The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

Mother found a touch of humor in the
situation, even though il was almost mid
night and she was overpowered with sleep.
Such a quaint elf the child looked. with
her long hair plated in two tight pig-
tails, her short nightgown, bare feet and
graVely disappearing eyes.
But I'm not young mother" mamma
said, patting aoothingly at babys restless
shoulder.
Won't you try tonight? Oh. please"
said Dora. passing over the frivolous re-
mark, put him down in the cradle by
Tiny and just let him cry"
but Tiny is asleep; I don't want her
to wake too" mother said, smiling.
Tiny could learn. too at the same
time the grave little teacher said. You
have no idea how mucn easier 1t will be
for YOU, mamma; just put them down, and
let them cry till they tire of IT,"
Il didn't treat you that way" mamma
| said, sull amused. nor Meta. nor Jim
mic, nor Jack. Why should 1 begin TO
| be a Spartan with these two wee ones?'
OH said Dora, fiinging her pigtails
| back impatientiy. surely, mamma, it s
better TO turn over a new leaf than to
keep on doing wrong, just because you We
started that way"
Mamma looked at the young wiseacre
helplessly. and baby seemed to scent the
treason. He doubled himself up and
stretched himself out half a dozen times,
shrilly the while
"Therei" said mother annoyedly that
is with you talking, Dora; and he was
just dropping off"
Dora sat down on a chair and looked
argumentative
The book says too" she said, that
an miami should be accustomed to bed
while there is noise. Never keep tha
| house stil or say h'sh" to all noises; he
viii sleep just as readily through music
and talking II only he is once got into good
habits"
Tiny evidently had not got into any such
praiseworthy things. for at this point she,
too, woke. and finding her twin being car
ried about. began TO weep jealousy.
"Now's the time TO try" Dora said, Gag
eTly; pop aim in the cradle, mamma, and
don't Get us take any notice of either Of
them"
But mother lifted Tiny. too, out of the
cradle, and carried them both up and
down as if they had been no weight When
ty lips and blink quietly at the night
light, she turned to Dora, who was looK-
ing on despairingly
Go back TO bed Immediately" she said,
and go to sleep. What a tiresome little
girl you do grow, Dora"
BY morning, however, the cork was
freshly buOyed again She lifted the Their
mometer down from its nail on the veran-
ia, and took il into the nursery, where the
silver thread stayed moGonless at 98 de
gress-lOwer by several degrees, than otn-
er rooms in the house.
oh" she cried. rushing to her mother
in great state of excitement, Something
viii have TO be done, mamma, and that
very quickly. The book says attention is
all necessary to4he due regulation of the
temperature of the nursery. During the
first few weeks of an infants life il should
be kept at between 65 and 10 degrees; our
! nursery is IS degrees.
Mother was bathing Tiny, while the
nursemaid held the other twin in readiness
for his dip The perspiration was rolling
off her face
"A1y dear, Doadie," she said that's an
| English book. l should prefer, myself, II
our nursery were between 65 and TO-"
Dora Suggested cold water pipes being
| laid long the walls. "Oh how would il
be to have blocks OF ice Put there? That
would soon bring the temperature down -
Mother lifted Tiny out into the big towel.
| If you'll earn the necessary money I'll
| have st DONE she said; and even Tiny
showed her pretty little gums, as if in
| laughter at the idea.
Dora watched the toilets discontentedly.
The twins would be far healthier if they
wore clothes made OF all-wool flannel "
he said The book says il is far more
/ hy-hygienic and besides that, the young
mother will b. far better enjoying free
dom in the open air than sitting stitching
| NJ elaborate tucks and gathers within
doors"
But mother looked complacently at the
dainty little garments in which she had
always clothed her babies.
Thank goodness, 1 am not a young
mother she said, popping a fascinating
| little frock over Tinys head
Dora went away signing.
In the nursery Jimmie and Jack were
| eating bread and butter on which some
| good-natured servant had thickly spread
sugar. Dora made a quick dive at them.
Haven't you been told you are not to
eat between meals, you bad little boys, ''
she said. snatching the slices and 1inging
them out of the open window before they
realized what had happened
The bad little boys rose up to fight her
Jimmie thLmlod her hard on the back
Jack shut his eyes. doubled his fists, and
ducked his head to attack her. But she
was more than twice their united ages
and why little thing. She shook them
by the shoulders as she had once seen
a child in the street shaken; their poor
little heads were agitated until they saw
stars, and double doors and windows
where there had only been one. Then she
sat them down on the floor and went away
TO look for fresh worlds to conquer.
THE only way in the world TO treat chill
drenr' she said, commenting herself huge
ly. SHOW them you won't be trihed with
Now # they had begged hard mother
would have let them eat that stuff But
after my lesson ] don't think they will be
in a hurry to eat between meals again"
The vanQuished babies sat on the spot
wherein they had been SO roughly deposit
ed, They We'd with each other who could
weep the longest and loudest Sometime
Jackie flung himself fiat on his back and
added heel music to his wra thful outcry
Sometimes when Jimmie found his voice
dying Gown TO a mere sob he inflated his
lungs afresh and yelled with new vigor
Then into the dull room like a burst al
lovely sunshine came Meta. Oh. the
sweet motherliness of the little face-the
happy, smiling eyes, the tender mouth. II
her hand She carried the maltreateC
bread and butter, from which she ha6
brushed much Of the garden soil that haC
chung 10 it,
"Jimmie's isn't very bad" she said
! beamningly, and sat down on the floor be.
tween them 1t fell on the grass with
the sugar side up; but yours fell on Dora's
garden, Jackie and is a bit bad"
Jackie looked at il anxously; then al
Jimmie's slice, which showed wonderfully
clean, and had lost very little of its su.