The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-17
MORNING, JULY II, 1865
4 BaeA,,0r's Experience ,su. Basy.

4 paeAs'0r'' Experience rta a Baev.
Il was very pretty baby y--,hat Is for q
baby 1bad no fault to find with il, rs far as
its individual identity was concerned. u.
babies must exist-and suppose there is
a necessity for the thing, or else where
would oil the grown people como from p
tllis baby was as we'll In its way rs any
othsrbaby. f r ipaasa . ID .rlI
! p,ention these facts, merely to prove
that ] am in no way prejudicet. As tar rs
mortal man can he, ! am entirely an impair
tal witness. '''r ''"'. 20 ''..'i E.-
It was fast aslcep in its cradle-a little
white-headed doll, with long dark eyelashes
aud a crimson dot rof,.:a mouth. against
which lay its tiny fist, with five well defined
dimpl,s IN the JOINTS thereof 1t was fast
asleel', say, when Bertha cnnio easily into
the room. lmi,y sr-.a.rsI iii ,-Ia
Il am going over to the depot to see
mother of. Joseph. LII he hack in half mn
hour Just keep an eye to the baby, while
I am gone, will you 2 ,..
looked blankly at my sister. Bot while
was considering how 10 express my total
trippcd out Of tho room, her ribbons flut-
tering In the snit spring air.
Silence dosn't always givo consent, but
Bertha had tnken II for gmnted, in this
matter, and was leil nn unwilling guard.
ian of my little nephew. u
However, no was fas, asleep; that was
one circumstance in my favor. Mortal
baby coukIn't present more innocent and
cberubic aspect Than hetlid. So calmly
wen, on with INV writing, soon becoming
oblivious 10 his infan,ile presence. "Talk
about tending babies" auoth I to myself
I,poinr INV poose quill ,riumphnn,ly into
Tho ink uwbv S,,s tho easiest business in life.
/ should never snend INV money hiring
ru,s.. 10 ,bo, l,,Ie onc was mine; b,,t
women meyer do know how To economizc
nroperty." 49,, - -'". -.r. .I o.
As these fancies passed through my mind
the baby woke up and sneezed.
| rave the cradle an oscillatory kick, and
then burst fortl, into tho well known burden
of "Bye-a baby hunting" hut the little vii.
Iion absolutely declined 10 shut his eyes
again I;ko a sensible baby. iIo opcncd
them wider than two miniature moons,
stared at me with mn mir or nnleyolence
that made mo a. firm believer in human do
prayiiy ever since, und deliberately began
TO cry. And the harder rocked the cradle
and the louder I sang, the more resolntcly
did that l,aby cry.
"IIc's hungry, "thouglt to myself. "Ba'
bies must feed, and it's lighlyreprehenslb'e
Of Bertha to stay away SO long.
So went down into the pantry nud IN
stituted search for milk had vague
idea was the diet generally preferred by
tooihless infancy. Hut milk there was
none. Lamp oil, Stewards syrup Kerosene,
prunuy e,cry.nng Gu. ,a% H;d miS ~ a"vro %
osriy kmoMo ';,n,o,, -, Io"'u lou, 'o, Irn" ~ miE
'"',S pou', ,;''', ,,',,,.l,;i, H. ro,rs oc INV
~ m,s .'''. 0,;..,,,,.' "ona"oJ hv ,Ia distance
nIl'"" Wv 'LS 49,, ILL.,, !. Nnuo;;.
'o''""eu '.'e '' "'V"' ,,''1''.''l,'''. I'M -,
rushed irnhtcai'y UP s'"'ls' ur'heu VIII
lump OF sugar, inc hrst soo'I''rS eAPeh"''
ture ti'al s''egcsle,! ilse,l 10 'hei H.
s.hoss ,suea luz n.":,y mor yn IS, s,n .,;il
g.sSn'p:saou. gs ,ca."'H c s"" unrIe
ss.,s, 80 Ii,,Is SI adIior hov 80 % -" - "S'i
w. a., "t~n1Jan how ,c.o,u,eiv re;ected
a., na' .,, wv s.vI ~ ,n,or ,hon' .vsr ns
;r: ,o sIs, '.'o"S a"''c'1,, IaIv ,a,v"r snJ w,r.
s ,1mS. ,S,o m',o ~ ,;,, ' "", I,cteJ ond
'a''eu nI I M go; crow nurnIe
sruss,cu :" paW,.u W. K;n, i,d,nd anJ nII
in '',s iacG. hsnJs W M"s .,,,.., 49, dm1
'''c rsy P',""' """' ""' " 49, " -
In VAN execn'ea war o"nec urvuI
us crndls; h va'n ! rans 'no o'n,,.. ,, ,...od Uo
anu ingled llc ci'iha haor''""'ch's'u"" "a'o'
Tic leather cluster, a''u sNung NY go," ,1. 10
pea'er nl, paw'ca nnrsery ,.,a,n" na'.a"s u. ."'
opo' ny 'unSs an "o" ,,p,,';o, - ,J,,,
kohcrt br,!ccs SPIDER was l,o.h'"s " '''a'
"'rocIo's I''''e lump OF 'n'''a'"y' 81
"Thcrc's nothing Tor Il hut I? caPltu'atc'' =
said | TO myself. ns | Iammdd my lat on
NV head, viciOiIsly thrust my arm into my
oycrcoai, aud seized tho baby out oi The
cradle. ....., .....f.L.I .... lr, ..,
Leave il absolutely alone dared not, and
ilIe nearest grocery whcrc milk was procur-
able lay fully three blocks Oft.
illus IN sort OF gloomy despair issued
forth from tho house, carrying my persccn'
tor like bundle under ono arm. 50.
l thought he would stop crying when l'e
got into the open mir. but not he; oxygen
only seemed to increase the shrill power OF
his yilIainous little pipes People turned
to stare at me, as if I were on escaped Ia
na,ic or un al,ductor of infant Innocence.
Women looked Indignantly at the baby.
i,luo worsicd socks and little pink legs
kicked blindIy from bcnca,ii my nrms.
Children ran aftcr me, dogs barkcd. but
kc,t ,Iovpe,ly ON INV wny, walking into |
,l,a uroccty with a resolution second only
IN ,b,, nj rho Roman fellow who iumped |
w.. -. ,.hoJ, Lnb,vs how many
,'o "op "o"o"' ''''' " - '''' 49,
hundred years ngo. .r
~ pint of milk, if you pleRsc."
"hlilk, sir? Have you brsught anythihg
,hourh, NJ INV tobacco box. INV pockct