The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-03
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: delleals aud dAiuiyss lslty AZ ara, ou
! only uS tie lovely picture oi roe
ebeeks, deep blue eyes, made quite A.
gelic by dark hsbes The enchanting
laugblpg mouth, absolutely iliumluate
BY the sweet bahy teeth, aud thc lnish
iug touch Of loose yellow curl, showiu
; below ihc while cap YerY soon, bow
ever, any woman notices that Tie child !
not only becoming, bui very oxpentivsIl
dressed, aud when Il becomes manifest
that The mother ia probably the Wile Of
mechanic, Il oecars to Que % woude
what wouid be the emotions Of Europaa1
mother Of this class on seeing child o
bers srrayed 10 All this lace, emb.oidsr,
aud be soIieSt aud snowest Of woolel
wraps.
AZ once all eyes are drawn to thl,
sweetest Of sweet Ihings-a beautIiu
child. The h1i person 10 notice her Is i
pleasant looking man, who sils with bis
wife la the seat next TO the baby Some.
thing sbout them makes Que ioel thai This
isa chidiess pair. The baby, at this mo.
mrut, is hall sitting, h,lf lying on her
motbei's lap, Kicking up one little rcd
slod foot agsinsl tbs next seat. She /.
almost the only unconscious creature Ia
that car As she les there perfectly happy
and at case The friendly man stretches
ont his hands towards her, Up springs
the mother, and With ancrvous hand
seizes the little foot puts baby in con-
venient attitude, saying, Why Maudi
Your foot does not look very pretty up
there.
What IL your name2 asks the man.
The baby, bless ber heart has now
worked herself down again into her pret.
y attitude, aud again kicks up the little
red foot, making no answer to tn
stranger. Again The mother seizes the
foot, glsncing anxously around at us
all, aud repeating: Why, Maud Tell the
gentleman what your name is; tell the
gentleman what your name is, Maud;
Maud, tell tho gentleman what your
name is.
Baby Is gazing happily now at bird
IN cage Hanging near, aud visible
through rent in paper, but the mother
cannot leave her in peace, and begins
vigorous pushing back OF The yellow hair
under the cap, We all can feel how it
pulls. This done she stiifens up the
angel In her lap into an attitude OF wax
doll, aud begins the exhibition again
Can't you tell the gentleman how old you
are.
Most two, the baby answered promptly.
Oh, no; not most, two the motaer says,
solemnly; two years,od Maud; say two
years old. Aud then Maud, say this,
and Maud, say that, is repeated over and |
over, the little victim being shown off
aud put through her PAGES, without a
momenps peace, for so long that II
makes ones ears and heart ache.
II iss relief when the friendly man
stretches out his arms TO the baby IN a |
gentle way, and she raises her blue eyes
TO bis, and seeing that yearning look |
there which love Of children often puts
into mans eyes aud which even very
young baby knows how TO read, straight
way holds out her arms to him, and be |
lifts her oyer the back of The seat with that
expression, wholly pleased and half sur
prieed, becomes one who has received |
lhe highest of compliments-th conf
ience and preference OF little child
How have any Of us ever deserved That the
kingdom OF heaven should be given right
INTO our armsY
For few moments our dear baby was
allowed TO rest IN this quiet mans arms,
o. play with his watch, 10 hunt through
lis pockets, 10 be lei alone 10 do what
,ver she pleased. II was not long how
'ver, before the mother began struggling
n an ominnns way with her travelling
basket, aud then, when the baby was en-
irely queie aud happy, watching the
ELECTION Of tho lamp on the bright
watch, large piece cf what looked like
,ound e,ke WA passed over 70 her BY
Ter mother.
IL was hard 10 see Der put her little
White teeth into il, aud TO Judge from
his what The ordinary diet was likely to
'e; hard TO glance from The beautiful
each like cheek OF the Chi d 10 tile sal.
DIV one Of the young mother which, to-
ether with the fragile, broken Ameri-
au teeth, told the story Of chronic dys- /
epsia aud general debility. Is this
THAT our blooming baby is coming loI
She throws the cake on The floor, thank |
eAven, but eats the rest cafelessly and /
Elihout appetite Chere is no member Ol 7
be > Z. G. present 10 prevent this case |
I cruelty TO childreb), aud then standing
DR. moment on the mans knees she |
lances up, and through the narrow win 8
ow 10 the roof Of the car she catches Z
Igbt Oft the moon.
Moo1 sue shouts with aud enchanting :
.uEh. Moon mp highl Then up 20 her Z
airing hands aud she calls, Moonie, /
loonie Come moonie q
Why, she never did that before, said
er mother Maud, vi down aud tell the I
where sou went with psrper. {
Where did you ~ with parper, Msud2
isud, where did you 20 with pArperi i
he dear cheeks are RroEisg 10 red now. 3
faier, sbs says, as she is dragged down b
'om the companiopship Of the skies :
fater, water. 1t becomes a moan, aud E
Ie Thick of the pound cake No. There
in't 30 water Mariner can't gei you no /,