Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-07
Paw DOctOred the Baby.

llh' W llo, say uN' li'N
the he'd of a family kin ern Liv-
ing in the Day time if He Don't
git no rest at mite. Here | am pay
ing fifteen Dollars II Weak for a
nurse what Don't seam tono Emmy
more about a Baby than me and
Not Haff as much Becoz | had two
before this one. It's a Blame
swindul, all this trained Nurse biz
ness they go into in the sitty.
Look at our Muthers Ont in the
country. They didn' t Haft to
have no Frils like these when the
Family was Gettin so Big they
Had to Bid naddishun onto the
house every year or SO. But you
Got to have II trained nurse now
or they wont Let You in Society
emmy more Than if YOU Done your
own House work and didn't go
round tellin Folks it was Becoz
YOU advertised ate times fcra Hired
Curl and never got II nanser."
The nurse Told paw he wascn t
Fit to be II fawthcr, and he was II
goin' to Talk Back, only Little al
bert throwcd Tooth Brush at Il
pupp and nocked Il Hole thru one
of the Windows, so they dropt the
subject.
After Breakfast ant Fanny come
in, and when she Herd about the
Baby bein' sick she says:
You must stop given it that
kind of food rith away. When my
little FlOOrence was horned she had
the same kind of Trubble, so | fed
her condensed milk and she cum
thru all rite.
Purity soon Mrs. Rawson and
Mrs. Pond came in.
My goodness" Mrs. Rawsou
sed when nav told her about Con
densed milk. Don't give hen
That, 1t would kill the poor Littl,
Thing; | always Bring my Babies
up on Stunley's Otes water anC
They never Give me a Bit of trub
le."
Il wouldn't Dare to give ne
child of mine that kind of stuff, y
Mrs. Pond told paw. You mite
as we'll feed it Green Cucumbers
and be Done with it. They ain
nothing like Matted milk fer Ba-
by with the Collick, and if this
nurse Had emmy sents she would
of knowed it at the start"
They was about Half IL DoZel
other Ladies Come while paw was
Thinkin' about it to tell Him wha
OF to BE done, neerly all of them
said they Had the Best Doctor OF
erth and paw OF to change before
it was too Late or he wouldn't
Have no luck with the child
After all Got thru paw went t.
the Basket where the Baby wa
Sleepin' as peaceful rs Lam, an,
looked mt it Long time, and ther
He went out in the Hall, and 60
albert drum and begin to poun,
it and Jump up and Sing get You
munny's Worth.
Purity soon after that the Docto
come, and Him and the NurS'
shocked up Behind and the frs
paw knew the Doctor was Holdin
his arms fast to His sides and try
in to push him into II closet wher
they wanted to Lock him up.
Here, confound it," paw Hol
Tered, what are you tryin to Do!
BE Cam, 1.-THE Docthr told Him
I'VE are your friends. We ar
goin' to purtect YOU. It's all rite.
mo, it amt" paw Hollered
You may think it is, But | ain
Payin' you three dollars Il Visit t.
Come Here and play Horse wit
me. "
BY that time the Doctor see
paw wasent Crazy so he let him e,
and asst him what he ment by max
in Such a Racket.
Il was tryin' to keep the Bah
awake in the Day time so it woul
, Give n purson II Chanel to Sleep i
l nite,' paw told him.
Then | Take it all back" til
) Dockter sed. Il thought til
!, Wimmen what are alwais Cumii
. in and tellin' what to DO with tt
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