The Red Cloud chief., 1881-07-28
About Missing Babie' (.

Maternal pride is a beautiful thing al
a d stance, but close at hand it i mar
row., aggressive and sometimes appail-
ing. Ii il would exhaust Itself in the
eloquent patOis of the nur>cTy-that
marvellous pigeon dialect that ob!us-
Gates the in ant mind for n least six
months longer than the most ser Gus
and sensible conversation would do
nobody could complain. But the hom-
age which young mothers pay their OIL
spring does not IN their minds cOnSti-
tute a complete discharge of necessary
obligations. What thcS 50 pass Onateiy
give themselves they think should be
exacted ron others, and that much
they take for granted without asking
any questions. As a conSc Iucncc baby
kissing invitations have become mu h
more customary thar is agreeable Ia at
least the average masculine MIND. TN
fortunately. a baby when put by it, ma
ternal relative under "A man : nose Il he
kissed cannot be refused, like a prot
fered piece Of pig or a section OF
tribe. The calm but highly wrought
expectancy with which In : assumed
privilege is offered will intImidate the
stoutest heart. The person OF whom
this service is demanded may not be 4
Chesterfield in his and per
haps scorns the convent.onalities OF pO-
lite society. He may even affect -
pride in brlsqueness and 4 disregard of
common courtesie>, but h will not re-
fuse To kiss 4 woman's baby. ordered
up on the short notice usually given.
unless he is made o: different clay from
that which enters into the composition
of the great mass OF humanity. His
cowardicc or powerlessness may make
him = with himself. but that fact
will not affect the result when he Is
brought face totace again with The same
d~isagreeable expression OF moral COM
pulsion.
If a protest will do any good. that
protest should be uttered. Mothers put
The public and their infants under too
heavy tribute for their " pleasure in
Offering up rs oscula,0ry sacriaces 20
all their friends AMI az Iuaintances these
puygv epitomes of men and omen
There is a Little satis.act on IN kissing,
unless there is mutual assent IN the ar
rangement. either tacit CT expressed.
When men are called upon TO kiss
babies they do not comply willingly.
They may preserve an exterior a.
placid Is n summer lake but within
thew are pent-up volcanoes OF unut
terable remonstrance. or perhaps pro-
family. No man especially If he IS a
bachelor. snd Of that class there are n
great many Just now-knOws what part
of a baby is intended for kissing, and
experience teaches him nothing. II he
tries its liIs, they are moist irresPon-
siye. and generally unsatisfactory II IT.
cheek. the clammy point of impact
offers him no natural encouragement 20
repeat the operation The infant -
hardly more to be congratulated ihsn
the one who beS:ows these compliments
or tokens of affection Even the kisses
showered UPON it By the warmth Of
maternal love il neither Understandings
appreciates. and il may well pTotes. with
all the force of its uniformed ideas and
unreyuiated viii against having its
tender features invaded by Z stif, man
" beard Nobody stands IN awe of a
baby TO the extent OF fearing - ask
favors OF It Without any forced con-
ditions in the matter. the baby will De
kissed quite as much IS their grown-up
acauainiances desire. and doubtless
more than is physically good for them
We move for the aboi ton OF the
courtesies now customary IN the nursery
circles. or a: least = transfer Of the
initia,ive, and viii do best 10 keep
the terms OF the treaty iny.olate--
Chicago Tr.!tsRS.