The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-02-20
TEE BA1x,s soURNAE.
BY ETHAL LYNN.

the world, l don't think much of it. It's
very fiannelly world, and smells of pare
| goric awfully. It's dreadful light world
too, and makes me blink, / tell you.
! And L don't know what 10 do with my
hands; | think I'll dig my fists in my
eyes No, L won't. I'll scrabble at ths
corner of my blanket and chew it up, aud
! then I'll holler; whatever happens III
! holIer. And the more paregoric they
give me the louder III yell. That old
nurse puts The spoon in the corner of nv
mouth IN very uneasy way, and keeps
! tasting my milk herself all the while
( one spilled snuff IN 1t last night and when
L hoiLered, she tTotted me. That comes
Of being a two days old baby. Never
mind when I'm a man I'll paw her back
good. There's pin sticking in me now,
ard II say a word about 1t I'll be trot-
ted or fed, and l would rather have cat
nip tea. I'll tell you who am. found
out to-day. l heard folks say, Hush,
don't wake up EmeIne's baby" That's
me- I'm ''EmeGue's baby" aud l sup
| pose that pretty, white faced woman over
on the pillow is Emeline.
No, | was mistaken; tor a chap came
IN here just now, and wanted To see Bots
baby, and looked at me, and said Il was
iunny little toad, and looked Just like
Bob" He snelt of cigars, and I'm not
used TO them. / wonder who else be-
long to. Ies there's another one-that's
''Ganma," Lmeline told me, and then
she took me up and held me against her
soft check and said, at was Ganma's
baby, so it was" l declare don't know
who belong to but I'll hollcr, and may
be I'll find out.
There comes Snuffy with catnip tea.
The idea Of giving babies catnip tea when
they are crying for information I'm
going TO sleep. l wonder if | don't look
pretty red in the face l feel so [
wonder why my hands went 90 where
want them TO. L wonder what Snutlv has
in that big black bottle, and why she
don't give Gamma baby some.
Here's Bob; hes one OF the people [
belong to, you know. He kisses me and
scratches me with his mouth don't
wear musfacho myself. l like Gamma
She treats me like gentleman, AID parts
my hair on the side; Snutfy parts it in
the middle.
I'm a year old, and I've GOT a name.
I'm Joe and uncle Joe gave me a silver
cup this morning, but they won't let me
have it to bang on the table. Grandma
would give 1t 10 me in a minute, and I
think some day when I catch her alone,
I'll get it yet.
Cousin Lizzie IS staying here. She is
= nice girl, only she won't let me pull
her hair; l think she might-such long,
soft, yellow curls. She won't let Uncle
Joe touch a curl either. He Just lifted
one up the other day, and she drew it
away and bent over her head and kissed
me ever so much, and Uncle Joe walked
away.
guess he was only trying to see ii it
was the same color as his mustache
Oh! I've got the prettiest mamma
her eyes shine SO bright, and her little
hands are so sof I declare I am proud
of her.
Snufy don't live here now Annie
takes care of NE, and takes me out and
we 60 to the park, and gentlemen with
caps and great many buttons on their
COATS talk TO me a great deal, ask Annie
how old | am and where | live. They
are very polite to me but don't think
it is quite right of Annie 70 keep my cap
over my eyes go much, it is rather te-
dious.
Eve had lots of toothache, and I've
raised few teeth; theysdon't come out as
Ganma's do though. Ny pretty mamma
Ill u.
have to grin fer everybody. bit Bob's
finger yesterday, but he didn't seem to /
mind it.
I've got short clothes on. Cousin Liz
zie is teaching me to dance. Uncle Joe
helps her too When l ara through my
lessons, she catches me up and kisses me
and then Uncle Joe kisses me too, right
on the same spot. Isn't that Queers
Cousin Lizzie is going home soon I'm
sorry SOS Uncle Joe. ] heard him tell
her so, and then she stopped to tie my
sleeve~ribbon, and grew very red in the
face about it. That's funny too.
Eve got little sister. She looks pref
ty well for a girl. ] remember when l
did not look any better. 1 think I'll be
good to her; but she must understand at
first that she must mind her elder brother.
Cousin Lizzie has new bright ring on
her finger guess Uncle Joe gave it TO
her, She don't scold when he pulls her
curls now.
Oh! amt glad I've got Gamma
for Cousin Lizzie forgets me now some
times and mamma Emeline is white and |
still But Gamma don't forget she;
and she isn't so taken up with the girl
baby that she can't remember a fellow |
who used to be A No. 1. She says my /
nose is out of joint, but it don't feel bro |
ken.
l don't want TO be ugly, but 1 do hate
to see the new baby in my place; and | |
hear them tell her that she is the dearest |
little dot that ever lived.
They used to tell rne just So. And | !!