Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-04


What did be dot
What didn't he do, During one hour.
by actual count, he climbed up to the sink
aud slopped face aud pnaforc from the
washbasin twenty times. lie seized the
mop and applied II To the cat, lie grabbed
the broom and with the bushy end swept
the table set fof tea. lie broke a goblet.
lie rushed into the pantry. and while his
mother was opening the door he swallowed
the contents Of a glass Of sweet cider aud
overturned another glass to the floor.
lie made round hole IN the middle OF a
newly baked apple pic aud ate out the All.
Ing Ho threw his shoe into churn VI
cream. aud he dipped his nag dolls head
Into pan Of milk. lie selzcd half squash
pie aud overturned IL on to newly scrub.
bed floor He tipped frame full II
clothes over Ou hot stove. lie lifted the
cat by the tail aud put her into the wood
box. lie opened the screen door and went
lcadlong on the piazza into the mud lie
grabbed u handful Of butter from the but.
Ter plate and ate u down. lie lost the coal
shovel 10 eiiectually that the united efforts
OF three women aud hired man could not
find t.
TWAS 4 nEAL BABr.
sHNN wv HAl NhAA aNfH ~ ~ NNAA NFNWtlN "
rcal baby, and the tale Of his misdecda Ia
bona Hide
His mother, sicplcr young woman, wns
nearly worn out with running after the
youth. 1t was on washing day that saw
her
whatever shall I dof" she exclaimed,
with tears In her ewes. II slap his hands,
but he seems too little baby TO whip, and
punishment only makes him scream
while. II hns no other effect. I really
have had To give up washing aud cooking
day times, for he II into everything 40. For
two weeks have done most " my house.
work between 4 o'clock and midnight, aud
a. baby il up NJ o'clock In the morning
am about worn out"
We'll" said. there are few things
which might be done 10 make your work
less. Why don't you double up your
chairsi Put them this way--one turned
bottom upward on the seat Of another.
That Il better than moving them ont Of tho
room, for they are nj hand when YOU want
them, and yet Master liaby can't climb up
10 the sink or table quite 10 easy"
SURE enough said she. with a laugh.
following my advice.
Then, why don't you have n hook on
The screen DOOR"
"wrll. we did Try Il, but had 10 run
and bpen II every time the men folks
wanted to come In. and Il was an awful
bother"
SIMPLE ooSrniyANcgs.
"let me tell you how to TX Il. Have
two hooks and staples; one hook TO fa.tcn
on the inside Of the house, the other out.
tlde. lie sure both nrc high enough to bo
out ~ baby's reach, On 10 each hook tie
u stout strinR. aud pass these string.
through two holes bored Ia the wooden
part Of the door. Now you scc II the mon
want 10 come In they pull the string ut.
tanhed To tho Inside hook. which Jerks
that up out of the staple. When they 20
out they can fast.n the door with the out.
side hook, and II you want to get out after.
ward you pull the string tied on to that
hook, and lind cgrcss easy enough"
why, what funny Ideal III try II,
though. John shall FIX our door that way
tonight"
Then should recommend hanging up
everything hangablc. The mop, the broom,
the clothes horse, the coal shovel aud tho
towel eau all be hung up on nails, un tho
upper part Of the walls. They may not
look very pretty. but they will 10 out Of
his way. Then. of course. when you set
the table he can reach everything placed on
the edge, and OIL IL CONES, Did You ever
Bee the little miniature fence which comes
with parlor croquct sets. To put on the edge
Of tables 80 that the balls shouldn't roll
on II Ia made II strong webbing, nearly
half n foot wide, aud at Intervals there ars
little wire springs to he HlipI~d over tho
edge of the table To keepit IN place. II can
H. put On and removed Ia u minute.
Now something like this wouldn't cost
much, and you could put II around your
table after the cloth was on, aud then sct
It In place. At the last moment, when
everything Is ready to summon the folks,
take away your fence and put Il up for
the next meal. have seen this tried, and
II proved success"
BADy Is NOT TO BLAME.
did not give any morc advice that time,
but fortnight later, when again visited
my friend, | was delighted 10 observe that
every one Of my suggestions had been ear
rled Into effect, and one or more practical
helps to baby tending had bcen introduced
by tue mother. she had been struck with
the Idea that perhaps one reason baby DO.
hayed 40 badly was that he was nuryou.
and tired OF always being a, home In ono
room. 30 on sunny days, even though IL
was getting 10 be cool fall weather, he was
well wrapped up and placed In hi. little
chair by the back door. Here, provided
occasionally with handful Of corn TO
throw to the hens, no would sit eontented
for an hour.
Even on rainy days she dressed him In
outer clothing and took him up into the
garret, where n fifteen minutes brisk run In
the cold made his cheeks glow and tired his
little legs 80 that he was glad To vt still q
short time and give the household rest.
Then she had tried having different set
OF playthings for each room-a boz Of
shells In the parlor, clothespins In the
kitchen, and picture books In his cradu.
In this way the toys did not lie around un.
I'll they were all old stories, and there was
anoyelty to he found In eAeh room. This
plan was also success, M whatever
changes a ehild's mind must be-
One more recipe" and | am done. This
same baby was very fond OF animals, and
Que day WHEN the calf broke loose aud
wandered about tho yard until nightfall
brought the men folks home. he was happy
o. could be watching the bossy. From
ihis the mother got the idea OF tying tho
salf near the back kitchen window on days
when she was unusually busy, and baby
would he amused from breakfast until nap
time watching the 'moo" aud calling at
II. And once knew u mother who lived
IN the city whose baby would be quiet all
the forenoon " she wAs put into her baby
a -. al.