St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-03
VOLUME 35---NUMBER 1914.
Love in a Tub.

Did you ever hear of love in tub
Well. he is our baby, and will tell You
all about it. He has had two tubs. thi,
little Diogenes. The first one was hi,
hath-tub; and when he began to take
lessons i'll that. he was so little and fun
ny that unless some one put Il hand to
his back the minute he was put in he
would slip down fiat. as if he were
CREASED. or the tub WIS. He couldn't
stay i'll long either; and while he WIS
there, caught frantically at the edge.
holding on for dear life: and ne made
very wrinkly. wry, Screwy faces when
we Splashcd him. But after awhile he
had more backbone. and spla>hcd for
himself, and for any one else who hap
prmed to he within Sprinkling distance.
How they jumped they who didn't
want to get their dry-goodS wet: for
this little duck made the water fly. He
picked it up with his feet, and spattel
il down with his hands. until nearly
every drop was out of the tab. and in
streams and puddles on the rubber
blanket spread on the carpet for pro-
lection. You couldn't help heing re-
minded of your canary bird, Tapping
wings and all. This bath -frolc may
he an old story to You who have little
baby brothers and sisters but the next.
tub number two. ! venture to say You
are all ignorant of us IL part of baby
furniture. The largest, highest wash
tub, That was our habyS play house.
and there he lived. and moved and had
his PLAYING nearly all the day long. All
but You can't begin To imagine the Su-
pcrior advantages of this contriNamce.
He could stand or sit at pleasure. walk
round and round, holding on hy the
rim, rattle the handles. and fish with II
string over the side. Easily moved
from room to room. he thus cuioyed the
delights of the kitchen. with no danger
of tumbling into hot water OF coal. On
pleasant DAYS we ''totcd" him ont un-
der the trees, where he emioNed fresh
air. and flowers. and birds. without the
outdoor dangers to little ones. When
we were moving. what we could have
done with the little fellow if we couldn I
have kept him III :; tub. I'm sure don't
know; but. aS ii WAS. there he sat, St.
lcuely gazing on the tearing down and
breaking up. having all of the fun and
none of the confusion. The same in
the new house before floors were carpet
ed. and when tacks and sharp edged
tools were scattered around. There he
sat like king on his throne. the only
comfortable one among us. To he sure.
he was piticd by those who Judged from
outside appearances. One knew he
would grow crooked from sitting 81
much. and another that he would get
bow wlrgged from standing all the time
and. of cour~c. the minute his grand
mother came into the house, he expect
ed to he caught in hcralms. and kissed.
and rubbed. and trotted. and jumped,
To take the crooks out of his back and
bows ont of his legs. When our little
prince grew 81 that he tumhled over the
walls of his fort head first, to he res
cued 10y his heels. we considered it
time for him to he promoted from the
common school tub to the academic
hog>head hut having no such institu-
ton III the house. our wise haby-hON
only went To see in Il tub. from which he
graduated To creeping and walking.
Christian Union.