The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

reason, the cause Will probably be one
of three things--a pin sticking its ten
der body, the collie or teething First,
search for the pin, for remember the
baby cannot talk and tell you where the
ANNOYANCE Is. Remove the clothing gem
tly and rub the hand over the little body. |
If it is collie, place the baby, stomach |
down, on your knee and gently pat and |
rub the hollow Of the back. This will |
sooth the little one If it is teething, |
rub the gums briskly hut tenderly with
the index finger. "
When Barlow had finished, the men |
felt the relief which comes when the |
enemy is known and visible. The major |
walked courageously to the baby, puff
ing his cigar Granger lighted his pipe,
and Barlow, repeating First search
for the pin, =" seated himself on the edge
of the chair and received the baby from
the major. joey alternately screamed
and gasped, for the major and Granger
had filed the room with tobacco smoke,
but Barlow and Simpson, with grim de.
liberation, removed the little shoes and
stockings and peeled off the other cloth
ing, until joey, chubby, rosy cberub,
displayed his physical charms to the in.
tensely interested bachelors. From head
to foot the wailing, choking joey was
| inspected by the quartet and not pin
mark was observable.
Its either collie or teething," said
| Granger, who had dropped on his knees,
with Hints to Young Mothers before
him. "Place the baby, stomach down,
| hn Ia
pat and rub the hollow of the back. "
Catching the naked Joey by the nape of
his neck and grasping both feet Barlow
| Topped him over and rubbed so ener,
| getically that Joey's back grew red, and
| he squirmed and screamed worse than
ever Its not collie; Its his teeth, "
| said Granger, who had waited reason
| able time to see the effect of the treat
meut. Rub the gums briskly but ten
derby with the index finger ="
| Simpson squatted to the floor on the
other side, and thrusting his finger into
Joeys mouth rubbed Joey's gums, while
Barlow still patted and rubbed the small
of Joey's back.
Utterly exhausted, Joey's cries sank
| to subdued sobs, and finally he became
quiet. Barlow held him for half an
! hour, while Granger, who had been
energetically studying the advertise
ments of infants food, went to the drug
/ store and brought half dozen boxes
and bottles to Bob, who, carefully fol-
| lowing directions, made up half dozen
different brews of lactated food, matted
milk and cornstarch preparations. Joey's
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major confidence, and they managed to
( cluthe him after a fashion. Bob's cult
| nary skill stood him in good stead, for
| Joey eagerly drank bowl of prepared
| food and became so smiling and showed
his pretty dimples so effectively that
the major picked up his dressing gown
and danced vigorously around him.
The belated dinner was eaten in ST.
lerce, with Joey staring through the
/ folding doors from the center of the sit.
ting room. Then came the perplexing
problem of providing suitable sleeping
quarters for the little guest. 1t was
| voted to put joey in Collins bed, and
again the Hints to Young Mothers
1 was consulted. The oracle said
| For sleep, baby's nightgown should
be loose, short and easy. Wooden is pre-
| felred."
| Granger disappeared when Simpson
read this and returned with a light fan
mel neglige shirt 1--WE can cut off the
sleeves, " he said, "and the bottom. 1t
must be short, you know, and loose and
wooden and easy.
! joey was too sleepy to protest when
Barlow again pulled his clothing from
him. The baby was placed in Granger's
shirt, and then, escorted by the major,
| Granger, Simpson and Bob, Barlow
carried joey to Collins room, and build
ing a nest of pillows laid Joey, now fast
| asleep, i'll it.
Joey did not wake all night, but the
men took turns watching him until
Bob's rising bell awoke the baby. At
the same moment Collins entered the
house. Then peace fell on the bachelors,
for Collins was awidower, and they felt
he understood the situation.
why didn't you inform the police?"
he asked. ''Some mother was crazy
about this baby last night"
After feeding and dressing joey, Col
Inns picked him up, went out of the
house and slowly walked down the
street He had passed one of the blocks
of houses when woman's scream stop
ped him, and the next instant Joey was
in his mothers arms.
The servant girl was new to the neigh
borhood. She had placed joey on the
wrong steps and had then chased two
small boys who had run away with the
baby carriage. When she returned and
could not find joey, she became hyster
ical, and the family roamed the streets
and haunted the police stations all
night, with Joey in bachelors den 8
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