Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-05


life saw any enc Who could bc quite As
coaNing rs Winnie.
- won't !" said her brother emphat-
ically.
just Wee little while"
viii not with increased em-
phaSiS.
John, if you don't, Ill invite cousin
Mary and her twins, and sister Lucy
and her eldest boy, the one that is
named after you, to tile house To stay il
week.
/" If You do, Ill burn the house over
their heads, collect The insurance and
fly to Europe
john, love babies Is much as YOU
dislike thcm-"
Its no use
john, dear John, l never wanted L,
go any where So much, never, two
diamond tears III her black ewes.
Five minutes, YOU Said?'
Did T. meant ten.
"Wcll, ten not an instant longer, To-
member. And grumbing to himself.
What fool | ami in they went.
\ large oblong room, around which
ran raised platforms on which were To
bc seen many mothers and babies.
Some of the little ones were in baby
wagons, some III chairs. some en- hob
by-horScs some in swings, and some III
the maternal lap. There were brown
babies, yellow babies, rosy babies,
cream -coiored babies, and snow-whitc
babies, hme-eyed, hazel-eycd, brown
eyed, gray-eyed, plaek-eyed, and green
eyed babies, laughing, crying, pretty,
ugly, bright, stupid, cross, Jolly, serious,
and mischieVous babies. babies of all
shapes, all sorts, all sizes, and all ages
that is, from one month to five
years.
"Pshawl' said Mr. Trucax, with an
expression Of disgust on his expressive
countenanec, rs he entered the room
and glanced hastily about IWgo no
further, Winnie, but wait for you here"
and he retreatcd into dark cor
ner-by the-hy, the only ob-
scure corner in the hall-while
his sister trippcd gayly away on
Il tour of inspection.
But as he impatiently waited, frown-
ming with all his might and hoping that
Winnie would not exceed the ten min
utes he had SO ungraciously accorded
her it suddenly dawned ON him that
somebody not entirely connected with
the show was III his immediate vicinity,
for not unmusical murmur, u sweet
voiced mothers Groom to her baby,
reached him, and, turning, he saw
young and girlish creature in widows
weeds with il tiny child on her LAP.
As Mr.. TrueaX turned, this Young
creature raised Il pair of tine most Won
derful blue eyes, fringed with the most
wonderful golden lashes, and cast Il
haIf-shy, half-appealing glance ut him.
Mr.. Trueax began to feel very TN
comfortable, He the hater Of women,
the despiser Of babies, shut in, as il
We're, with = dangerous member of
each species! For moment he felt in
clined to flee, but the thought of his
pretty sister wandering diSconsohtely
about in search Of him nipped that IN
clination III the bud; and the next mo-
ment the bue-eycd girl was holding up
the blue eyed baby, and saying, in il
low timid, voice She's very pretty, Sir. !
And tile child uds very pretty
Steeled rs 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 rose
bud mouth and chin and checks like
the inmost petals Of q pink-white rose.
And Just then Winnie came back.
with two cards in her hand, commence
ing eagerly, " Oh, John, we must vote.
You're to vote as | tell you, Let me
see" the handsomest mother, the prct-
tiest baby and her eyes falling upon
the wee girl being held up for Johns
approval. she pounced upon ii at once.
" You lovliest Of darlngs Why. broth
er John, this is the pretticst baby | err
saw, and Good gracious dropping
the baby back into its maLher's arms
(trom which sire had taken It'd with Il
precipitancy that must have astonished
that loyliest ot darlings Little Red
Riding hood"
Yes said the girlisn mother Lit
tie Red Riding-h0od. But, Winnie
Miss TrueaX, mcan-I don't expect
YOU to recognize me now. Times laye
20 changed for tile worse with mc tas
YOU have guessed, no doubt, seeing ne
here since we went to school together.
and wore the searlct cloak which gained
memypetname, and you made me your
own happy little friend
Oh, indeed said Winnie, arching
her slender neck. And then, stopping
suddenly and kissing tile quiycring rcd
lips, Allow me to decide that matter
for myself, Miss Daisy Bower. But 81
all places ii the world, u meet 1T 4 ba-
hy show, and with baby, Come, tell
me al about ii, dear Brother John,
You may 90 . the Academy and hear
Nomr greal man. and LII Sly hnre and