Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-02-18
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my hands at my time of life Not
that | was so very old. TO be sure
bit then | was kinder out Of the way
of having much to do with babies,
and to tell the truth, never was sc
fond of 'em as most wimmin folks is
alters thought it was pity that
folks could not be born about four
years old; it would save 'em an awful
Sight of teething, and collie, and
snuffies; and their parents a good
deal of hopping up cold nights, to
warm the milk, and make catnip tea.
But there warn't time for much de-
liberation before the baby squeaked
agin, and was nigh about frantick
for fear Sarah Ann would hear it. |
knowed if she once heerd the sound,
and got hold of that young one, she
never'd let it 90 out of the house
agin, for she's Jest like all the rest OF
gals-crazy after baby. Aud I'd
made up my mind that Id git rid Of
the youngster before another sun
riz!
| give him q teaspoonful Of para
gOric, and sot him into the chiny
closet, baskit and all. Then | went
about break While we was eat
ing, / did my hest to persuade Sarah
Ann to 90 and spend the day with
Mirandy Winn, q friend Of hern
down to the lower end Of the village,
and after considerable Of spell, |
made out to git her promise to GO.
But after she was all ready, seemed
Us it she'd never start. Her bunnlt
didn't set rite, and her boot was on
laced, and she forgot her gloves, and
l thought l should ixpire with
anxiety. At last, sae sol sail, and |
went back to the kitchen, and took
the baskit out of the closet to see ii
| could find out anything more than
| already knowed about it, and It's
contents.
hadn't more'n got the baskit into
the kitchen, afore somebody knocked
to the door. | throwed it back into
. the closit agin, and went to the door.
Who should be there but Elder Prlm-
weed, the Baptist miuiSter, come to
make call. Strange that folks don't
know 10 better than to 90 round
making calls in the morning.
l let him in, and we talked about
the weather and the war, and tie low
state OF the church, ond jest IS We
come T. = pause, that baby s9ucokea
out.
"N'hat was tLat:' scz the oidcc,
with n naryous start, and ke:chlng
up his hat to be rcddy 10 start. The
elders been narvous ever sense ID;
wife died; folks say thaI ho abused
: her wien she was living, and he's
aieard She'll ha2t him, now she's
dead.
at was IA hen cackled, guess"
scz and my face felt hotter n Il
Thanksgiving grid-iron.
Rather pccooliar sound tor a
hen to make" sez he.
"We've got the highshang heller
bulloo breed" sez | {; "they're apt to
make such sounds.
At that minnit, there was another
squeak-al:uost squail, | tremb'cd
in my shoes,
Mrs. Small" SCI the elder, jump
ing from his seat; that must be
something more than a hem
Perhaps It's the Grower, too SEE
Il; "they often cackle together"
Benign Providcuce!' sez he,
there It's again what can it be?'
ooh" 81 I, Il guess 'tis my cat
got shet up in the closet! if you i
ixcuse me niinnit elder
Il must be agoing," sez he; I've
already made long call. Good
morning." and the way Re went down
the front door steps was caution.
As soon as he was ont OF sigh, /
locked the door, and put down the
curtiu. was bound not to have
any more visitors that day, for If the
story OF that baby got round, it
would make an awful talk, and ny
repetition would he ruiuated!
/ hadn't more than got this done,
when the Valentine walked up in
airnest, and il he didn't make the
welkin ring, than I'm mistook
Goodness ma<,y, he beat the steam
ingine whistle all hollow. How
thankful was that the elder depart
en- jest as he did
| took the little Hottentot out OF
the baskit, and tried trotting OF him.
That WAS no 90. ! fed it with Sugal
and milk, and then tyotted 1t till II
billed over, and took all the starch
out Of my clean calico apron. Then
/ sung to it, bat it only rubbed the
water out OF its eyes by the cupfal,
with It's fat red fists. got the dust
pan, the rolling pin, the wash bow a
little locking glass, 4 lag Of clothe,
pins and a Japan tea tray, and plieo
EN- up on the floor besides my Val
eutine. 1t only aggravated him tc
see The display, | suppose, for he sol
both feet into the air, uttered an eai
! cracking scream, and turned rite over
: onto his head
| picked him up. sot the watcl
pail behind him to prop him up. anc
went to work making up faces AT him
t That maneuvre took for little while
/ hut in few minnitS il WIS as bad a:
J ever, beat on tin pan; sawed tx
, shovel handle across the tongs, tid
der fashion, but my Valentine
drowned all the music | could makt
tha- yyaV Vithout any extra Efforts a