East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-03-21

mother always says: "he's III pain some.
wav, anl can't tell OF IL, darling little
pet" Does he get w,athy at said grand
ino;her, and belt her over the head with
poker: does lac in tit of baby rage
throw tao tea.cup at the looking-glass,
and smash them both or pitch his play.
things into the fire, pull ont his ow /, hair
till he's bald IN -pots aS an. ..tegg; or bite
somebody till his teeth meet, IT'S always
his GrandmotIer who jus, at that time
discovers that "the htlle pet has got
another double tooth just coming through,
and that's what makes him cross"
According to the Grandmother, all ba-
bies are in perpetual stomach ache, aud
every child cuts teeth enough III its ia.
fancy to grind up into "a ton of bone-,lust
But the Grau,hnothers are the first To
understand the baby language; Who but
the Grandnioiher would evor have found
out that "klippty kloggle.og9lc' neaus
bread aud milk or that when they re.
mark; "Sqnooglc-oogie- 90 oo-oogle
gle. geee, they desire i'm mediate aud
particular attention to their wants, gas
the grandmother that babies owe their
immunity from many whipping, which
they do their vicious utmost to fully de-
serve. Trumps, oil boy, dont forgetl
l watched Trumps to-day for twenty
minutes first he pinvhe,l the eats tan
ia the door-then ne pat "a large La liza
rubher bail on the lire tien he pulled
down work-ha,kct, cnptIrd out all the
things, unwouud the threal broke the
scissors, ate the bees -wsx, tore tie pat.
terms, aud carried all the work under the
bed--then he devoted himself TO the
basket; he got into i, he tumbled ont of
it, he turned it upside down and sat On
IT, he poured cupful of water into it, he
put it on his head, he lay down arl put
it oii his heels; then he woull have 4
shoveliul OF burning Goals into it, bat
felt called 0n t. interfere, whereupon he
got mad, and commenced his old expert
ueuts Oh my nose with the poker.
couldn't calm him-he got madler and
mal'ler; and | thonght he really needed
a spanking. After some trouble, got
him reversed, and his wardrobe properly
disposed, when-hiS Grandmother came!
She rushed furiously To the rescue,
charged on captured Trunps, aud
executed an immediate and masterly re-
treat to an adjoining bedroom, turned
he key, and made seine remarks, of which
could onl y calch:
Cruel shame! five new double teeth
uSt coming through--poor dear !"
Nov, Mr.. Damphoo', ! want your all
,ice-you're married man, anl, of
course, you've got children. DON'T
know how many; but a. you're an enter.
'ri>ing man, suppose you'vc got about
twenty. Now, how do You manage all
heir grandmothers? and how many many
teeth do your babies average? am
confident that Trumps has had more than
a peck pm afraid he hasn't got any
brains. think his skull must br full ot
teeth. Nv shook him, but | can, hear
Them rattle; but I'm perfectly convinced
hat my bsby's head il crammed full OF
eeth, all donbe, and all prepare t.
'prout through At the call Of his Gran,l-
mother, every time want to lick him.
aii uilaht my p""y - Ui"ie vi tceth
am convinced that his whole osscons
tructnre is nothing hat teeth. | think
hat, when his month is full, they will
pring out from his arms aul legs, all
'long his back-l know they will, if his
only says so. Damphool,
ave mel don't want to be the wretch
d father of thousand tpothed baby;
BESIDES he'd ruin me in brushes and tooth.
'owder. Damphool, help me |! Come,
I'D fellow, be good fellow aud save ln0
rom despair.
Yours, wildly,
Q. X. PuILAyDER DoEsrIcKs, p. B.