The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
The Baby's First Smile.

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As soon as Mr.. Giddings turned the
corner the other evening, on his way
home, he saw that something unus-
ual hadoccurred. Mrs. G. was watch.
ing for him at an upper window, and
the moment he came in sight she
bounded downstairs and out into the
street to meet him, on dead run
The servant girl was also on the
lookout IN good position near the
house-top, and behaved in such a
strange and unusual manner that
Mr.. Giddings held his breath and
verify believed that she was about to
seek destruction by diving headlong
to the pavement below, and then he
feared from the peculiar manner with
which she nodded and twisted her
head around that she had changed
her mind and concluded to wiring
her own neck. By this time Mrs. G,
had come up breathless and white
with excitement, and tumbled fut-
turing and painting into his arms.
Mercy or usl Linda, what dread
ful thing has happened? Tell me
quick, I'm in torture" exclaimed the
husband, with his heart creeping up
into his throat.
Mrs. G.. could only choke, and gasp,
and cough, and turn white and then
red, and finally got the use of sulIi-
cient breath to murmuE
Observation-Disclosures"
"Heavenl Lindal Do talk and be
quick-tell me all -qnything-eyery
thing-let it come-the very worst
I'll be calm and try to stand it, if
you'll only hurry. Out with it, wo-
man!'
"Yes-yes-but-O-Tom" and
the aggitated female looked wild and
supernatural about the eyes.
Mr.. Giddings felt that his reason
was about to leave without warning,
and beseeched his wife to put her
tongue in motion at once-tho first
time by the way, he ever felt called
upon to make a similar request.
"Tell me at once, dear; is Buddy
sick?" Buddy was the baby who came
like foretaste of Paradise to the hap
py pair a few months ago.
Mrs. &. could only shake her head,
and then fall into an hysterical fit of
laughter,
"Why, .noAyou silly boy-but, OH;
dear mel l shall die with joy
know I shall. Oh, Tom-Tom- Tom
If you could have only been there?'
and she claspcd her hands, and Mr..
G. never knew before what those
bright eyes were capable of in the
sparkling line.
"Linda-do go on-think Of the
dgony Pm inp' pleaded the tremb-
ling husband.
"Yes, yes. We'll, 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 Ell
len says he's as much as a month
ahead of Mrs, Grimlay's-who never
even noticed anything tillit was ov;
er four months old, and y"
"Linda! DO yon want to kill mc2
Tell me this minute what ails Bud,
dy, and what in the hame of all the
prophets has the child been doing?'
"Why, Toni Didn't | tell you
when first came up? He did-and
oh, so sweet! How do wish you'd
seen him"
"What?"
"Smilel'
"Linda-did hc?"
ayes, and he actually laughed out
loud, and Ellen ran right over and
got Mrs. Jarvis to come over and see
him, and she hollorod to Mrs. Tiffany,
and Sophie Branson she came over on
n dead run, too, and so did Granny
Morrison, az old as she is-and they
coaxed and kissed, and tcased, and
chirped, and jumpcd him for nearly
an hour, but he only doubled up his
fists and poked 'cm in lis mouth ana
uoulIn't nCnin no Wny nj all, ana,