The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-10

fer girl IS Sora % domestic duties The
mother q ms future IS II her. and even
though she may -shel against baby tend
.ng. she finds ! certain pleasure = X.
But fer boy with visions g IA : ana a@d
ana aaa6sprIngs and craps dancing eSioFs
his eyes. baby tending IS torment, ana
tha; he resigns himself - IL and dosSsl
throw the baby Down the coal hole ana
make his escape argues for his conssleh-
tous2ess Or h.s mothers TnuSc.e.
Al honor 90 the little fathers Ihey o@-
long . The noble army q martyrs: ana Il
$ eiifyng - see them wheel espy car
riages O. Tug babies around tne outshh'S
~ me merry go-round crowd ana tut
their backs OF ba-e-isggea youngsters w.
are not bowed down by family cares ana
Who talk tsntAl!zlngly % 4 ro5oer ds9 -
certain empty sewer pipes
One day. NOT long aga. two young VIZ
Men WITH spare change II their purses
stroliad down East Third street ard JON
90 The r3erry-go-round crowd. business
wasn't BRISK. and only L few urchlns pro-
Gucei the necessary nicAeSs ami mouhteu
tire noble S,eeds. amid universal signs 81
,srlvy. TIE TWO taiio--ma3e girls look Al
inventory OF the contents u their purses
and made rash decision. They woa'd
give twenty children free rides. but where
would they hegins
"Weu begin with the smallest and diTtt-
est" said one girl, and work up through
degrees - size and DIRT"
That sounded easier than i was. Iaefs
ara pur.sts who claim that the word
*blacker'' is not permissible, because noth-
ing can De hlacker than black. The same
critics. Il introduced to East Third street
childhood would undoubtedly insist tAat
the word "dIrtier'' should I've stricken ou'
OF the dictionary, because nothing = "i1
ter than dirt However. the matter -
size was an easier standard OF CHOICE, anu
the PARTY went off fairly well. but u
wasn't as much fun as che girls had eN-
pected They had pictured 10 themselves
enrap,urei children. beam!ng with Smiles
and hubhkng over with gratitude. An
stead they had a crowd OF awe-sstoch
Youngsters with mute, gaping mouths ana
solemn eyes.
There was difficulty at first in persuade
ing skeptical small boys that the tang
WASH. hoax. They had the Ihsen idea
that people don't do those things ana
they stuck their fingers In their mouths
and dug their toes into The ground ana
stared incredulously al the weit-nleahihs
phjlanthropists Even when guarantees III
good faith. in the form of nickels, were put
into their grimy little paws. they sun
looked scared and dubious. They had thelE
doubts as 10 whether the uicke's were all
right and would be accepted by the cashier
Then. anyway, an appariiion Of tailor
made nersnns who could and would scatter
ni.,kels recklessly was appalling ana I'M
canny. The little gir.s were more cFeah~
lous Girls are born TO faith IN the lth
possible as well as 10 baby tenoihgs' ptit
they were quite as scared as the boys IL
Virgil had been familiar to youthful Fast
sders they would have exclaimed. % pea
certar' since they couldn't express their
feeling that way, they gasped and ohnkti
at the goddesses like startled owls. and
said nothing at all.
They mounted the wooden horses.
grasped the bars and spun around and
around with unwavering gravity. Not
ghost If a smile fiickered across their faces.
T,hsv didn't appear to think that the thing
was real Then the rry-so-round
stopped they climbed down. and sneaked
off into the crowd. where they stood look
ing at the two young women with fufuVs
awe. $3.50
hvsteries." said one Of the tailor-made
girls but no one laughed. II was sol
emn and serious occasion. great-eyed
little fellow. with a mop Of tangled curs,
had been wheeling a baby wagon back and
forth Just outside the crowd. In the wagon
were Two heavily frescoed babies asleep.
each hugging bottle .
"Tha; poor little chap hasn't had ride. y
said tailor made girl number two. and She
started toward BIN lie saw her coming.
and looked as though II II were not for The
baby wagon he would run; but ne stood
his ground. The girl held out nickel.
"You go have a iide: III take care or
the babies
The little father clutched the wagon
tightly and shook his head.
Don't YOU like 10 rider
He nodded.
why won't you Go?'
There was no answer. but he looked dis
trusifully a her. ard east a furtive glance
at the babies.
al won't run off with the babies. ! really
don't want them" she insisted with fervent
sincerity. He began 10 edge away. Tie
had his doubts about her She was too
good 10 ne true, and he felt t2at he must
ge. the babies out OF harms way. The
baffled phlanthropist looked around at the
children with whimsical despair.
Come on, my dear" she said 10 her
friend I've just 10 cents left for car
fare; and, after this, I'm going To give
my money t. the orphan asylum. This Is
the saadest celebration ever attended,
They started toward the car. From the
corner they looked back. The crowd had
broken up into excited groups and the
children were evidently gazing after tho