The Arizona sentinel., 1888-07-21
A LOST BABY.

She Took Her Brothers for Walk, and the Exciting Adventure That Followed.
 Have you baby at home-not tiny baby, but a baby about three years old? If you have, read this story; but if not, stop at once, for you won't un- derstand it.
 You know then. if you have a baby, what tyrant that baby can be, and you also know that the easiest thing where that baby is concerned is to look up to it as cap tain, and obey orders.
 Now there was baby in the Drake family, and it was just the biggest and jolliest baby you can imagine; but it was also the most energetic and willful baby that ever existed.
 It was not able to say very much, but whatever it did say it said several times over, so that no one should for get it.
 It did not think very much either; but all the same it held very decided opinions upon one or two points.
 For instance, the Drake baby was absolutely certain that her brothers Christopher and Matthew Cor "Mat- tie," as he was generally called) were sent into the world to do nothing but amuse her.
 There was one very good thing, and that was that both the boys were so fond of the baby that they were very willing to spend their time with her.
 Well, one afternoon the baby offered to take her brothers for walk. say she "Offered to take them, '' because you can not say they took her when she was the captain-or, rather, the captainess- the party. It was a beautiful afternoon, and the little party wandered on and on, without noticing how far they were getting from home. The baby, of course, didn' It trouble her self about it, and she kept her brothers so busily occupied that they forgot all about the time and the distance, until she suddenly announced that she was hungry. Then the boys remembered that they were getting hungry, too, and that it must be near tea-time.
 Then Christopher noticed for the first time how late it was getting, and how far they had wandered.
 He turned his face hOmeward at once. That was an easy thing to do; but it was by no means so easy to get the baby to do the same. Christopher persuaded and coaxed, but the baby pursued her way undisturbed. Then Hattie proposed to carry her. This, of course, suited the young lady, and the boys took her in turn until their aSms ached and they were obliged to rest. By this time they were nearly halfway home. They all sat down on the trunk of a tree. Baby for once was still, for she was beginning to feel rather sleepy. Presently Mattie picked up big branch, and putting his small legs one on each side, pretended that he was riding horse.
 ''Baby ride! baby rider shouted his small sister.
 You shall ride" said Christopher. "Mattie, do you see that big bough? Let us fetch that, sit baby on the end and drag it along"
 "Hurrahr' cried Mattie, ''now we shall get on famOusly."
 It was no sooner said than done. Baby was seated on the leaves and branches, and told to hold tight, and the boys pulled in front.
 "Gee-up," cried baby, very pleased "gee-up."
 ''Now pull hard, Mattie," said Christopher, and the party started off.
 But baby was getting tired, and very soon she began to cry.
 .Let us sing to her." said Mattie.
 Christopher agreed, and the two boys started school song.
 Very soon after the sobs ceased, and the baby was quiet. The boys sang vigorously.
 keep on, Mattie, and don't look round at her, or she will begin to cry again" said Christopher.
 This bough seems to get lighter as we go along, instead of heavier" sait Mattie, when they were very nearly home. "The singing must help us to forget the weight"
 So, happy and cheerful, the party ar rived at the cottage. When they reached the gate Christopher ran tC open it. telling Hattie to bring the baby in. It was by this time quite dark.
 "Come along, baby" said Hattie There was no answer. Why, she must be asleep-no, she isn't Why Christopher, she's not here at all"
 What nonsenser' said Christopher 'she must be there.
 But Mattie was right, the baby wa