The morning news., 1891-11-30
LITTLE TUESDAY ATHOME
QUAINT DoINGs AND SAYINGS OF
THE BABY ACTRESS.

"Romeo and Juliet" and in the Po-
tion Scene Both Take Paregoric Be-
cause They Both Like That Medi-
cine.
From the Netc York Advertiser
Six years ago. when Mrs. Anneta Wood
gave birth to baby girl. no one knew what
fame the little stranger was destined to
create for herself before she was many years
older, but every one was ready to suggest a
name. Her Grandfather Cobb OF the Biiou
theater wished her named after her mother
and as the poor mother WIS too i'll to de-
eide, and no two members Of the family
could agree on the same name, Joseph
Arthur, who is the chid's uncle by mar
riage, sought to settle the dispute by
breaking a bottle of champagne over
the foot of the little ones crib, and
called her Little Tootsey.n Thus
the matter was settled until Miss Tootsey
could speak for herself, aud just as soon as
she could she stamped her little foot and in
sisted on being called Tuesday. because. she
declared, she had been born on that day,
and under that name she became known to
the world. Every one has heard OF the
quaint doings and sayings Of Little Tues
day" but comparatively few have seen her
in her own home. where she is at her best.
A day with her is well spent
Little Tuesday" is not an early riser.
She never makes her appearance before 9
O'Clock, and If her mamma has been out
late the night before, and is still asleep, she
will rise softly and put on her dainty little
lace dress herself, and just as quietly pnt
on her shoes and stockings. Woe to any
one who attempts 20 awaken her mamma,
for she will encounter this little tots baby
wrath. "Don't you dare waken my
mamma" she says to the servant who has
been delegated that mission; "she
and with folded arms and
flashing eve abe bars the way. This love for
her mother is the strongest aud prettiest
trait in Little Tuesdays" character. Her
father having died when she was too young
TO remember him, these two spend half their
time worrying over and taking care of each
other. 1t Is amusing TO see this little baby
follow her mother 20 the door to be sure
that she takes her umbrella with her-rain
or shine she never will permit her to go out
without one. 1t may rain, mamma, dear,
and IL you get wet 1t gives you cold" and
for the force Of example the umbrella is
always taken.
About $50 Little Tuesday" breaks into
the breakfast room like summer smile,
bounds around the table to kiss grand
mamma good-morning before her mouth is
mustached with COCOA. Breakfast over,
abe proceeds to afnuse herself and the rest
Of the household. Passionately fond of
music she has perfect idea Of time-she
led Thomas band once Sometimes she ap-
proaches the piano, piles up several cushions
and stands on them SO her tiny hands can
reach the keyboard, and plays perfect ac-
complainant ia some song she has heard at
the matinee, and her baby voice fills the
room with melody as she Sings the air.
| called one afternoon just after lunch.
Little Tuesday" came into the room with
the most QuizZical expression on her face
imaginable. In one hand she held a squeak
ing toy, which she constantly pressed.
admired it, and soon we were the best OF
friends Suddenly the strains Of a hand
organ hoased in through the window and
quick as flash she slipped from my lap.
and throwing down her toys, clapped her
tiny hands together. "Oh, dats my new
dance" she exclaimed, and the little bundle
of lace bounded through the portieres TO
enter moment later with her tambourine.
Gracefully she ran to the center OF the
room, bowed low aud kissed her
hand to an audience Of one
The next moment perfectly formed baby
leg shot straight up toward the ceiling, and
the ribbons and laces few gracefully about
now a little run, and the tiny foot
thumped the tambourine held full six inches
above the fair golden head. All animation
and delight she pranced about. bending her
supple baby limbs In every conceivable posi-
tion, apparently without the slightest effort.
One Carmenolta-like movement faded into
another, each one mere graceful than the
last. and as tbs organ switched Off to livelier
tunes wound up in a real Irish Jig to the
tune of Maggie Murphy's Home"
The music ceased, and without even a
long breath or sigh of fatigue the little
daRcer, as fresh as ever, threw herself full
length on the floor to play with her pet
kitten, and when Satan, the cat, ran away,
she amused herself sketching, occasionally
submitting proof for my approval. While
we were sketching together and criticzinR
each others efforts Little Tuesday's'i
neither and grantmother came in the room,
but she would not consent that any one
should entertain her visitor but herself, and
when mamma broke In on the conversation
Little Tuesday" would beg her appealingly
to talk to grendmsmma, nor would she
take any refusal. for when our conversation
was broken into FOR the second time the little
lady in my lap said. Mamma, you talk
to grandmamma; you two talk together
iI another ROOM" Il was all done and said
In such an artless manner that they both
arose and left the room to enjoy good
laugh, and when they had gone the baby
face and roguish eyes looked up to me 80
quizzcally as the baby lips said: 1--WE are
alone together now, aren't wew And then
we went on sketching.
When Tuesdays study hour came Mrs.
Wood returned TO teach her the potion
scene from "Romeo and Juliet" First she
told the story In form comprehensive to
such little girl as Tuesday, and this is the
ftory shs told: One day little Romeo and
Juliet went out to play tag, and Juliet,s
mamma promised her IL she behaved nicely
sne should have some paregoric
Tuesday is very fond of that medi-
cine). Juliet was such a good little
girl all day that when night came her
mamma gave her some paregoric to take
by herself to make her sleep, and Romeo.
who is hunting everywhere for her, finds
her asleep and Immediately takes some of
the paregoric she has left in the spoon for
him, and as Bhs wakes up be falls asleep,
and as there is no one for Juliet TO play
with she goes to sleep again. AS Tuesday
likes both Shakespeare and paregoric, the
story pleases her, but when the story was
read her from the book she insisted on
knowing what ghost was, and was quite
satisfied when told that ghost was a
dream.
When Tuesday goes out 10 dance it Is
always impressed on her mind that all the
children she dances before can dance Just as
we'll as she can, and some Of them better, If
they want to. 30 the first question she asks
on her return home is: "Mamma, did
dance as we'll as those little girls could II
they had danced, tooP
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