The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
Theodore TiIton,s Two Babies.

uIaHb, ana darfeJ DhVlsI Dr. VI hOA'
lucky. ai-i el l.F rH rJratl
The latter, indeed, is q trihe the elder,
having been born in 1901. The precise
date Of ones birth, however, Is matter
ONO consequence in o question OF intan.
cy. ,Babyhood is not proved by brevlty
OF life, nor disproved by longevity. Baby,
hood Is not proved by breviiy OF life, nor
disproved' by longevity. Babyhood is
an affair Of character, and not Of time; III
haS.to do with the sensibilities, the moral
staius, the intellectual conditions. II Is
eyinCed by innocence, guileleSsness, and
impressibility, and not by the presence OF
bibs and the absence Of whiskers. You
may know lat least we hope you may q
fine old baby as well as S,fne young one
The State Of Kentucky Is represented in
Washington by the former kind; the State
Of Indiana by the latter. The Kentucky
infant was named Garrett, not because Il
was expected that he would have his
abode ii that part Of the house, but ds q
delicate intirnation that he would be dis
tinguished for his Attic courtesy Why
the Indiana infant was named schuyler,
we will freely tell, If somebody will first
freely tell US why. several hundred other
infants IN Indiana, and elsewhere, have OF
late years been named Schuyler, likewise.
There Is, however, an item Of difference
between these two very renowned and
very promising babes. Dear little Schuyler
does not cry. At any rate, we have been
much in his society, and we have never
heard him cry. True, he may have cried
when we were not with him. Other peo-
pie have done the same and for the same
excellent reason. We cannot always be
with people, and therefore people are not
To be blamed il they do sometimes cry.
Moreover, there is ono trial of his amia- |
bility, which, possibly, little Schuyler |
never had, but which little Garnet has
suffered under.f The former never had |
General Butler making up faces at him.
If he had, perhaps he, too, would have
cried right out in meeting, just as the
other baby did. 'y.5' ,'
AS we can ourselves testify from OK.
perience, one Of the first anxieties Of u |
parent is concerning the education Of his |
children. In the care Of the lovely in.
FAINT from Kentucky, we have not been
informed Of tho plans which his dOtiug |
parents may have in contemplation for |
his intellectual development, We trust
that, though they do live in KENTUCKY,
they will not wholly overlook this i'm.
portant Subject. From sonic symptoms
which have been observed by Us, we are
led to fear that they may overlooked II
thus far. But it is never TOO late 10 learn.
The child Is still tender, If not in years,
at least In heart We trust that they will I
otforget the noble strain Of the philoso.
phical poet: Il
lis education forms theyouthful mind |
Justas the tWig Is bent, the trees inclined!
But concerning the education Of the
youngster from Indiana, We have no So |
licitudc. Both his father and mother
arc as intelligent as they arc amlablc, and
that Is saying q great deal: They fully
appreciate the value Of knowledge and
mental discipline. Besides, the news.
papers Of the country have for several
weeks been passing around IN item OF
news which confirms Our anhcipations,
A Professor from Michigan University, |
passing part Of last winter in Washing
ton, received from tho Vice President and
his wife the promise that the young gen.
tleman in question should, when Of due
age, apply for admission at that noted
University, and pursue his collegiate
studies there. At tho time this promise |
was given, he had but fifteen years and |
one month 10 wait; and 1t Is confidently
expected by the date assigned, he will be
fully ready TO pass the ordeal Of exam
nation. Already, we are inform
ed, he has commenced his pre-.
paratnry studies. Reversing the |
usual order Of such pursuits, when under.
taken later in life, he has begun by In
vestlgations In Chemlstry-particu
into the elements Of milk, sugar, cookies
and molasses candy. Heis, also, making
series OF experiments in Physics and
misunderstanding tothe construction
of block houses, and ascertaining the ca
liabilities Of tin whistles, rattles, horns,
and india.rubber dogs. His wise parents
being anxious that he should not culti-
vate his mind ut the expense OF his body,
have also encouraged him In the practice
Of Gymnastics, which he pursues chiefly
by hanging over the sides of his patent
cradle, by futile efforts at balancing him
self on two feet, and by occasionally hurl-
ing at the head Of his nurse whatever he
can clutch Of the gold and silver toys
which an admiring public have presented
to him. 4
Altogether, the young man Is doing
well. Unlike his iilustrious fellow baby
from Kentucky no makes short speeches,
has u good appetite, and Is attracted
rather than disgusted by the sight OF
spoons.