Daily Republican., 1889-12-09
THE FIRST EN- E,tIENCE.
Zenas Dane In Puck.

| 'hhN "a uNhH
Mrs. Filter and both erandmothers and
all the great aunts have gone, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Verdant are to spend
their fret night alone with their fret.
horn, lusty youth, now five weeks old
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles are nervous aud
anxious. The baby is serenely indiffar-
ont, ard wholly nOncommittal as to the
program he has mapped out for himself.
what If anything should hsppeDl"
says Mrs Charles, for the nineteenth
time, as she and Charles lie down for the
night, but not sin peace to sleepn
"oh, lguess he'll be all right" Gays
Charles.
"You have everything where you can
put your hand right ON it at moments
| noticep
Yes, dear"
know"
"Yes, dear"
ready"
"Yes, It's all right"
VI wonder If there is alcohol enough
In the spirit lamp to last all niA ht?"
''Oh, yes; it's full"
oh, dear. ! don't believe | left this
bottle full of soda and water, aud 1.
must be kept SO 10 keep It sweet, mamma
| said. DO get up and seel"
Charles gets up and finds the bottle
all right. He lies down weatlly. Silence
for Gu minutes, then
"Charles, did mamma and the nurse
say this milk should be two-thrds or
tbree-fourths water? Pm so afraid I've
made mistake. Two got 1t written
down some place. Do get up ard see.
It's on piece OF paper In the l-ft-hand
small drawer OF the bureau. I wouldn't
make II mistake about his food for the
world. II might ruin his precious little
stomach"
Charles reports that the milk should
be about two thirds water uutil baby is
about five or six weeks old.
"What Il he should have the Group"
asks Mrs. Charles, with q gasp, at II
o'clock.
'BsbIes Of bis age don't have Group"
''lou surep
title nurse said So"
"Oh, I'm 30 gladl But, oh, dear, II he
should have spasmw
81 guess he won't"
"How can you speak so calmly about
III ] should 20 Wild II he did,"
At l1.30 Charles bePlus IFS first nap.
"oh, Charles do you think he's
Breathing all rlght,"
Charles ear Is heli over baby's red
and wrIbkled title mouth.
"Wby, yes, ] guess so, DEAR"
oh, don't you knowp
why, yes, feel quite sure"
at seemed to me that he wasn't, and
am SO worried. Charlee Verdant, / should
die If anything should happen to this
baby. DO you think the room is warm
enough Do get up and look at the thfr-
mometer. Babyhood says the tempcra-
tGro should not be less than fifty for q
young baby"
Its Just 81" says Charles, as he
stands enYeloped in blanket night-lamp
In hand, before the thermometer.
"see what time 1t L."
"Fiitecn minutes until twelve"
ale must have his bottle at twelve.
We might rs well get no now so as TO
give ourselves plenty OF time to get it
ready carefully. Bring in the milk. |
do wonder II the mllkman does bring us
milk from one COW. Baby must not
have mixed milk"
At precisely ~ O'Clock the inviting
looking rubber cap on baby's bottle is
slipped between his red gums, and
OIhTles drops uOWn merTlly.
"Mercyl Charles Verdautl You al
most rolled on tho babyl I'm go afraid
you will roll on him some night aud kill
himl Such things have happened. Why
don he lake his dinner"
"He's asleep, guess"
81 wonder If he's wclli Do bring the
lamp"
U6arles brlngs the lamp.
"What makes him twiich his mouth
and wrinkle up bis brows like that?"
"Oh, all babies do, l guess"
81 don't believe It. Oh, Charles,
shouldn't you go for mammal
"Oh, no, dear; he's all right"
"Oh, I'm afraid he isn'tl We'd never
forgive ourselves II anything happened
to him. You d better 20 for mamma
(who lives three miles away"
''lts nothing but little gripping In his
stomach"
Oh the poor, poor little precious dar-
lingl Does his own little tumJGick hurt
him? Mamma won't let 1t hurt hm-the
naughty, naughty palnl Charles, get up
and warm that catnip, and light the fire
in the range, aud heat this flannel shawl
hot, and he ready to 20 for mamma and
the doctor at moments notice! am SO
worried. You had better get Bridget up.
We may need her help any moment,
Bring nc the powder box aud two small
and one large safety Plus. Light the gas.
Look at the Thermometer again. Only
i9l Go right down and shake up the
iurnacel Don't take your eyes oil baby
for an instant while | dress"
The gray dawn OF the morning finds
Mr.. and Mrs. Verdaut and Bridget how
ering over the kitchen range. They have
been lowering there most Of the night.
But one pc son In that anxious household
has slept sweetly and peacefully, and