The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
All ON Account of the Baby.

A baby upon North Avenue was the
innocent cause of great deal of misery
the other day. Its mamma had sat the
little fellow down on the floor to amuse
himself, while she "cleaned up the
house." To keep the baby quiet. mamma
gave him small spool and ring with
diamond in il.
In a few minutes mamma turned around
to see what made the baby cough so,
and saw that he did not have
either the ring or the spool. She
dropped fine piece of Egyptian jewelry,
breaking it into as many pieces as there
are freckles on the face of q red-headed
girl, and then began 70 search around
for the spool and ring.
II wonder what he did with them?'
she asked, as she began searching under
the infant. just then he gave a tremend-
Gus cough.
His mamma grabbed him by the feet,
held him upside down and beat his back,
screaming for help, for the doctor, and
for every body at Orce.
The baby gained his voice in the general
excitement, and began to exercise il lungs
for all he was worth, mingling his ire
mendous bowls with violent fits of cough
ing.
so, my baby is dying; he is choking to
DEATH" exclaimed mamma, as the neigh
bors rushed in. will some of you run
for a doctor quickly? What shall do? o,
my pet, my darling"
A young lady, as soon as she found out
what the rapacious youngster had swal-
lowed, started off like piece of chain
lightning to get doctor, while her loos-
ened hair streamed bravely out behind.
The servant girl sailed away like
Sound steamer after stomach pump,
while five neighbors started of fol- vom-
iting materials.
''Better put him in hot water" said the
old lady who talks alto.
"Glve him Ipicac," said another.
''Let me run my finger down his throat
and feel Tor the thing" said another.
She pried the baby's mouth open like
splitting knot of wood, and began to
work her hand towards the immortal
liver OF the screaming infant. The baby
stopped crying for one briet moment in
the establishment he experienced
by feeling something going in
the direction of his youthful digestive
machinery. Then look of pain came
into his face, his eyes bulged out and his
jaws came together like fox, trap, bury.
ing HIS four new teeth in the lady's finger,
causing her to make some hasty remarks
which the old maid of the neighborhood
resolved to report to the pastor. The
lady stuck her finger in her mouth to
suck the blood of, and went for home, re-
marking that a revolver would be the
best thing for such q baby. In the mean
time baby cried louder, and his mamma
had tainted.
The doctor came and felt of
the baby's pulse and found
il beating all right, looked at his tongue,
pried its mouth open with a lance handle,
called another doctor in to consult, gave
four powders, which he said were TO be
given every fifteen minutes, to nauseate
him by degrees, and left, saying he'1
call i'll an hour. All the ladies said the
doctor was brute, and that anybody
could see THAI the little darling was sink
ing fast, which was not borne out by the
increased power OF the infants yells as
he was kept passing around in arms.
His father had arrived just before the
doctor left, and ssio:
81 don't believe anything is the matter
with him except SO much rough handling
and pounding"
20, you unnatural father" said the
mother, going into Mysteries; 'you'I feel
sorry when the little fellow is no more,
and repent of your hard-heartedness."
"Well. he don't cry like it, anyway.
Pm going to search him." and all the
ladies shrieked as he took his yelling heir
and began to look all about him, while
everybody protested that he was only
fastening the d.
The father opened one of the clinched
fists of the baby and found the ring; IN
the other, after wrenching it open, he
found the spool.
Beautiful mess you've all made of
this Two Doctors bills and big drug
bill for nothing! And to have me to
come tearing through Austin with no hat
on, in my shirt sleeves, and one of my
suspenders flying, while AL the state hai
its eye on me Fine spectacle to.make of
your husband, Ell? And he put the
now laughing baby down and went off,
while the neighbOrs all left auu said:
ITS SIN the way some men do"