Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-17
That Wise aud Funny Baby.

sarah ". Kellogg ia the Outh COhlalllnh'
met Joon the train from Chicago TO
81. Louis. lie entered the car in his
fathers arms, iOr he was hardly > years
old The morning Was cool, so I've had
on furry kind of cloak, and "A hurry
kind Oi cap with tippets tied down over
his ears So he wouldn't get the earache.
The two furry things together made hun
look all in "A heap. The funny roly.pOly
VAS set down ON a scat la front OF me.
Now, Jo, sand his papa, will you sit
right here till come back? | won't
bring YOU anything ii you don't.
81 cunt hardly ink, papa" 10 prom
i-ed, and papa went away, to see about
the trunk, | dare say. The little furry
heap looked as ii lie might any moment
pitch headlong from the seat. felt
sure he would il the car should start
suddenly. ! was thinking would go
over and sit with him when heard
him say to himself II needs To get
down" aud down the dear muH scrdm-
BLEED to the floor There he stood, with
his head thrown back, staring at me
with two bright blue eyes. tried to
coax him over tn sit with me. | wanted
10 take care of him while his father was
out. 10 shook his head grayely.
Mus sit right here" he said with
solemn reprOaCh i'm his voice and face
that made every body about us laugh.
Then offered In 20 over aud cit with
him. He wouldn't consent to this. Il
cunt my papa, he said. Il cunt hun
So hard. cunt hun hardn'n | want
you"
Just then the car gave a great lunge,
as ii il meant 10 jolt the breath out ol
Of rs all. 10 was sprawled out on the
door. Jumped to pick him up. Oi
rnurse YOU think he cried. That what
most bows of his aye would have done.
Bnt 10 didn't lie had "A halt-bewilder-
Ell. half.iniure,l look on his face as he
ssiJ Gar tumble me; car tumble me 50
bad. !.
Before could get him squarely on hls
stubbv feet the ear gave another jump.
Bnmp JOS head went against the arm
nj The seat. lie didn't cry this time,
either. His temple vas real, ana, no
doubt, smaItine, but he just rubbed II
and said, in his queer way tar MI
me; car hit me sO bad.
Nv this time his father came IN, anu,
seeing how things were, he said 81
10. what have you been about
Tn doubled his tat fist in way that
miybt have delighted Heenan. "Don I
say naughty boy to me, papa, he said,
"jont saw naughty boy tn me. l Int
won had. papa. | hit you bad.
Papa took 10 on his knee. Papa
frnwnsd at 10. "Are you going to
strike me2' he said.
Strike YOU good, papa; not strike you
bad" said 10 sottening. =,
"You were going to strike papa,
said the gentleman, looking sad and
NO papa, said 10. 81 jus ounted
to scare YOU, papa, 10 scare you good,
when We get TO st. Louis ought to
whip you, ougntn u
IN mana. no. said 10 soIemnly.
"pnyhtn't whip 10; JO too little, papa.
Big bows shame to HEX little boys, pa
Here. the cars being fairly started,
hsSan 10 hose most Of JOS wise, funny
talk. -.
,sa.inv for something Ia eat. Indeed, !
,binE he Was eating every mile OF the
-, from Chicago In ~. Louis, tor papa
NrI.,ht some Of everything the boy-ped'
Slar brouyht through the cars-pesnuis,
spples candy, fgs, ehestnuts. And u
he pspa had refused, some OF the Other s,I
passengers would have surely treated
H. Tor there was no resisting the htise
Ssliow's pleading. No sooner would the
S,,-Dsa3ler enter the ear than ia
SGnI5 saw patheticSlly: Il cunt some
50 hard, papa; 80 'ungTy, papa,
jont know how in the world 10
found room in his little body for all that
vent into his mouth that day. don
think his legs were hollow; they looked
tho solid. The last | saw OF 10 he va "a.
LOADING on the platform in East -
LSnis. saving; Il glad 50 hAri, papa.
n.ar little 10.