Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16

Aossy hair clinging damply to il, but sh'
az noSo ~ ~ ~ 2 !. s us .a,, nr, ,e',1
ing, whining, milk-and-water doll babies
but-well, you know the cunning kind ]
was. II you don't yet You probably vii
: day sy,s 4 "n 1sc'A' +
KnEfter pfoo10geq ette IL ha ~
on Pearlies curls, hard enough TO have
made anything but the best little lump o.
white wool in the world growl out loud
she began to sing.
Talk about Nilsson!
Nilsson herself couldn't sing" Ah-goo'
Ay9aats'ss ] n snar 1sat black nose
cold and wet, Of course, and stuck i aftec.
tionately into baby's soft, fat neck, and
licked her pink cheeks, and then began to
1f Ho sff y aid IN, rrss,,cary, asroe.
| ly-almost with a sound of human ap-
| peal.
The father and mother were just at the
foot OF the cid, laughing and chatting to-
! gether as only married lovers can. The
baby nestled in her downy cushioned CRIB
ON the height aboYe, copfortably coolng,
4 anA defivine sweet AtDres y pQaznepeet
! from her little thumbs in the absence OF
the regular rations
.l..sAsf the Aosdss - deg barked, the loud
er the baby cooed and crowed. Whatwas
he barking about
Notwithstanding, apparently.
| 1 The clock SUI licked ON with a meas
ured stroke. and from the deep heart Of
\ the fIre. minute fakes Of brightness spark
! led upward and faded away, as shine and
fade the hopes Of human hearts. 80
/ Q All va 'undisturbsd I'm the cheerful
room. even To the bit Of rutfiing, with the
needle stuck ID at the edge, lying upon
| MAr6ie's wicker work tand- Marks gift.
| All was undisturbed. .,e.3
Down near the foot OF the cliff Mark
and Margaret stood side by side, looking
backward upon the great cord Of wood his
strong arm had stored, and never either
dreamed Of the terror nearing their home
above t.e II
Louder, hercer, barked the white dog.
They were too far away 70 hear too far
by more than half
Creak -creak- Acreak, 9as 81 l9f 20
What was that, hush The chubby
baby opens wide its big blue eyes and lit
tie rosebud mouth. Mamma coming?
No, for all is still again, and Miss Baby
/ tues sway II che sGdy pink sock till it
comes off with Jerk that keels her over
on her back among the pillows. Nothing
daunted, she tries to swallow one OF her
rosy toes, breathing very hard the while.
Creak--creak-- f19t1 f84e
There it is again, at the door Mamma
aaxo.o fhia TINA
Poor baby, mamma ISN'T half way up
lsthe long, weary cliff - sssss waaF
y Pearlis ceases barking and throws up
his head with long, mOurnful wall Of
terror. His crisp wool Is all uncurled, and
the poor animal shakes with excitement
and fright. - NsitS Atsa86a q 10 81
He wants to get down, but he sees the
baby and cannot leave her. f .sy
His mistress told him to take care Of
,the baby !" he understands his duty like Q
than like some Christians
he does it. ,His black eyes glisten with
who knows what of mute, instructive ter
ror, rage, and anxiety, but he stands at his
post. - sa1. saage ,llpet lzae fa sse5n
= Creak-creak--creakl ln reg sa-s
The baby Jumps and crows, and
stretches out her hands toward the door
From barking and bowling, the tiny
white dog takes to growling.t 80 eagf
1t is often the case that dumb brute's
first fright turns to angry courage. es-
pecially If anything near and dear To 1t is
at hand to be protected. This baby was as
dear to this dog as Its own young ID to the
female animal of eli species. esY bss $50
Two fore paws rest on the crib rail (;
sharp white teeth CLEAN black eyes shine,
as the door. still slowly creakiiig, opens
tOh, Margaret, Margaret, leaning on
|, your husbands arm, out OF breath with
happy laughter, only q quarter way UP the
long, steep cliff, do you remember that,
fearing to slam the door and wake the
baby, you left the entrance insecure y i
And now the door is fairly open. In It
comes, a lazy curiosity in its great, green
eyes, sinuous grace In all its length, q
latent cruelty I'M it's velvet sheathcd claws
Pearlie, with his nose between his fore
paws and the whites Of his black eyes
showing, growls under his breath, low and
gutterally. After one sniff the, terrible
\ intruder does not notice him or the crib.
Something In its lounging gate art side
long glance seems TO say ominously, = You
by-and by pleasure before business, just
nowT b. ssfsn ie !.
"Ohl obi the pretty, pretty mew-mewl =
baby thinks, If she could only say 10 |; for
the brave little heart doesn't dream OF tear,
| in its innocent unconsciOusness. Be.
lsides, the love Of all animate life implanted
|, from birth in some souls belongs strongly
to Maidie, aged eight months, and ANYTHING
alive, from another pink and. white rose
bud baby like herself down to q chicken
with half its she'll on its back, or up to a
lions .whelp, would produce the saule
ecstatic effect on Miss Baby. She leaps,
4 and laughs, and kisses at the air, sucking
in her pink lips at every breath, and max,
ing her fat fingers go" in q craze 81
eagerness TO get hold Of this new play
innate. 10 's etts be saV fse a8f .{eBaf ~
"Oh the big mew-mew! The pretty
The pretty!" .x., -,
I 'Itis not to be supposed that Miss Maidis
articulately repeats the above remark
literally as set down,
Her singing has been, described a. re
markabie, and so Is her talking, The Al
1 waso alphabet Is nowhere for graphic fOrce
(Baby draws all language into one common
focus of s.ah-goo." from whence aradiatel
thousand variations of 4. oo-g0os !" and
4 the like.@ Margaret vows she understands
o~n,~,~ .vllel,lA ~ II and that Z IA uepAt