crying.)
Why, what upon earth ails the child? Rose
you We hurt this child somehow or other >"
No, MAN. ella, didn't; L was just slit n
down dar in the rockin' chair long side o. Miss
Nsncy's bureau, an wa mt doin' noth'n' t all
20 him, jis playin' wild him and he jis begin to
cry heseIf, when nobody wa MT doin' nothin t
ell TO him, and nobody want in dar nuther
sept lis me and him, and was"
,.Nhing-nhing- -nhing-and 1 expect you
hit his head against the bureau
Let muddy sec where ole bad Yosey knocky
heady gin de bureau. Muddy will see,h
tsking of the child cap and finding nothing
Child cries ON
''Muddy's baby was hungry. Dat was what
hungry, an nobody would givy little dsrlngs
sny oings't all for eaty?" QOosing her frock
bosom. No, nobody would gim the thweety
cues any sings TO eat t all. (Offers the breast
to the child, who rejects it. rolls over, kicks
and screams worse than every
Hush you little brat, / believe it's moth
ing in the world but crossnesS. Hush ~
shaking it, hush. tell you" Child cries
u the ne plus ultra.)
Why surely pin must stick in the child
Yes. was bad pin did ticky chiluns Let
muddy see where the uggy pin did ticky dear
prettous creter,' (examining) why no. il
isn't pin Why what can be the matter
with the child 1t must have the collie. sure
ly- Rose, go bring me the paregOric off the
1nantel-piece. Yes. muddy's baby did hab G
toic. Dat was what did all muddy's prettous
dsry baby" pressing it to her bosom and
rocking it. Child cries on
hose brought the paregOric handed it. dodg-
ed. and got her expectations realized as before.
Now so bring NE the sugar and some wa
Rose brought them, and delivered both with.
out the customary reward; for at that instant,
the child, being laid perfectly still on the lap.
hushed.
Inc paregOric was administered and the child
received II with only whimper now and then
As soon as it received the medicine the mother
raised 1t up and it began to cry
Bless my soul, what's the matter with the
ehlld What have you done to him. you little
hussy - (rising and walking towards Rose1
Cla, missis, ain t done moth MT all; was
jis sittin down da by Miss Nancy's bu-"
You lie, you slut, (hittng her a passing
sIay) 1 know you've hurt him. Hush, my
baby, Singing the Coquet,) don't you cry:
your sweetheart will come by IN by; da de dunn
DUN day. da de dunn diddle dunn DUN day. -"
Child cries on
matter with my baby (tears coming in her
own eyes, Something the matter with it, |
know 1t is, (laying the child on her lap and
feeling It's arms 20 see whether it iinched at
the touch of any particular part; but the child
e'led less while she was feeling it than before
u es. dat was IL; wanted litty arms yubbe6
Mud will yub its sweet little arms ," (Chiid
begins sgain.)
-" hat upon earth can make my baby cry
fo. rising and walking to the widow. (Sto6s
at the window, and the child hushes1
Yes, dat was it; did want to look QUITE win
dyes See the petty chickens. O-O-o-h, look
a. the beauty, rooster Yonder's old aunt
betty See old aunt Betty, pickin up chips
10 bake hickey (biseuiD f. good chilnns.
GCod aunt Betty 70 make bicky fo sweet
baby supper" Child begins AGAIN.
'Hoo-o-o, see de windy lknocking on the
window. Child screams1
.lou Rose, what have you done to this
caiid! You little hussey you, if you don't tell
me how you hurt him, LII whip you as long as
''Missis, ella never done moth, n, + all 70
him was jis sett'n' down da by Miss Nanoy's
If ycu say Miss Nancy's bureau, to mo
again, L IL stuff Miss Nancy bureau down your
throat, you httIe lying slut. I'm just as sure
you've hurt him as if I'd seen YOU How d;d
you hart him.
Here Rose was reduced to a non p{us. for
upon the peril of having a bureau stuffed down
her throat she dare not repeat the oft told
tale and she knew no other. She therefore
stood mute.
Julia" said Mr.. Slang, ''bring the child to
me, and let me see if can discover the cause
Of bis crying
Mr.. Slang took the child, and commenced q
careful examination of it. lie removed its cap
and beginning at the crown of its head, he ex-
tended the search slowly and cautiously down.
ward, accompanying the eye with the touch of
tne hnger. He had not proceeded far in this
way before he discovered in the right ear of
me child a small feather, the cause, of course
:" all It's wsiliDg. The cause removed, the child
soTn changed Its tears to smiles, greatly to the
IN 81 D
Isk NEW DIHE.-The new dime has been is
saeo rom the Mint. II differs from the old coin
age The Goddess Of Liberty Is in a sitting posi-