The semi-weekly miner., 1882-04-19
BURDETT'S BABY.
Why He Won't Have It Bothered
with Grammar.
BurlirGton HawiScyr.


with Grammar.
Burlirg,on Hawkeyc.
Time flies, and the hoy il learning to
talk - that other people cssn understand
him.
"lf you would LIT me have him for
about one month";" said the pleasant
voiced and pleasant faced school mis-
tress who came down here from up river
last week, IL could break him Oi that
careless habit Of speaking"
just because the lxy had asked his
stern, dark-browetl lather:
''POrpuls, whurs r. misses fiftin pole
you p,skin' mama unl <lay:'
Which hv Interpretation is, as the
pleasant voiced s..l.nOlnhistrcss would
have taught him t" say:
'Father. where is my lishins-rod Of
which you were speaking to my mother,
with reference to purchasing it for
me ut some time in the indefinite fu-
ture."
And her little serene li"hness shook
her head and sail no hc was losing his
l'aby talk, and learning to speak Eng
lisl, to-" rapidly rs il w:,-. The pleasant
tace Of the s:EoolnliSirc>> wrinklCu up
into All Interrogation point.
''Scho'ln.i>tre>s," the jester said, ION
all matters "f education. your ricuely
head j. not hilly: Il is rs level as II new
nlown lawn. bnt you don't want to teach
the baby grammar, AMI you ton't want
him to I've I: baby AMI you want to Ell
cotray. him t. indulge in baby talk. In
the wears to como, when the p,:dyy lit
Ia, -. xa.S? ali AAT
blue eyes, bc,:,;lSc the ln,y cant r.nlcnn-
bcr in just what points there should
and must l~ exact harmony between
the verb and the subject: when he is
,OE titlclt he will die hrOrc he can rt-
member how many fellows 'n~i.lrS 'ad.
ante, con, in or inter are f'llnwtd by
the acci,s:,tive; when he knows the
worl'l will stand still !Or just tw" hours
after school ii hc can't rct:,l! tia. all
tcrnlina,i"ns in something or other
take the what t-yOll-,Iay-call-it after
some kind Of things: when hr Is SD
trusting and has ~ much cOn.iucnre in
Mr.. Davies that he is NOT only willing
hut anxious to accept his, statement
that the sum Of the three angles "f u
triangle is equal to two ri"t: angles,
without going t0 the board to prove
his trlltklulnc>s hy dcI,,nl,-i ion;
along in those days the memory OF his
baby talk will come hack tn us like
sweet music. II" will have trouble
enough with the English lan"u'%r ami
all the apI,urtcnan'eS !i,crrunto ap.:r-
tanning hy and hv.'
No." !" responded in answer ,"n ~i-
len! inquiry ~ the plc,-nn faced >"!""'
mistress, = hc ai'.s not know his u "''a-
hr, thank hCavc!.. ;.n'; ne ,;.,a!l ~; 4"
bothered with Il. \'>.S, H." has alphabet
h:"ks and knows all III" letters ON
them and n''ny pr.I"'>trr",i> stories
:.,u the pictures. Oh, w.. !r Gan
.hlnt: ;,rir him NOW :,s! .!i'!: tn lr'-
t'r: ne brought h"i," !."la ia" beach:
'nnr. free. seven, rec, sven. !..!. 'r:"'
five, seven. tv.r.' rr.l:.il'; 70 r.''nt~,
an.l hr Il system, e. his own, toe. "h:''!,
j. more; than ,:">. people haIr.
"Donr make :, rri:, q: til. 'uhy,
>rl:M,ln,is:r r:oi.l !.i:,: !1v Gn
which they are >ix yeas ';.j 'lr'.E ~ 81. .
;lnt!:: ii,r >riiM.' sy>;t,l n: IT, :;,.it:.
l"".in to- study, ;.,,h sit ~ :, :.;':l.t :sn':
behave properly am: ;'"k correctly
and from t',at TINE iiiin"rry" h''i'-
ts'rni, they live and speak :1!.a ""'. vrr-
iEaily s!N:,.i',,: ;ir', Ia ..ud IL. .:;l,! ~
'rr under social and c'.:l,", :".a' ;i.>"il
lance. And '!:;;.n iIn! :i :r..~! six
years nf the life -. y ',.an or "''rn:,n
should lie ir,.' i'... a. IL" al: i!.. to
talk ~ il', l,",ek rui. wiz. ur'r:ili-
nclcu musical nra'ii:"uh i,n''h'''. WHY.
here. ~ few weeks '",. cain" : n"ln-
ci,oliy y-!"'kin. ci.:i,i, :'!."'t i''r years
Oil. and in EN presence :;;i: h"!'ii.-,
pointed - ~" Hul .;'h ~ Iii, nI... ..'n.i':
'Man:. ~ w.:,l j.. '!,'.' "":; 'ys.!,n
speaking
"ru'.r i;,:" ..ri.':: ". is - "',.; l"r
him. VH'; =: i,!':p,i .p". -. t,' -
down II: ti," ;tf,..', :'!r' ;:,tl.c'.t i!i'l -
say. y; ..:,,:, WHAT i ,'"i ..,.;' >.r'....:n'
yuI, .:!"l:i - :ili,i recon .'ur''N i..$ '.rn-
r.Hi ..:::::,is..:,r ~ ~, ~,;'''" cay is.~i~
ars' look Ln. il. IL" ,r. i u: !"N
.s;iu't IAN up ;:t<c al 'nsi..n in W."
days, :.l,.; II" :c,i'.'; ~,.<,u :, ~. =. il:
three W,rks.
"Nc,l seq. ii.. .;,~t:r ,ui;;.i;;.., =, ia ~
a'oo.c,ii. ,.n.. jur '.., i,::'. un.,' - an
usual :,n ":,i.! "f !a.2'r.,.:It ,',,i :'ay,
You see, w,' i:':til'tn >';..' - - .,n-
ri. NJ, Il. N.;'u;,," '!l;'.:.>'.,; ~. ..,.>'
only one en-. x ir :''l,r,, nv,.v;:.!I ':,,cn
for. bu: wr i" !",,u.: Ia. ::..:,n'' =" TO-
s'!,.r.; n;.ii: he, il, n,.'l h'.;il-:.. '.,hy,
ani "" k'!"W, sc..np:'!:i- ~ :li'.: he
the i,apli,~l !:.i,y ,i.n' c....' -, .!,d
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