New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-14
JOHN HENRY PEDDICORUS DAY IN BED.
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Henry peddcG when The alarm clock 1sr went s ON and
read a few days since an article by prominent ply
can which he said that people would nH. go ,I to
A'. lwe de'i think would said Mrs John Henry Ped
Of severe headache for several days. and have be.
come quite anxious about YOU SO John Henry
lie had just got to sleep again when the baby woke
,c prominent physician, and it would have had no
effect on her If She had She was opposed TO sleep on
succumbed at the latter time from dire necessity when
she could no longer prop her eyes open But stay In
Babys waking was the signal for her mamma to rise
John Henry. love- said Mrs; Peddicord, Gas You
SG mot % sos so get re girl busy this i morning. It's
ironing morning you know tn be such help s",s
cord tried to the baby but the attempt was not
gigantic success, The baby wanted to get up and
cold not accede to the infants demand though it was
70 BY % the ee work. 81 amusing baby Mrs
John Henry Peddlcod pnoaded on the bed varied
locomotive locomotive, building blocks and the like.
BY the aid of these adjuncts to infantile pacicaton
fire DAYS work at the Office would consume, John
Henry kept the baby I'm state OF comparative quiet f9r
ten minutes and the word comparative" Is used ad
nv this time Mrs John Henry Peddcord dressed
~Pm sure she hasn't bothered you much, love: SEES
dust as dood as dod. sc is mommers little todd!es'
Mommer' took the baby, and John Henry snugged
into his pillow for another sn0Oze He had scarcely
got sleep when he was awakened by the wife Of his
bosom nj 90 and hiring M your breakfast love- if you'll
lust mind the baby while l go down stairs for It,
There's the breakfast bell now; Baby will be good.
Pm sure. I'll set her on the bed and you can play
But baby had some conscientious scr1lples about
going to just after dressing and she filed several
aid SS tend w n nd dr ess
This time John Henry's efforts to assuage the GRIEF
rubber doll worthy Of than casual glance
but baby would not listen Equally nnsyallns were
his efforts to point out the WONDERFUL beauties VI
ehOO-ch0O' locomotive. -,
Dut finally Mrs. John Henry came to her lords
bed propped with pillows ate his bnttered toast ana
his boiled eggs, drank his coffee, ana thougho .l o
prominent PHYSICIANS idea was not such oao o"0
Ills breakfast eatcn John Henry Peddicord lay and
dozed and lazily dreamed for perhaps nan oil "ou''
when his wife invaded the bedroom again.
John Henry. she said give end Of shopping
to do and just believe IN go t9a a Mx &C wen a az
Won I feel so much safer when you arc nome WIN
baby. dear. and yor, won't mind, will YOU lover
Oh no. he wouldn't mind at all. And he didn't, for
whole half hour after Mrs Peddlcoru hau a
The baby had been fed % modei Of angelic sweetness
Then came a change however, ana 'ho inian' oeoan"
more exacting. ,o,s ,,r,r.stic e,o,rtions
nm The he'd for his audience OF one infant, when were
duy applauded until the spectator aeseu cnase W
programme and maze rar er arrived at the conclusion
that a day In bed every month NAV DC an eNceheht
thing but it should be i had been gone an hour John
Henry thought this thing Oh staSng AZ nome 10 Tst
was a deluslon and silare' anu ITO ''e' :" ''"''