Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
COULD MANAGE A BABY

One bright afternoon about ten days ago
a very tired-looking shabbily dressed wo-
| man. anywhere from twenty to forty years
cid, boarded 18TH street open car, bound
down town.. up near the Boundary. The
young, not Particularly clean-looking baby
which she tried sto bamboozle into good
humor wasta squawker from away back,
| and the weary-appearing mother seemed to
De simply wasting her time and breath In
her efforts 70 appease the bowling rage of
the young enc. The baby was in state
above and beyond anything like simple
crying; 1t Simply roared and shrieked. Its
lung power was q strange thing to reflect
upon. Its yowls rose above the creaking
and grumbling of the two cars like the top
note of a robusto soprano in a Wagner
cnorus. The baby didn't want to be dan
died 1t didn't intend to be goo-gooed. 1t
resented all such flimfiamming methods. 1t
wanted to yell, and it yelled. The mother
finally tried spanking, and that was no
good, either
wound up for twenty-four hours"
sfoW1ed a nerveus-looking man, probably
Il pacheior. sitting a few seats behind, and
ne touched the button and stepped off to
wait TO- the next car.
Deary ME! It's a wonder mothers
wouldn't keep that kind of children at
nome. said an exceedingly thin-faced wo-
man with peoples in her bonnet. She look
ed very indignant over the baby's conduct.
ought t git dat kid a megaphonew re-
marked the tnsmith on the rear platform,
oartlns savage chances at the tired-Iooking
woman and the tireIess baby.
oh, wouldn't do thing to that one if
owned 1t and a slap-stick at the same
tlme! said the 'dapper-looking elderly man
with the white side Whiskers, on the front
seat OF the second car.
say: why didn't you tell us you was
funnln orphan asylum cars on this line?"
SAID the plumbers apprentice, who was
aooress:ng the conductor. Dye tink We
git our nlckeIs wort wit bunch like that
a-shootln' it into us for de hull trip?''
II $ wonder somebody doesn't tell that
woman that there's a pin sticking into her
papy somewhere remarked the beautiful
young girl to her chum.
Inc baby wants a drink Of water-thats
what alis It.. said her chum, who was fully
eISh-een years old aud ought therefore to
haVe known all about such matters.
An de War Amt Over Yit,'" hummed
the darkey with the guitar who had a
whole seat to himself
up to this time the short, very stout,
tuge-headed, straggly mustached man sit
tlis directly behind the woman with the
oapy mad simply regarded the whole per-
ioi NANCE with an amused smile The yell
ing Ol me baby didn't seem to worry him
at all He didn't look like man possessed
OF such superfiuities as nerves, ANYHOW
flnalS ne leaned over until his head was
right close to the deep. cayernOus mouth
| =
ing the infant under its rapidly waving
oi. ~, ne remarked in u deep, bass voice:
"Goo-gOo -ums."
WoW-ow-wow,' replied the baby with
out paying any attention Whatsoever to the
very stout man. The latter again chucked
me infant under the chin, saying:
~ unpsey-WumpSey!'
This time the baby ceased its how1inp
long enough to get its eyes open so that if
coutd see the Very stout man.
Wohetsey-toketsey! said the fat man.
continuing his chucking- under he-chin tao
The baby Looked him over and gradually
let up WheIft arrived at the convuIsfve
Slase where 1T looked doubtful whether il
was gong TO quit for good or start in all
over again the big man reached over and
arms. n iio'ilei >
"up-se -dtsey!" he battered, tossing the
now Growing infant in the air. ..Whoon-
se-disey!" to'P
The infant was actually gurgling with
Joy by this time, and the eyes of all the
resi- OF the Passengers were on the very
STOUT hypnOtist of The young one
Thus, for about seven blocks I-pi,ad
states senator William E. Mason dandled
me Growing baby, and the young one posi-
livery began to yell again as soon as he q f
Ter touching the button. handed it back ia
lls mother preparatory to getting off
1ou dld that pretty well, senator" said
man who got off the car at the same
Tune Mr.. Mason debarked
no better than ought to replied Sem
ator Mason with an expansive smile re
been in politics a long while and ma5e y
sood many campaigns, and look at the size
OF the state I've had to practice I'M"
linen the Illinois man PASSED on s-,;1i,,cr
refiectively. 0-' summing