Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-05
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49,. tains some Interesting Results.
IL think I'll stay in bed today" re-
marked John Henry Peddicord when
the alarm clock went off at z few
mornings ago. II don't feel very well.
and read few days since an article
by prominent physician. in which he
said that If people would go TO bed
and stay there whole day in every
month. and keep quiet, they would live
TO good old age"
"Well. think would" said Mrs.
John Henry Peddicord encouragingly.
You have been complaining of n severe
headache for several days, and have
become quite anxious about you" So
John Henry turned over on his pillow
and settled himself for his unwonted
luxury.
He had just got to sleep again when
the baby woke up. The baby had not
read the learned article by the promi-
nent physician, and it would have had
no effect on her if she had. She was
opposed to sleep on general principles,
at any time, day or night, and only sue
cubmed at the latter time from dire ne
cessity. when she could no longer prop
her eyes open. But stay in bed all day:
Neverl
Baby's waking was the signal for her
mamma to rise.
John Henry, love-" said Mrs. Peddi-
cord, "as you are not going to get up, 7
think I'll let you amuse baby while I
dress. The girl is busy this morning:
it's ironing morning, you know. It'n be
such help"
So while Mrs. Peddicord dressed, John
Henry Peddicord tried to amuse the
baby, but the attempt was not gigan-
tic success. The baby wanted to get up
and begin its days work, but John Hem
ny, having resolved TO put into practice
the prominent physicians theory, could
not accede TO the infants demand,
though IL was supported by much heavy
wailing.
To assist in the general work of anus
ing baby, Mrs. John Henry Peddicord
unloaded on the bed a varied assortment
of toys There were dolls, tin wagons.
locomotives. building blocks and the
like
By the aid of these adjuncts to infan-
tile pacification and the expenditure of
more vital force than an entire DAYS
work at the Office would consume, John
Henry kept the baby in a state of com
parative quiet for ten minutes, and the
word comparative" is used advisedly.
By this time Mrs John Henry Peddi.
cord was dressed.
ri take the baby now and dress her."
she said. I'm sure she hasn't bothered
you much, love. SEES dust as dood as
dold; Sc is moinmer's little toddies."
The second half of Mrs. John Henry's
remarks was addressed to the baby, not
to John Henry.
"Mommer" took the baby, and John
Henry snuggled into his pillow for an
other snooze. He had scarcely got to
sleep when he was awakened by the wife
OF his bosom.
I'm go and bring up your breakfast,
love, if you'll just mind the baby while
l go downstairs for it. There's the
breakfast bell now. Baby will be good.
I'm sure. I'll set her on the bed and
you can play with her"
But baby had some conscientious scru-
pies about going TO bed Just after dress.
ing, and she filed several emphatic pro-
tests. which the disappearance of her
mamma did not tend to render less en-
ergetic.
This time John Henry's efforts to as
suage the grief of his child were utterly
unavailing. He endeavored to explain
to her that the features of Edna, the
chubby rubber doll, were worthy of
more than casual glance, but baby
would not listen. Equally unavailing
were his efforts TO point out the wonder
full beauties of "choo-choo" locomotive.
But finally Mrs. John Henry came to
her lords assistance and carried off the
baby, while he sat up in bed, propped
with pillows, ate his buttered toast and
his boiled eggs, drank his coffee. and
thought that the prominent physicians
idea was not such bad one after all.
His breakfast eaten, John Henry Ped
dicorc lay and dozed and lazily dreamed
for perhaps half an hour, when his wife
invaded the bedroom again.
She had an idea.
John Henry" she said, Eve no end
of shopping to do, and just believe I'll
go today, while you are at home. No
one can take care of the baby as well as
you feel so much safer when you are
home with baby dear, and you won't
mind, will you. lover"
John Henry groaned inwardly.
Oh, no: he wouldn't mind at all. And
he didn't for whole half hour after
Mrs. Peddicord had disappeared. The
baby had been fed, and for the space of
thirty minutes thereafter was model of
angelic sweetness. Then came change.
however, and the infant became more
exacting.
John Henry performed various gym
nastic evolutions on the bed for his audi
ence Of one infant, which were duly APP
piauded until the spectator desired a
change of programme and made her de-
sire known very promptly.
After Mrs. Peddicord had been gone
an hour John Henry thought this thing
Of staying at home to rest was q delusion
and snare. and he tried to concoct a
good reason for foregoing his resolution
Of following the prominent physicians
advice.
ITO be sure" he thought, there's
that business with Sparrowgrass ought
TO have attended to months ago. He lives
In Frogville, fifteen miles away, over a
very rough road"
John Henry Peddicord dressed him.
self and took the baby downstairs, where
the girl was ironing.
"Norah, said he, I'm so-ry to inter
rupt your ministrations at the ironing
board, but ! find it necessary to go to
the country, and I'll have to leave the
taby with You. When Mrs. Peddicord
returns tell her received a telegram
calling me away on very important bust
ness, and that l shall not be back before
OF 10 o'clock tonight, and perhaps not
before tomorrow morning. William
d. Siviter in brakes Magazine.