The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-05

your hearts door, and will try ana tell
you a little news.
"News from Acacia Glen7" I hear
you say. ella, Ha! As well expect
news from an eagles eyrie. News Why,
there is nothing new under the SUM-
Well, there is nothing new here, except a
baby, and perhaps the wise man, had he
been consulted, wonld have said that
baby was nothing new; that there had
never been Il time since the creation
when there were not lots of babies. L
am disposed to let Solomon's sayings rest
with his ashes, if there be any of them
left; or, perhaps should say, dust, as |
believe cremation was not the style in
those days. Great days those, whom the
aged could fondle their infants and ex-
pect to live long enough to see them
grown. Now, that brings me back to
the baby which | was telling you of, and
which 7 shall persist i'll calling some-
thing now.
What d curious thing { baby is How
indefhabIe and uhexplaiuable. 1t may
be lfothing III this life and it may
be every thing. 1t may be nothing
more than common tallow candle and
it may he a beacon light to guide men
through dark. and tracllcss paths. It
may be hut a tender brittle twig and
it may be the lever of the world. 1t may
be but all humble citizen and it may be
ruler and conqueror Of the nations. 1t
may be a devil, it may be a saint! Who
can toll As look at this one | see no
clue to the great secret-the hidden mys
terry. It looks ike all other babies
nothing particularly new in its looks.
It's complexion is that OF a boiled lobster.
1t has a tiny face and head, delicate
hands and body, but, oh, dear me, what
a stomach and what lungs! The one is
of india rubber capacity and the other
like n gong, slightly penetrating. He
thinks (yes, am sure he thinks, all ba-
bies Think that if a little is good, much
is better, and practices what he breaches.
Now, venture to say that Solomon
| never heard of an india rubber stomach.
| This niHeteeti century, you see, might
| give even Solomon some ideas and force
him to take back that trite old say
ing of his. Imagine his astonishment
were he here to witness the workings OF
this india rubber stomach. He would
exclain, in the language Of Dominic
Sampson, "Pro-di- -gi -ous!"
The baby eats and eats until you'd
| think it would burst, and so it woulC
were it. rot for the india rubber nature
of its stomach. Then the gong sound:
long and loud enough to deafen one, ant
then the mother, nearly distracted, se'ld
for nurse and tho catrip tea. "Oh, nurse
what can the matter be Baby must b'
very ILL.," Down goes the tea. The indi;
rubber is taxed to its very utmost ant
louder and louder sounds the gong. A
last, in fit of desperation, rush to th
scene Of distress. | throw away the te;
and the bottle, wrap up the little thin:
snug and w;tfin, give nature chance t.
rest, sing gentle lullaby, and soon til
little eyel.ls droop and it sleeps ant
smiles as sweetiy as if in the arms of II
angel SO, move to lay the baby Gucs
ton OH the table, or rather i'll the cradle
and talk of something else.
We need not wander far for a subject
just by the cradle is u couch on whc
lies poor little David with checks tlushe
and eyes dull and heavy with feve1
Every day for II week he has had fever
but, notwithstanding lie has every da
eaten huge breakfast. 1t is really to
ridiculous to see the child set up at til
table, so weak he can scarce hold up hi
head, eat heartily and then delberatt.l
90 to bee. fer the rest of the day. For
while ever, one Protested, bnt now the
only laugh and ask if it is nat TIE grea
fatigue of eating SO much that cause
the fever. His mother can neither Sc
| the Joke or the danger. q He is my ow
, honey darling boy, and shall he rot hay
J as mucl. as he wants to eat Z OF cours
9 he shall" SO, when David does rot e
: down to the breakfast, the breakfast got
up to David. Yesterday, he went to tow
i (not omitting the break fast, however
l bnt when he returned, the fever was
/ high he excited the pity Of alf. Th
e morning the Doctor poured down do:
of turpentine and oil aud then, in tur
down went the breakfast. Extranrtl
1 nary india rubber stomach! It must
S family blessed with extraordinal
stomaehs.
DO not be surprised if my next lett
i chronicle his death, and if so, be prepare
II to see a beautiful picture of patien
pious resignation on the part of tt
> weak, doting mother and to hear h
G say, cit was Gods will and must
{, resigned. My child was an angel, t,
: lovely for this earth, and God call,
him away"
s. Ah. mothers dear. how oft do ye III,
: der your own sweet bai,ns through igii
i rance or defiance Of Gods great, iy
laws and ascribe tie blame to God He
= oft do ye dress then, to crafty yonr or
+ foolish vanity and expose them to t
II cold and damp. How oft do ye stl
!, them with what might kill an ostrl
u and then, when group or cholera morb
Ii lay them in yonr arms stiff and cold
RI death, you say, 1t is Gods Will"
), Alas. what moekery must suci. resi-
u nation seem to the Almighty.
20 AUNT CHAT
re
ID Twenty Years a Sufferer.
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