The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-22

The Daby's Journal.
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Pm here. And If this b what they
call the world, I don't think much Of
It. It's q very hannelly world, and
smells of paregoric AwfhlIy. It's q
dreadful light world too, and makes me
blink, / tel you. And don't know
what to do with my hands; / think III
dig my fists in my eyes. 10, I,won't.
ct and chew it up, and then IN lloller ;
whatever happens III holler- Apd
the more paregdric they give me the
louder Pn yell. That old nurse puts
the spoon in the corner Of my mouth
in a very uneasy way, aud keeps tast-
ing my milk herself all the while. ,611e
spilled snuff ffI Il last night; and VIII
a hollered, she trotted me. That comes
of being two-days old baby. Never
mind, when. I'm a man, In pay her
back good. There's pin sticking In
me now, aud If I say word about II,
I'll be trotted or fed, and wosi1l rsth-
er have catnip tea. rll tell you Who /
ann. found out to-day. heanf folks
say, Hush, don't wake up Emme-
iissa iIss's e:ssI'l ssG laI Be- ..s hslas; Saeesy
white-faced woman over on the pillow
is iEmmeline.
Il No, was mistakeii f6ga a chap was
in here Just now, and wanted to see
:BoJ's baby, and looked ut me, aud said
hwasa funny lieueat0ad, and looked
juselike BotAh He sme1tof cigaEs, ana
1'm 60t used to them. wonder who
else belong to. Yes, theses another
one-that's q Gamma EuSneline told
me, and then she took me up and held
me against her, soft cheek and said, 1T
was Ganma's baby, 30 it was.n l de-
clare 1 don't know who l do belong to;
but I'll hOller and may be Eli md out.
There comes Suuffy with 0tnip tea.
The idea of giving babies cAtnip .tea
when they are crying for information.
Pm going to sleep. wonder II ! don't
look pretty red in the face? / feel ed
1 wonder what snuffy has in that big
black bottle, and why she don't give
Ganma'S baby some. .s-s - ftsslts :.
Here's Bob; he's one Of the people j
belong to, you know. He kisses me
and scratches me with hia mouth
don't wear q mustach myself like
Gamma. She trests ME iike gentle
man, and parts my hair on one side !;
Snuffy parts ii in the middle.
III.
Pm year old, and Pve got q name.
Pm 10; and Uncle 10 gave me . silver
cup this morning, but they won't let
me have it to bang on the table. Grand
ma would give it to me in q minute,
and think some day, when / catch
Iher alone I'll get It yet.
Cousin Lizzie Is staying here. She Is
a nice girl, only, she wont let me pull
her hair; think she might-such long,
soft, yellow curls. She won't let Uncle
30 touch u curl either. He just lifted
one up the other day, and she drew it
away and bent over her head and kissed
me ever so much, ard Uncle 10 walked
away. SFf8 ~ II trfl SssAsf
guess he was only trying to see if it
was the same color of his mustache.
Oh! I've got the prettiest mamma;
her eyes shine so bright, and her little
hands are so soft; Ideclare l am proud
of her. isf7s ~ --ls.e', Z
Snuffy don't live here now; Annie
takes care of me, and takes me out,
and we go to the park, and gentlemen
with caps and great many buttons ON
their coats talk to me great deal, ask
Annie how old am and where live.
They: are very polite TO me but ldOn't
think 1t Is quite right Of Annie to keep
my cap over my eyes 80 much, as 1t is
rather tedious.
Tve had lots Of toothache, and Eve
raised a few teeth; they come out as
Ganma's do though. Mypretty mamma
tells me to show my tOOfies, and then
have to grin for everybody. bit Bo6s
finger yesterday, but he didn't seem to
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I've got short clothes Oh. Cousin
Lizzie is teaching me to dance. Uncle
10 helps her too. When am through
my lesson, she catches me up and kiss
es me, and uncle 10 kisses me too, right
on the same spot. Isn't that queer"
i Cousin Lizzie is going home soon /;
Pm sorry SOS Uncle 10. 1heard him
tell her SO, and then he stopped to tie
my sleeye-ribbOn, and grew very red in
the face about it. That's funny too.
: I've got little sister. She looks
pretty well for girl. / remember
when did not look any better. Think
Pll begpUlstQ her; but fshe must un-
derstandaf fist that bhe must mind
her elder brother.
Cousin lizzie has a new bright ring
on her finger; i guess Uncle 10 gave it
to her. She don't s,cld when he pulls
her curls now.
Oh. aint glad Eve get ia Gamma? ?
for Lizzie fOrgets me now sometimes,
and mamma Enlmeline is 50 white aud
stil.. But Gamma don't fofget-not she !;
and she isn't so taken up with this girl
baby that she can't remember fellow
who used to be Not /. She says my
nose is out of joint, but it don't feel
broken.
- / don't want to be ugly, but do hate
to see the new baby in my place; and
1 hear them tel her that sbe is the
dearest little dot that ever liveds -
They used to tell me just 50. And ]
don't like to see my dear. mamma 50
very still, with her eyes shut. s -
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sf knew it was a sorrOwful world
when came, and that is why cried.
I've tried to-day to wake dear mann
ma, and can not. She will not speak
to me, or mOOve, or open her bright
eyes. She does not even turniwhen the
baby cries. Both her little hands are
laid upon her breast, and full Of How,
ers. And Cousin Lizzie and Gamma
are all in black hrocks, and I've black
ribbon OH. And Bob sits by her with
his head in his hands; aud uncle JC
cries as he stands beSd9thkm bOtli, and
lays his hand on his Shoulder, and says,
"God helpyOu, brother" And all the
while the sun is shining in the street,
and the people go by as they alway.
do. The canary might know this wa
no time to sing-when dear mamma
will never wake again.
She held me in her arms last night
and kissed me, and said, "GoOd-by, lit
tie Jo.' They tell me she has gone Il
heaven; but it is no comfort to me,
don't know where heaven is, or how Il
get there. 1 looked up at the stars bu
/ liked the shine of mammals eyes bet,
ter. And 1 wanted her here. I mus
be good to the baby, and mean to be
whatever happens, Pm going to stan.
by that baby. 4 y -
Paper HaRdIeFehieis.
The Japanese paper handkerchief
are assuredly coming, If a cOtempOrar.
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