Graham guardian., 1907-09-20

in the land. This baby is prob
lably No. 20, and it has all the
good points and a few others in
addition. 1t has red lips, dimpled
cheeks, blue eyes, and plenty of
flaxen hair. Its mother appears
to be only slightly interested and
this rather predisposes you in her
baby's favor. You put down 20 as
very good. No, 81 is large boy
of ten months, with large blue
eyes, massive cheeks and large
body--a very giant Of Il baby. His
mother smiles on you pleasantly
and you think her baby is an un.
usually fine specimen. You put
him down as very good, also. No.
% is II cute little mite with Il dis
position to be peevish because it is
so warm and there are too many
people around him. His mother
looks at you with an expression
which says, Il don't hope to get
prize, but | think my baby is
awfully nice, nevertheless" You
decide that such modesty should
be rewarded and put the little
fellow down as very good. It's
very easy to award prizes in a
baby show, you think, and you
decide the first three shall have
the prizes, but you will look at
the others as a matter of course.
No. 23 is round, dark eyed
cherub with cluster of black hair
and is such a fine baby that you
decide you have reached conclu-
sion too hastily, This baby's
mother says as plainly as looks
can, why, of course my baby is
entitled to the first prize. All of
these others are simply wasting
their time waiting around here.
You may as well hand me over
the prize aud be done with it,"
You think she is rather too proud
but you cannot help agreeing that
her infant is fine one, and you
put this baby down as very good,
No "a is a hummer, with cupid's
face and the clearest blue eyes on
earth. This mite has very little
hair on his little pate and as you
remember your own approaching
badness, you have fellow feel
ing for this little tot, so you put
him down as very good, too. No.
25 is sound asleep with an express
sion of heavenly peace on its face.
1t is as round as an apple, with
deep dimples in its neck and
wrists. Your heart goes out TO
this little sleeping beauty, and
you put him down as very good.
His mother is talking with her
peighbor and scarcely notices you.
No, 26 is sprightly midget and
1t requires three or four of his rel
atives to keep him interested. His
mothers black eyes look sharply
at you and Jou feel as though
you hear them say, "If my baby
don't get the prize, you'll catch
it," You decide that it will be
best to keep on good terms with
such sharp eyes, so you put this
little candidate down as very
good, also. No. 27 is a tiny tot
with rosebud mouth and the
cutest round face imaginable and
his mother is as pleased with her
offspring as any mother could be.
In fact you can plainly see that
she rejoIces over being entrusted
from on high with. such a little
bundle of perfection. You put her
baby down as very good.
You now inspect your list and
find you have eight babies all
marked livery good" That will
not do, so you go back and inspect
them all again. The same condi,
tions confront you as before, and
you wonder where you can pos.
sIbly make q choice. You then
consult with your lady colleagues
and after a brief discussion you
are more at sea than ever. They
also found surplus Of splendid
babies. Finally decision is
reached, however, and you tade
rapidly away as the prizes are be.
ing announced,
Soon atterward you are pursu.
ing your way placidIy along the
street, thinking your troubles are