The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-06-03
HOW JIMMY HURLED THE BABY.

/ never could see the use of babies. We have
one at our house that belongs to mother and she
thinks everything of IL. can't see anything
wonderful about II. All Il can 10 l. TO cry. pull
hair and kick. II hasn't halfth sense Of my dog.
and can't even chase n cat. Mother and Sue
wouldn't have a dog in the houe.. but they are
always going on about ;he baby, and saying,
'Ain't IL perfectly sweet :"
The wors; thing about baby Is that you are
expected 90 nurse him, and then you get scoded
afierward. Folks say, Here, Jimmy just hold
the baby minute. that's q good boy" and then
say. Don't do that my goodness gracious, the
boy will kill the child. Hold Il up straight. you
good nothing wretch " IL Is pretty hard TO do
your best and then b. scslded for 10. bat that 10
the way boys are treated. Perhaps after I'm dead
folks will wish they had done differently.
Last Saturday mother and sue went out TO make
call. and told me TO stay home and take care Of
the baby. There was baseball match. but what
did they care for that They didn't want TO go TO
IL. and 50 !; made NJ difference whether went 20
il or not They said they would be gone only n
little while. and if the baby wakei up I was 20
play with IL and keep 10 from crying AMI be sure
not to le, IL swallow any pins. OF course had
60 do Il. The baby was sound asleep when they
went out. ef, just for a few minutes while |
went 20 sec II there was any pie in the PANTY
II was woman wouldn't be 80 dreadfuy sus-
picious as 90 keep everything locked up. When
| got back up stairs again the baby vas awake
aud bowling like he was full Of pins. SO gave
him the fret thing that came handy to keep him
quiet Il happened 90 be bottle Of French polish.
With a sponge in II on the end Of wire that Sue
use TO black her boots. because girls are too lazy
TO use the regular backing brush.
The baby stopped crying as soon a. gave him
the bottle. and sat down to read the ioaay Peo-
pie. The next time looked 1T him he'd got out
the sponge and about half OF his face jet black.
This was n nice liz, for knew nothing could get
the black ol his face. and when mother came home
she would say the baby was spoiled and had
done II. Now I think that ALL black baby 10
ever much more stylish than an al-white baby.
aad when saw that the baby was part black.
made up my mind that II blackcd II all over Il
would be worth more than il ever had been, and
perhaps good mother would be ever much
pleased. so hurried and gave IL n coat Of black.
You should have seen how that baby shined! The
polish dried just as soon as IL was put on, and
had just time to get the baby dressed again when
mother and Sue came IN.
| wouldn't lower myself to repeat their unktnd
language. When you've been called numbering
little villain. and unnatural son, IL will rankle
in your heart for ages. Aiter what they said to
didn't even seem 90 mind about father, boa
went up stairs with him a,mos, as u was going
to church or something that didn't hur, much.
The baby l. beautiful and shiny, though the
doctor says IL will wear OF in q few years. No
body shows any gratitude for all the trouble
took and can tell you Il isn't easy TO black q
baby without getting Il into his eyes and hair
l sometimes think that Il IL hardly worth while 10
live in this cold and unfeeling world.