The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-11-17
THE ELK0 INDEPENDENT.
WEDNESDAY,. xOvKMRER IA. I-ss.

kADo HB bAH1--In one Of the street
eAB Of the metropolis, few evenings since.
vas . lady With q bady-ope Of the bsae-eyed.
growing. hPpy babies, disananSing Its white
robes, and rumphng its blue ribbons with all
the abandon OF baby that Is secure in ever
fresh supplies Of love and clothes The mother
vas evidently . stranger 20 the other ladies in
the car; vet al of them smiled when they
looked In her direction. and many Of them
spoke to her and seemed to love her for the
sake Of her besrfiful baby.
The opening instinct Of vomanhood seems
10 be the love of babes. and the girl must be
very little one that does not want q doll to
which she can play the sweet part Of mother
The depth and purpose Of the instinct are re-
vealed 60 rs in the petition of the little miss
Of i've yenrs. an only child, Mamma, want
baby to play with, meat baby, mamma"
No kinder blessing was ever bestowed than in
the close Of Fanny Ferns letter 10 the Prin-
cess Royal of England: Ard when. bright
est Of all others, the crown of maternity shall
descend upon your youthful brow, God grant
IA mothers bcsomr'
Yet while the instinct of maternity Is pecu-
liar to woman, that marks her sex more plain
ly than rounded limbs or gentle manners, IL is
not TO women and girls alone that the love Of
babies Is confined
Il was once the writer's lot to dwell in the
white tents of camp Harrison, in Georgia-in
the lower part Of the State, where families are
far between, and much more so in war times
For long weeks ve had not seen . woman or
child
AZ las. the railroad through the camp was
repaired, and By the first train there was a
lady, with Just such a vide-avake. kicking
baby as the latter one Of the metropolis
Some hundreds OF soldiers we're around the
cars, and Capt Story, Of the Fifty-seventh In
fantry, was the biggest and toughest among
them, If we Judge the tree by its bark.
The lady with the baby In her arms was
looking from the window. and he took of his
hat, and said: Madam. Will give you five
dollars il you will let me kiss that baby One
look at his bearded face told her there was
nothing bad in 1t, and saying with a pleased
laugh, Il do not charge anything for kissing
my baby. il Was handed over. The little one
was not afraid, and the vhiskers an eighth Of
an ell long, were Just the playhouse il bad
been looking FOR.
More than one kiss did the Captain GET
from the little red lips, and there was energy
IN the hug Of the little round arms. Then
and before the train was ready TO move half
hundred men had kissed the baby. 1t was
other voices said: Pass her over here, Can"
1t was on its beSt behavior. and crowed and
kicked, and tugged at vhiskers as only baby
can II was an event of the campaign; and
one giant of Q mOuntaineer. who strobe past
as with q tread like n mammoth. but with tear
dimrned eyes and quivering hp, said: by
George, is makes me feel and act like n fool;
but I've got one just like il at home"
Other lands have owned the power of this
young immortality, and the HindOo halls the
little stranger with the words: Young child.
IS thou hast entered the world in tears, when
all around thee smiled, live as 10 leave the
world IN smiles while all around thee weep. -
London Saturday GdEstte.