The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-02
The Baby's First Smile.
49,
breakfast Tablet

| E AS SOOu ds uls 0iuuluSS tuIucu tll(
corner the other evening, on his way
home he saw that something unusual hac
occurred. Mrs. G.. was watching fol
him at an upper window, and the
moment he came in sight she bounded
down srairs and out into the street to
meet him, on a dead run. The servant
girl was also on the lockout in a good
position near the house-top and behaved
in such a strange and unusual manner
Mr.. Giddings held his breath, and verify
believed she was about to seek destruc-
ton 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 Sais time Mrs.
G.. had come up breathless and white
with excitement, and tumbled futtering
and painting into his arms!
"Mercy on usl Linda! what dreadful
thing has happened3 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 whittier and then
red, and finally get the use of sufficient
breath to murmur-
Observation-Disclosures"
Heavensl Lindal Do talk, and be
quick-tell me all-anything-
thing-let it come-the very worst-I'll
be calm and try to stand it, if you'll only
hurry. Out with it, woiaanl"
Yesyes-but-oh Tom r. and the
agitated female looked wild and super
natural about the eyes.
Mr.. Giddings felt that his reason was
about to leave without warning, and be-
seeched his wife to put her tongue in
motion at once-the first time, by the
way, he ever felt called upon to make a
similar request.
"Tell me at once, dear-is Buddy
sickg' Buddy" was the baby who
came like foretaste of Paradise to the
happy pair few months ago.
Mrs. G. could only shake her head,
and then fall into hysterical fit of
laughter.
Why, no-you silly boy-but, oh,
dear mel shall die with ioy-I know
shall. Oh, Tom-Tom-Tom-if you
could only been therel" and she clapped
her hands, and Mr.. G. never knew be-
fore what those bright eyes were capable
of in the sparkling line.
Linda-do 60 on-thipk of the
agony Pm in" pleaded the trembling
husband.
eyes, yes. Well, as was going to say,
Tom-but would you believe it though :?
Bless his precious little heartl Tom, he
did as sure as you live, he did-this very
day-and Ellen says he'sas much as a
month ahead of Mrs. Grimlay ay's-whe
never even noticed anything till it was
over four months old, and y"
Lindal Do you want to kill me?
Tell me this minute, what ails Buddy,
and what in the name of all the prophets
has the child been doing?''
Why, Toni Didn't / tell you when
I first come up? He did-and oh, so
sweetl How I do wish you'd seen him
Whatf
"Smiler'
Linda-did hep
Yes, and he actually laughed out
loud, and Ellen run right over and got
Mrs. Jarvis to come over and see him,
and she hollered to Mrs. Tiffany, and
Sophie Branson she come over on dead
run toe, and so did Granny Morrison, as
old as she is-and they coaxed and kissed,
and teased, and chirped and jumped
him for nearly an hour, but he only
doubled up his fists and .poked 'em in
his mouth, and wouldn't again no way
at all, and oh, dear, Tom, you don't
know how sweet it was of him, and SC
cute, too-and Granny Morrison she said
she never in all the days of her life, and
Mrs. Jarvis said she wouldn't a. believed
it no ways at all, and then the way
Sophie kissed him and took on over it
and Mrs. Branson says if she was mt
she wouldn't wait another month-not
at all-she'd have him in short dresses
right away-and Ellen, bless her life
why Tom, the girl cried and took on a
happy as / was myself-she actuall!
did-oh, Tom, tell you he's going to b.
heavenly child when he gets to laugh
ing every day-and Tom, Mrs. Jarvissay
he's every bit big enough to have finger
ring. and she offers to go down tow
with me to pick it out-and Tom, tel
you we really must 60 out to mother
next Sunday-only think of it, Tom
what eciU she say? She'll eat him up
know she willard she wouldn't dream
of til know she wouldn't, for mont
yet-and father, won't he go wild
though-and my how he will jump am
make fuss-and as for Kate, Tom, In
lust certain therell be no keepiD" :,
away a minute if she finds it -. ny ~
we get out there" 0"S Doio'
In tnis ms...er the happy woman
.Gnsue .attled on at lightning speed vi
u. they reached the house and were m,
at the door by Ellen with the marvelol
babe In her arms, who wouldn't-no, nj
to save their lives-come within a thol
sand miles of another smile till it g,
ready, and though MIR. Giddings took
in his arms and nearly broke it in tv
trying to get a repetition of the afte
moons performance, he was obliged
give up disappointed. 1t is not surpri
g ing, perhaps, that he dreamed the nigl
t long of romping among the rainbow
s chasing blue-eyed streak of lightnil
e decked with roses, to the music of CO
Q ing cherubs.
!. :. The First Dollar Greenback..-How
Sprung Up In the Market.
Henry County (Mo.) Democrat.I
A few weeks ago this paper publish,
notice that Mr.. r. T. Laverton,
!, Holden, Missouri, had in his possessit
q the first dollar greenback issued by Il
. Government. That notice was publish,
. far and wide in the newspapers. M
. George Gross, of Kansas City, read
y and urged the owner to set price. ]
:. said S95 and had the money show,