Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-30
BABY WAS BOsS,
She Reigned Supreme Oh Her Firs
Trip I'm n Railroad Car.

She Reigned Supreme Oh Her First
Trip I'm n Railroad Car.
IFrom the Orphans Friend.l
There was baby in the railroad car the
other day. 1t was not an unusual child,
but it had decidedly bright face and
pretty ways. For the first few miles she
was very quiet, and her blue eyes looked
around in wonderment, for evidently it
was the little ones first ride on the cars.
Then, as she became used to the roar
and rumble, the baby proclivities asserted
themselves, and she began to play with
her fathers moustache. At first the faith
er and mother We're the only parties inter
ested. but soon young lady in an adjs-
cent seat nudged her escort and directed
his attention to the laughing child.
He looked up, remarked that it was q
pretty baby and tried to look unconcerned,
but it was noticed that his eyes wandered
back to the spot occupied by the happy
family, and he commenced to smile.
The baby pulled the hair of the old lady
in front, who turned around ssvagely and
glared at the father with look that plain
ly said. ''Nuisances should be left at
home"
But she caught sight of the laughing
eyes of the baby, and when she turned
back she seemed pleased about something
Several others had become interested il
| the child by this time-business men ana
| young clerks, old ladies and girls-anC
| when the baby hands grasped the larg
| silk hat of her father and placed it on he
| own head it made such a comical pictur,
| that the old gentleman across the way, un
able to restrain himself, burst out in lout
| guffaw, and then looked sheepishly out o
the window, as if ashamed TO be caugh
doilg such an unmsnly thing.
Before another five minutes he was play
ing peek-a-boo across the aisle with tn
baby and everyone was envying him.
The ubiquitous young man, ever on tn
move, passed through and was at a loss {,
account for the frowns of everybody. II
had failed to notice the baby.
The brakeman looked in from his pos
on the platform and smiled. The pape
boy found no custom till he had spoken Z
the baby and jingled his pocket of chang
for her edification.
The conductor caught the fever an
chucked the little one under the chin
while the old gentleman across the aisl
l forgot to pass up his ticket, so lntereste
was he playing peek-a-boo.
The old lady in front relaxed, and di,
ing into her reticule unearthed brillian
red pippin and presented it bashfully t
the little one, who, in response, put he
chubby arms around the donors neck an
pressed her rosy little mouth to the o.
lsdy's cheek.
It brought back flood of remembrance
to that withered heart, and q handkei
chief was seen to brush first this way an
then that, as if to catch falling tear.
The train sped on and pulled into th
station where the baby, with her parents
were to leave the car. A look of regrs
came over every face. The old gentlema
asked if he couldn't kiss it just once; Ii
old lady returned the caress she had II
ceived and the baby moved toward Ii
} door shaking n by-by over the shoulder
her papa, to which everyone responde,
, including the newsboy, who emphasize
his farewell with a wave of his hat.
The passengers rushed to the side whel
: the baby got off and watched till 81
} turned out of sight at the other end of Il
station, shaking by-byes all the tim
/ Then they lapsed into silence. The
r missed that baby, and not one of the
. would be unwilling to acknowledge !
| The little ones presence had let q rift
5 sunshine into every heart, warm or coli
= in that car.