Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-21
HAZLEHURST, COPIAH COUNTY, MISS, JANUARY p, 1888
TRAVELLING sABlgs.
Some Experiences Relative to rhsir ks.
eeption In . hallway Car.

TRAVELLING BABiGs.
Some Experiences Rsiativs to ThsiP Ne.
seption In . hallway Car.
Some people don't like bssies-a
great many Of them don't like the liz.
tic 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 OF.
spring homely or pretty, good natnred
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 tho great
lnfliction they are imposing upon their
neighbors whenever baby Is taken out
from the sacred precincts Of home.
Yesterday afternoon poorly-dresscd.
thin.looking woman. who carried q
little baby In her arms, got on train
at the Union Station that was going
east. The car was crowded. and as
,hc came down the aisle there was
'hufllng among the passengers. They
were trying to get themselves spread
out over as much Of tho seating.room
as possible. It 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
Ulack.whiskered. middlc-aged man.
who, from the disgust expressed on his
countenance, evidently was In the last
stages OF bachelordom. The usual
signs of relief were then noticeable on
the faces OF those who had narrowly
escaped tho inhiction that had been
forced upon the gentleman with the
blackwhiskers.
Alas. their sclf.gratulations were de.
,,ined to be nipped in early budding,
Tor the train had scarcely left the de-
pot when preliminary squall was
heard proceeding from that little bun.
lie in that poor woman's arms. which
completely drowned in It's intensity
locomotive whistles and the rattle OF
the cars. Another and another was
heard. There was a straining OF eyes
forward and q 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.
dignant looks which met her glance
whatever way she turned. She hast
lily unwrapped the shawl from the little
one. as II that would have good effect
upon It. Tho effect 1t had was to give
Baby more freedom and lung power.
The volume Of sound which now cma.
mated from that diminutivc member OF
the human family would have done
credit to a chorus Of auctionecrs. Peo-
pie say oftentines that baby Is OF no
tarts!y'usc id h,e world. Had the L.
raeiitcs carried. q host Of these little
things about with them In their famous
march around the walls OF Jericho, in
place of horns. not only tho walls of
the city hut the houses would have
fallen when the shout arose. The
youngsters would only have had to fol-
low tho example Of that little baby
yesterday.
It is not clearly understood why II is
that people who have babies OF their
own have even less compassion for the
sufferings OF some other persons
"household Joy" than people who are
not blest with any such possessions.
SO II appeared yesterday when Baby
in the car was having Its little troubles
all to itself. "People ought to leave
their cross babies at home," remarked
an old gentleman savagely to his
ncighbor on the front seat eve
never had such trouble with our chill
dren." II ever that old man was guilty
of an untruth II was In that car yester-
day.
III wish somebody would throw that
brat out Of the window" was the ex.
tremely kind remark that drummer
made on this interesting occasion. 81
want to read tho evening papers, and
who can read with that brat squalling
in his carp" Poor drummer! His peace
OF mind was disturbed.
The other passengers were equally
kind In their expressions, but 1t did not
serve to quiet Baby any. 1t Dried and
cried, and 1t was only when 1t was
worn out with Its own exertions that 1t
finally quieted down and went to sleep.
The poor mother was In more misery
than the baby. More than one OF the
remarks OF the travellers had reached
her ears, causing her face to redden
with the cruel blow. No one knew
whether Baby was sick or not, or what
had caused It's trouble. No one. In.
decd, had sympathy enough for Baby
to inquire. The public expression was
that it was the worst baby that ever
travelled In It's mothers arms, and there
was no one to take It's part. And SO
II Is with all babies whose mothers take
thcm away from homo. No one ever
stops to inquire what may have COM
PEELED the mother to take . baby on q
train or into q public plsoe.-ha'.
turgh Chronicle.
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