Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-27

motherhood.
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The following is a selection from some
of the best definitions submitted:
The bachelors horror, the mothers
treasure, and the despotic tryant OF he
most republican household.
a human flower untouched by the fin
ger of care.
The morning caller, monday crawler,
midnight brawler.
The magic spell by which the gods
transform II house into Il home.
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 beauti-
fui part Of Il woman's nature, 'unseltish-
ness"
A tiny useless mortal, but without
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 endured
if he belonged to some one else; but,
being our own, is a never-failing treas
ury of delight.
A man or IN making a start in
life.
The unconscious mediator between
father and mother, and the focus Of
their hearts.
A daylight charmer, and Il midnight
alarmer.
About twenty-five inches of COO :
and Wriggle, wrlthe and scream iiilcd
with suction and testing apparatus
for milk, and automatic alarm to reg
ulate supply.
.......
A troublesome compendium OF great
possibilities.
A quaint little C aft called Innocence,
laden with simplicity and love.
A wee little specimen of humanity,
whose winsome smile makes a good man
think of the angels.
The sunbeam in the house that drives
dull care away.
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A thing everybody thinks there is a
great deal too much fuss about, unless it
is their own.
A thing we are expected to kiss, and
look as if we enjoyed it.
The one thing needed to make a home
Apply.
h There is only one perfect specimen of
Il baby in existence, and every mother is
The happy posse5sor of it,
The smnrtest little craft afloat in
homes delightful bay.
A mite of humanity that will cry no
harder if Il 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 immense posi-
bilities and surrounded by great mys.
teries.
A little stranger, with a free pass to
the hearts best affections.
The most extensive employero 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 oflove and trouble which
We annot do without
It's a sweet and tiny treasure
A torment and a tease.
It's an autocrat. an anarchist,
Two awful things TO please.
It's . rest and peace disturber,
With little laughing ways.
It's a wailing human night alarm,
And terror of your days.
A necessity-in order to keep up the
supply of Record readers OF tho future.
A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet
unfolded.
The sweetest thing God ever made
and forgot to give wings to.
That which increases the mothers
toll, decreases the fathers cash, and
serves as an alarm clock to the neigh
bors.
A pleasure to two, a nuisance to every
other body and IA necessity to the world.
An inhabitant to Lapland.
A king who, though his sinews are
only velvet, rules with a rod of iron,
making small men quail before him and
women to answer and attend to every
call.
A key hat opens the hearts OF all
classes, rich and poor, in all countries.
That which makes home happier, love
stronger, patience greater, hands
buster, nights longer, days shorter, purses