Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19

take a little draush. too?'' Harry has kitten
which ghhs glorits rb;. in k,ts the 10 name me
fortunate possessor OF tail which persists in
sticking straight up in the air without regard to
the circumstances surrounding it. This weak
ness troubles the cat and amuses Harry. He
has cut hole in the lower pan 81 of his chamber
floor in order that the cat may get through
This hole is just large enough for the cat with
ont the tail, which persists in trying to enter
W IA its cauda apperdage in the air. or course
this is n imposs hi ity anil Harry grows very
indignant at the cats not learning that boat
must lower its mast when going under bridge.
The other day the cat had its usual trouble with
its Tail when Harry exclaimed: BABY Mckee,
don't think you have as much sense now as
when YOU were boIn.'
A KOREAN BABY COMING.
Some Of the most inter sting babies that have
ever c 1me to Washing on have been born within
TIE Legations. The Chinese ministers have in
several cases had children during their admins
tra'ions. and the almond-eyed, ere ln-co ored
little youngsters have been ushered into Amer-
can life with all the ceremonies which prevail in
their own coultry. Minister Kuki hal a CHI arm
ing little baoy when he repres .ntei Japan in
this country. and l am now able to whisper to
you the fact that we are about to have the first
Korean baby ever born TO q Korean oble on t.
side the hermit kingdom. Elaborate rrepara-
tons are in progress al the embassy for his COM
ing, and he may be here before this letter is
published. These preparations much the
same as those 10 our own homes on such an ex-
pected oc ;asion, and this baby will be more of
an American baby than Korean one.
Dainty garments of snowy linen and deli
cate cambria with soft fannels and
warm worsted have been beautifully
maze and are carefully laid away for use The
swaddling clothes OF ine silk which are used
for babies of high degree in Korea viii not be
put on this little one. 1t will not be hung up in
hood or tied to the mothers back as is done in
the isr East. but 1t Will take its irst lessons in
life In Christian way. Mrs. Ye Cha Yum, as
sailed recently for home. belo gs to the most
progressive Of the women OF her land. She has
asserted her indepencs since she came here aud
Ii n n n
house as her sisters are at home, she has made
calls, gone to receptions and has even received
her friends at the legation building. Her hus-
band is now in charge OF the legation. He acts
as minister during the absence of the Hon. Mr.
ye Wang Yong, and the madame is the mistress
many calls as soon as she is able 10 be about
after her little child m lkes its appearance and
It may be the young person after an education
his forefathers
GLAD SHE WAS ALIVE.
One Of the funniest children stories have
heard for q year is desc Upton OF an Incident
which occurred in the family OF one Of our most
pious statesmen the other day. would not saw
tnst the head of the family was Postmaster.
General Wanamaker, but he was certainly of
the same religious tendencies. He believes that
his children should take part in all the religious
osservances OF the family. ami he tries to adapt
these observance to the understanding Of the
youngest OF them. He leads his family worship
in prayers made up OF words of one syllable and
composes them as though they came from the
minds OF the children Themselves. Last week
while thanking the Lord for the good he had
done for the little ones Of his family, he grew
eloquent over the benefits they had received He
thanked Him for the old horse Barney which
gave them such delightful country riding. He
thank Him for their home aud good dinners.
anu ne poured out his soul In THANKS to God for
the toys which they had. Il was at this time
that his little four year-old daughter could con-
tain herself no longer. She broke into the
prayer with sign and then clapping estheticalIy
''oh, God, don't you wish you was usl's
COL. Muss zY's W BOOTS
Col. Fred Mpssey Is now the managing editor
of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and
though he has never been one of the babies OF
the capital there is a story of his babyhooi told
there which will bear repetition Il was xheu
he was o boy OF Eve in one OF the barkwooas
villages of Vermont that he got his frst new
boots. They were red topped and copper toed.
and when Freddy first tried Them on be was the
rroudsst boy in the whole Green Mountain