Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-21
BEING THE BABY.


her startling assumption of womanhood
Mrs. Whyic suddenly become. by the
samc strange lightning transformations
"ee itty titt-y-wittsy' in question
didn't. No, she didn't Sine tried to dis
engage herself from that mass of swa6-
ding covering, amid which she felt like
! Il fly in a spiders web but she succeeded
only in entangling herself the more.
With feet lightly tied up. somewhere be-
low nCr face. size cssGvCG to voice her
Indignation by emphatic words. How
ever, She emitted only series of mn
couth. monosyllabic sounds sounds I'M
Ineligible, but not altogether unfamiliar
to her Angry, mortified She closed her
mouth ard hay in hclple.ancss
Bless her itty heart" exclaimed Baby,
bouncing fcroeiou-ly upon her. and from
what seemed towering height leaning
over to poke her cruelty i'll the ribs
Dies she want TO 90 widv-Wily?"
no. please! No, MOI" pleaded Mrs
Whytc. still bcwildcrcd But really sh.
uttered merely: 600 gah-ah-ah!"
cor pWeciouS! Auyver understands.
Baby shall 90, baby SHALL" continued the
actual baby; and with an energetic long
kiss that lett Mrs. Whyte uuplea,antly
damp and gasping for BREATH hast ated
away.
Back she hustled Immediately. Mrs.
Whyte, who has Intellectually been striv-
ing to wipe off the wet, sticky spot that
had been inflicted upon her chin and
nose, felt herself. weak and llabby, lifted
high into the air. Beneath her unprac-
ticcd eyes eddied the distant floor. A
pin was being driven like dagger, into
her baCk
"Wah-ah! Wah-ah-ah!" She protested
Yes, indeed! Going wildly -widy!" muir
INJURED Baby. fondly, with an encircling
arm giving Il squeeze that sent the pin
quite home.
Suddenly, after having traverscd. with
dreadful umlulating, camel-likc notion
procession of tremendously spacious
apartments. Mrs. Nhyte suddenly was
lowered with a sickening swoop like the
drop OF an elevator. down. down. down
until she Ian ded, safe, after all, III
pillow.
1t must be the perambulator. She
heard the springs squeak Then. Of
course. she was out of doors; although
her eyes, still giddy from her aerial pas
sage, had not so testified.
Giant hands were tucl1ing her in. One
foot w,,a turned the wrong way. and n
cramp wa~ o!utching its toes. but she
could not rcleasn it,
"MuWel's honey!" said Baby, with
final pat rather, jabthat completed
the straitlacilet effect of the coverlets
an' now Pausing to spread upon her
lectures another of those moist caresses.
Mrs. Whyte, Hat upon her back. with
nothing To 2azc at but vacancy, per-
ccived by the ioggly, squeaky vibrations
that She was progressing upon the ride,
The air was agrceably fresh and
bahmy; however, i'll Il moment the ty-
rants voice said:
Baby mustn't take cold"
And, behold, Il relentless touch pulled
the cottony blanket entirely over her
face!
Mrs. Whytc was being suflocated. She
could hardly breathe! How outrageous!
Cali &oo!" she protested.
Baby like it, Baby say Thank vou!'
or pwecious!' responded the terrible
tIrant behind
Gracious. how hot it was Oh. for
moments respite from all that pack of
clothes and coverings; from the swelter.
ing pillow beneath, and the smotherinr
blankets above!
'1'oo-ooi Gwow!" She appealed. thickly
YES; nice ride nice wildly widy.''
purred her escort, malicously peeping
in. but instantly closing the opening
again
Squeak. squeak went the perambuIa-
tor over the cracks, until. after an in
temunablc journey. it stopped The i'm
pcWious covcrlct was stripped, abruptly.
from Mrs. Whyte's face, leaving her with
blinking, watery eyes, but immensely re-
heved.
Home for din-din!" informed Baby;
and added, in more impressive language:
Bit lest YOU should feel too comfortable
III bundle You in Just rs you are, so
that YOU ~han't he exposed
Whereupon, Just as she was swaddled
nigh to boiling. Mrs Whytc rode the
camel again iuto the house.
Here she was freed of LAYER or two
and desl osited upon the bed. She hope,l
that she IGight rest for second, nut no;
Il heavy step shook the bed. and a great
form, impending over it. Swallowed it.
"How'~ papa's ekcesicks?" demanded
thunderouS voice
Mrs. Whyte stared up atirightcl.
Could this monster be her Hemyg"
'Tootsy -woot~y, toot~y -wootsy." bel
lowed the voice
Down upon her came The ogre, resist
'csslN raising her
psy-daisy!"
Horrors! She was at the ceiling. with
nothing supporting her. Ah--he caught
her as She was falling! Up again, and
again. and again
Henry, Stop! DON'T" she >hrieked.
de,pairingiy. IT sounded like "Glah-
Wah.wah!"
"Papa's OF hwnming bird! Fun, isn't
it!" agreed the ogre.
Continuing his playful antics, he fon-
died her with a crushing embrace; his
face, enormous brietly. vas pressed
against hrrs. Shutting out eycrythln.
but an o,erPowwing odor of stale To-
bacco smoke, while She WAS obliged to
submit to d prolonged iocular moUthing.
Exhausted. dizzy. She was back upon