Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16

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from de natural fountain oh youf, and
were given ober to dat beastliest oh drinka-
bles, de bottle" And all the colored
ladies shook their heads knowingly, and
agreed with Nanny May that "a chile
which were raised ON lie bottle could not
be held accountable.
THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD.
don't suppose all the talking or all the
missions in the wide world would ever
make mothers of women who are beasts.
but they might at least urge them to get
somebody TO take care of the babies who
would look after the poor little souls prop
erly and would be polite enough to cater
to such ordinary weaknesses as hunger,
thirst and comfort. saw a woman carry
ing baby the other day, one of those
miserable limp-looking babies, and she
had 1t hanging over her arm exactly as IL
it were some sort of fancy scarf. The
poor little head was wobbling and all the
blood in its body looked as if it were try
ing to reach its brain. But that woman
coolly stared at some religious books in q
show window and let the baby get along
as best it could. Usually | am polite
woman, but it was only the persuasion Of
my own parent that kept me from expos
tulating with that woman by means of the
end of parasol. as my parent remarked:
IT wouldn't help the baby any and it
hi6hb AlliOl lut NOiiluil. w ntll Stt u
child like that always hope II il going to
die, Tor can't but wonder what life with
All Indifferent mother must be. There are
babies and babies, but | am going to tell
you great secret.
THE BEST BABY IN THE WORLD
The very rosebud among all the babies
in the world is little girl who came to
this world three months ago, who calls me
aunt in baby language, and who is going
TO be raised on proper principles, getting
good food, having simple clothes, plenty of
mothers love and, what ought TO belong
especially to every girl baby, a fathers
alteration. OF course, this is Just between
you and me, and If some mean editor blue
| pencils it out it is because he wants that
baby himself, or else its because he thinks
woman's love for babies is nonsense. Nom
sense, indeed The woman who doesn't
like baby in the right way will never
love mS; and there is not man in this
wide, wide world who doesn't like to think
that somewhere. some woman's heart. gives
throb when his name is mentioned, and
that some wor an thinks of him when she
is all alone, and thinks of him lovingly
and kindly, excusing his faults and exag-
gerating his virtues.
WHAT WOMEN WE'RE MADE TO LOVE.
Did you ever happen to think that
women were made to love men and babies
and to make life comfortable for them ?
The superior woman looks down upon me
when | say this but | believe it. There
wouldn't he quite so many divorces and
there wouldn't be quite so many matri-
monial squabblcs, nor quite so many chill.
dren who, after seeing what was going on
at home, concluded that they didn't want
70 marry, If my doctrine were lived up to.
The superior woman asks, "What will a
woman get in return for this ~ And that
| is where the superior woman shows how
inferior she is. Do you give for what you
get in return? But to be logical "a woman
always enjoys. thinking she is logical) you
do get something.
If it's a hot night, and you get
THE DEAREST FELLOW IN THE WORLD
a nice cool drink don't care whether it's
milk or mint julip, shandy;gaff or cham.
pagne--and give it to him pleasantly, you
aught to get kiss of appreciation, q
pleasant thank YOU" and the knowledge,
| If you look in his eyes, that he's thinking
| you're the dearest little soul in the world.
| And il you don't get any of these, you
can think, Poor fellow, he's too tired to
talk, and after all I've done what is right"
If you give him pleasant and loving
| goodbye" in the morning, and happy
! and joyful greeting in the evening; If you
do not ask him for sweet words to you
until he's had his dinner. and is blowing
| away all business cares in smoke, then
while he mayn't say anything, he'll put
his hand on yours, and you'll remember
some years ago when he first held your
hand closely, and you'll put your head
down on his arm and cry little bit be-
cause You are so glad.
| If you give him consideration, love,
pleasant words and pretty looks, you will
get beautiful golden coin in retllrn--the
| best kind Of coin, the money that is cur.
rent in every country, which we all try Ia
get and which most of us are so careless
about keeping. That golden coin called
love, which has Faithful unto death" OH
one side, and on the other, when love
goes, what is life?''
These seem like good many ifs, but ali
might be summed up in one great big il
which is this, "lf you are real woman
you will know how to how to love, honor
and obey that exquisite duet, trio, quartet
or quintet formed of husband and babies y
If you didn't believe all this wouldn't
write i and it shouldn't be signed with
| the seal of BAB.