Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-24
LiniBy Lunipy:
Oh THE ROY VINO WAS SPOILED BY HIS
MAMMA.


Limhy Lumpy was the only son of his
mamma His father was called the
''paviors assistant ;" for he was so large
and heavy, that when he used to walk
through the streets, the men who were
ramming the stones down with 4 large
wooden rammer, would say, please to
walk over these stones sir" And then
the men would get rest.
Limby made a rare to-do when he was
little baby But he never was little
baby,-he was always a big baby nay,
he was big baby till the day Of his
death. Baby Big" his mamma used to
call him he was "a noble baby" said
his aunt he was "a sweet baby" said
old Mrs Tompkins, the nurse; he was
"a dear baby" said his papa,-and so he
was, for he cost q good deal he was "a
darling baby" said his aunt by the
mothers side; "there never was such a
fine child" said everybody before the
place, they called him "a great, ugly,
fat thing"
So Limby grew bigger and bigger
every day, till at last he could scarcely
draw his breath and was very i'll. So
his mother sent for three apothecaries
and two physicians, who looked at him
told his mamma there We're no hopes
the poor child was dying of over feeding.
The physicians however, prescribed for
him u dose Of castor oil.
His mamma attempted to give him
the castor oil; but Limby, although he
liked cordial, and pap, and sweet dread,
and oysters, and other things nicely
dished up had no fancy for castor oil,
and struggled, and kicked, and fought,
every time his nurse or mamma attempt
ed to give it to him.
"Limby, my darling boy" said his
mamma my sweet cherub, my only
dearest, do take its oily poily-there's q
| duCky, deary-and it shall ride in q
Coachy poachy," Oh the dear baby"
said the nurse, take it for nursey. 1t
will take it for nursey-that it will"
The nurse had got the oil in a silver
medicine spoon, so COntriVed that if you
could get it into the child's mouth, the
medicine must go down. Limby, how
ever, took care that no spoon shOuld 60
into his mouth; and when the nurse
tried the experiment, for the nineteenth
time, he gave q plunge and a kick, and
sent the spoon up to the ceiling, knocked
| of. nurses spectacles upset the table on
which all the bottles and glasses were,
| and came down whack on the floor.
His mother picked him up, clasped
him to her breast, and almost smothered
him with kisses. sob my dear boy"
said she, "it shan't take the nasty OIL
it won't take it, the darling; naughty
Nurse, to hurt baby 1t shall not take
the nasty physic !" and then she kissed
him again.
Poor Jimby, although only two years
old, knew what he was at. He was try
ing to get the mastery Of his mamma ;
he felt he had gained his point, and gave
another kick and d squat, and at the
same time planted blow on his moth
ers eye. Dear little creature" said
she, "he is in q state Of high commissions
and fever; he will never recover
But Limby did recover, and in a few
days was running about the house, and
the master Of it there was nobody to
be considered, nobody to be consulted
nobody to be attended to, but Limby
Lumpy.
Limby grew up big and strong he
| udu SFCA tullss Ills OWN way. Ou6 Ndy
when he was at dinner with his father
and mother, perched upon double chair
with his silver knife and fork, and sill
yer mug to drink from, he amused him.
self by playing drums on his plate witt
the mug.
Don't make that noise, Limby, my
DEAR" said his father 'Dear littll
lamb" said his mother, "let him amust
himself Limby have some pudding q
''No ; Limby no pudding-drum drum
J drum
A piece Of pudding was, however, pu
| on Limby's plate but he kept on drum
ming as before. at last he drummeC
the bottom of the mug into the soft pud
: ding, to which it stuck, and by which
1 means it was scattered all over the car
D pet.
"Limby,my darling !" said his mother
e and the servant was called to wip