North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-05-06

Oar First Baby.
from the Rochester Union and Advertiser
Bless its dear little bald head! Was
there ever such baby since the world
began? Only lock at its wonderful little
red face! All puckered and twisted and
wrinkled, looking first like head Of ma
senta colored cabbage Ia startling cor-
trast to the slnothering quantity of laces,
frills, tucks and puts in which the little
high-,inted wonder is arrayed. Its little
head is not looking exactly careless and
happy" but decidedly hairless and cappy,
and like the proverbal Irish roll of butter
which had only here and there hair"
II there is one point on which the "ma" u
touchy it il concerning baby's hair, 90 the
least said about the canary colored- down
the better.
Our first baby! Heaven bless the little
red lump; what dear little nose j. has
not a bit bigger than good sized wart?
and such eyes-oh, such eyes, "beautiful
eyes," mamma says, but in reality the
twin beauties" generally look like pair
of badly worked button holes, for fresh
babies seldom are inclined to open their
''peepers" wide enough to let any one ses
whether they are green or yellow. All
babies look alike to most men, though wO-
men have peculiar talent for distinguish
ing between them. Babies are generally
supposed to resemble either Of the parents.
though must conscientiously say that
never could see any great likeness to either
one in the pursed up phiz presented for
inspection. The common expression OF
countenance would indicate that ''baby"
had been sucking a large sized pickle, and
didn't like it much either"
When the first infant comes in, 'spa' has
to take back seat. The newly invested
''ma' has no time to waste any caresses or
anything else, and in fact pa is looked upon
as a sort Of intruder if he presents his bill
for kiss now and then. He does not
come in for the attention of departed days,
for ina has positively no time for such
nonsense now. She has to set to the max.
ing of ''pap,' the rolling of crackers and
the administering Of Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup
Poor pa although he is as proud as Il
peacock, still he inwardly y~kicks against
the usurpation of his right, and though he
sinks into nonentity on the arrival of the
first born, and tries to bear it like hero,
it takes a long time to get used to it.
For instance, he rushes home filled with
desire to attend Shake your-hoof's party.
He says ''Susan, my dear, Mrs. s. hives
German tonight let US go."
But Susan can't sec it. She looks at
him as if he had been guilty OF cannibal<
ism, and with the air of an I'M ured wo-
man. says:
And leave Henry Augustus Ceasar
Jenkinson Leave 'our first baby?" Oh.
how can you, Charles William, think of
such a thing, when the baby has had such
q time to ret these front teeth, too? Oh,
you cruet parent you are not ht to be the
father of such an angel"
A terrible torrent Of tears came at this
point, and Charles William, the miserable
parent, withers into nothing.
! In fact, there is no denying it. that the
! first baby walks into the affection Figure
atively speaking) Of the hitherto devoted
wife, and husband is Obliged to go out in
the cold, ard discuss the relative parts OF
"swill milk zone cows milk" ''skim
milk" "chalk milk" etc. He finds a Pc
culiar charm in reading all the almanacs
of the year that treat of remedy for
collie" infants teething. chicken pox,
nursing sore mouth, measles, etc. And
though the urchin won't wear shoes for
months to come, pa daily examines his toes
and longs for the time to come when he
can encase the little crooks in calfskin.
Well, let the happy parents enjoy them
selves over ''our first babies" But while
loving and tending the little lump, beg of
its happy mother not to forget that while
she is devoting herself to ''our baby" she
must not neglect to give q stray, loving
word or tender caress to its happy father.
Faithfully yours,
| ROSE BAYLANp.