Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-04-15
A eAey,s DIARY.
The Reflections OF Cool and Calculating
YOungster.


The Reflections OF a Cool and Calculating
YOungster.
First Week-As near as am able to
| judge from appearances my arrival has
kicked up quite an excitement in the
household have been weighed and
the figures were given at eight pounds.
have also been carefully inspected
and have been pronounced sound in
wind and limb. It's go as far as
am concerned My young dad seems
to be tickled 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 fol-
joy. If | don'tmake him jump for some
other cause before get over this red
ness 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 tc
me like woman who wouldn't take
much sass from youngster and don't
want row until my muscle works up
a little more. Several parties in to see
me and had to listen to the usual con.
gratulations. Some talk of bringing
me up on a bottle, but I'll have some.
thing to say about that later on. I'm
lying 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 al
New York came near giving myself
dead away. There's a surprise in store
for that hayseed and it'll hit him like {
load of brick.
Third Week - Everything $3.50
Nurse goes Saturday night. She brag,
about what little darling am, but
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, handsomest young'ur
ever born. That's all bosh, however
and I'm not at all stuck on my shape.
They allowed dad to carry me around
a few minutes last evening and you'd
although he owned the earth. He
said he could walk with me for week
and / just gurgled. He'll drop te
something before he is week older
| haven't said much thus far, but I've
done heap O. thinking just the same
don't propose 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--I told you I'd do il
and ! did! The night after the nurse
left | took up that unfinished bushes,
with dad and along about l o'clock il
the morning he was the siclSest mar
you ever saw. ] didn't want to kill hin
in one day and SO saved some of hin
over for the next Collie, you know. AL
babies have it and wasn't going to b,
left out Kicks, squirms, wriggles
yells, with dad trotting up and dowi
until he finally shook his fist under m,
nose and hoped I'd die.
Then | let up little. but I've got
lot more collie saved up. The happ,
grin has quite vanished from his fac
and they say he has lost five pounds
That's all right. / propose to take
hand in from this time on. If the oil
man gets out to lodge or checker part,
again this winter you just ask me how
it happened I'm keeping the run o
things under the proper dates and nov
and then I'll dish you up half column
or so, and let you know who's running
the house. Dad may go any day mex
week, but as for me I've come to stay
M Quad, N. Y. World.