Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-26

lrrc,a ii, Rochester Union and Ao'efHAe''l
p,.s. 4. dear little bald head Was there
Desa 10 ~ since the world beguns-
O.. -, :. ,he wonderful little red face
~ III ..,,a,ss ard twisted and wrnkled, look
g., liza head OF magenta colored cab 1
-. startiing contrast to the smother 1
a,,,,titv Of laces, frills, tucks and pulls
:, -bieb the little highly -tinted wonder is
waved Its little head is not looking ex-
.c,iy careless and happy" tu. decidedly
hairie.. aud eappy, and like the proveroisi
Irish roll Of butter which had "only here
and there hair Ii there is one pcint on
which the ina Is touchy II is concerning
taby's hair, so The least said about the ca
nary coored down the better.
! Our fret baby! Heaven bless the Httle
red lump what dear little nose II has
no, bit bigger than good sized wart ana
such eyes-oh, such eyes-"bcau,iiul eyes,
mamma says. but in reality the twin beau
ties generally look like pair OF badly
worked button holes. for tresA babies seldom
are inclined to open their ''psepers' vice
enough 10 let any one see whether they orc
green or yellow. All babies look aike 20
most men, though women have pecui'sF
talent for Distinguishing between Them
Babies are generally supposed to resemble
either Of the parents, though ! must con
acientiously say that / never could see AIRY
Great l,k eness to either one in the pursed up
, nh,z nresented for inspection. Ihe com
I man exnression Of countenanec would inoi
i 80 ,h,, ..ba,y" had been sucking large
i'll PICKLE, and didn't like 1t much,
1 when the first infant comes in pa has
to take a back seat. The newly invested
a ina has no time to waste any caresses on
+ ANYTHING else. and in fact pa is looked upon
. as 4 sort of intruder If he presents his Dill
for kiss now aud then. lie does mol
come in for the attention Of departed days
for ina has positively no time for such
+ nonsense now. She has to see to the max
+ ing of pap the rolling Of crackers and thu
n Administering Of Mrs Wipslow's Soothing
Syrup.
a Poor Pa although he is as proud as
; peacock, still he inwardly kicks agains
!, this usurpa,ion Of his rights, and though
= he sinks into nonentity on the arrival o
!. the first born, and tries to bear u like he
!, 70. it takes long time TO get used 10 IT,
"a For instance, he PUSHES home filled viii
"A a desire TO attend Shake-y our-hoo's party
). Ue saws "Snsan, my dear, Mrs. S. gives
in German to night let us CO.
:, But Susan can't see it. She looks at bin
"a a. if be had been guilty Of cannibalism. an
=. with the air Of an injured woman, says:
"And leave Henry Augustus CGsa
"A .Jenkinsons Leave our first baby p o
. how can you, Charles William, think {
=. such thing. when tho baby has had such
ar time to get those front teeth, tooi Oh, 20
er cruel, cruel parent; you are not tit to be II
10 father OF such an angel"
mr. A terrible torrent Of tears comes in at til
Of point. and Charles William, the miserab
i. parent, withers into nothing.
., In fact, there is no denying it, that Il
nd first baby walks into the affection (tigur
An lively speaking) Of the hitherto devote
90 wife, and husband is obliged to 60 out
20 the cold, and discuss the relative parts
Al, swl milk" zone COW s-milk, ski
Ks milk "chalk milk" &c. lie finds p
ne culiar charm in reading all tho almana
nd Of tho year that treats Of remedy for ct
it ic," infants teething. chicken pox, nursiI
rel sore mouth, measles, &c. And thoul
nd the urchin won't wear shoes for months
10 come, Pa daily examines his toes and Ion
r.. for the time to come when he can cnca
ira the htlle crooks in calfskin. Well, let I
to happy parents enjoy themselves over 20
a FIRST babies But while loving and ten
nv ing the little lump, beg OF its hap
nd mother not to forget that while she is dew
~ ing herself to ''our baby" she must n
rse neglect to givea stray, loving word or te
no der earess to its happy father.
er Faithfully Yours.
ro Ross RAyLAND.