Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-16
THE TKCUBLEATA TKlNSOH.S.
What Came Of Using a New.FangledI
Baby Crib.

The Atki nsons have had terrible tim,
over heir baby. Mr.. A; kinsOn sent hOm,
folding crib, with the slnts made il
TWO pieces and hung upon hinges. Whei
they opened their CRIB and put the IN t.
trasS in it Mr.. Atkinson omitted To fis
securely the catches that hold the slaIs
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson went to bed earl,
that night. and about IL O'clock. Will,
hey were asleep, the baby 90 awake ant
began to kick vigorously. The result
Was thar the Stats slowly descended ant
deposited mattrass and baby upon tia.
floor. The baby being particularly wide
awake crawled out into the room. ani
seeing light i'll the entry.w"n through
the door just as Mr.. AIkinson's amt
Miss Boggs, was coming up stairs to bed
She picked the baby up, and fintli ls
that its father and mother We're asleep
she carried il to her room in the third
story. determined 10 take care. OF it her.
self the rest OF the night.
About an hour after Mrs. Atkinson
awOke AMI thought she would glance
over ut the crib aud see how the baby
was getting along. No sooner had s,,,F
GoEe so than She jumped from the bSa
in alarm. The baby WIS not thee! The
bottom seemed 10 have fallen out of the
whole cOnrrivance. Her first thou yht
was that the baby was lying under lie
mautrass smOtheretl Ia death. She pull
ed the matrr:iSS aside. but thrre were no
signs OF any baby.
Then. wild with alarm. she shook Mr..
Atkinson, and told him TO get mp. Al
kinson grOwle out in a sleepy tore:
The paregOric bottle is in the clos, t.
90 and get it yourself,
.sAlonzo.' shricked Mrs Atkinson.
''you don't understand. The baby is
gonr. 1t is stolen.-stolem!-ki
murdered. my be! Oh, what shall L do
what shall do?"
Now be I'm. Julia" said Atkinson,
getting out OF bed, don't get hyster II.
The child. most likely.is under the bed. -
mo. it isn't; no. it is nor tbere.r ev
claimed Mrs. Atkinson. upon her hands
aud knees.
Possibly said Alonzo beginning to
feel uneasy; ''he has crept into the clos
ct; let us look"
This is horrible! y said Mrs. Atkinson
clasping her hands.
DO you Think" asked Mr.. Atkinson.
"that he could have criwled in;o The bu-
reau drawer and pulled it TO after him p
Certainly not :" id Mrs. Atkinson,
'.you know he couldn't"
81 think hear him. now. he has fallen
ont of the window !'*said MIS-. Atkinson.
as faint wall came mp from the back
yard.
NO. it's only Mrs. Magrule cat.
bowling OH the fence.. replied Akin
son. rs he closed the sash. "IIdve you
To- l-.,I -. hat .Ao
room? Perhaps he has gone to take !,
bath"
Drowned know it. I'm sure Of it =
yelled Mrs. Atkinson, rushing into the
bathroom.
lies not here" said Atkinson. "Could
he have gone down stairs aud fallen in
10 the sugar bucket in the pantry
ave must search the whole house for
him." said Mrs. Atkinson.
So they began the hum. They looked
eyer ywhere. In the clothes hamper. in
the kitchen cupboard. in the parIor. in
i'm the pantry, and even in the cellar, but
without avail.
.He couldn't have gone up stairs
said Mr.. Atkinson, because he cali'l
climb the stairs.
mo: he must have been stolen He
has been stolen by burglars! shall
never. never see him again-never!
Don't give way, Julia. Be calm.
will go at once tor the police" !:
Mr.. Atkinson dressed himself hurried
ly ard dashed down stairs and out into
the street. He met policeman almost
at the door. and. i'm frantic accents, laid
the case before him. The policeman
sounded an alarm and soon hadsix Other