The Dickinson press., 1891-08-08
Baby Carriages.

The baby carriage is Il modern in
vention and has completely suppressed
ed the old time rocking cradle. That
old piece of furniture was a great
trouble us well as Il; great comfort.
The mother was expected to knit OF
sew with her hands. while her foot
must furnish the motive power for
the cradle; and besides, she must sing
Il lullaby for the baby, hour after
hour, day after day; this must he con
tinued to keep the baby g God. At
night this useful household utcnsil
must he placed beside the bed and the
father must take II hand i'm the labor:
he must so average his rrcumbent
position as to give free use of one
arm, and this must he attended To.
tired or exhausted from his day labor
as he may he: yet, If thrle is peace i'm
the house rock he must. sometimes
his inventive genius induced him to
tic Il string to the laXZlc daZIl" aud
relieve his arm Ivy a slight pull on the
string to keep up the Imperative
rocking. If he should fall into II doZr
and stop for AN instant, the "llnr"tull"
would soon Ioti!y him of his derelcc.
ton in duty and he must pull with
renewed energy to secure the desired
quiet. Good bye old cradle Won was
good in your day. but the baby car
riage has superseded you as efrceLu-
ally rs the wire has superseded the
old horse express.
The baby carriage is Il daisy. 1t
must be trundled by the mother dur
ing the afternoon, and the father
must propel it Il while after supper:
yet it seems to be Il daylight imple-
ment and seldom does duty out of
doors after dark. After his usual
trundling the darling is expected to
"sleep o. nights" Perhaps the push
ing. the iolting and the bouncing the
baby gets makes him so tired that
nature cannot endure more and he
sleeps from sheer exhaustion.
Every business nan must envy the
man who makes Oh sells baby carri-
ages. The trade must be enormous
and constantly increasing. 1t is one
Of these articles requiring an mex
haustible supply. And the demand
is likely to continue as long as mar
riage certificates can he procured for
n dollar and the usual promise to
Glove, cherish, etc. is given.
These carriages are so beautifully
made, and are trimmed with so much
taste that babies IL few months old
CRY for EN-" And if some friend is
not thoughtful and liberal enough to
present the new conner with this
desirable article. the father must in
vest his last dollar to procure the in
%dispensable carriage. Dickinson has
its baby carriages in %profusion. A
stranger is sure to notice the process
sion and is astonislled at it's size. No
better sign of a substantial growth of
a town than al army of light infantry
| on wheels. In fact. the time is not
far distant WHEN the town will re-
quire Il l'ahy carriage factory of it's
own to supply the demand. This
speaks well for the native resources
! Of the growing town.
On Sunday the little bud of promise
| is dressed in it's best dress and care
fully placed in the carriage. The
beautiful quilt presented by its aunty
is placed So lis to slow every corner
Of the elegant embroidery. And now.
it is interesting to notice the express
sions Oh the faces of the happy faith
er and mother. as they together give
the baby its outing in the new car
riage. as the father pushes the equip.
age the mother walks proudly beside
him; as they meet the passer how dis,
tinctly their faces say, "ain't that !;
nice baby, that's ours
Long live the baby carriage.
UNCLE ABE b.