Richland beacon., 1881-08-20
Our Ba6N.

me about babies. There's nothing more
spiteful and militious than baby.
Our baby got me into an awful scrape
once-ths time I BACKED it. But l
didn't blame it so much that tim be-
cause, after all, it was PANTY my fanlt ;
but now il has gone and done ono OF tho
meanest things . baby ever did, and
came very near running me.
1t has been long time since mother
and Sue said they would never. trust me
to take care Of the baby again, but the
other day they wanted awfully to 60 to
funeral It Was . funeral of one of
their best friends, and there was to be
lots of flowers, and they expected to see
lots Of people, and they said they would
try me once more. They were going to
be gone about two hours, and I was to
take care of the baby till they came
home again. OF course said I would
do my best, and so did; only when
boy does try to do his best he is sure to
get himself into trouble. How many a
time and oft have I found this to he
truel Ali this is indeed hard and
hollow world. The last thing Sue said
whom she went out Of the door was,
"Now be . good boy if you play any of
your tricks I'll let you know" Iwish
Mr.. Travers would marry her, and take
her to China I don't believe in sisters,
anyway.
They hadn't been gone ten minutes
when the baby woke up and cried, cpl
I knew it did it on purpose. Now i
had once read In an old magazine that i
you put molasses on . baby's fingers,
and give it . feather to play with, it
will try to pick that feather Of, and
amuss itself, and keep quiet for ever so
long. I resolved to try it; so went
straight downstairs and brought up the
big molasses jug out of the cellar. Then
made little hole in ono of mothers
pillows, and pulled out . good handful
Of feathers. Tho baby stopped crying
- soon - Il saw what I was at, and 90
led me on, Just On purpose to get ma
into trouble.
Well, I put little molasses on the
baby's hands, and put the feathers in its
lap, and told IL to b good and play real
pretty. The baby begsn to play with
the feathers, Just - the magazine said
Il would, 20 I thought would let it en-.
Joy itself while I went up to my room te
read little while.
| That baby never made . sound fol
ever 90 long, and I was thinking how
pleased mother and Sue would be to
find out new plan for keeping il quiet.
1 just lot it enjoy itself till about ten
minutes before tho time when they were
70 get back from the funeral, and then
I went down to mothers room to look
after the "ittle innocent" q Sue CALI
il. Much innocence there is about that
babyi
Inever saw such an awful spectacle.
The baby had got hold Of the molasses
Jug, which held mornagallon, and had
upset it and rolled al over in it. The
feathers had stuck TO il 20 close that yor
couldn't hardly go its face, and its head
looked Just like chickens head. You
wouldn't believe how that molasses had
spread over the carpet It seemed as il
sbout half the room was covered with it
And there sat that wretched little in
nocent" laughing to think how I'd catch
Il whom the folks came homo.
Now wasn't II my duty to wash thai
baby, and get the feathers and molasse'
of it3 Any sensible person would say
that il Va. ! tried to wash ii in thu
wash-basdn, but the feathers kept stick
ing q again - fast - I got them of
Do took n 70 the bath-tub and turned
The water on, and held the baby righ'
under the stream. The feathers wer'
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