The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-21

Rut this was not sufficient. The most
nicturesaue thing about the .babys Ut
terances was It's crying, and the recoru
Of this us fond father determined 10 Sc
cure. How IL would enter tam MN III ms
old age. he thought, 10 start the pnono-
graph a-going and hear again the Dduy
walls of his first born.
So one afternoon Mr. EDISON Tore hi'"-
self from mis- work and climbed the Dig
hill leading TO his house lie Went III q
great hurry. for he IS man VINO
prudres every working moment from MS
LABOR. A workman followed at his heels.
carving The only photograph that at
that time had been sufficiently compict'd
TO accomplish good results
Reaching home and the narse ry. Mr..
Edison started the phonOsraph ana
brought the baby IN front OF IT, But The
baby didn't cry Mr.. Edison tumbled the
vorngster about and rumpied IT'S halr
and did an sorts Of things but stiil the
baby didn't cry. Then no made dieanAui
, faces but the baby thought they were
very funny. and crowed joyously 30
back TO the laboratory went Mr.. Edison
I'm a very unpleasant frame or mind, TOT
the baby's untimcly good humor had
cost him an hour OF work. The phono-
graph was Also taken back.
But he did not give it up. The next
afternoon ne went home again. ana the
phcnograph with him. But if the BABY
was eood-uatured the day before, this
time 10 was absolutely cheruhic Iheie
was nothing at all that It's father could
10 that did not make the baby laugh
Even the phonograph itself WIN US my
v,hirring wheels. the baby thought was
meant for It's special entertainment, ana
ciireled iovously. So back 10 work the IN
yentor went again. with a temper posi-
; tivelv rufied. The next day and the next
he tried it. but all TO no purpose me
/ baby would not cry, even when Wahed
| suddenly from sleep.
( But TO battle Mr.. Edison is only to in
flame his determination, which. by the
way is one OF the secrets OF his sue
cess. So at lergth. after much thought,
no made a mighty resolve. 1t took vast
amount Of determination on his part 10
screw himself up to the point Of commit
ting the awful deed but he succeeded az
( last. and one morning, when ne knew ms
wife was down town. he went quietly
} home with the phonograph and stole into
| the nursery, where the baby gree-ed him
! with custom gee.
/ Starting the machine. Mr.. Edison or
/ deied the nurse TO leave the room. Then
/ he took the baby on hrs knee and barred
/ its chubby little leg. He took the tender
| flesh between his thumb ard finger
clenched his teeth. shut his eyes tight,
and made ready to-yes, actually 70 pinch
/ the baby's leg.
: But just at that fateful moment the
nurse pceped through the door, and per-
/ ceiving the horrid plot, fiounced III an
rescued the baby In the nick OF time.
Mr. Edison breathed mighty sigh OF
relief as he gathered up the phonograph
and went hack 10 the laboratory. lie
then gave up the project OF monograph
| Ing the baby's crying.
But not long afterwards he accom-
plished his purpose after all and quite
| Unexpectedly, too. As soon as the DaDy
was old enough to take notice It's coting
mother took IL down 10 ths laboratory
one sunny day. and when th- big ma
( chlnery was started a-roaring, the BABY
screwed up its face. opened IT'S mouth
and emitted a series of wOeful screams
that made Mr. Edison leap 10 his feet
stop the nachinery and start the pho-
nopraph," he shouted. and the record OF
his baDy's crying was then and there ac-
| complished.-New York Herali.