The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-12
For THE CLARIoN.
An Amusing Journey.

Did you ever travel with baby, or do
you don't know anything about how
rattlesnake, a Wild tiger, lot OF monkeys,
or baby can create a panio2
imagined myself made out OF a whole
brick-yard Of backbone, and started ON
run up the country last week with two
babies. thought they were twenty before
came to my journeys end, and found
that it would require saint to stand the
charge patiently, or about sixteen dozen Of
the real live Geo. Washington's hatchets TO
have cut the number of switches needed.
When the place was reached for first
change of cars both babies had fallen
asleep and become three times heavier
than the three accompanying, well loaded
yalses, with dozen car benches thrown
in.
looked around for pity and help. The
conductors had purposely (of course) with |
drawn-the ladies smiled they didn't have
any babies and didn't want any Just then,
while the gentlemen seemed busy blowing
mp e1tempordneoats paper bags Of newspapers
30 otherwise fill up their arms.
When the train came to a dead halt il |
was vacated quicker than l ever saw one.
| looked out OF the window to call in |
score Of porters or so, but they had been
previously pressed into service. | then
remembered that friend had been re-
quested to meet and assist me in this
change. Would he remember it also
Heaven bless him, he did
And | shall tell all the girls Though |
long they've known it) that there never
was ''Dn half as dear and good as this
"D," who with all the courtly bearing of a
Chesterfield, helped me out of this dilemma,
and into another when he started me upon |
my three days journey North with these
babies. But bless him again for his timely |
assistance that night, and may he be 80 |
remembered If ever similarly placed
After some rest in an elegant sleeper the |
day was begun with fear and trembling,
How many OF the babies would be lost out |
OF the car window or slip out forever at
'he door? For by this time the care and
anxiety and trouble of the two had multi |
piled them, and my poor eyes really saw |
double Add TO all this the most intense !
heat ever endured and sitting clouds of
dust The air was so sdphurously inclined |
that Ellen, the oldest, asked constantly who |
was striking matches, and it really seemed
Nd il Lucifer himself was carrying heavy |
stock
With each hand grasping the skirts OF
the infants terrible, and my BRAIN in rum
BILE with the train, happened to see coming
down the aisle an old friend OF my fathers,
a witty, pleasant bon Uiuant with whom |
should liked dearly to have conversed.
OF course had expected him to know me
at once, and rush up to me-it had only
been eight or ten years since we had met
But it took a great deal OF reflection
after he passed me, to bring out the idea
IL. 4. ,ft L
that the woman all iaded and faded and hag
gard looking with twenty babies, more or less
didn't quite look like the girl of eight
years before. So | frightened up like
you've seen withered blade of grass do
after sudden shower of rain, and turning
around where the gentleman had taken
seat Just back of me, brought myself to an
anchor in the sea Of his recollections.
Well, we were having quite an enjoyable
little chat, when the youngest hopeful,
climbing over the seat to his side, with
sudden turn for investigation pulled out OF
his pocket a long necked bottle OF -
the man, OH where was he? An audible
litter like rising wind arose among the
crowd Of passengers, and | arose to pull
the infant back and sit down upon II
space.
While thus engaged, and the sound OF
mirth had somewhat subsidized, l heard
Ellen exclain "Why, its just like an eggV
and looked up in time to see her passing
her hand quickly over the bald, shining
top Of the mans head just in trent, and to
hear him exclaim ''drat the brat" as he
moved away.
On and on we sped passing here pictures
que valley where the smoke curled graceful
yover the top of some vine embowered cot
tage; now over shimmel ing stream
"A. ,io for dam in
air like 4 CLEAN of silver, and now along
a range of hills dotted over by sleek, beau
tiful dairy pets, which made me involun-
tarily express aloud my wish for one.
And, why yes" spoke up Ellen, II am big
most as YOU if you were sitting on the
door, and | could milk the COW, and pour
the milk into churn and make mush OF
it and little sister could milk the calf
Now, there had been on the train from
the last station or two, beautiful young
lady, and very attentive young gentleman
together We didn't think they We're mar
ried, but we could see they were thinking
more about it than even we. Upon the
hat of the lady trembled in cloud OF lace
an immense red bird. 1t caught the eye OF
Ellen and trembled But was desperate;
worn out nursing sand being tied down to
these incorrigible children. wanted relief,
diversion, amusement, any thing by way OF
change. My grasp upon Ellen's dress
loosened, she felt it. half unconsciousiy and
sided down from her seat, her eyes stiIi
fastened upon the flaming attraction
Slowly and surely as snake fasci-
mates bird was she drawn to
this great red bird Perhaps the
passengers who were all now watching
the proceedings, and aware OF the child
attraction, thought me a monster to turn
her loose and allow the lady's hat TO De
demolished, while she herself was ousiiy
engaged looking raptures into her lovers
eyes. just then the train stopped at some
Sayside place to take on water. Every
thing was comparatively still. Nv here
did YOU get him any wav2' burst out Ellen,
advancing boldly up to the lady. Mercy
how the red mounted to cheek and
temple. and discontinue seized upon her.
Even the gentlemen fgited. DO tell,
continued Ellen, still not explaining II was
the bird aud not the gentleman she meant
'is he yours"
The crowd begun to move with sup
pressed emotion. Even / begun TO ENJOY
Il. The child was so earnest in her belief
that the bird was alive, and the lady help
lessly alive TO the belief that the child's
inouisitiveness concerned the man. The
gentleman handed her an apple, the lady
her beautiful fan, but both were utterly
disregarded, and the climax reached as she
cried out again. ~ say, if you were to
saueexe him would he hoiler?f
kitty WAaoSER.
Eating Lemons.
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