Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-12
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one al thai, you have already made up your
mind 20 detesr me for the brutal remark
Aith which | have introduced myself, and
are forth with ready To declare you xill nJt
Rad anything that such beartless wretch
would write BUT beg Of you 10 SithhoI
yuur Indignation till qualify my remark ny
further declarin., that the antipathy hicE
exists IN my breast for these necessary merl-
uers Of society is for babies per 81 and dos
DOT at all Apply to those useful but noisy
young persons into which they subsequently,
develop
We have had several fables come 10 oar
home at various times with somewhat alarm
ing frequency, and have besn martyr To
their despotic sway many co!d and stormy
night the which were | To relate an army 4
heroic brothers would at once rise up and el-
tend the sympathetic hand, with the cheerful
and consol,ng Invitation u put 1t there
But this was mol the cause Of nv peculiar
dislike for babies | always submitted cheer-
fully 10 their demands with becoming -ra-e,
benz melted thereto 10y "a sense OF pateru.I
interest in my offspring and the constant al
mentions of my respected WIFE.
1t was a baby that nearly wrecked ny ha'-
,iinesss for life, baby that fell like A bomb.
as It were into our peaceful home, spreading
fear and CONSERVATION among its uilsusiect-
ing members and nearly destroying tOrcye-
our happy little household, and it was not or
baby. either
1t was before the advent in our family OK
any Of those little responsibilities which lat
terly have not been a. ,illatory in their art!-
walls rs | would ike, HAT the incident OK
CURED | am about to relate.
Louisa and had be,n married about two
wears and were living eontontedly in a nice
lttl.. house IN ii quiet and refined neil ibor-
hood. had an Office down town where
conducted a real estate agency, giving par
ticuIar attention 10 letting houses for my pa
tr,,t.s who Tor the most part lived out Of
town and Maid me 10 look after their proper.
tv. from which derived u comfortable III
come
one afternoon | entered my otIieo, after
having been to INSECT some houses for which
WIS enIeavoriu.s f., obtain desirable, ten
ants. and discovered lyin., on my desk a littie
note hastiIy written With pencil across a
tablet where | could scarcely fail to a.e it. 1t
read thus:
DEAN t;roRos-I have come to town to shop 10
DIV louisa and have zone to matinee rense
take care, OF ToISy Afectiou4,eiy.
AAABElLA
Arabella was my wiie's sister, who, being
young widow, lived out of town with her
mother She rare listed us, and when
she did It was only Tor few hours at a tiAle,
as she did not like 20 leave her mother, who
was in feeble heath, fr any length Of tins
who in thunder l., To,4yf' l mentally
calculated turning around to see if could
find anything, 10 which hat appellation might
properly he uppll,l | d!d not have lo!!. to
look As my eyes Ancod toward the lounge
on which was won't to lay NY weary frame
after exhaustive argunei.ss with uurcasona-
baby. which had been carefully dcrnsited in
the comfortable nook inaaa by the back and
one end Of the cushioned lounge Afreling Of
distrust at once scized me. but felt greatly
relieved when discovered that th.. little in
truder was asleep.
81 hopc they'll get bacl before 1t uakts."l
said, IL, turned to my desk and buried nv
self in my work The clock struck ) r.
mindii4., ne that il vas NV usual time Of
clus,n.- | nut away my books vl.hn-,,
Of relief and prcuared 10 leave the Office
when ud.iculy remembered ;to batv n
was still a-l.er. but ,vas nnunlri that ON
i>a and Arahella did not make their np,so,.
nucc Tho ratiu.e WIS certniuIy over nr.i
they would IL. back directly sat ,lnvuapI
waited Picking up newspapor r.a.l
awllil,. til t,4,a1nr aware that If was trr.,,y
ing darker mmrel M il WIS nearly q
and Louisa and Aralrila not com. vet
wondered if thcv intended me TO carr, tbc
BABY home myself, Horrible tbougbtl
would wait n little while lou,,cr
Tn, MINUTES seemed like hours rs still
tboucht 81 ,,,v ,,-;,,.. t ,r,.,- that rribtt,,l