St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-07
BAD BABY SQUALLS.
Terrible Experiences of a Fond Father Bat
thing All Night With Dear Little
Harry.
A Young Wife Suddenly Called Away,
Papa Takes Care of the Eight
Months-0ld Infant.
After Twelve Hours of Unequaled
Herofsm the Parent is Conquered
And Sends for His Mother.
Random Sketches Taken From The
Scene of Conhfct--The Little ones
Bottle Experience.

ibid you ever take care of a ba by in your
Wife's absenceY'' said GLOBE reporter 70 q
young man not IN ore than 80, who had always
enjoyed at least average happiness and pros
perity, so far as the newspaper scribe knew.
az did once and only once. A million dol
lars spot cash would not tempt me to I'M
dertake the lob again." AS he spoke a
shadow Of pain fitted across his face and il
seemed as though the memory of some terri
BILE event mad REQUIRED to his mind and would
not ''down at his bidding"
''Tell me your tale Of woe. There is no
information valuable as that acquired by
experience, and by relating It you may deter
some other fond and unsophisticated young
daddy from running against the snags which
il is plain you have encountered in your pa
ternal career"
"Well, hate to tell it, for It was CHASTITY
joke on myself. But If you care TO hear it,
will"
You, Of course. remember my marriage,
i've years ago. About u year after my wife
presented me with bouncing boy, of whom
was as proud as any father could be. i was
and am, clerk in my fathers firm, and the
old gentleman, who, like most grandparents
took as much interest in the infant as its own
parents, allowed me to devote all the time /
desired at home after
THE CHILD's BIRTH
1--WE lived in apartments in the Hotel -,
and after few months dispensed with Il
servant, partly for the sake of economy
and partly because we we're jealous of
strangers care of the child. Like
most American children, he was
brought up on bottle soon developed
so my wife said, and so / proudly claimed
Into a frst-class nurse and took los OF
care of my son and heir. / learned the mys-
terry of preparing the milk for the nursing
BOTTLE and even achieved the remarkable
triumph Of changing his wardrobe during my
wife's occasional short absences while shop
ping. going to church or taking a walk. In
the pride of my heart used 10 brag about
my skill TO my acquaintance, and bore their
railery with great complacency. little knew
the fate which my rashness aud bum tious-
ness were laying in store for me. Having
many times witnessed and assisted
in the complicated operations of bath
ing. dressing and undressing the child,
L even believed that i could achieve
those feats alone and longed for an opportu-
nifty to display my skill. Ny wife, by the
way, in a short time became to be as firm a
believer in my competency as myself, out my
mother always displayed scepticism which
/ secretly resented.
"Wben Harry was about months old my
opportunity came, and l eagerly embraced ii
rushed into my fate, in fact like ali fools,
headlong. One day my wife got a telegram
saying that her mother had been
TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL,
and asking her to come home at once It
was a beautiful day in June quite hot; Harry
was teething; and the doctor had given spe-
cial directions against changing the source of
his supply of milk. We had taken great
pains, and our milkman left a special can of
milk from one COW every morning.
what was to be done with the baby?
my wife hated to part with him; but there
was the danger of taking him away from his
milk. She suggested sending for my mother.
knew the old lady would willingly come, but
l secuted the idea.
'''You wont be gone more than day or two.
understand all about his management, don't
], 90 darling, little tootsey-wootsey-wnku
said L, addressing my first-born, who laughed
and crowed in reply.
"He evidently regarded the thing as huge
joke, just as / did, and was longing for his
mamma to go away, just to show how nicely
he and papa could get along without her
The hilarity of Harry and myself settled
the question. My wife packed her things,
while ] held the baby. A hack was called,
and, after she had half smothered Harry with
kisses, and given M some wholly unnecessary
admonitions Gas deemed them) about mis-
toilet, and particularly about not letting him
chafe, she went off. / chucked to myself to
think how surprised my mother would be
when she learned how successfully had got
along without her