The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-09
TRAVELLING BABIES.
Some Experiences Relative to Their Re.
ceptlon In a Railway Car.

Some people don't like babies-a
great many of them don't like the 1T
tie things. Only those who have a
first mortgage on the most remarkable
baby in the world differ from the great
majority. With them, be their Off
spring homely Or pretty, good natured
or the worst little piece of helpless
ness in the world, it is the joy Of their
life. In this position the happy
parents stand alone. 1t is well, per-
haps, that they are proud of the baby,
for, ten to one, the common voice
will dispute with them over the great
inlliction they are imposing upon their
neighbors whenever baby is taken out
from the sacred precincts of home.
Yesterday afternoon q poorly-dressed,
~thin-looking woman. who carried a
little baby in her arms, got on a train
at the Union Station that was going
east. The car was crowded, and as
she came down the aisle there was
shutting among the passengers. They
were trying to get themselves spread
out over as much of the seating-room
as possible. 1t was evident that the
few who had seats to themselves had
seen the baby, and were prepared to
defend themselves against its nearer
approach. But the woman, as though
unconscious of the many dark glances
cast upon her, stopped at one of the
vacant seats and sat down besides a
black-whiskered, middle-aged man,
who, from the disgust expressed on his
countcnance, evidently was in the last
stages of b]achelordom. The usual
signs of relief were then noticeable on
the faces of those who had narrowly
escaped the infliction that had been
forced upon the gentleman with the
black whiskers.
Alas, their Congratulations were de-
stined to be nipped in early budding,
for the train had scarcely left the de-
pot when a preliminary squall was
heard proceeding from that little bun
die in that poor woman's arms. which
completely drowned in its intensity
locomotive whistles and the rattle of
the cars. Another and another was
heard. There was a straining of eyes
forward and a similar movement back
ward. The passengers were awake to
the fact that Baby was in the car. The
mother was not blind to the many in
digsant looks which met her glance
whatever way she turned. She hast
lily unwrapped the shawl from the little
one, as if that would have a good effect
upon it. The effect it had was to give
Raby more freedom and lung power.
The volume of sound which now ema-
mated from that diminutive member of
the human family would have done
credit to a chorus of a]uctioneers. Peo-
pie say oftentimes that a baby is of no
earthly use in the world. Had the Is
r~aelites carried a host of these little
things about with them in their famous
march around the walls of Jericho, in
place of horns, not only the walls of
the city but the houses would have
fallen when the shout arose. The
youngsters would only have had to fol-
low the example of that little baby
yesterday.
1t is not clearly understood why it is
that people who have babies of their
own have even less compassion for the
suiferings of some other persons
''house9lold joy than people who are
not blest with any such possessions.
So it appeared yesterday when Baby
in the car was having it's little troubles
all to itself. "People ought to leave
their o babies at home" remarked
an old gentleman savagely to his
neighbor on the front seat. 1--WE
never had such trouble with our chill
1t ever that old man was guilty
of an untruth it was in that car yestcr-
day.
II wish somebody would throw that
brat out of the window was the ey-
trcmcly kind remark that q drummer
made on this interesting occasion. II
want to read the evening papers, and
who can read with that brat squalling
n his carp Poor drummer! His peace
Of mind was disturbed.
The other passengers were equally
kind in their expressions, but it did not
serve to quiet Baby any. 1t cried and
,ried, and it was only when it was
out with its own cxcrtions that it
quoted down and went to sleep. ,
The poor mother vas in more misery
han the baby. More than one of the .
.cmarks of the travellers had reached $
Ter ears, causing her face to reddrn |
with the cruel blow. No one knew /
whether Baby was sick or not, or what i
rad caused its trouble. No one. in t
Iced, had sympathy enough for Baby 0
inquire. The public expression was St
hat it was the worst baby that ever
raveled in its mother arms, and there
vas no one to take it's part. And so A
t is with all babies whose mothers take
hem away from home. No n ever
tops to inquire what may have COM q
ellcd the mother to take n baby on a al
rain or into a public place.-PNS- &c
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