Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-26
From Earpers Bazar.
THE BABY REECHES.

wal no call for that baby, that | know of
There were babies enough before. When
as breakfast drew near its close, Harry wa:
heard humping slowly down the stairs, pit
pat pit pattering through the parlors and
the library, and presenting himself at the
dining room door in fresh white frock and
radiant face, emitting angelic war-whoops
Of delight, tho old house seemed full OF
babies. And when he rushed around the
room with fixed eyes. bent head, and shOul-
ders thrust forward in frenZied cagerness for
i chair, and when he made good his divine
right to P scat at the table by pushing his
chair headiong into place regardless of what
hroadcloth or rufiiee might interpOse; when
nc had painfully climbed up into the adult
chair and brought his precious nose very
nearly to level with the tahlc-with what
serenco delight, with what entire scli-aPpro-
bati'7 and world-satisiaction, did he gaze
aTou-l upon us, his aspiring, ambitious, IN
sat "a oldcrs With what sweet frankncss
hc rokei his sudden fingers into the peach
preserve With what sublime abstraction
dit he upset all the cups and saucers in his
ea3oaYor to reach the oranges What q
small thing It seemed to Linn, in lishcs Of
adccnturousness, to rise UP in bis chair
c.!mh upon the table, and creep along 20
the otherwise unattainahlo sugar bowl; and
when q blind and unreasonable prejudice
ia.csicTci with this, lis simple and honor
able ambition, what hearty howls attcstod
Ills keen sense OF right 10 life. liberty.
and the pursuit Of sugar, till some true
friend, more open tn conviction than his
hisotci r-1gcniJ0rs. set the sugar bowl
On the floor aat restored the equilibrium Of
the uuiyc7scl
Certainly Harry was baby enough to setis-
. " q reasonable mind. His ignorance was Of
the iaost approved pattern, and penetrated
/ every iastue.a in tic whole province Of
kuowcdgc. lie rot only, like SIR Thomas
More. did not know Greek at three years of
age, but he was very imperfectly acquainted
with English. lie had never so much rs
helri whether there be any alphabet. lie
1 knew how to tumble all the collars. ribbons,
and triEkCts olt ofthc upper drawer into
I kalc.dJscoTic confusion. tie could tcss
/ Billy the fireman t1wari TIE ceiling in such
eccentric orbits that lie would be sure t.
/ strike a-eiu5; the vase and upse. the flowers
/ on his way d1wn. But Ofany useful know
/ lcgc, or of any knowledge tha. promised %
/ be useful lie was destitute t0 degree that
/ would have charmed the heart Of tho most
devoted believer in vital statistics.
Bat another King arose who knew not
Jasctb. Another baby must needs come
/ -cerir, and rryinr into the wo-ld. and Babv
Harry abiicate. The badges of his royalty
( must 50. Al. bis littlc caabric h1unces, all
/ hi7 lovely slken-stitched flannel pettic9at-,
tie i9lds and tCck# and ruties aud ribbons Of
his iniantIc gracc-jhe insignia Of his in
noconce, the yestices II his heavenly crea-
/ tlOa-we1e 10 he ruthlcssly ron. away, and
he was % MAKE bis debut in the straight
lines and plane surfaces and mon0tonous
hues AMI uumitig-tod li.urcati9ns Of the un-
beaHt.iu. sex, the sex waich is not lovely in
itself, and which b1rrJw7 20 llvciiuess from
It's dress: FOX even tho most thorough ad-
y0catc Of the equality If the sexes must
aiiait that the handsome man is but rough
and TIimatiyo creation compared with the
handsome woman, and that while the plain
woman, by correct combinations Of color and
outline. can at lens, reduce her Tlainncss %
IFS loves. terms. and sometimes combine it
altogether cut OF sight, tie plain man has
nothing i1- it but % put oE his hat ami coat
and fight il cut on that line
OF course We all know tia; Harry must
come 10 it 10 time; but Why array him pre-
maturclv in the som5re garments of man
h0cd2 Why put his awful baby ignorance
and Innocence IN such g-o,cs,iuc contrast
with his maulv -arb? Ii is only for his
brief blas-,minz that he can haze the beauty
Of duuJfv Once ouc Of 10. be returns. he
r.lugus, Gc returns 10 more. -nco robbed
of his callric- and mus,ins. and .aers re-
mains ar linn through life nothing hut
drcsrv waste Of tr3w-cra-a ri,ilcss stretch
dun troalaoth sclrcoly frightened, certain
lv not relieved, IS tie stiffness OF s,a1chol
and unojurr1m.sirs luen. Tho time nav
come ia tie looi-tiic 1f youth and love
whca hewil put a boc1uct in his button
hole. n his iami-hod craving for color he .
may a--ibly indulge in a blue necktie or |
rinL-0,rIercd handkerchief: but not for him /
thc hraal cxfau-cs of lustraus hues: never
fr him tie rainbow tiat-. the sunset blend /
is,.. wherein bis sister NAV Igx1-ist,. /
IS o-iy the short. sweet morning bloom Of
lis fabvhooi that can he tri,ged out +.
,o-r, ana color. in feathers ard q,,co-s and /
IN r,gts..fs fDerv.
r.- ~, .lccr,s .,s,.. f,r.b 04 .,,.o .t.o |
b1bt.ar li,tlc pefti-3sis tbat Ioyc. tl'c
eirrkyl,;tIe sleeves 50 f.lI Of the ehnnkv f.
;.'''' - ',,''' ..t .La ''' -. 1., ''.' l.''',,i
,cqs- s., ,gsL a4 .I,,1ss '.'i' .E - l-r,,rca No.
and domination ol tIe expressing sex /
and Baby Harry gacs INTO brccchos ana &C.
'l4s'ts'
Bat have my revenge Nitd the robes /.
lie has not put on the soul 0i manhood His I
awful Innocence Is too fresh from heaven TO /
hc smothcrcd by jacket and tr0wseTs. lie I
hes hy no means yet unlearucd the contor- /
lions and clmErEs. the cravings and /
rCiiiugs. Of bis loss estate, and bis clothes |
nave hard york to stay on. Il is only by 1
the skin of their teeth that the trowsers keep /
connection witt the jacket. lie cmcrges |
from has dressing room tainty and decorous, [
''close butt5nci to tie chin, collar straight, /
shoes tied, stockings fast-a little man. IN