The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-09
A RARYyS DIARY.
He Played 1t Pretty Low Down on His
Poor Young Dad.

First Week-As near as l am able to
Judge from appearances my arrival
has kicked up quite an excitement in
the household. l have been weighed
and the figures were given at eight
pounds. l have also been carefully
inspected and have been pronounced
sound in wind and limb. It's a 90 as
far as am concerned My young dad
seems to be ticllled half to death, and
his breath smells of beer. When he
heard was boy he went out back of
the house and jumped on his hat for
Joy. If | don't make him jump for
some other cause before l get over this
redness of complexion then you may
play marbles on my bald head!
Second Week-Nurse is here yet,
and I'm on my good behavior. She
looks to me like a woman who
wouldn't take much sass off a young
ster, and l don't want a row until my
muscle works up a little more. Sew
eral parties in to see me, and | had to
listen to the usual congratulations.
Some talk of bringing me up on a bot
tie, but I'll have something to say
about that later on. I'm laying low
and taking things easy. Dad is still
walking around with grin on his
face, and there was smell of gin
cocktail in the room last night. When
he remarked that was just the quiet
est and most good-natured baby in
New York [ came near giving myself
dead away. There's a surprise in
store for that hayseed, and it'll hit
him like a load of brick.
Third Week-Everything so so.
Nurse goes Saturday night. She brags
about what little darling | am, but
she's talking for wages. I'm quite
sure she mistrusts me. People keep
coming in to paw me over and look at
my feet. The general verdict is
(ahemD that I'm just the cutest, hand
somest young'un ever born. That's
! all bosh, however, and I'm not at all
stuck on my shape. They allowed
dad to carry me around few minutes
last evening, and you'd a-thought he
owned the earth. He said he could
walk with me for a week, and just
gurgled. He'll drop to something be-
fore he is a week older. l haven't said
much thus far, but I've done a heap O
thinking just the same. I don't pro-
pose to take advantage of the baby act
much longer. Had row with the
nurse and had to give in. Beaten, but
not conquered.
Fourth Week. told you I'd do it.
and I did The night after the nurse
left took up that unfinished business
with dad, and along about o'clock il
the morning he was the sickest mar
you ever saw. 1 didn't want to xii
him in one night and so saved some O
him over for the next. Collie, yoI
know. All babies have it and wasn'
going to be left out. Kicks, squirms
wriggles, yells, with dad trotting III
and down until he finally shook his
+ fist under my nose and hoped I'd die
Then 1 let up a little, but I've got a 10
more collie saved up. The happy grin
has quite vanished from his face, ant
they say he has lost five pounds
That's all right. I propose to take
| hand in from this time on. If the OLE
man gets out to lodge or checke
,, party again this winter you just as
! me how it happened. I'm keeping tn
e run of things under the proper dates
, and now and then I'll dish you up hal
a column or so and let you know who
! running the house. Dad may go an
o day next week, but as for me rv
= come to stay.-N Y World.