Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-03
Onr BABY.

never could see the use Of babies.
We have one at our house which belongs
to mother; she thinks everything Of IL.
l can't see anything wonderful about it.
All it can do IS to Cry and pull hair a1l.;
kick. It hasn't half the sense OF nv dog,
and can't even chase cat. Mother al !.
Sue wouldn't have dog il the huu-e.
but they are always going on about the
baoy, AID saying, ''Isl4't i perfectly
sweet ?"
The worst thing about baby is that
you're expected to take care of it, and
then you get scolded afterward. Folks
say, Here, Jimmy, just hold the baby
a minute, that's good boy;" and then
as soon as you've got it they say. "Don't
tto that Just look at him That boy
will kill the child Hold it up STRAIGHT.
you good-fo nothing little wretch y
It's pretty hard to do your best and then
be scolded for it, but that is the way
boys are treated. Perhaps alter I am
dead they will wish they had done diff
ferently.
Last Saturday mother and Sue went
out to make calls, and told me to stay at
home and take care OF the baby. There
was a baseball match, but what did
they care for that? They didn't want to
SO to it, so it made no difference whether
did or not. They said they would be
gone only little while, and if the baby
walked up l was to play with it and keep
it still, and be sure and not let itswalIoW
any pins. OF course had to do It. The
baby was sound asleep when they went
out. so I left it just FRI minutes till
went to see If there WAS any pie in the
pantry. IF was woman I wouldn't be
so dreadfully suspicious as to keep every
thing locked up. When got back up
stairs again the baby was awake and was
bowling like he was full of pins. So I
gave him the first thing that came handy
to keep him quiet. Itchanced to be a bot
tie of French polish, with sponge on the
erd Of wire, that Sue uses to black
her boots, because girls are too lazy to
use the regular backing brush. The
baby stopped crying as soon as gave
him the bottle, and [ sat down to read
a paper. The next time looked at him
he'd got out the sponge, and about half
of his face vas jet black. This was
nice fix, for knew nothing could get
the black Off his face, and when mother
came home she would say the baby was
spoiled and I had done it. Now think
an all-black baby is ever so much more
stylish than an all-white baby, and when
saw that the baby was part black I
made up my mind that If I BACKED it all
over it would be worth more than it ever
was before, and perhaps mother would
be glad. So hurried UP and very soon
gave it coat of black.
You should have seen how that baby
shined! The polish dried as soon as It
was put on. and I had just time to get
the baby dressed again when mother and
Sue came in. I wouldn't lower myself
to repeat their unkind language. When
you've been called numbering little
villain, and also al unnatural son, it
rankles in your heart for ages. After
what they said to me, didn't even seem
to mind about father. but went upstairs
with him almost as if I was going to
church or something that didn't hurt
much. The baby is beautiful red shiny,
though the doctors say it Will wear off
in few years. Nobody shows any graf
itude for all the trouble I took, and
tell you it isn't easy to black a baby
without getting it into his hair and eyes.
I sometimes think it is hardly worth
while to live in this cold and unfeeIing
world. -ErcHrn~e.