The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-15
NO. 36.
ABOUT BABIES:

In one OF the strcet.cara Of tho
metropolis, a few evenings sinco:
was lady with a baby.
One Of the blue.cyed, growing
happy babies, disarranging i,S
white robes, and tnthpling it's
blue ribbons with all the abGhdSh
Of baby that is secure in ever.
Fl csh supplies, both Of love and
clothes. The mother was evident.
~ II stranger to the other ladies
in the car; yet all Of them smiled
when they looked III her direction;
nnd many Of thcm spoke to li0f
and seemed to love her for tho
sake of the beautiful child.
The opening instinct of woman.
hood seems to bo the love Of tho
babies, and the girl must be d very
little one who does not want doll
to which she can play the sweet
part Of mother. The depth aud
purpose Of the instinct arc ro-
vealed to us in the petition of tho
little miss Of five years, who hap:
pens t. be an only child-"Mam.
ma, want baby to play With, a
meat baby, mamma"
No kinder blessing was over be-,
slowed, than in the close OF Fanny
Ferns letter to the then nowly.
married Princess Royal Of Eng.
land: "And when, brightest Of
all others, the crown of maternity
shall descend upon your youthful
brow, God grant YOU that nicest
of I'LL places on earth to cry in--.-
u mothers bosom" /"
Yet, while the instinct OF ma.
ternity is peculiar TO woman, and
marks her sex more plainly than
rounded limbs Or gentle manners,
it il not to women and girls alono
that the love Of babies is confined.
1t was once the lot Of tho writer
to dwell in the whito tents Of
Camp Harrison, in Georgia., in the
lower part Of the State, wherc fun.
ilies arc always far between, and
much more 80 in war times. For
long weeks wo had not soon q wo-
man or child.
At last tho railroad through the
Camp was repaired, and in the
first train there was q lady, with
such Il wide.awale, kicking baby,
as the latter ono Of tho metropolis.
Some hundreds Of rough soldiers
wero around the cars, aud Captain
Story ofthe 9th Infantry was tho
biggest and toughest among them,
if we may judge OF the tree BY its
bnrk.
Tho lady with the baby in her
arms was looking from Il window,
and no took of his hat and said,
"Madam, / will give you five dol,
lars, fyou will let me kiss that
baby" Ono look at his bearded
face told her that there was no.
thing bad in it, and, saying, with
aplcased laugh, II do not charge
anything for kissing my baby )" it.
was handed over. The littlo ono
was not afraid, and the bushy whis,
kcrs, an eighth Of m oil long, was
just tho playhouse 1t had bocn
looking for.
More than ono kiss did tho Cap
tain got from tho little red lips,
and thcro was energy in tho hug
Of tho liltlo round arms. Then
othc, voices said, "Pass him ovoE
here, Capr and before tho train
was ready to move, half q hundred
mon had kissed tho baby. 1t waB
on it's bcst behavior, and kicked,
and tugged at whisko ors, as only d
happy baby can. 1t was an ovont
or the campaign and ono giant Of
Il mountaineer, who Strodo past US
with tread like n mammoth, but
with tear dimmed cyos and quiv-
cring lips, said. by George, it
makes mo feel and act like q fool :
but I've got ono just like it at
homo"
Other lands havo owned tho
power Of this young immortality,
and tho lIindoo halls tho littl6
stranger with the words. "Y6UhE
child, as thou hast ontored tho
world in tears when all around tlIeo
smiled, 80 live as to leave tho
world in smiles while all around
thee weep"