The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
THAT VERY LITTLE BABY.
THE CRANK AND THE LITTLE ONES.
What n Western Editor Has to Say on the
subject.
lFrom the Milwaukee snn.1

From the Milwaukee snnl +
The following ia going the rounds,
written by IN editor who thinks he IL I
smart very likely: "a baby can wear
out dollar pair OF shoes in twenty
heurs. IL can keep it's father busy ad-
yertising in the newspapers for nurse
It can occupy both sides OF the largest
sized bed manufactured simultaneously.
II can make the author OF its beings
wash bills foot up to five dollars n week
and not be feeling at all well. 1t can
crowd to suflocation the smoking car OF
q railroad train with indignant passen-
gers between two stations. 1t can cause
its father to be insulted by every second
class boarding hotise keeper in the city
who never takes children. II can maks
an old bachelor in the room adjoining
use language that, if uttered III the
street. would get him in the penitentl'
ary for two years. II can, in a few min
ufes. drive d man frantically from his
home and cause him to seek the com
panionship of n locomotive blowing OF
steam."
1t Is cowardly to abuse person who
cannot talk back, and the man who thus
abuses the baby, poor little thing that
ia not responsible for coming to earth to |
annoy fools, il ft for treason, or jump |
ing board bill. A baby never annoyed
any person with soul, unless there was
something the matter with it, Tor which
q grown person was Responsible. III IL
true baby can wear out pair OF Mid
shoes in tNenty-tour hours, but ii the
proprietor of the baby doen not like to
stand the expense he can buy cheaper
shoes that will last year. 1t can keep
! father busy advertising for nurses, II
the father ID fool, but II he dislikes TO
advertise for nurses he can ntlfse the
{ baby himself, or he needn't have any
| baby. If the kicking father does not
like to pay wash bills he can wash the
o clothes himself. The baby is not to
blame because second-class boarding
= houses do not want children around, and
: the boarding.houses are not to blame
, either. The father of baby should
4 have home before he does baby and
I then he will not be insulted But the
e last sentence Of the above item is what
@ makes us hot. "a baby can, in few
minutes, drive n man frantically from
+ his home" etc. No "man" could be
:, driven from home by his baby. per-
n son who would be driven from home
IS franticaIly by the crying of his own baby
p is n cowardly jackass, and bnby ought
to be ashamed Of such n father. Such a
n "man" is thing. A man would stay at
,, home and help seek the cause OF the
v babys peevishncss, and correct 1t.
j. The S,pi does not believe the writer
N Of the above article ever had baby,
but il he did, he is no account sort OF
- journalistic dude, without n soul. II
N the man has baby, whatprecious read
~ ing the article will be to him some day
LL"a when he comes home and is met at the
~ door by his pae.iaced, frightened wife
-. who, with tears in her eyes, says, " GC
~ for the doctor Mt once, the baby, ] fear,
is dying" The cold chils will creep up
n his back, and his hair will feel as though
ty it is turning gray as he starts for the
on doctor, he will feel Hs though his legt
IN never acted no slowly, and he will pray
he TO God that the life of the abused little
" one may be spared till he gets back, ant
IN he will think of the cruel words he hal
III written about babies, and wonder il thu
doctor will he at homo. He Is "drlvel
co. iranticaliy from home" now, but not II
to "scek the companionship OF locomo
me tive blowing off steam" He IL after tn
,on doctor to save the life of the baby tho
,ur wears out pair of kid shoes in da,
or aud he would buy all the kid shoes
,ep the world if baby would live. He give
mr.. he doctor n lively race back to IL
house, and he is not thinking about
-, ive-dollar wash bill. The father wi
'Ir writes such stuff about babies, hurries
uy his home wondering if the little treasul
'ch is alive or dead, and the coward dal
Se' not go into the room and face the littl
'ho sufferer.
~ Men may find fault with the troubl
.ls M Of raising babies, aud think they al
an smart, but when they have stood by tn
S'I bedside of one of their own, and watche
~" ,,' its last breathing, and seen the httl
-, life go out, and felt that tugging at tn
I'1 Ia, heart that can never be described b
ton mortal tongue or pen, and have TO
lowed the little one to the grave an
heard the cold, cruel clay rattle upc
the coffin, and go home to the desert'
house and see baby's playthings ever
O. where, through tears, they will new
,,lv tr again talk funny about baby being
"' ,c nuisance. The smart Aleck who wrt
," nm5 the above could never have witness
;on" "n" : the baby smile OF welcome to papa VIII
,o;ni I he came home, or felt little fat ar
o. o. around his neck, and looked into lii
srgt eyes that are heavens windows, or 81
r;nn ,", the hearty laugh that shows sharp Lii
oto6 new teeth coming through the sw
o,,t red gums, or had the little one
astraddle of his foot for n ride, or 81
'Lon the face at the window ms he came
'h.n the street from day of toll. Had {
~ writer of the above experienced the
n,eu 1,,, pleasures he would have written di1'
Inc emf. and said, "a baby is ray OF NUM-
nave sunshine, sent to earth to brighten q
'ewu pathway of people who have souls
W No. the writer of the above Is mi
one. % without heart, whose idea OF bliss is
the second class boarding house, whel
30" Nv babies are not wanted, and whose deaIl
sn5 was bed will be in hospital his attenuaI !,
ahu n.a charitable people, his mourners Will
..ne .le those who can get free hack ride TO Il
lrCa az; grave yard, and his monument shou
Onl- be a piece of soapstone engraved, He
tne lies the remnant of star idiot, VIII
on hating babies, hated everything tn
'ago wos good, and he didn't die mimi
li- too soon, and thanks be to God he did
''Sus nm leave any posterity."
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first amount to $4.45, education to 10 cen
in France the respective amounts
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