The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-11-23
ROCK!A.BY BABY.

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One day Grandma Dover told grand
/ pa to 90 over to their daughters 5 house
and borrow Baby Belle. III was quite a
custom Of hers, and the child was al
| WAYS sent at aoEice.s Grandpa took his
open wagon and found his daughter
well, and took lunch with her. and
made the usual joke about borrowing
Belle; and the four-year old child was
wrapped up in shawl, which her
mother tied under her arms and about
her waist. to insure her being Kept
warm. s8rf,is-imHHg 8af
a At first she sat beside grandpa, but
after awhile she asked tOsit on the back
seat. Grandpa was little provoked at
this, but gave her her way, and to pun
ish her, never looked round again. He
drove past the lake, and through the
woods, up the long road, speaking now
and then to neighbor, and stopped at
the home-gate attwIight-i rnfgi.i Vtifi
Grandma came running out at tonce.a
g Where's Beileg' she asked. . Is
she sick? Why didn't they let her
connap't tUffaa EgHtn 6Nf H5 d
autsWhy, they did Here she is, - said
grandpa. and Turned about. ~ 1nif
The wagon was empty no Baby Belle
was there. ts9 ... ..f..,.+l#f, 4.
- She has i:1mped QUITO hide for fun
said grandpa. f4f Here, Be ie! Belief
Belief ffH9.B 5iuIi @ti9 ttlH1a fi0f
But there was no angwer The child
could scarcely have climbed out without
assistance5 but they searched the gar
den and the house, in which she might
have hidden herself, though she had
never played such q Joke before.
Grandpa being questioned. admitted
that Belle had offended him, and that
he had not spoken to her all the way
home, to punish her, and repented in
dust and ashes; but that did not tell
them where Baby Belle was to be found.
The CONSERVATION of the household was
terrible. Every one went out. The road
was searched inch by inch, back TO the
very gate of Bellies home, and no trace
Of her was found. Every one who lived
along the road had been spoken to, and
there seemed to be an awful mystery
about her disappearance. i,4 -
The most terrible idea occurred to the
old gentleman. She had fallen into the
lake which he had passed, as we have
said; and his fit Of temper had been the
death of his darling. ..r....,..f...,
And now the parents were aroused,
and the awful story was told to them.
s'She may have climbed out in the
woods and been lost there said the
young father.
And. sick with terror, he took his
lantern and Led the way thither. There
was a moon in the sky, and Il shone
through the leaves; but though they
searched every spot the child was not
found.
ut is the only place left; look through
the woods once more said the, 3 ooT
father. choking with grief.
'It is mouse, = said grandpa, throwing
up his hands, mo use at aha elt H
- But what was that that strnck his
fingers? He looked up.
Overhead hung bundlel0f some sorf. 4
Tie gave shout, EveEYr one rushed io
the sF9t.
There upon the branches iung the
big plaid shawl, fHu 81 something solid
aud warm. Horriticd. the faiher eeped
into the bundle A little rosy face lay
there, and little voice ID ped Oat: a+ III
''Baby Belle wants 20 get down ''f
And down she came into fond, 'cadcr
arms, that held her. lose vh r. tsafs fell /
over her. But the FIRST Hush Of Joy
being over, curiosity Was aroused.
Who hung yoii the e, B1oy Belle?
they asked heFs h&s4 ~ Ta
~ 4 hHngei up myself" answered. the I
child, 10 her own solemn it'll way. :.
was in the wagon. and big branch took /
hold III my shaw and was hunged up
Ike a rock a-By baby. And ] called !
grandpa stop. bat he didn't hear. AMI
then th wind blowed me, and 1t WAS 80 4
funny way up there, swinging and