The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-20
n DABY S'LILO0UY.

- 80 &<OSO1s
l am here. Andif this is what they
call the world I bn't think much Of
it. It's a. very fannclly world, and
smells of parogorc awiully. It,a n
dreadful light w,rld, too, and makes
me blink, Itell l'ou. And I don,t
know what to do with my hands: T
think I'll dig witlmy fists In my ewes.
No, | won't, I'll,;crabble at tho corn
or OF my blanket md chow It up, and
then I'll holler, whatever happens, I'll
hollcr. And tho moro parcgoric they
give me the louder I'll yell. That ola
nurse put the spoon in the corner of
my mouth III veiy uneasy way, and
keeps tasting myjnilll herself ali tho
while. She spill,d snuff in it last
night, and, when. hollered, she trot-
tea ME. That cones of being q two
days old baby. Never mind, when
I'm a man, I'll Iay her back good.
There's pin sticking in mo now, and
if l say word about it iii be trottcd
or fed, and l would rather have catnip
ten. I'll tell you who I am. found
out to-day. / head folks say. "IIush.
don't wake up Emmelinc's baby y
That's me. I'm "Enmcline's BABY -
and suppose tina: pretty, white faced
woman over OH the pillows is Emmc-
line. ....
No, was mistal1en, for O chap was
in hero just now and wanted to see
Bob's baby, and looked at me, and
said | "was a ftnny little toad. and
looked just like Bob" lie smclt of
cigars, and Pm not used to them.
wonder who else l belong to. Yes,
ineres another onc-that's Gamma" ;"
hmmehhe told me, and then she took
me up and held me against her soft
cheek and said, "It was Ganma's
Daoy, SO it was" l declare | do not
know who l do belong to; but I'll hol-
ler, and may be I'll find out.
There comes Snuffy with catnip ten
The idea Of giving babies catnip tea
Whcn they are crying for information
I'm going to sleep. l wonder if ]
don't look pretty red in the face? |
wonder why my hands wont go where
l want them to?
a DINNER FOR Ten CENTs.-To cx-
cmpl1ty her assertions and ideas Mrs
Lewis, philanthropic lady Of New
YORK, gave ten cent dinner to thirty
young women from the Grand stree,
establishment of Lord IL Taylor. The
guests were invited to Mrs. Lewis
Office, at No. 70i Broadway, at $50
O'Clock last evening, and being con
Quoted to the kitchen, were shown
their dinner, from soup to pudding,
Ill cooking from one small Stove not
more than two feet squire. At seven
O'Clock they sat down to long table
covered with a snow-white cloth, and
laid with the necessary plates. knives
and forks. ~ very pretty young wo-
man acted as volunteer waitress. and
the tcn-cent dinner was served with
promptuess and dispatch. The first
course was rice soup, Of which large
plate swimming in vegetables, was
given to each guest, and in quantity
ana quality the soup was not inferior
to that served in tho ordinary restau-
rant for the price of this entire din.
ncr. Next came slowed beefsteak
with potatoes, and steamed mutton
with capor sauce and turnips. These
dishes were followed with as fine an
English plum-pudding as one could
wish to eat. There was more thar
enough for everybody, and the guests
all expressed themselves as delighted
with the menl. Mrs. Lewis assured
them that the. entire dinner had cos
llcI lCSS tnln go, Co., .,.,I. , b.,l !