Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-15

deluSlve slab she deposited The baby,
placing Il 10 3 sitting p0sition, and care
fully prOppins Il up with bundles, and
then retired into 3 corner where she
could search her bag 10 quiet.
Instantly, that unhappy infant lifted
up lie voice and bOWled. The mother
was annoyed ct tie untlmely expression
Of dissatisfaction, bat determined 70
let Il cry for 3 few moments until her
search should Do completed. Il took
her about I've minutes to fnd the de-
sired key, and she then Was ready to
give her attention 10 her Offspring. She
addressed II In the most winning OF
nursery jargon, but Il declined to cease
lie waiting. Then she ilngled before
lts eyes her bunch Of keys, aud even
went 90 fer 90 to suggest that an exam
inStion OF the works Of her watch
might be granted to Q really good baby
who would sign q pledge TO abstain
from pins and collie in every form, This
also failing Of the desired effect, she
offered brides 10 the shape Of candy aud
gingerbread, ell OF which were, to her
great establishment, neglected. By
this time she made up her mind that Q
pin must be ct the bottom OF the trouble,
aud she, therefore, took up the infant
and instituted Q brief search for the
supposed instrument OF torture. Find.
Ing oil the child'S pine Ia precisely the
localities where nature had placed
them, she grew somewhat indignant ct
ito cauSeless Outcry, and after threaten.
ing It with the severest form Of nursery
punishment in case Of further persist
ence In crime, she replaced 1t on the
radiator and informed Il that Il must
remain 10 that position until II was
ready 10 be Q good and quiet baby.
just ct this point q man Of apparent
ly so years Of age, whose appearance
unmlStaksbly indicated that the hand
Of female affection had never buttoned
bic collar or adjusted his necktie,
looked up from his newspaper, and re-.
marked 10 the exasperated mother
Madam Permit me 10 suggest that
1t IL time to turn that child" The
mother, startled at this address from
an entire stranger, who, as 90 obvious
old bachelor, instsntly incurred her
righteous contempt, A4ked him sharp
ly what he meant. "Merely this" re.
piled the monster "yOur infant must
be entirely baked on one side, and you
had better turn Il over aud cook the
other side q little" Filled with as
constituent and horror, she seized her
infant, and at the same time happen
ing TO touch he slab with her hand
discovered that II was extremely hot.
Further examination proved the truth
OF the unmarried miscresnt's remark.
The infant was not only baked, but
was ovetdone TO such An extent a. 10
partially spoil Il.
The rail way company has refused to
pay damages, for, although II 10 not de-
nied that, by means OF the steam radl.
ator, a valuable b by was nearly ru
ined, aud wa rendered wholly un6l
Tor any useful infantile purpose, 1t wa
claimed that the mother and not The
company was at fault This claim will
doubtless be- sustained by the courte
although babies In Connecticut are &C
scarce as to be quoted at an unusually
high figure. The incident may be o
use to the Connecticut mothers 90
warning that q steam radiator 10 not
maniel.piece, aud that infants spoiled
in the baking will not be paid tor By
rail wav companies,