Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-15
STORIES HEARD
On the Journeys Among the Citys
Population.
A Diplomatic Husband-An Odd Shrinkaqe in
Lot oil Shingles.

Living in Augusta gives any man of
the ordinary amount Of intelligence an
idea of diplomacy with being throwing
in contact with the leading statesmen
Of the state Of Maine. Diplomacy has
entered the family of young man not
many years married, but in that short
time IA has devised a scheme whereby
he Viii not have to take care Of the
baby. /. was 4 long and difficult task
to wCsk out and it required on the
young mans part deal of fasting and
prayer, Int he worked it down at last
ard only last week the opportunity
came. The young mother wished to so
cut shopping and asked her dutiful
hubby 70 care for the kid while she
vas gone lie assented with delight,
apparently. and she went away.
Upon her return hime she found her
young offspring in a squall that threat
ened To capsize the youngster and she
ran to the rescue
as she picked up the little one from the
sofa where the young man had depos-
tied it. and was standing looking at it
with wonder To think SO small piece
OF machinery could make so great a
noise. Did muzzers precious little
lamb think she had deserted him.
II, 1
theticllly to her husband and inquired
Did YOU have terrible time while |
was gomez"
"Oh, no" replied the intellectual
giant with glad smile, 4 was very
much Interested. | have never before
made a study Of how a baby cries. ana
| have found it very interesting. |
have discovered just how a baby cries
when lonely. a few minutes after YOU
went shopping he began to whine soft
ly to himself, and to wander about as
if searching for someone. Then ne let
out a yell. When | spoke to him and
asked him what was the matter he
drew down the corners of his mouth
and began to cry in earnest. The
sounds he made were all variations Of
the voWels. altogether devoid Of con-
sonants. His method of crying is to ut
ter from four TO seven quick short
barking sounds. then draw quick
deep breath and yen at the top Of his
voice, with his mouth almost perfect
ly round From time to time he varied
this performance by holding his breath
only his face, but even his scalp got
red"
And you sat there and did nothing,
YOU brute I'll never leave our darling
with such a cold blooded fiend again"
As she said this she gathered up the
pet Of the household and flounched
from the room in a huff.
The diplomatic man took a couple Of
turns about the room smiling softly to
himself in the meantime, and then
: stopped before a mirror and winked to
himself in a way that suggested that
narbons -.,rtar All ~ had simnlv hean
auoo oi.,.a,, NIT. ro,,,roiro +bot
would saw + him from being left in
-H.. -
At the station the other day funny
b'h : lul'ly 'uSS at an '''i'0''
but ne certainly went the limit Wheh
we struck Louisville, NY they took
" through one q tfle blG distili'fieS
'here' lhty showed Us piS "a di''
Sald there was 2o'ooo gallons oil hlaSfl
IN H. Then they took us further along
ana showed US tank. ana Sald thefe
was 10000 gallons Of spirits in II.
Finally We got on the elevator and
went up and down the factory, ana
they told Us what was on every floor.
..sApJ what a., 1-o,, ,ea all +hie stuff