Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-03

in the waves of the sparkling sea. AT just
about that time the baby permitted the
pickle to drop from his pudgy fingers, and
fixed his young eyes into space, as though he
was giving deep thought to some problem
that had suddenly struck him. Then he
made up face, dug his fists into his eye.
and, after a spasmodic gulp, set up howl
of distress. The young mother, conscious
that he had had sufficient to eat, could not
make out what allied the young one. She
danced him up and down, clucked and
cooed at him, shook rattle at him, tried to
get him interested in passing objects, but to
as though he would split.
"There must be pin sticking into him, !"
said an old lady sitting near.
Cutting his teeth, I suppose" said
another.
The whistle OF the steamer blew, but the
boy brought it to stop in short order with
his superior whoop. After some moments
of this mild-eyed old gentleman stepped
up to the young mother and said:
AN ALLoPATHIc SUGGESTION.
"You have not yet given it any pineapple
or watermelon"
The bewildered young woman looked up
into the speakers eyes. She did not under
v,
got out the milk bottle, and soon the child
was silent.
Hungry, that's all, said the old ladies.
By the time the boat reached the iron pier
the baby was once more joining his mother
in glass of lager. And still We wonder
that poor New York babies die bv the hun
dreds when the hot weather strikes into
town.
The understanding that Prince George
was to be at Newport for few days quite
upset the pretty girls down there, and, If we
are to credit the gossip of the hour, some of
the pronounced bellies were actually prepar-
ing to set their caps for the royal young
chap. I know for fact that one splendid
creature, who has been made famous by the
society papers, acknowledged that she
considered her chances of subjugating the
youth to be quite favorable. Just as the
sun was setting on hot evening recently a
very sad looking young man shambled into
the Knickerbocker Club and sat down de-
jectedly in corner Of the room. He was
accosted by an older man.
"Hallo, Jack," said the latter. "What
are you doing here? Thought you were at
Newport"
"Was," responded Jack; "came up to-
day. Going to stay up."
Anything gone wrong?" inquired his
friend
"Not yet 1t won't be her fault though.
if she doesn't 60, later on" replied Jack.
KNOCKED OUT BY ROYALTY.
"Why, you astonish me, my boy. Are
you talking about Sallie?"
"Yes," growled Jack.
"Who's your rival?"
"Prince George, confound him."
After cocktails were secured and the con-
versation was brought round into complete
intelligibility, Jack took note from his
pocket and passed it over to his friend. 1t
read as follows:
"Dearie Jack-I have Just learned that
Prince George has been told about me and
has expressed a desire to meet me. You
must see how important il is that I should
have nothing else on my mind while he is
here, so l wanted to suggest that YOU 90 to
New York. If he learned that was en-
gagged to you he might lose interest. You
will understand, am sure, like the good
boy that you are. Your own, Sallie.'
Jacks friend folded up the note and gave
it back to the boy. The latter had tears in
his eyes, He looked through them at the
man before him: "Shall 1 punch the
Princes head?" he asked, clenehiny his
fist.
"No," said his friend. "JiIt Sallie he rore
she gets chance to jilt you."
At12 o'clock that night fashionably at
tired young man was lifted down over the
steps Of house in Thirteenth street and put
into O cab.