Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-21
Mrs. Atkinson's Baby.

The Atkinsons have had terrible time
over their baby. Mr.. Atkinson sent home
a folding crib. with the Stats made IN Two
pieces aud hung upon hinges. When they
opened their crib and put the mattress in
il. Mr.. Atkinson omitted TO fix securely
the catches that hold the sla.s Mr. sEd
Mrs. Atkinson went to bed early that night
and about eleven O'Clock. while they we're
asleep, the baby got awake and began TO
kick vigorously. The result was that the
Stats slowly descended. and deposited the
mattress aud the baby upon the floor. The
baby being particularly wide awake.
crawled out into the room. aud seeing a
light In the entry, went through the door
Just as Mr.. Atkinson's aunt. Miss Boggs,
was coming up the stairs 10 bed She
picked the baby up, and finding that IL
father and mother were asleep, she carried
it TO her room in the third story, deter
mined To take care OF il during the rest of
the night.
About an hour later Mrs. Atkinson WOKE
and thought she would glance over at the
crib 10 see how the baby was getting
along. No sooner had she done so than
she jumped from the bed in alarm. The
baby was not there, The bottom seemed
20 have fallen out OF the whole cOntrisance
Her first thought was that the baby was
death. She pulled the mattress aside, but
there We're no signs of the baby.
Then, wild with alarm, she shook Mr.
Atkinson, and told him to get up. Atkin-
son growled out. 10 a sleepy tone:
The paregoric bottle Is in the closet 90
aud get it yourself"
"Alouzow shrieked Mrs Atkinson. you
don't understand. The baby is gone! 1t
is gone stolen kidnapped .-murdered
maybe Oh, what shall do?-what shall
dog
Now be calm. Julia" said Atkinson,
getting out of bed; "don't get hysterical
The child. most likely, is under the Ted -
mo, it isn't; no, it's not there" eX-
claimed Mrs. Atkinson, upon her hands
and knees.
feel uneasy, ''he has crept into the closet ;
let US look
This is horrible.r said Mrs. Atkinson,
clasping her hands.
.'Do you think" asked Mr.. Atkinson.
that he could have crawled into bureau
drawer and pulled ii TO after him?''
Certainly not,' laid Mrs. Atkinson.
"You know he couldn't
II think hear him now. He has fallen
out of the window said Mrs. Atkinson
a. d iaint wall doated up from the back
yard.
No. its only Mrs. Magruder's cat
vow ling Oh the fence replied Atkinson.
as he closed the sash. Have you look ed
la the batl-tub in the next room! Perhaps
he has gone TO take BATH
Drowned! know il! I'm sure OF it -
yelled Mrs. Atkinson. rushing into the
bathroom.
Hes not here" said Atkinson Gould
he have gone down stairs and fallen into
the sugaT-bucket in the pantry?''
I'VE must search the whole house for
him" said Mrs. Atkinson.
So they began the hunt. They looked
everywhere. In the clothes hamper In
the kitchen cupboard. in the pantry, and
even in the cellar. but without avail
ale couldn't have gone up stairs" said
MI. Atkinson. because he can't climb the
stai's -
No; he must have been stolen! He has
been stolen by burglars! shall never,
never STE him again-never,'
Don't give way, Julia. Be calm. /
will go at once for the police"
MIR. Atkinson dressed himself hurriedly
and dashed down stairs and out into the
| front street. He met a policeman almost
ut the door, and in frantic accents laid the