The Portland daily press., 1881-10-28
About Babies.

About Babies.
How baby created great deal of unnessa-
~ excitement:
Ohe day last week the passengers in car
bound out from st. Louis on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi railroad began to be annoyed by the
cries of baby. The men swore secretly and
the women wondered why the baby's mother
didn't stop its mouth. But it soon became evil
dent that the baby was alone. The tiny crea-
ture, no bigger than bsndbox, wriggled off its
seat and fell, in the midst of an ear-splitting
squall, to the floor. Then the nearest woman
rushed over to pick the infant up, and in less
time than it takes to tell it all the passengers
got to know of the sensational matter mo,
indeed, it isn't my young one" Indignantly ex-
claimed the maiden who first ran to its assist
aace. at isn't mne,' repeated several other
ladies to the inquiry of the conductor, but an
old maid in a corner seat bit the handle of her
umbrella half off in silence From that mo-
ment until the train stopped at Relay station
the excitement was in keeping with the novel;
ty of the occurrence. Some thought that the
infants mother had deserted it, Others were
of the opinion that she had been left behind
through accident. As the train pulled into Re-
lay, depot master Whitney, who was seen wild.
" dourishing telegram, shouted, "Ain't
there a lost baby on this here train?" dozen
heads were put out of O dozen windows
aud a dozen volces cried eyes" The baby was
handed to Mr.. Whitney and the train passed
on. Meanwhile at the Union depot in St Louis
= disconsolste mother was walking np and
down the platform. Her agony was almost
nnhearabIe when she was handed a iispatch
from Relay couched in the eloquent words.
"Kid safe" she wept for Joy From her ex-
planation it appears that before the train start
ed she had ssiust run across the street to get a
bottle of milk"
How a baby took an aerial flight
Near Abilene, Kan, few days ago. a moth
or left her infant strapped in a chair in the
Sumner kitchen. A wind storm came up sud
denly. From dead calm gale arose in 20
seconds. At the first warning the mother bur-
ried to look after thechd, expecting to find her
chernb quietly drinking the contents of its
thumb. To her amazement and extreme hor-
ror she saw baby and basket, pots, pans and
buckets flying promiscuously along with the
tornado. The wind subsidized almost as quickly
as IL had risen, ard the mother had the salts
faction of seeing the basket drop right side up
IN pile of hay, about 100 feet from the yard
fence. She was much more gratified to see
that the baby had sustained no serious injury.
Its appetite was good Immediately after the
rescue.
How baby figured in an elopement:
A man drove up at a terrific pace to the rail-
road stttion at Farwell Mich, and inquired
for his wife. She had eloped with a neighbor,
aud was about TO take a train for the east.
Thank goodness, I'm in time!" the husband
cried 10 great excitement The wife shrank
coweringly into a seat, and the bystanders ex-
pected tragedy. "Here's your baby" he con-
tinued, producing wee bit of girl. "reckon
you forgot her in your hurry. Now you can
get off as fast as you like" Leaving the baby
with the runaway pair he drove away with his
placidity entirely recovered.
How a baby runs street car, according to
an observing newspaper reporter:
II there is one person in a street car prefer
red above another, it is that person who is all
by herself covered with glory, the woman with
baby. l never saw any one look at her as
though she was in the way, and the men all
see her through their newspapers and rise to
give her and her baby seat. The other ladies
shower little indulgentabeams of smiles upon
her and when the conductor comes in he
smiles and makes joke at the baby, which all
the other men are quick to appreciate, and one
rattles his paper in the baby's face, and two
more fall into conversation on account of it. A
little child excaims, sSee, mamma, there's a
baby!" and by right of this exclamation that
mother leans forward, while the other passen-
gers lo,k breathlessly on and ask how old the
baby is, If it has any teeth and if it can walk or
talk yet. OH the woman with the baby has
all the privilege of royalty in a street car, and
she may walk fearlessy in and take possession
If she choose.
And speaking of babies, aren't the fathers of
our country becoming grandfathers at an aston
ishing rate? Gen. Sherman and Gen. Grant
each have siZ praud-chi idren