The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-05-17
THE BABY DOWN TOWN.

1AG DAD DO WV ~ ~
Grandpa loved the baby. The baby
is three years old, with the pr%et.iest
big blue eyes. the plnmpest, reddest
cheeks, the dearest, reddest dimpled
mouth, and the cunningest ways in the
world. Baby has sturdy little legs.
and restless, strong little arms. aud is
an example of perpetual motion. Ba-
by's grandpa accompanied him on sew.
eral walks on the West Side, but grand
pas ambition was to take baby down
to the store, where the boys could see
what a phenomenal child he is, and
what cunning ways he has. Yester-
day morning grandpa dressed baby up,
and when he started away with grand
pa he looked, with his wavy golden
hair, bright eyes aud little brown cloak
like one of Kate Greenway's creations
imbued with life. When the passen-
gers in the car smiled at baby and re-
marked how sweet he was. grandpa
was happy. and chuckled rs he thought
of the enjoyment of having baby at the
store. Once at the store, baby was the
center of an admiring crowd of grand
pas business companions. Baby was
shy ut first, and one fat fist was pushed
into the little mouth, while baby's
eyes were II q upon the floor. Pretty
soon though, baby regained his usual
spirits and started on il tour of investi-
CATION. His first venture was to pull
over Il lot Of ledgers and account books
that had been undergoing an invcstiga-
ton, and on top of this pile he poured
the contents Of a big bottle of violet
ink. Pursuing his Investigations farth
er, baby found himself in the office
where the brightly vanished safe,
with it's impossible landscapes. at once
attracted his attention. The heavy
iron door closed. and baby by stand
ing on q chair, could just reach the com
bination knob. the brightness Of which
had caught his eye. He played Will,
the pretty knob, turning It round aud
round ever 81 many times, Nnd laugh
ing to himself. But the man who came
to opeu the safe, and who was in Il
dreadful hurry didn't laugh, for the
lock had not been worked for years on
a part Of the combination aud baby
had destroyed it completely. and three
hours were required to tind the combi-
nation again. Out in a back room ba-
by found q hammer and some tacks |
Then following the promptings Of his
busy little mind he pulled Il piece IF
string TO see what was on the other
end Of it. There was a mantel orna
ment belonging to one Of the boys on
the other end, and when the baby pull
ed. the ornament tipped over and was
shattered. Baby was frightened a,
the muss he had made, and hid him
SELF in a box that stood on end near the |
door. and that had been used to hold
soft Goa during the winter. Grandpa
found him there, but in what a plight .
His little face and hands aud his beauti
full white dress were begrimed with the
nasty coal dust. Grandpa brushed !,
him off and washed his face and hands |:
and made him somewhat presentable, !
after which he sat him down in 4 big !
chair and told him to sit still. Baby
sat still about a minute, and then slid
down out of the chair, and wandered
away into the back room, where he
suddenly spied a little dog cur!ed up
asleep on the top OF a box. Baby stood
on his toes, got a good grip On Doggy.
tail. and pulled. The dog woke up.
And the next minute baby's little legs
were working for dear life, as he fed
toward grandpa's quarters. Grandpa
met him, kicked the dog, quieted baby,
tried to patch up the place in baby's
dress where the dogs teeth had made
ragged rents, and began to club him
self for bringing baby down town..
Finally. baby capped tho climax BY up
setting on hinself q can of lard oil.
and grandpa quit work for the rest Of
the day, wrapped the baby in thick
brown paper, tied . string around him
and took him loee. It will be some
time before grandpa will take bis bet
down town with him again. Baby had