St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-27
Cur Young Readers.
EACH MOIHETH'.S BAET

ne names ol tle ptier! q d not hear plair
| HOW came to hear them: | think | won
tell: ~
You may guess, if yo, please; and if yo,
guess well
You gne>s tlat heard it as many a ma,
VITA his fancy alone, and not with his ear.
| The children wer drawing. W tn cnution an.
Iheir sweet hihI-'i'tor, 10 give her the air
bright red y
And a top of wnitc muslin which shaded ho
head. "
She was Only one ycaraa Il few months old
ier eye Were bright blue aul her hair wa
Size laughed all the time from moruin,, iii
night. "
Till Ed iy and Jane wore quite Wild witt
delight.
such wonderful playthin@ never was
Like al live dolly and all for their own,
Two happier cnli'iccn could nowhere be
found,
No. not il You trlyelel the whole world
around.
They mad drawn her this morning where
dt Sizes grow
"hi1e d;aIs seS, all shining and dripping with
dew.
Long wreaths of the daisies, and chains, they
had made;
In the baby's lap these wreaths they had
laid.
And were luu ching to watch her fnt little
hands
Untwistln@ and twisting the stems and the
strands.
Just then, If sudden. a lark flew by
Ana sang III t!e top of his voice in the sky
" Ho hp! Mr. Lark, shouted Jane. come
down here.
We're not cruel children. You mav come
without lear
We've something to show YOU In all your
life may be
You'll never see anything sweet as orr
baby
Twas an odd thing, row. for a lark to do
hope YOU won't think nv sto,ys urrtrua-
But tnis is the thing that i saw and heard:
Ihat lark tiew right down, like IA sociable
bird.
As soon as they called him. and perched on
tree.
And "inAed with his eye at the children
and me,
And laughed out, as much as bird ever can.
AS ne crlett, Ha. ha. Little woman and
man.
" You'll be quite surprised and astonished,
To hear that | do not think much of your
baby.
Why, out in the field here I've got in my
All cuddled up snug meath my wife's warm
breast,
Four little babies-two sisters, two broth
And all with bright eyes, as bright as their
mother s:
Your baby 5 at least ten times older than
they.
But they are already to fly to-day;
They'll take care of themselves in another
week.
Be1orc your poor baby can walk or speak.
IL mas often surprised me to see what poor
things
All babies are that are born without wings;
And but one at a time Dear me, my wife
ON lttI. IN nod i,lir iyn''
And the lark looked as scornful as Il lark
knows how,
As he swung up and down on a slender
bough.
A cat had been eyeing him there for awhile !
AND Sp alg at him now from top of Il stlc:
But she missed her aim he WIS qui G too
And oh, how he laughed as he SCARED in the
sky
Then the cat scrambled up disappointed !
She looked all about her, and felt at a loss
nat next she should do So she. took up
the thread -'
OF the larks discourse, and ill-naturedly
said:
Yes, indeed little master and miss, I de-
clare,
It's enough to make any mother-cat stare
o see what time you do make to be sure, +
over one small creature. SO helpless and
AS your babies are; Why, I've six Of my
own:
When they were two weeks old they could
run alone;
They re never afraid of dogs or Of rats
In few weeks more they Ii be full-grown
Their fur is as fine and as soft as silk
Two gray and three black and one white as
new milk.
A fair tight for mouse in my family
Is as pretty q sight Won II
1t is all very well to brag OF your baby
One OF these years it will be something, may
be-
And without even looking at the habys face
Inc cat walked away at a sleepy pace.
Moo Moo.' said a COW, coming up. moo, ,
Young people, you're making great to-do ,
q bout you baby. And the lark and the cat, ,
fhey re nothir1g but braggers-I wouldn't ,
And the COW snapped her tail as you'd snap {
- your thumb ,
For all the babies, and kittens, and birds,
II the course of year! 1t does make me r
laugh !
70 look at them all by the side of calf! |
Why, my little Brindle as soon as twas born
'tnod up on its legs and shifted at the corn;
3efore IT had been in the world an hour
{ began TO gambol, and CARTER and scour S
ALL over the fields. See its great shining /
and its comely red hair that so glossy lies, t
And thick. he has never felt cold in his life; r
5ut tha wind cuts your baby's skin like :
: knife e "a g sEH@ A. L
'oor shivering things! I have pitied them
oft,
III muiiied and smothered in flannel soft. l.
~. ha. am sure the stupidest gaby
IAN see that calf's ahead of a baby!" q
md the COW called her calf and tossed up q
her head, NJ /
ike person quite sure of all she has said
hen Jane looked at Eddy, and Eddy at p
Jane; -. n
aid Eddy: "How mean. I declare they're -
too vain p
o hve-preposterous things! They don't n
know ~ Il
That they re talking about I'd like them s.
to show ID
Bird or kitten, or learned calf,
hat can kiss like our baby, or smile. Or
laugh!'
'es, indeed, so should II" said Jane, in
rage; l(
he poor little thing! She's advanced for ~