Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-03-21
DRESSING THE RART.

DRESSING THE RART.
When woman goes tc' work to
dress two-year-old child she does it
in systematic, business like manner,
and without any noise or fuss; and
before You know it the youngster is
slid out of her hands with Ills face
washed and his hair combed, his
clothes in ship shape order, and $40
, ctr0fh unCier his arm. This all comes
from knowing how. With a man it
i9 different. He makes elaborate
preparations and puts on the air OF
one who is getting an eighty-four gun
ship ready fora two years cruise.
He collects the Youngsters duds to-
gether in heap, gathering them up
! from all over the house, and after a
great deal of hawling for this. and
sharp Swapping inquiries for that, and
an unlimited amount Of getting down
on his knees and looking around un-
der the furniture for the other GALL Of
which comes of having undEessed the
child the night before) he at length
sits .csignedly down in the chair, and
with feeble attempt at good nature
says:
Come, Freddy; come 10 papa and
have your cosess on
/ The child, who is just then travel
ing around in his night dress, and
/ playing with damp towel and stove
/ brush, makes bee-line for the door,
full of desire to escape into the next
/ room.
Come, Freddy: come TO papa,
like good hoy says the father,
with brave effort at patience.
The child keeps on his course.
'Frcdi'
| This sounds so much like business
that the youngster stops, turns and
tacking slowly up to the now stern
hrowed parent, gradually gets within
reach, when a Sudden grab of his arm
brings him into position where the
damp towel slaps around on the faith
er's clean shirt front. and the stove
wrench plumps solidly down upon
/ the very top of his foot.
Immortal Julius = he screams in
agony. nursing his foot with cne hand
and shaking the innocent child
with the other; whereupon the inno'
cent sets up an accompanying yell.
4 voice from below, where the wife
and mother is busted in getting break.
fast, Joins the chorus:
'OIm,tcd MolIstnn, what on eartl
are you doing to that child?'
oh. you he darnedl' goes bach
!, the quick reply, in short, ugly, des
pcr;.te growl that silcnces all fnrthe
; inquiry.
: t,r Then the father, after rubbing hi
foot and groaning while, squares th'
child around and begins the process
/ Of dressing him, which is mostly
: made up OF dreadful struggles he
| tween clumsy fingers and slnooti
e porcelain buttons, a general misplac
3 ING ot garments lindside before an,
g upside down, searches afte. the mis-.
/ inu articles, and talk like the follow
= ing
y Turn around.
4 stand still
@ Hold your arm up
l. Thunder and lightning Can
IS you let things be?'
!, stop reaching
|. Hold your head up,
Ie Up, say.
T. Can't YOU keep still?'
D. where's that other skirt?'
" Shut up
- Let go.
s. BLAST that button
t. Now where in blazes is that pin
y 'Stand up
en- There, by thunder
is why don't you fall down and
re done with it,
20 Stop your bowling.
is Ouch! Devil take that PIN
sv Let that be-.
Id Behave
w Great scat
Say, why don't yon have four
ne five Thousand more buttons on yo
81 .lothes!
An Now, where's that stoeking?'
ce Keep your foot still.
in Say, keep-yoM-foot--stiil.
M BY Jove in Jerusalem
of Gimme the other foot
ny No, the other.
in Cant you see2'
me sSanctifiesi solomon! what do )
yes want to spread your toes out fori
to How do you suppose I'm going
re- get your stockings on with your Z
his in that shape
ng, Stop it,
ont Stop it, | say.
al Brow WOW e--e-u! Who st
sor- that pin In that ways