Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-11
HE HAD nor AIMS ENOUGH.
The Usual supply Was insufficient To Care
for tho Chiidrcn.


BuNton?' asked the Judge. DO you
accuse your husband Of wanting TO
murder your child?'
mo, not just that" answered Mrs.
Buxton. iou see, L"
"One minute, your Honor-ailow me
to explain exclaimed Mr.. Buxton. at
Is like this. We have one child year
aud half old, and pair OF twins,
which are six months old, small cher
ubs both OF thew; their mothers pug
nose and my handsome features"
And his red hair" Interrupted Mrs.
Buxton.
Before we were married she always
said IL was chestnut brown, but IL mat
ters not. Yesterday she went to attend
committee meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
| Society. | stayed home with the chill
dren. Three children, your honor. !
have not three arms. When two OF them
screamed | had 70 Jay the third one
down and carry the two. Then the one
! had laid down commenced, SO / picked
him up and laid nowu one OF the others.
But then that one begin. ! tried TO
carry one on my back, but that would
not do, for he fell down aud bumped
his nose on the floor. Imagine my DO.
sition. 1t was not at ALI one To be on
We'd. l was near going mad. To make
matters worse, had only two nursing
bottles, and whic / fed the two the
third one yelled like an Indian"
Couldn't you make him suck your
thumb?" asked the Judge, who by this
time was becoming Interested In the
case, as he himself was married mac.
"My wife couldn't tolerate that. She
has strongly forbidden IT. Well. ! made
the best OF II as well as could. But
then a boy came in with a message
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Mrs. Wilson's child. too, while she was
attending the meeting, which, by the
way, was held AZ her house. Now
had four children TO mind, and viii
say, shat II Mrs. Wilson's boy grows no
and Intends 10 become a missionary ana
wants TO preach TO the heathens OF
Africa he can do so without leaving his
home. He has voice like buglc horn
As soon as he arrived ne commenced 10
scream and the others joined in with
him out of pure sympathy"
at must have been very unpleasant"
the Judge remarked.
81 dare say it was. But soon hit
upon an idea. put one OF tho twins
into one cradle, rocking il with NV
right foot, the other twin into another
cradle, rocking this with ny left foot
Then | sat Mrs. Wilson, boy on one
knee and John on the other, and by
thus moving both my legs ! managed
10 keep all four in motion al the same
time. DO you understand? We'll, Just
as ! had got quiet restored the messe n
ger came again with the secretary's
little baby and note from my vile
asking me also 10 take care OF that. as
tho secretary was busy writing up the
minutes OF the meeting
WAS IL asleep?'
I'M
want to exaggerate the case. / have
given my oath to tell the truth only,
and l will explain IL all in as mild
way as possibly can. But | don't be-
lieve there is child on the face OF the
globe that can make as much noise rs
the Secretary's young one. He
screamed and whined till ] was scared
out of my wits and Immediately Mrs.
Wilson's blessed boy Joined in, and our
three did not take back seat. They
all fell In with the chorus. Imagine
whole kindergarten getting stomach
trouble at one time and You Just about
realize the situGtion-'
Couldn't you sing for them"
Sing, God bless you; one couldn't
have heard base drum"
"Well, then, what did YOU do?"
III gave one OF the twins our family
Bible and another a dictionary 90 play
with. Then ! ran down stairs 70 try
and get somo milk for all OF them.
When ] came back had, as I before
stated, only two nursing bottles, and
so J emptied bottle OF hair oil that my
wife uses, and bottle OF lamp oil. j
also poured milk into an old bottle i'm
which there had been some Kind OF
pain-kiliing medicine and then carried
them around. When came 20 tho
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tiOnary on top Of their chests and they
were turning black in their faces.
The books we're too heavy FOR them.
Your Honor, ] had 20 pick the children
up aud hold them under the
hydraut 10 get life back into them
again. As ! returned ] found Mrs.
Wilson's child in a very bad condition
as a result OF the hair OIL Mrs. Secrr.
tary's young one had swallowed a cork
and the third one looked as though he
did not relish the lamp oil. a minute
OF t"O after nov vile came in with Mrs.
wilson and tho -ecretary, and on seeing
the children. drove me out OF the house.
Since tbcn don't know what has han
peucj. but ! believe Mrs. wilson has
put my vito up 20 say that wanted %
murder tho child
DISCHARGED, and the case is dis.
missed, said the Judge
Mrs. Buxton has since procured a
nurse, says the Chicago TriJJuc.
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