The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-07-04
The Baby's First smile.

As soon a. Mr.. Giddings turned the
corner the other evening, on his way
home he saw that something unusual
had occurred. Mrs. Giddings was
watching for him at an upper window,
and the moment he came In sight she
bounded down stairs and out into the
stree. 10 meet him, on a dead run. The
servant girl was also on the lookout in
a good position near the hOusetOp and
behaved In such a strange and unusual
manner that Mr.. Giddings held his
breath, and verify believed she was
about to seek destruction by diving
headlOng tOt the pavement below, aud
then he feared from the peculiar man
ner with which she twisted her head
around that she had changed her mind
and concluded TO wiring her own neck.
BY this time Mrs. Giddings had come
up breathlcss and white with excite
ment, ard tumbled huttering and pant
ing into my arms.
"Mercy on us. Linda what dread
full thing has happened Tell me quick,
I'm in torture, exclaimed the husband
with his heart creeping up into his
! throat.
Mrs. Giddings could only choke, and
gasp, and cough, and turn whittier and
then red, and finally got the use ofsuli-
/ ciput breath IN murmur-
! Observation-Disclosures"
Heavens Linda DO talk, and be
quick-tell me all-anything-eyery-
thing-let it come-the very wOrst-I'll
be calm and try to stand it, ifyou'll only
hurry. Out with it, woman"
"Yes-yes-but-oh-TOm! :" and the
agitated female looked wild and super
natural about the eyes.
Mr.. Giddings felt that his reason was
about TO leave without warning, and be-
seeched his wife to put her tongue in
motion at once-the first time, by the
way, he ever felt called upon to make a
similar request.
"Tell me at once, dear-is buddy
! sickY "Buddy" was the baby who
came like a foretaste OF Paradise to the
happy pair few months ago.
Mrs. Giddings could only shake her
head, and then fall into a hysterical fit
Of laughter.
"Why, no-you silly boy-but, oh,
dear me shall die with joy know
shall. Oh, TOm-TOm-TOm-if you
could only been there !" and she clap
ped her hands, and Mr.. Giddings never
knew before what those bright eyes
were capable Of in the sparkling line.
"Linda-do 90 on-think Of the
agony I'm in," pleaded the trembling
husband.
eyes, yes. Well, as was going to
say, TOm-but would you believe it
though Bless his precious little heart!
Tom, he did as sure as you live, he did
this very day-and Ellen says he's az
much as a month ahead Of Mrs. Grim
lay's-whO never even noticed any
thing till it was over four months old,
and y"
"Iinda! Do you want 20 kill me?
Tell me this minute, what ails Buddy,
and what in the name Of all the proph-
cts has the child been doing?"
"Why, Tom Didn't / tell you when
| first came up? He did-and oh, so
sweet! How DO wish you'd seen him
-"
WHAT"
"Smilen'
"Linda-did he 2"
eyes, and he actually laughed out
loud, and Ellen run right over and got
Mrs. Jarvis to come over and see him,
and she hollered to Mrs. Tiffany, ana
] Sophie BransOn she came over on dead
run too, and so did Granny Morrison,
as old as she is-and they coaxed, aud
kissed, and teased, and chirped and
jumped him for nearly an hour, but he
only doubled up his fists and poked 'em
in his mouth, and wouldn't again no
way at all, and oh, dear, Tom. you
| don't know how sweet II was Of him,
and SO cute, toO-and Granny Morrison
she said she never in all the days Of her
| life, and Mrs. Jarvis said she wouldn't
a. believed it no ways at all, and then
the way Sophie kissed him and took on
over it-and Mrs. Branson says If she
was me she wouldn't wait another
month-not at all-she'd have him in
short dresses right away-and Ellen,
bless her-life-why Tom, the girl cried
and took on as happy as / was myself
she actually did-oh, Tom, tell you
he's going to be heavenly child when
be gets to laughing every day-and
Tom, Mrs. Jarvis says he's every bit
big enough TO have finger ring, and
she offers TO 20 down town with me
TO pick it out-and Tom, tell you we
really must 20 out TO mothers next
| Sunday-only think Of it, Tom; what
uiH she say? She'll eat him up-I
| know she willard she wouldn't dream
Of it-I know she wouldn't for month
yet-and father, won't be go wild,
though--and my! how be will jump
and make a fuss-and as for Kate, Tom,
I'm Just certain there'll be no keeping
her away minute If she finds it out be-
fore we getthere."
In this manner the happy woman's
tongue ratified on atligbtning speed un.
iii they reached the house and were met
at the door by Ellen with the marvel
Gus babe In her arms, who wouldn't
no, not TO save theirliyes-eome within
a thousand mile. Of another smile till II