The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-01-20

Pse amt dun de dishes yit," answer
"Nevet Hind, sir. 1 suppose ther
: Are 1hore clean dishes if they are want
ed. You come here and try to quie
i the baby" &c t..
But frankie would scream in spit
of all Dicks endeavors. At last h,
struck bright idea. .a..5..-,s
'tIf you let me go In next door ant
git Harry Blame {Blain) to cnm il
wild his'n playtHifigs, dat will mus
him." -
1 So little Harry came, and Frankii
tislded, to his influence and becam,
quite pledsaIit-
/ Ned read his paper, lighted hi
meerschatim: and finally found a pail
Of scissors and began his long-threat
ened pieee of Work Gin truth. amuse
ment), namely, cutting and twisting
lamp-lighters. The waste pieces d
paper he threw on the carpet, which
were directly caught up by, the little
ones, and contributed nuch to theti
etnusement, and future discomfort
both to frankie and his father. But
l must not anticipate.
Noon came, and Harry bade adieu,
and in short. time the baby begun
again to growsquite restless; and con.
tinued to grow worse.
Ned took him up, and to do him
jHstice, / must say endeavored in ev-
cry way to amtise him.
"Dick, what is the matter with him
non ? Is he hungry :"
''No, deed, sir. Use fed him.
'Spect he misses his nanny. 'Spect
may be how you don't hold him easy"
So it seemed, for as the father
pressed the little one in his arms loud
er grew his screams.
So passed the time, with little
iltermission, Until late in the after
noon.
81 mus go to de door, sir,-tfie
! bell dun fung," said Dick:
Don't you let any one in / am
Sut, you hear, boy ?"
In f5W moments Dick called up
"Gemman say how will you see
him, an 1 tole him how you say you
was out too"
Ned, it is only 1. Let me come
up?"
Tom Merrsraplan Oh, all fight
Come up, perhaps you can help me
here. Do yed know anything about
baby-tepding? ,Fhis younster hos a
spell of-#%6H I do not know what ?''
AID Ned proceeded to explain how
! it was he was home in Fannie's place
"Yes, / can help You, I think.
Bless you, boy, it is 'aUind, that is the
matter with him. / know all about
It When sister Jennie's baby cries,
that is what they all say is the matter,
and Of course it Is So with yours.
They give it little drop or so of gin,
and let me see, how old is your baby
yes, fifteen months. Well, fifteen
drops of paregoric, that is it,
"You are sure, Tom, that it will
not hart him ?" asked the anxious
young father.
81 knoar it will not.
So it was duly administered, and il
soon proved a happy idea, for Frank
les little eye-lids grew heavy, and be.
fore many minutes passed he was
sound asleep.
"Tom, you are the shrSrtest feil0E
I know! Come now-let us 60 down
and get something to eat. / am al
most famished. Luckily, Fannie fix
ed everything for lunch, except coffee
and / can make that. / understand
it, much better than tending babies.
"Hal7loo What Are thunder il
ehis? Ltok, Tom p' --
Tom went TO inspett:
"It looks ike butter, OF Dough
making an exit from the pam
Ned's face wore most comical eX
fpression as he answered.
"You have hit it, Tom, suref IT.
all dough nowl Fannie left that loa
for me to bake. What can I do witt
it? Whewl How sour it smells
can you help me out here, Tom p
"Yes, 1 guess SO. Help you VI
with it from the 4oor and out with it
to the stop-pail That is the way ou
cook does when she burns the breat
up, and / think that might answer TO
this"
| At the concluding part 6f eli
| speech Ned spfaRg to the stove, pull
ed open the oven door, and drew OH
the pan of rolls, now burnt to coal.
81 forgot all abort them, 1 had s
mtch to do. A fellow cannot remem
Der eUery thing. wish that scaml
Dick had forgotten to fill up this stow
with coal {; then they would not hav'
beer quite so black. Any idea wha
to do here, Tomt"
"Oh,. certainly Let them keel
company with the loaf"
"AH right. I'll make the coffe
now, ana then we'll be ready for ou
lunch. There are few rolls left iron
breakfast"
f Tom carried out his plan relative t.
he lost bread, and the coffee beine
ready, they proceeded to the dining
room, where Ned put out the variou
good things
"T say Tom,-what will We So,
became of the bread ?"
!! "Never mind, old fellow; I'll sta,
and help you out" =.
"Ton1,- you are the only comfor
, I've had this day. What is the mat
ter now? What are you making
face at ?"
HDo you caIf fhis coffee !'F
Ned tasted.
Something is wrong here, CERTAIN
ly. Well, never mind, we will drinI
milk, say, Tom," said his friend
after looking very serious for a fey
moments, t.'you know what 1 think ?