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

drifted to her ears.
Mechanically she sucked away. The
fluid was warm-hgh. If only she might
have a draught OF ice water. But She
resigned herself. thankful to be alone
and unpestered by attentions.
The milk occasionally leaked ont of
the corners of her mouth and trickled off
her chin Twas difficult to swallow.
while thus recumbent Gravity was
against the feat She choked.
Poor darling dumplingl" cried Baby.
| rushing IN TO grab Ter, thump her. be
stow upon her good shaking about and
redeposit her in a more aw kwam posture
than before. Did She choIlv.wokt !.
Here and persisted in fastening her
mouth again upon the tip.
Mrs. Nhyte succumocd. and accented
il, As the only way of getting rid of her
I tornentor.
After dinner there was another spell
OF being bounced by muscular arms and
/ rrodded BY tickling fingers and plastered
by rude lips The papa all innocent
- % amy transformation, went. and his
one time wife was lifted by the stomach
and held against the window. rebeIIiou.
/ ~ to wave "hycbyes" at him.
It was 4 decided relief to her to find
+ that she was not being returned To the
monotonously soft bed. but being placed
] upon the floor, in sitting position. This
promised more freedom than could be ac-
quired when hedged in and flat. or in
| danger OF rolling to destruction off an
unexpected edge.
She determined to stretch her crampaI
muscles by II little voluntary exercise
the involuntary having proved INSULT
cient by being unevenly distributed.
She would have stood-but promptlv
/ fell over, pulled back by her long skirt.
! Plainly, her feet we're not at her dis
posal. She attempted locomotion upon
hands and knees, and achieved ierkv.
I lmpeded route into the rounds of the
nearest chair.
A. She hitched here and there. She re-
minded herself of Il crippled ant crawling
for the sport OF some thoughtless boy.
Baby, who had been watching her.
with an amused expression. suddenly
caught her up in the usual embrace. too
loose in one spot and too close in an
other.
"Beddie- bed now. sweetheart" an
nounced Baby. Must get its beauty
sleep, so it must!"
Mrs. Whyte did not feel in the least
same old attitude. a pillow beneath and
IN uncertain ceiling above But she
realized that willy-niliy She must on
and she was borne bcdward. her protest
ing "Nah nah!' being accepted as The
signal for more of those obnoxious nuZ-
cling kisses.
Her nerves yet quivering from the
gypsy daisy" experience. and the thup,p-
IYr n M vi, .1,n L
She cndeavorcd to obey Babv's iniunc-
ZION and sleep 1t seemed to her that
she had just dropped off when She Was
aroused by high-keyed voices in the sit
ting room.
DO get her."
YES, dol"
In came Baby. ostonsibly OH tiptoe. |
but managing to strike every creaky |
board and finding her eyes open. with |
a great show of effusion seized her close |
~ and carried her into the broad light
Mrs. Nhyte knew the visitors As |
suredly she did, for they had come to
call upon her: that is, as they supposed |
Upon her; but baby now was receiving.
"Oh, the dear, dear thing!" eXclair,c1 |
Mrs. Jones.
The little chcrub" exclaimed Mrs.
Dunn.
Baby, impersonating proud mother end |
hostess dandled her unhappy burden and |
smiled.
Mrs.Whyte, stung afrcsh by the mas !
querade from the imprisoning arms, es-
saved Il remonsuance-and failed
Its aeepy. poor itty sing" cooed Mrs.
Jones in {; patois ridiculous for Il woman
weighing 220 pounds.
No, she says How de-do, people, "
asserted Baby.
so she did," chimed in Mrs. Dunn.
why. She can talk just rs well rs any I
one, Let me hold her. Want to Gomez
oh heavens" groancd Mrs. Whyte
n.les. p'ease." translated Mrs. Jones |
Wasn't that plain, thought"
For Mrs Whptc there was no help. /
Mrs. Dunn took her Mrs. Dunn Rugged /
her-and the sharp things of the Dunn /
paraphcrnala dug into her flesh. Mrs |
Dunn kissed her. Mrs. JoneS--that fat /
Mrs Jones kisse' her. Both kissed aer /
at once.
oh. the odiou, humiliation Of not hav. /
ing ones face to ones self. Oh, the
calling ignominy of being passed from
hand To hand, like a new muif on a pug
dog! But it was of no use To struggle
or make orimaces. Her struggles CARED
only rapt and offensive hugs and her
a,.iraces excited only transports OF mer-
rimcnt.
The exhibition ended-as all things
must end some time. The estate, plagu-
ing visitors departed.
And how does ee itty tittsy- wittsy
like it?" again inquired baby, having
triumphantly replaced Mrs. Whyte upon
the bed.
The victim made no response She
YEARLY closed her eyes-those weak.
waterv. cratic eyes that somehow did
not always work right. Wcaried to ipi-
mobility. with the thought that she
would give the world to have her face
washed She sank away into blank
slumber.
She awokc ON the couch, not ON the
he'd. She was herself. not Baby. She
peered into the mirror To make sure. On
the ucl Was Baby. Mother and child
had regaircd their respective forms ard
stations.