The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-11-20
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He took entire command. You be
came his lackey, his mere body ser
want, and you had to stand around, too.
He was not commander who made
allowances for time, distance, weather
or anything else-yOu had to execute
his order whether il was possible or
not. And there was only one form of
marching in the manuaiO of tactics, and
that was the doublequicS. He treated
YOU with every sort Of insolence and
disrespect, and the bravest of you
don't dare to say n word. You could
face the death-storm Of DOncisOn aud
VicSsbury, and give back blow for
blow; hut when he ciawc,i your whisk-
ers and pulled your hair and twisted
your nose, you had to take it. When
the thunders of war We're sounding in
your ears, you set your faces toward
the batteries and advanced with steady
tread; but when he turned on the ter
rOrs of his war-hOOp, you advanced in
the other direction-and mighty glad
of the chance, too. When he called
for soothing sIrup. did you venture l."
throw out any side remarks about GER
tain services unbecoming an officer and
gentleman NO-yOu got up and got
il. If he ordered the pap-bOttle, and
ii wasn't warm, did you talk back :?
Not yOu-yOu went tO work and
warmed it. You even descended so far
i'm your mental Office as to take a suck
at that warm insipid stuff yourself, to
see If it WAS right-thrcc parts water
to one of milk. a touch of sugar to
modify the collie, and a drop of pepper
ment tn kill those immortal hiccups.
l can taste that stuff yet And how
many things you learned, as you went
along; sentimental young folks still
took stock in that beautiful old saying
that when the baby smiles i'm his sleep,
it is because the angels are whispering
to him.
Very pretty, but "tOO thin" Simply
wind OH the stomach, my friends! If
the baby proposed to take a walk ut
his usual hOur-22::3O in the morning
don't you rise up promptly and re-
mental addition which
wouldn't improve Sunday school
book much-that that was the very
thing you were about to propose your
self: q, you were under good disci
pline. And as You went fiuttering up
and down the room in your 'undress
you not only prattled I'M
dignified baby-talk, but even tuned
up your martial voices and tried to
sing, ''ItOckaby baby i'm tree-top,"
for instance. What spectacle for an
Army of the Tennessee! And what
An affection for the neighbors, too
for il isn't everybody within mile
around that likes military music ut 3
in the morning. And when YOU had
been keeping this sort Of thing up two
or three hOars, and your little velvet
head intiniated that nothing suited
him like exercise and nOise-''Go On!'
what did you do? You simply Ueai
on, till you disappeared in the ditch.
The idea that baby doesn't amount
to anything! Why, one baby is just =
house and frOnt-yard full by itself.
One baby can furnish more business
than you and your whole interior de-
partmen! can attend To. He is enter
prising. irrepressiblc. brim-full of law
less activities. DO what sou please yOu
can't make him stay on the reserva-
ton. Sufficient unto the day is one
l,ai,y--as long a. YOU are in your mind
don't YOU ever pray for twins. Twins
10 permanent riot and there
Ltbti
lets ana an instruction
Yes. il WAS high time for tna-t-
master tO recognize the Importance of
the babies. Think what is in store for
the present crop. Fifty years hence
we shall all he dead Il trust-andth then
Ibis flag. il il still survivt~-and let ~
hope il niay--wiil be- Floating over u IT
public Numbering Nh, On. .rO souls. ac-
rOr,iing To the settled laws of our in
our present schooner Of state
will have gr'wn into a political lcyia-
than--a Great Easiern-and the Grad
led babies al to-;la; will he on deck.
Let them be well trained. for We are
going to leave u big contract on their
hands. Among the three or four mil
lion cradles now rncking in the land
ar. some which this nation would pre-
serve for ages ~ sncrei things, II We
.culd know which ones they are. In
,ne of these cradles the unconscious
Farragut of the future j. at this mo
nent teethiay. Think of il and put
ting in :. world of deaI-earnest. lunar
but perfectly jus;ifi able pro-
fanity over it. too I'm another. the fu-
astronomer is blinking
II the shrinking nilky-way, with but
4 languid interest, poor little chap, and
what has become Of that
,ther ore they call the wet-nur-e in
mother the future great historian j.
ying-and doubtless he will continue
q lie till his earthly mission j. ended; !
n another the future President is busy |
ny himself with no profounder prob |
cm Of state than what the mischief |
las hpcout.. If hi. hair ~ early and in \