The sun., 1878-09-01
MAJOR sCHorTGuHN's BaBY.
Coming Back to the Ciiy, soon. Rosy N. the
fIrst nrIght I.enNes of Autumn.

The Majors baby still fingers in the coun-
try waiting for the brave winds " autumn 10
blow away from the city the last lurking enemy
Of little children. Her second birthday passed.
she has strength in her body and light in her
heart. All day long she laughs and plays and
rolls on the grass and tries to swing on the
gate and pets the flowers. and makes many
little discoveries that doubtless seem astound-
Ing revelations TO her. She wrostes with tho
logs and makes up to the horses. and. until
lately she chased the chickens. but she has
given that up now. The other day hig rooster
that she was following turned and pcck"d at
her. and Edith tell back IN q fright that pursued
her in her drepms, Tor she started uptna night
from troubled sleep. crying: Mamma,
mammal chickic after Ede!"
When night comes she is ready 10 90 TO bed
but she never goes 10 -lcep without the ohscrv-
ance %. n certain ceremony. whio the MAJOR ~
much expects AZ he does the rising OF the sun
i'm tho morning A. she lies across her mothers
knees Cynthia huns little songs indefinitely
tut finally Edith raises tiny hand and lays 1t
oil her breast and saws
Sing 'piler. mamma
Then Cynthia. singing gently. begins the spi-
der song
Il, die preiu,.t i,it raror tna, e'er >ia lil
NH ,c a w. ,o ,Sa wi NIL sa Mi ,o Mil ySa @ srsi,l rgl N
TIE last w'rl has scarcely fallen from her
liz before the baby says in the same monotone ;
Sirg 'pder mamma. and Cynthia sings
the second verso;
Ii. he preit..t lt,.e -'0r tii cycr voI otl .pv.
MI yoa MI ioG. VII yoa. wiil ;ou NH you pretti ~
And AKA Eli,h says" Sing pidcr mamma. "
nnd Cynthia sings The thirl verse. which is an
exact coly ~ the second. and, IN Response g. tho
hahys call she sings more verses, all Just alike,
and j. going O. sleep herself over y all whom
suddenly. but without any change OF tone. tho
I oi Edic. mamma"
And then Cynthia irQts the baby on her kneca,
Just as mothers have done. since the first baby
was born, with motion that If not perpetual
| Is nearer t. Il than any ~ the mechanical de-
| yirc- OF man. firing Of this. the baby says at
Sing birdie. mamma; :" and Cynthia smooths
| out tho little nlght dress. aud sings:
rlS Ha ''' S9 @ M b E s i 6 |1 'a Tar paSS as snow"
"Anil.ls i.., !t4 u aaIieS hi, w.n. ro,r lining
Gently hut promptly ,Edth says, sI.ns
birdie, mamma. Like the spider song. the
FIRST and. in isr,. the vcrs.- are all Just AK,
| and their numhrr is MT definitely known. 1t
wares with El.,h humor. Usually, she re-
| and twenty five ot the biri song though u The
! bird song. which Is her fayoritc, the MAJOR has
| ul.ied NJ u III ver-es AMI sim the baby says
| has fallen from her breast: sing blrdt"
mamma, and Cynthia sings Il once more. very
| - tlY.
IT,. nor,n wial l.tl. iioN AMI We .hai. lave snow.
AM -. v.. 'le .. i'r .'g iner p.of ih'"s
AZ ii.is l..i,ai 5iailcr b., v.a. POI Hum.
Walking slowly ID tho crib ms she sings th'
last lines Cynthia lnys down win great tender
the Ati.o body tha' F.iiih may. rest swaetly
riythmi,al ccfS9 oi what was in her ,iind whei
s.ecp uv,rtoDk \ her;
"Sug lirlie mamma go
And with this the hahy'- henodi ton, th'
MAJOR closes the book If hrr life 10 the readers
u The. SrN. FIR. as tynIhia very lusiiy oo
serves Eilfh T. moro than two years old now
and sho knows almost everything. ana >
w'uldn be r.ht T. print stories about heI AM
more.