The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-03
Our Young Folks,
4 BABY SHOW.

4 BABY SHOW.
droll conversation once overhearu-
1.-Two children, Il cat, Il Gov and a bird
luz lla!heS OF the children Wee Eddy an,
| Jane: '''
Inc names of the Others .,:dn hear pIaio
HOW came to hear them: think won
You may guess. if you please; and if va,
1ou Il guess tnut heard it rs many a ma,
hears " '''@'
win Ms fancy alone, and not with his ears
The children wcr drawing. with cau,o, ,ni
i1helr sweet baby.sister. to give her the air
III dail,ty straw wagon with wheels n,
bright red.
AND top OF white muslin which shaded he,
| head. III
;,ne vas only one year and a few months o,i,
like gold: ''O' A"'' WI
she laughed all the time from morning t;J
Till EdIy and Jane were quite wild wit
euen k q wonderfuI pIaythinp never was
Like real live dolly, and all for their own,
| o napp!er children could nowhere be
No. not ii you Travelled the whole world
1hcy had drawn her this morning who, q
/ ia sizes grew
"n'te e, das cs. all shining and dripping with
Long t wreath of the daisies, and chains, the,
In ill., r., oaby's lap these wreaths they had
ana were se!, laughing to watch her fat little
Ontw .,.g, and twisting the stems and the
v . tnen. u 4 sudden. lark few BY ..
GU SUM- ~ t1e top OF his voice in the sky.
no! 10! Mr. Lark, shouted Jane "cOmc
80, down here!
We're not cruel children. You may come
we've something to show YOU. In NJ, vonr
life may be -" 0l'.
baby!!' '"'
i vas an odd thing. row. for lark to do
1ut TINS is the thing that / cav and heard:
1nat iarA New right down, like 4 sOciable
As soon rs they called him, and perched on
And w vim with his eye at the children
ana Muehed out, rs much as bird ever can.
a. ne cried, ma: ha! Little woman and
louil be quite surprised and astonished.
10 hear that do not think much Of your
Why out in the field here I've got in my
All c',ddled up snug meath my wifes warm
Four little babies-two sisters, two broth
ana al With bright eyes, as bright as their
Your babys at least ten times older than
But they are already to fly to-day;
They, IL take care Of themselves in another
Before your poor baby can walk or speak.
"ass 0iten surprised me to see what door |
Al babies are that are born vithout x;,,s.
Aud a but one ct q time!' Dear me. NV wife
"ou!a De quite ashamed Of so idle a life"
anu the lark looked Is scOrnfnI nc . iarL
knows how.
As he SWING up and down on q slender
''usn' .su ,oi'q sai s}56ls.
a cat had been cycling him there for awhile
n n..u sprang II him now from top of n stiIe:
nu' ' h;s missed her aim--he was qui too
And , 3: 1o- he laughed as he scared in the
Then .s sss c4 sst scrambled up, Disappointed
S6e looked all about her, and felt at loss
what next she should do. So she tnnE IN
/, - the thread Ila0 2, - -. '''> W
" me s., isrks discourse. and nlnaturedly
Yes indeed, little master and miss, dc.
It's enough to make any mo,her cats. stare
a. aosee Mnat time you do make, to be snre
wv" I moe . a4 creature % helpless and
AZ your n,,l babies ere; Why, I've six of my i
When they were two weeks old thew cou,d
49,. run alone; -o' S'"'"
They're ~ never afraid Of dogs or 81 rats 7,
:" I" 1 CO., weeks more they be fullgrown ,
Their fur is q Bne and as soft AZ silk !.
"o s n. and anu, three black, and one white as
I. lalr tight for . mouse in my family
y a. pretty . sight az you'll ever sce h.
H.. IL AZ very well to brag Of 70 " baby
o"e u tnese Years It will be something. NAV j
Ana without even looking at the baby's face
AUG cat "'lked away at a sleepy pace. 8
Moo x xssy, said COW coming !: up. moo, i
About you baby. And the lax and Ss The so cat
'qeS r re no 9ha. ns but braSgers-I wouldn't =
And 9sss sS 9ST :sssppsaAsr :. you'd snap
FOR q the babies, and kittens. an, h,rd. n
l0At come, ~'A~ss n
IN the '! course Of year! It does. make me !, q
10 look At them all BY the side Of a cali, y v
Wtnyi my little Brindle as soon az twas horn r
on its legs and shifted at the Corn:
+ hose u mad been In the world an hOnr II
!. uOekan % gamb0l aud Oanter. ana Som, !, ri
- o. "ve. 'ae nelds' SEQ its ,great shining r
IND q e 4; scmely redh.,r thu. % .,o..y ,e.
~ tho ely, ~ nas never feas cold In his life: =,
Knit. "u GUS your baby's skin like I :,
or 81 slsans' tA'ss''.'lAve p,t,sath.n (;
y! % ss, O., and .: IL flannel soft.
aa eee that calfs ahead Of Z babIr, =
i her G seaS called her CALI and tossed up
IKE pers 2 quite sure Of all Che Ia. ..,d -
men lame lame looked 1t Eddy, aud Eddy At y, w
,'a ! 10y 90. How mean! I declare they're IN
y 100 VaansE Hat taf' - iT-" s' 80 -
. nEySsoM 1p thinss. r n don't al
~. !. :s 81. talking about! ID like them
k0ro, Or kitten, or learned calf or
aat Gan ktss ike our baby, OF smile ar = =
.ii13Spy'l aafill aftiss} -" W nc
=. , ;ooeed' % should t. said Jane, in . on
20 o Sef w we thiasi She's advanced for ~
or tee .aiaiiter sata % 10 othsr d.v- 49, ~
ipiay. s" 1punNl.o y, k'ttens or calves 10 Al,
no , :; a05 young birds -theyre 'pi,itul en-
~" . Mnole nest oooa. 81 mouths and bare bil
na ~ tss..s- II .s,,a been ,,,.s a., sr =
brc'i tor breakfast. I'm sure tia, the, tn
III cold II their mothsr mt or ~, va