Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-08-24

When POP" Dressed the Baby

Would steal horse.
Come on. old man. les you and pop now
Have q whole barrel O. fun.
Come and sit down
On old pops lap Mamma said
She'd got to get breakfast this mornin'
And sent the old man UP to dress YOU
Amt that a whole big picnic?
Well I guess
Wen show EN- how to dress boy.
Ma needn't think she's the whole thing;
Well show her that there's others.
Wen have the boy all dressed and washed
And combed up slick and down to breakfast
Fore they get the pancakes on the stove.
And then wen give em the merry ha-ha,
Won't We Stubby? Now, let's see:
Where does this nightie unbutton-in the backf
I'd kick II was you, Stubby.
You amt very big, but you're gon to be,
And they might jes' well be lettin' you practice
Having your clothes made right end first.
Now the other arm, t.,
Whoopl There she comes!
Now, what's this? Some kind Of a shirtf
Do you keep this on all day?
Or does this come off now?
Have you got a substitute shirt for daytimef
Guess we'll take her Off on a venture.
Here. take your hand out Of your mouth
Stick up that arm-so there!
There we are! Gee, what back! FL.
You're. vest-pocket Sandow, that's what you
You're all right. stubbyl You keep that shape
For % years and the world Is yours.
Now sit up herel
Quit your doublin' up. How do you s'pose
l get anything on you that way? .,..
Here's somethin that looks like a shirt;
Les get into this on venture.
That's the wayl Good boy, Stubby!
Other arm. now-no. not your foot-your hand.
Hold on now.
Wait q minute till pop gets these buttons
Into the buttonholes.
What the donnerwetter
DO they make these holes so blamed small fort
How can full-sized man get hold OF
Button like that?
These women folks don't use sense. do theyf
Well, there's one In
guess that's buttons enough for a small boy.
It'n have to do. anyway What's all this?
Here seems to be three skirts and hitching
strap
All in one bunch. Yes. sit there and GOO
What do you know about trouble. anyway
What / want to know Is does this prize puzzle
Go over your head or your feet.
What do you care? You don't need to worry;
You get your breakfast whether
School keeps or not.
But where do | come in. hey?
Don't you spose want to eat, tool
Here go now. all together-one, two. threeI
Hind side 'fore-well, what's the dif7
Stand UP now while give EN- twist;
All hands round promenade to seats
There your are, my son.
Ten dollars reward for any old mamma
That can beat that job OF skirt hanging.
Now will you kindly cease wggn
While | match these buttons to buttonholes7
Big button In broad buttonhoe,
Little button In a little buttonhole,
And here's button left over with no button
hole. ,......
Open your mouth and stick out your tongue;
lie me see u YOU sWaIlo"eu that puttohnoie'
Ihere, there, Stuppy' pop only JOHN
We got buttonholes to burn.
NOW what 90 we 90 win that strap 90 you
II you do you can't tell. can your
I'll tell you what | think, Stubby:
hlnlr that osr ma 0trit
10 roo shor, m 90 round vour stomach
. IA H.. ,o, low, m 90 ro,,rd yo,,r 'norl,
7 eness We mass IN the stran
What's tho sebse ho vim, uselesa thinps
In a helnless .Infant'a uardrobe9
Nm, ,,n,,r drAgs 1IAb tIJs ,s deod easv,
liberals only ono ,yov This can 60 on
over the baby's head. Peek-a-bool
Ali seven more buttons This ia n good thing,
I'm glad this dress covers up all the other
t things y.
Mamma can't see what we didn't do,
Two stockings and two shoes next Ell?
Stick out your foot
Aw, quit bendin' your knee that wayi
Stick 1t out straight; hold her there now;
Never mind little pig went to market
That's all right when you're goln TO bed,
But this Is matter or business.
VIII you hold out that foot, or won't your
Don't put II In your mouth-stick 1t out!
Now hold still.
3 ltp-old SUI, now-one two, three
heel on TOD, but guess thatl DO;
amt goin throWh all that again.
Not for all the boys In the Thlrty-second wara
llark' hear that pen, etup'
Nhat does Dell say!
Beis says breakfast ready. Here you are
only one stockin' on SIT still now, quick!
Here goes lltt'e RED shoe'
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