The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

And that's how 1 came TO be born in
inunger.r Bobbe,t concluded.
The baby nodded, her mouth COM
pretending bud. her eyes big with in
terest.
"Nuv' tory Tell Babe nuv' 'tory.'
she demanded.
were shepherds. They came with their
aocks By might
''Huh?"
..Floclss by night say. 1t was some
thing they had They brought me some
Franks incense
.'lgnka Flank! Goo-ood Unl5a F'ank'
"Wir you keep still? 1t wasn't that
Frank
..warun nicht?" inquired the baby.
with a startling intellig. biity. Her Ger
man. for some reason best known to her
self. was as distinct as acr English was
Because it isn't silly. Uncle Frank
isn't a wise man--he's 4 pfessor in col
lege And they brought mo
y t,ok :lere, Bohbert. what on earth
are you talking about
I'm telling her all about Christmas
17rcle Frank. Bobbert removed the
corner of the rug from The baby's mouth
and handed her her silk rag doll. "Minna
said TO amuse her. and l was. About the
manager / was telling
$50 ] heard. But why do you cast 1t
IN that form precisely? You see, you
weren't born in one, and-and-cr-you
really oughtn't to talk that way, don't
YOU know
why wasn't II"
Because you weren't
s'Well where was /. then!
.'Yo,l were born in this house.
.'Where in this house,
..Nvhcre, Why up stairs, / suppose
Are people always born up stairs!
"C8uaily."
Never born down stairs at ALL Didnt
You ever know anybody that WAS DOM
down.
"oh. stop. Bobbert. Go on amusing
your sister. You have a genius 1or pe' {
n1iocy Where's your mother
Roberts face fell. The baby tore OH
a p.t of her doll and swallowed It In'e-
huised-it was one OF her swallowing Gays
and began wetting her finger ana lo'-
LOWING IL a smuogy outline the figures
on the Kate Greenaway WALLPAPER WITHOUT
one rcJsinaud from her brother.
"'F I'm goin' 10 have a tree ] want
10 maize il myself. They're all down in
The lib'ry, and have to Keep out.
They've got ladder in there, too And
they laugh all the time. have to stay
here with her, What's the good o call
ing * my tree If ] can't help? Amt
Helena says won't my eyes pop out when
] sec: but they won't.
('IIaGn't she better keep the doh to play
with and cat something clse2')
81 think l might so in! Here. stop eat
ing that, Baby! Let go! Somebody fell
OFF the ladder. too. and there was ont
IN The hail! don't believe they had tho
little back thing up that Keeps it from
doubling up. What's the good of a tree,
anyway:
edo you think she improves the wall
porer with that border? Perhaps the
color comes on
There. stop that! Don't suck your
hand. Baby. oh. goodness! wish
N,nna was here. I'm not nurse.
never made such Il fuss when I was lit
tie, know. II had tree for anybody
10 let them have the fun of 1t. Wouldnt
you2"
His audience locked uncertain. In his
hf.srt he felt that his nephew was right,
but prudence restrained him. and he rose
10 80 with terpporiZing air. well, you
know It's usually done this way" he sug-
gssted Its supposed TO be III the nature
Of . .nrn,ase. II Won arrsr~ea he who e
thing there wouldn't be anybody TO sur
1fiec would there?"
Both~rt shifted. "Oh, II you stay out.
we couldn't s'prise you, s'pose." he said.
Somewhat cynically.
But I've scen 50 many trees. The
dtfeHSe was very feeble. and he knew It
'.Oh. all right, said Bobbcrt. testify.