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The Stubborn Yankee Baby that Caused a
COmmotion In London and
Paris,

The Stubborn Yankee Baby that Caused
COmmotion In London and
Paris.
Frank r. Stockton, in Century Magazine
In the pretty walk, bordered BY
/ bright flowers and low, Overhang
ing shrubbery, which lies back o
the Albert Memorial, in Kensing
ton Gardens, London, Jonas sat or
green bench, with his baby on his
knee. A few nurses were pushing
baby carriages about in different
parts of the walk, and there were
children playing not far away. Ii
was drawing toward the close of the
afternoon, and Jonas was thinking
it was nearly time to go home when
Pomona came running to him from
the gorgeous monument, which she
had been carefully inspecting.
"Jone," she cried, "do you know
pve been lookin' at all them great
men that's standin' round the bot
tom of the monuyment, am though
there's over a hundred of 'em, Pm
sure, can't find a American among
'em! There's poets, an artists, an
leadin' men, scraped up from all
parts, an not one of our illustrious
dead. What dye think of that ?'
81 can't believe it," said Jonas.
eff we go home with a tale like
that, we'll hear the recruiting-drum
from Newark to Texas, and ten to
ora VfII ho dro ffo6 -
"You needn't be maxim fun,"
said Pomona; ssyou come and see
for yourself. Perhaps you kin find
JUS one American, an then PHI go
home satisfied"
"All right" said Jonas.
And, putting the child on the
bench, he told her he'd be back in a
minute, and hurried after Pomona
to give hasty look for the Ameri-
can.
Corinne, the offspring of Jonas
and Pomona, had some peculiarari-
ties. One of these was that she was
accustomed to stay where she was
put. Ever since she was old enough
to be carried about, she had been
carried about by one parent or the
other and, as it was frequently nec-
essary to set her down, she had
learned to sit and wait until she
was taken up again. She was now
nearly two years old, very strong
and active, and of an intellect which
had already begun to tower. She
could walk very well, but Jonas
took such delight in carrying her
that he seldom appeared to recog-
nize her ability to use her legs. She
could also talk, but how much her
parents did not know She was a
taciturn child, and preferred to keep
her thoughts to herself, and, al
though she sometimes astonished
us all by initiating remarks she had
heard, she frequently declined to
repeat the simplest words that had
been taught her.
Corinne remained on the bench
about a minute after her father had
left her, and then, contrary to her
usual custom, she determined to
leave the place where she had been
put. Turning over on her stomach,
after the manner of babies, she
lowered her feet to the ground.
Having obtained a foot hold, she
turned herself about and proceeded,
with sturdy steps, to baby car
riage near by which had attracted
her attention. This carriage, which
was unattended, contained a baby
somewhat smaller and younger
than Corinne, who sat up and gaZed
with youthful interest at the visitor
who stood by the side of her vehi-
Gle. Corinne examined with a
critical eye the carriage and its oc-
cupant. She looked at the soft pill
low at the baby's back, and regard
ed with admiration the afghan, crO-
cheted in gay colOrs, which was
spread over its lap, and the spacious
gig.top which shielded it from the
sun. She stopped down and looked
at the wheels, and stood up and
gazed at the blue eyes and canary
hair of the little occupant. Then
in quiet but decided tones COrinne
said:
"Dit out !"
The other baby looked at her, but
made no movement to obey. After
waiting a few moments, an express
sion of stern severity spreading it.
self the while overher countenance,
Corinne reached over and put her
arms around the fair-haIred child.
Then, with all her weight and
strength, she threw herself back
ward and downward, The other
baby, being light, was thus drawn
bodily out of its carriage, and Cor
inne sat heavily upon the ground,
her new acquaintance sprawling in
her lap. Notwithstanding that she
bore the brunt of the fall upon the
gravel, Corinne uttered no cry; but,
disengaging herself from her in
cumbrance, she rose to her feet.
The other baby initiated her, and
Corinne, taking her by the hand,
led her to the bench where she her
self had been left.
"Dit up!" said Corinne.
This, however, the other baby
was unable to do; but she stood
quite still, evidently greatly inter-
ested in the proceedings. COrinne
left her and walked to the little
carriage, into which she proceeded
to climb. After some extraordinary
exertiOns, during which her fat
kEkS @C1C AtiA uoS thAO06A tffC cpOACo
of the wheels and ruthlessly drawn
out again, she tumbled in. Arrang-
ing herself as comfortably as she
knew how, she drew the gay af-
CHAN over her, leaned back upon
the soft pillow, gazed up at the
sheltering gig-top, and resigned
herself to luxurious bliss. At the
supreme moment, the nurse who
had had charge of the carriage and
its occupant came hurrying around
a corner of the path. She had been
taking leave of some of her nurse
maid friends, and had staid longer
than she had intended. 1t was
necessary. for her to take a suitable.
leaye of these ladies, for that night
she was going on journey. She
had been told to take the baEy out
for an airing, and to bring 1t back
early. Now, to her surprise, the
a ftnruoon had nQQr rIv O0na and hrIr.