The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-07
ABOUT BABIES.
ana Also Few Pertinent Rema,,
concerning a Man Who Does
Not Like Them.

"il''en ny an editor who thinks h.
Is smart, very likely: "a babv ~
wear out a dollar pair of SHOES =
tWenty-four hours. 1t can keen =
father busy advertising in the ne,S
papers for muse. 1t can occnn,
both sides Of the largest sized baa
manufactured simultaneously. =,
can make the author of its heinz,
wash bills foot up to S. a week and
not be feeling at all well. 7.
can crowd 10 suffocatiOn the smoI
ing car of a railroad tram with n
dIgnant passengers between twost,
lions. 1t can cause its faith
to be lnsulted by every cOnd.cIostI
boarding house keeper in the U oisS
VINO never takes children II 90!
make an old bachelor in the ro S".
adjoining use language that. ifns
tered IN the street, would get him
IN the penitentiary for two year
Ii can, in a few minutes. drive
man frantically from his home an;
cause HIM to seek the companior
ship of a locomotive blowing a
steam" VI
1t is cowardly to abuse a person
who cannot talk back, and the man
/ who thus abuses the baby. a moo,
little til ng that is not Responsible
for coming to earth to annoy fools
is bit for treason, or jumping a board
OIL. A baby never annoyed anv
person with soul, unless there was
something the matter with it. for
which a grown person was respons,
IDLE. 1t is true a baby can wear ont
a pair Of kid shoes in twenty four
hours, but if the proprietor Of
the baby does not like to stand the
expense he can buy cheaper shoes
that will last a year. 1t can KEEN
father busy advertising for nurses
If the father is a fool, but if he dis
likes to advertise for nurses he can
nurse the baby himself, or he needn't
have any baby. II the kicking
father does not like to pay wash
bills he can wash the clothes him
self. The baby is not to blame be-
cause secOnd-class boarding houses
do not want children around. and
the boarding houses are not 10
blame either The father of baby
should have home before he does
a baby, and then he will not be in
suited. But the last sentence of the
above item is what makes US hot.
4 baby can, in few minutes, drive
a man frantically from his home,
etc No imam" could be driven from
home by his baby. A person who
would be driven from home frantic
ally by the crying Of his own BABY
is a cOwardly jackass, and a babJ
ought to be ashamed of such a
father. Such a "man" is a thing. 4
man would stay at home and help
seek the cause of the baby's peeViSh.
ness, and correct it. The san does
not believe the writer of the above
article ever had baby. but if he
did, he is a no-account sort of
journalistic dude, without soul. If
The man has baby, what precious
the article will be to him
some day when he comes home and
8 met at the door by his pale-faced
frightened wife, who, with tears in
Ter eyes, says, $50 for the doctor at
)nce, the baby, | fear, is dying"
The cold chills will creep up his
pack, and his hair will feel as though
t is turning gray; as he starts
for the doctor, he will feel as though
MS legs never acted so slowly, and
ne will pray to his God that the life
Of the abused little one may be
spared till he gets back, and he will
think Of the cruel words he has
about babies, and wonder
f the doctor will be at home. he
8 ssdriven frantically from home
now, but not to seek the com.
partnership of locomotive blowing
,ff steam" He is after the doctor
10 save the life of the baby that
wears out a pair of kid shoes in a
lay, and he would buy all the kid
shoes in the world if baby would
i've. He gives the doctor a lively
ace back to the house, and be IS
lot thinking about S. wash OIL:
The father who writes such stun
about babies hurries to his home
if the little treasure Is .
live or dead and the coward dare mol
20 into the room and face the little
sufferer. Men may find fault VIII
he trouble of raising babies, and
hink they are smart, but when the!
AVE stood by the bedside of one Of
heir own, and watched its last
and seen the little life 60
nut, and felt that tugging at the
leart that can never be described 6y
Mortal tongue or pen, and have fol-
owed the little one to the grave ana
heard the cold, cruel clay rattle
Upon the coffin, and 60 home to tn'
deserted house and see baby's play
Kings everywhere, through LeaLs
hey will never again talk tu1g
lbGut a baby being a nuisance. ~
mart AIeck who wrote the Sg4' ~
'ould never have witnessed -.
,aby smile Of welcome to !E.tte
when he came home, or felt n3
at arms around his neck, . st
ooked into little eyes o u~
ire heavens windows, OF o0
he hearty laugh that snU USh
sharp little teeth coming tnlGt,fHs
he sweet red gums, or had tne t tlS
,ne get astradale OF his 100: n aJ
:ide, or seen the face at the GlnGdG sT
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