The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-27
APATIENT FATHER.
nus then Ne Couid's Stand Ts,srsssiea-o.

Burde.te. in his las; letter 10 the Bur
ling.on Hanksye. tells this story.
After We left vinc.nne. this afternoon a
man ~. on with his wife aud two child
rem. One Of the little ones. boy years
old or over. Was fIe;ful and ~-epful. and
the father did his best, and IN the t~nderes',
patienSest manner, 10 quiet the child and
put HIM 10 sleep. How the little fellow
did cry and kick. and throw things around.
He had been crying that way. the man
said, all day long, and he couldn't mag
me " hat allied hiui. He allow ei he gil,
have the eMraohe' The passengers were
stsoye 10 express II IN various Ways, 1e
father felt un.psak adj. grateful and the
boy Indignantly repealed. One man gave
him an orAgc; the boy hurled IT spitefully
into the face OF his baby si.t~r, sleeping
in the mother LAP. and the terrified young
lady added her wall Of fright and pain W
the general chorus. A lazy gave him her
handsome smelling bottle: be dashed u
on the floor and hcwled more terosly than
ever. handed the poor little innocent
my pocket knife; away II went out Of he
car window. and the urohin walled mors
Indignantly than e-er. All the time the
father never got cross or grew impatient.
bu, allowed he could hu.h him ID 10
sleep after bit. :"
And by and by. sure enough, the pais
and impasieuo. yielded 10 the fathers "a.
tien, soothing. III. little head dropped
over on the fathers shoulder. the broken
cot. became lees and less frequent. and
finally died away. and the poor little fell
low lust began 10 fo~grt ho troubles in
sleep a. the tram slowed up ~ . station.
when sudds sly the father. walking up and
down the aisle with b,m. dsrtsd a slznee
gu. Of the window. ,soored down and loos-
ID agAir, and shouted:
What's the matter with the. man.
Hello" he shosted Here. gmily,
take HIM. watch him-vateh him-bsrs'
can :. wait! Doa'tlef him roll o. Watch
him"
With a hassy motion be tos.ed the baby
into the sea, behind his wife. getting hisn
| Inst about half way CO. He save . bur
ned jab II the boy vita his ssisr'aiss. IN.
y.rs 10 pash hsm further on tbs ssst, bet
missed bin and daIted Of to The door
| Of the car, shot on. u Il. and va aSvn on
the platform IN Fab. The mDihsr
| ay,cEiy pat down the baby and TUNED 10
II xyNpE1 70 fff ". tbg W.T. - -
q, the sanse time sprans forward .ith the
szme purpose. all 200 late; e~isss sss
father 10. vel oct q the doos. the i.gy
t1ppled Of the seas. esms To The
soor with n thsmy and ksrs
Il r>s, pain and fngbt. ard vben
The father. looking shsspssh and
cheap. earn. baes into The car
The poor lI.sss ielIos. uiss svshs 10 eli
his ovn rsis~riss and the one -ervssisS.
unsuit~d pes ono. vas Screams ing svsy ~
. rate that fairy made the ~sn5o~s rat
l lie. sod be hspt D, OF Brtsl - go -
J~rys Hsas>. ssd dop't kno- boz log
| after that. And a. this tins nas,osy else
hsd t-~>s abe % sss su,thssg 10 sscSs>
the father 10 arp rssnsrssi8s desrss. ssd
he SO cur sosdsr IN car eoantspsness.
The man res e>&i Bsssr. he -.
pla,n~d - he tosk The ser~smIss aoy.
and seeioa bed bsrs iossiss . ear u
ooai end gos he fare sgssst.
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