The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-01-20

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think to herself as she waited for the
professors diurnal visit that she had at
last met a mar whom she would be hap
Ply to marry, despite the fact he was on
the wrong side of forty and had a very
! bald head.
Matters had come to this se.ious point
ON the day DR.. Adams walked across the
Green park, and when the image of the
girl totally obSiterated the image of
Homer. That night the professor, as has
already been told, gave himself up to
dreaming about Miss Julia, and the fol
lowing afternoon he put two questions
to her.
(; The first was whether she would be
willing to help him with a work he pro
posed to bring out in twenty volumes
namely, the "Lives of the Greek Poets,
with criticisms on their poems, the whole
to be written in Greek. To this PROPOSE
ton Julia readily consented.
J The second question was that as the
undertaking would be a work of years,
ano they would have to be continually
together, would she object to becoming
his wife to facilitate the plan. To this
Miss Drewry, after a proper amount of
womanly indecision, also consented.
Mr.. Drewry at first somewhat natu-
rally objected to the marriage. but he
was very soon overruled, and in two
months the wedding took place. Al
though autumn was united to summer
the combination turned out a bright and
happy one. The professor came to live
at the cottage in Fulham, Mr.. Drewry
remaining with his daughter, and a more
peaceful and contented trio never OK
listed.
The Lives of the Greek Poets" went
on fourishingly. The first volume ap-
peared and was received with great IA
vor by the critics. But when the second
volume was but half written a sudden
interruption took place. It was a very
natural Il and one to be wished fora
young Master Adams made his appear
nee upon the scene, of course to the
overthrow of his mothers work.
For the time being only. | trust" the
professor would say to himself as he laid
down his pen to act the part of errand
boy, for he was continually being de-
sired to run for either the baby's bottle.
OF ~lilnewater, or such like ~infantile req
uisites. Then he was asked to step up
stairs and see his con smile for the first
time, and now and again was even re-
quired to hold him.
But after a few weeks of this unac-
customed occupation DR.. Adams be-
came impatient for his wife to return to
the stady and help him to carry on the
work they had commenced together. So
after limiting many times that he wished
for her assistance, which limiting she
seemed to ignore, he decided one morn
ing to ask her point plank to give the
baby in charge of the nurse and devote
a few hours to the Lives of the Greek
Poets"
With this intention he went up stairs
to his wife's room, and as the door was
open he heard her addressing somebody
or, something in a very peculiar and to
him entirely new language. He paused
on the landing and listened. If he had
had any hair on the top Of his head it
would have stood on end. Could this be
his classical Julia speaking this extraor-
binary jargon? This is part Of what he
heard:
"Didums then love his icle barthy-
warthy? The darding icle boysey-woysey!
Agoo! Agoo! Didums try and bite the
spongey-wongey? Naughty icle sing!
Naughty icle sing to make his back as
stiff as a poker"
DR.. Adams peeped through the open
ing of the door and beheld his wife
washing the baby. He continued to
listen.
"Agoo! Agoo! Didums want to cry den
when he's taken out of de nicey warm
water. There, then, does him want to
kick, kicky-wicky. acknowledgements
where is the powder? All! thank you
was him being basted, then. like a icle
chicken? Oh, l could eat him up. my
pretty petty-wetty! Tub him So! All,
poor, poor icle wee ting! Didums have
the hiccoughs? Naughty. naughty hic-
coughs! Shall mummy beat the horrid,
nasty hiccoughs then-nurse. pass me
the sugar, please. Perhaps that will do the
little darling good. No sugar up here:
Just ask DR.. Adams to fetch the sugar
basin from the dining room cupboard"
Professor Adams beat a precipitate re-
treat, and on gaining the hall seized his
hat and went out for a long walk. With
his hands thrust deep into his pockets,
and his hat placed over his eyes he gave
himself up to very deep thought. But
he thought not Of the Greek language,
but of the new tongue he had just
heard. At first his face was very stern,
but it gradually and gradually relaxed
until it beamed forth into a very pleas
ant and sweet smile.
"Ah, what a fool l have beenv he ez-
claimed. What a pretty picture it was
to see her bending over my baby boy, and
speaking a language to him that he only
could understand! Greek in future shall
be for me. Baby in future shall be for
Julia, with just a little bit of him for
me also. Women can be and are very
great, but what a little thing will upset
their greatness and make them what
they ought to be-sweeter and-and-
well-why. women
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