The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-19

Next comes the mother. as chief-ninister of supplies, and pureyos-seaesal to his eminence, the baby. We then have the mother-in-law. who Is general-supervisor and advisov-cornsel Next on the list in descending gradafiou of importance. we see the sisters and the cousins and the aunts-and occasionally, away down at the foot os the scale. the poor. unfor- tunate father. Each subject Is ready. al night or in day, in storm or in sunshine, to bow his willing neck to the yoke placed upon him. by his mighty highness. and obey with untold alacrity the be- nests of the powers that be. This mon- arch of sparse locks, is no, particularly careful to bestow light burdens upon his subjects. and often Is
 Fierce in a syranaouS freedom. And knows but the law of his moods.
 All history of ruler. teaches us that. ! be he never so wise or omniposenL there is always. al leas, one wish in the breast | of every tyrant. which 1t IS impossible to gratify There is always desired end. which no amour. of edic.s will accom- plish.
 Thus we see the all eonquering Napo- leon in tears. because there are not other worlds to conquer So with our diminu tive tyrant. whose only barrier to unbounded satisfaction Is his inability to possess the moon. There Is only one moon supplied to our earth. and provi- dence displays unbognded wisdom. in placing 1t beyond the reach Of babies; for should one obtain 1t there would be endless warfare among the tribe for its possession. until the poor moon would meet with the same tate which usually attaches to a saw-dusi doll baby which has seen service.
 There are many thousands of those domineering. seli-willed. all-powerful li,- ,le tyran,s now in existence. each one of whom represents more power and re- served rights, thar the general govern ment itself. We are. all of us rich and poor. black ard white Yankee. Chinee. Greek. Hebrew or hea,hen-we are all, directly or indirectly. sa5;ec:s of baby rule.
 ! And still we men. t'y at each other al all times on questions al franchise of h. nance and centraliz a.ion ef power. The democratic halt of us declare tha, the country Is los, if a republican Is elected, while the republican portion swear that anarchy awaits democratic president. and To. little child governs us. We strain al political gns;. and. grea, camels that we are. are led by Il baby
 To prove to you the accuracy of my statement, have bu, 10 cali your a,,en- ton to the sersile readiness with which the behests of king baby are obeyed.
 Take for example the poor father. He is supposed to be the head of the house hold; to be a person endowed with some au,hority-,o be personage of impor- tance but how often we see this prestige and dignity degraded by baby into "the old man, .',he governor. him. pop" or daddy y'-and the shadow of honor and importance is gone.
 Look at the poor tired father, say, how he faithfully attends to the smallest wants of the monarch. and listens to his faintest cry. He returns, weary and faint from his daily labors. for the family daily bread. or possibly from a pros,rated lodge" meeting-late in the chilly night. 10 rest his weary frame. upon what he hopes to be couch of sweet repose- But hear him tell, in his own words, how he fares
 When bed time comes and curtains fall. And round So the doo.s 10 lock,
 Ere lamp goes out. wife doth call
 Remember. John. b ~ina the clock. When boots are ot. and for the day
 All lrksome cares are put to route. hear wife $ voice from dream,dui say, Be sure you put the kitten oa;
 When stretched between the sheets lie, And heavy lids have ceased to wink. From rundie he'd there comes a c,y. Iwant a dwina l man, a GMink
 I Fathers surely have angelic dispositions for which they seldom get due credit. Although king, as we have already shown, our baby has no, all bliss. He is autoc-atic in his demeanor. bu, helpless and irresponsible as au;oerats usually are. The history of all governments shows a chronic curse upon them in the shape of reformers and thinkers. and quacks, and innova;ers. and those who wan; to half sole the constitution. or pu, abstract and useless cogs into the wheels of the political machinery. We find this to be the case Tn baby economy. and the great end and aim of these tinkers and quaeks seems to be 10 improve upon nature by means of copious draughss of oatnip tea. or the more unhappy means of castor oil-of | geiatines. of faTinas, of condensed milk, carminatives, Godfreys cordial, the Mrs. Winslow abomination. or the more mur- derous worm syrup. How the little monad exists through i, all is a mystery which no fellow can find out. notwith- standing the persistent, and insane attacks upon his physical weli-being, he often continues to thrive. He is continually victimized by pretended friends of hu- manity, whose utter ignorance prevents them from knowing how simple and easily provided for are all the natural wants of the average American baby. ye, does he grow in stature and happi- ness-happiness which arrives a; the