The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-14
Continued from Eirst Pnns.

Sissy felt IT she now gave way she must
sink under the afiiction, and she stern
ly resolved to do her duty to the last,
"Perhaps we have loved him more than
we ought, Toni"
These wero all the words she said
But when the Doctor came in the
morning be said, Il scarcely like to
give you hopes that may not be realized {,
my dear madam, but | am bound to
say there is a decided change for the
better this morning. We certainly
are not so sick baby as we were last
night. Laughter We must make up
our minds for the worst, but We are not
so bad as yesterday. Send out at once
for this medicine, and take a teaspoon
ful every few minutes" | had set up
all that night with the cat a1d a bottle
of pale brandy, daughter, which bottle
had been taken too, with some serious
disease, as it had lost half its weight.
Laughter 1t was a clear case of evap-
Grafton. Laughter. When the doctor
handed me the prescription | question
ed him about the child, and he answered
me as he answered the parents: 81
don't like to give hopes that will not be
realized, but we certainly are not so
sick a baby as we were last night"
"You be hanged said l, "you know
the baby is going to get better, but you
don't like to risk your professional skill
on its chance of safety" l rang the
druggists bell till | broke it, laughter,
and it served him right for not being
up. A teaspOonful was given, and
little while afterward the little eyes
were closed and the baby was asleep
still on the pillow and on the mothers
bed. A more delighted group never
looked on an infants slumbers.
/ don't think Mrs Noddy thought |
was in the room, for | saw her take
TOMS hand and both knelt down by
the bedside and then l knew they were
praying for the child What right had
l, a wording, who had been drinking
pale brandy laughter all night, to look
unconcerned on a sacred scene like thisl
And yet i'll withdrew | should disturb
them. | stood gazing at them until
the solemnity Of the scene prevailed
over my rugged nature, and on the spot
where stood knelt down and joined
my thanks with theirs for the blessing
that had come this morning on the
household The baby then recovered.
You better believe he did! Laughter |
Atleast you would believe it if you had
heard him scream three or four weeks
afterward. An immense fuss was made
about getting milk for him from only
one COW daughter since the Doctor
said there was more danger from two
or three COWS than three or four hun.
dred anacondas. laughter. Thence
forward all went we'll with the baby.
Another trouble came. Mrs. Kadug-
gin had the habit of running her fingers
into the child's mouth, and one day she
discovered the baby had little toOtie--
which means tooth. Every body look
ed for it-nobody could find it. Sew
eral handy persons felt for it, but failed
to discover it, and not until tour weeks
after did the tooth make its appearance,
and then in an entirely opposite direc-
tion from the spot mentioned by Mrs.
Observation-Disclosures length the
momentous day of christening arrived:
and when REPAIRED to the house at 0
o'clock, l found the godfather and god
mother habited in the height and
breadth of fashion, with bonnet eight
cen inches above the top Of her head,
and between the head and this remark
able machine there were leaves and
fruits and flowers enough to have fur
nished a stall in the market Il augh-
ter
Mrs Noddy seized on me directly and
insisted / should come and hear the ba-
by speak The young scamp however,
appeared from the first prejudiced to
talk with any one but blood relation
and refused to pronounce in my pres
snce. AT length he made the sound,
(Here the speaker illustrated the noise
emitted from the mouth Of the young
scamp, which, as the reporter is an old
bachelor too, he can only compare be-
tween a subdued sneeze and a snore).
"Did you hear thatl" asked the mother.
"Yes, heard it distictlyi don't know
that l understand it though" "Why,"
answered the mother, "it is as clear as
anything in the world it is plain There
again. ranother attenuated grunt !
'lt was as plain as could be, mama, pa
pa a--Laughter-There again." said the
mother, "that is nurSey" She under
stood the language better that did. -
Laughter,
However we all went to church and
the baby was duly Christened by Rev.
DR.. Pumpton. Thomas Cafundy De
Corva Noddy. Miss Cora and Mr. Nod
dy gave the response invariably in the
wrong places. The baby retired with
indignation when he felt cold water on
his forehead, and all came back again
to breakfast. 1t only remains TO relate
one little incident which had marked
effect at the time. We had just got
through a little discussion in tho par
lor that arose in consequence Of the god.
father and godmother being mysterious
about their purchases as presents, when
there appeared on the delivery of the
goods, three boxes lined with plum-col-
ored silk, and containing each a knife
and fork and a spoon,--Laughter.-
Grand papa consented to take his box