The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-19
WHAT Is THE BABY?
Both a Blessing and a Bother az
Viewed by Different
Persons.

London Ifd-BHS has just awarded
a two-guinea prize for ''The Bes
Definition of a Baby" The prize wa
won by Miss Nellie Braidwood, o
Girvan, Eng, who sent in thi'
answer
A tiny feature from the wing o
love dropped into the sacred lap OF
motherhood.
The following is a selection from
some of the best definitions sub
mitted:-
The bachelors horror, the mothers
treasure, and the despotic tyrant OF
the most republican household.
A human flower untouched by the
finger of care.
The morning caller, MONDAY
crawler, midnight brawler.
The magic spell by which the gods
transform a house into a home.
A miniature atlas that bears the
whole world of welded joys and cares
on it's little shoulders.
Fathers rival in mothers love.
A stranger with unspeakable cheek,
that enters the house without a stitch
to HIS back, and is received with open
arms by everyone.
The sapling of the tree from which
will be built the bulwarks OF our
nations future greatness.
A bursting bud on the tree Of life.
The only precious possession that
never excites envy.
A bold asserter of the rights of free
speech.
The best developer of the most
beautiful part of woman's nature,
''unselfishness."
A tiny, useless mortal, but without
which the world would soon be at a
standstill.
The latest edition of humanity, of
which every couple think they possess
the finest copy.
A native of all countries who speaks
the language of none.
An invention for keeping people
awake at night.
A mite of a thing that requires a
mighty lot of attention.
A diminutive specimen of perverse
humanity that could scarcely be en-
dured if he belonged to some one else;
but. being our own, is a n~ever-failing
treasure of delight.
A maj or woman making a start in
life.
The unconscious mediator between
father and mother, and the focus of
their hearts.
A daylight charmer and a midnight
alarmer.
About twenty-five inches of COO and
wriggle, writhe and scream filled
with suction and testing apparatus
for milk, and automatic alarm to reg
ulate supply.
A troublesome compendium of great
possibilities.
A quaint little craft called Inno-
cence, laden with simplicity and
love.
A wee little specimen of humanity,
whose winsome smile makes a good
man think of angels.
The sunbeam in the house that
drives dull care away.
A curious bud of uncertain bios
som.
A thing everybody thinks there is
a great deal too much fuss about, I'M
less it is their own.
A thing we are expected to kiss and
look as if we enjoyed it.
The n thing needed to make a
home happy.
4lCiC IL only JIG PcIlCCt SpcCiiLCu
of a baby in existence, and ever mo-
Their is the happy possessor of it.
The smartest little craft afloat in
homes delightful bay.
A mite OF humanity that will cry
no harder if a pin is stuck into him
than he will if the cat won't let him
pull her tail.
A crying evil you only ~aggravate by
putting down.
A baby is a tiny drop in the vast
ocean of human life, capable of i'm
mense possibilities and surrounded by
great mysteries.
A little stranger with a free pass to
the hearts best affection.
The most extensive employer of
female labor.
The pulp from which the leaves of
life's book are made.
A paddock on the chain of love.
A soft bundle of trouble which we
cannot do without.
It's a sweet and tiny treasure,
Atorment and a tease,