The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-03
A QUEEN OF HEARTS.
Babyhood Reigns Supreme in o
Railway Car.

There was a baby in the railway car
the other day. 1t was not an unusual
child, but it had a decidedly bright face
and pretty ways. For the first few miles
she was very quiet, and her blue eyes
looked around in wonderment, for evil
IDENTIFY 1t twas 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 mustache. 1t first the father
and mother were the only parties inter
ested. but soon Il young lady in an adja-
cent seat nudged her escort and directed
his attention to the Laughing child.
He looked up, remarked that it was a
pretty baby and tried to look uncon-
cerned, but it was noticed that MS eyes
wandered back TO the spot occupied by
the happy family, Ind he commenced to
smile.
The baby pulled the hair of an old lady
in front, who turned around savagely and
glared at the father with a look that
plainly said, "Nuisanees should be lett a5
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 in
the child By this time-business men and
young clerks, old ladies and girls-and
when the baby hands grasped the large
silk hat of her father and placed it on her
own head it made such q comical picture
that the old gentleman across the way,
unable to restrain himself, burst OUT into
a loud OUTLAW. and then looked sheepishly
out OF the window, as If ashamed TO be
caught doing such an unmanly thing.
Before another five minutes he was
playing peek-a-boo across the aisle with
the baby and everyone was envying him.
The ubiquitous young man, ever on the
move, passed through, and was at a loss
TO account for the smiles of everybody.
He had failed to notice The baby.
The brakeman looked in from his post
on the platform and smiled. The paper
boy found no custom till he had spoken
to the baby and jingled his pocket OF
change for her edification.
The conductor caught the fever and
chucked the little n under the chin,
while the old gentleman across the aisle
forgot to pass up his ticket, so interested
was he playing p~eek-a-boo.
The old lady in front relaxed, and div
ing into her retlcule uneartheda brilliant
red pippin and presented it bashfully to
the little one, who, in response. put her
chubby arms around The donors neck
and pressed her rosy little mouth to the
old lady's cheek.
1t brought back a flood of remem-
brances to that withered heart, and a
handkerchief was seen to brush first this
way and then that, as if to catch d falling
tear.
The train sped on and pulled into The
station where the baby with her parents
was to leave the car. A look of regret
came over every face. The old gentle
man asked If he couldn'G kiss it just
once; the old lady returned the caress
she had received, and the baby moved
toward the door, shaking a by-by over
the shoulder OF her papa. TO which every
one responded, including the newsboy,
who emphasized his farewell with a wave
of his hat.
The passengers rushed to the side where
the baby got off and watched till she
turned out of sight at the other end of the
station, shaking bye-bys all the time.
Then they lapsed into silence. Tney
missed that baby and not one of them
would be unwilling to acknowledge it.
The little ones presence mad left a rift OF
sunshine into every heart, warm OF cold,
in that car.-OrphGns' Friend.