The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-09
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ing, crying, pretty, ugly, bright, stupid,
cross, Jolly, serious and mischievous ba-
bies; babies Of all shapes, all sorts, all
sizes and all ages-that is, from one
month to FIVE years. ).
"Pshaw ?" said Mr. Trueax,- with an
expression of disgust on his expressive
countenance, as he entered the room and
glanced hastily about. "IU 60 no fur
ther, Winnie, but wait for you here"
and he retreated into dark corner--by-
the.bye, the only obscure corner in the
hall-while his sister tripped gally away
on a tour of inspection.
But as he impatiently waited, frown-
ing with all his might, and hoping that
Winnie would not exceed the ten minutes
he had SO ungraciously accorded her, it
suddenly dawned on him that somebody
not entirely unconnected with the show
WAS in his immediate vicinity, for not
unmusical murmur,a sweet. voiced moth
er's Groom to her baby, reached him, and
turning he saw young and girlish crea-
ture In widows weeds with tiny child
on her lap.
As Mr.. Trueax turned this young crea-
ture raised pair of the most wonderful
blue eyes, fringed with the most wonder
full golden lashes, and cast half-shy,
half.appealing glance at him.
Mr.. Trueax began to feel very uncom.
Portable. He, the hater Of women, the
despiser of babies, shut in, as 1t were,
with dangerous member of each spe.
Fcies. For a moment he felt inclined 10
fee, but the thought of his pretty sister
wandering disconsolately about in search
of him nipped that inclination i'll the
bud /; and the next moment the blue-eyed
girl was holding up the blue-eyed baby,
and saying in low, timid voice, "She's
very pretty, sir"
And the child was very pretty Steel
ed as he was against the innocence and
beauty of childhood, he could not deny
that. A little angel, lacking only the
wings, with bonnie blue eyes like its
mothers, faint golden hair, red rosebud
mouth, aud chin and cheeks like the in
most petals of pink-white rose
And just then Winnie came back with
two cards in her hand, commencing ca
gerly, "Oh, John, we must vote; you're
to vote as tell you Let me see-'the
handsomest mother,she prettiest baby"
and her eyes falling upor the wee girl
being held up for Johns approval, she
pounced upon 1t at once. "You lowell
est of darlings! Why, brother John,
this is the prettiest baby I epcr saw, and
Good gracious |-dropping the baby
back into its mothers arms (from which
she had taken it) with preciptancy that
must have astonished that loveliest oI
darlings-"Little Red Riding-hood!
"Yes," said the girlish mother, "Little
Red Riding hood. But Winnie-Mis'
Trueax, / mean-I don't expect you tc
recognize me now. Times have so chang
ed for the worse with me (as you have
no doubt guessed from seeing me here,
since we went to school together, and
wore the scarlet cloak which gained mt
nv pet name, and you made me youl
own happy little friend"
"Oh, indeed !" said Winnie archins
her slender neck. And then, stoopins
suddenly and kissing the quivering rec
lips, "allow me to decide that matter fo
myself, Miss Daisy Bower. But OF al
places in the world, to meet you at ba
by show, and with a baby! Come, tel
me all about it, dear Brother John,y ,yol
may go to the Academy and hear you
great man, and I'll stay here and lister
to my small woman. and you can stol
for me on your way back"
But brother John never stirred. Tn,
baby had reached out her dimpled hapt
and clutched his watch seal, and was ex
amining it with exceeding interest, tell
ing him, meanwhile in a gurgling Ian
guage apparently founded on the on,
word "goo," how much she admired it
and he didn't want to rudely wrest
from the little fingers "or something,
as Winnie would have remarked; and SO
as said before, he never stirred. 81
$50 on, dear" said Winnie, seatin
herself beside her new.found friend
I"Don't mind John; he's regular vol
i I'll confess, but I'll take care he dom
hurt you" 3A 2 aa5 a'
| With a timid glance at the wolf VIII
stepped a few steps away--baby havin
turned her attention to the bird in Wir
nie's hat, but not so far but that h
caught every word uttered, in sof
clear voice, Red Riding-hood began :
"When you finished your education thre
years ago, and ! was called home to MI
ryland by the death Of my mother-m
father, you ow,died three years befor
/ II was left with no relation in the whol
world but my dear old grandmother
She had comfortable income at th
time, and for year every thing wer
, we'll; and then the bank in which all ht
, money was deposited broke, and we vel
i penniless. Grandmother ,sank oeneat
her misfortune and became almost hell
: less, and I always was spoiled, goot
for.nothing-" ska
"You always were darling" burst
Winnie impetuously. q
: "And-and / married grandmamma
J lawyer, and he was very, very kind to |
/ both, and we were very comfortable u
til about three months ago-the day vi
. Daisy was halt year old-when he die
' and oh! Winnie, he left no will but Of
: dated long before he knew me, which b
|queathed all his fortune to nephew
;. some far distant country, and again '
were left penniless. Grandmother gre
/. weaker day by day, until she became I
a terly helpless, and now she lies fro
! morning till night and from night t
: morning again on her bed unable
move; and we were almost starving, al
r ! saw" speaking slower and slower, 't
y advertisement calling for children
this show" @ ass .5sf.la fsif'i
u Eyes, Daisy DEAR" said Winnie, p,
ting the white cheek encouragingly, 'y'
saw the advertisements '7'
o "And 1 think baby is just as pretty
y baby could be-" aHises
"Lovely," said Winnie, kissing t
sweet, blue-eyed thing.
"And it occurred to me that II 9