The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

And How 10 Sleep" and How 10 Tel
The Flowers, everywhere.
The Sunday papers tell Us how
To bring up children right
And h0w 90 keep our teeth and youth.
And know the star1 al night.
But nobody has told US yet
MY how tvould ease our nlsl.
just how. with cost Of living what
Il Is 70 pay our bills
Give me the West for chivalry every
time" says a woman who has just re-
turned from a leisurely trip TO the yell
l0wstone. I'm not saying anything
against the East and the South, bat
chivalry with us is accidental and indi-
vidual. Out West-well, let me tell YOU.
! stopped of in one Of the big cities out
there TO visit q friend. and one day we
went by trolley 10 a neighbOTing town.
I suppose I counted on her saving car
fare for the return trip, and she counted
on my saving ii. but when the conductor
came 70 US, neither of us had u cent.
We were ten miles from home and I had
on pinchy shoes. I explained TO the con
ductor and told him I'd leave my topaz
necklace with him as security for our
fares, and send him ten cenJs-or maybe
Il was twenty-next day
That will not be necessary. madame.
he said. The company has strict rule
for such cases.
I stood up. expecting TO be hurled into
the immediate foreground Of a pastoral
landscape. but he drew a card from his
pocket and gave il 20 me % sign Ii was
a printed form, and I had 10 write in the
proper places our names and addresses.
the time of day. and the number of the
conductor That was all. The company
trusted me To send the money next day.
Imagine q SOulless corporation showing all
that forethought and consideration for
careless women! If 1t had happened here.
Of course some man in the car would
have paid my fare, but I don't know of
any street railway company IN this part
Of the country that IL left 10 Itself
wouldn't have made me get OF ana
walk"
TWO young women whose names don't
know, but whose hats could recognize
block away if I saw them again. We're
eating sundaes az the same table with
me day before yesterday. and they We're
discussing Jen and what church, she and
Frank VIII be married In.
Franks n Presbyterian. isn't he?'
said the purple hat. And Jeus one. too,
isn't she, or is she a Cathoiic2"
The brown hat shook IN dissent.
Mercy no. said the girl under Il.
"Jen doesn't belong 70 any church. She
doesn't even go--Why, she's a regular
hectic"
You know that poem Of Joaquin Nil
lers, in which he gives the gold medal
10 the woman who rocks the cradle
Oftenest." said an elderly woman We'll
I'd like 10 have him see q modern family
and speak a few words on the subject.
There's my oldest boy. married two years
ago. OF course. I didn't very much care
for the girl he married-uo woman ever
does fall in love with her daughter-in-
law at first sight I thought she was a
silly little thing who'd lead George around
by the nose. and 7 felt sure she wouldn't
bring mp the children properly. I've just
come back from visiting them and my
four-months-UId granddaughter. George
wasn't at home when I got there, but I
said to Bessie. Where's the baby? I
want to kiss it Bessie looked a little
anxious.
She's just had her bottle Of milk
she said
Then I can see her before she goes
70 sleep
Oh, yes, said Bessie, YOU can see
her, but you'd better telephone to George
ana ask him If you may kiss her.
she took me into the sitting-room and
there was the baby fin a baby carriage.
Please don't speak To her said Bes-
sic. George wouldn't like it
We'll. / yiptOed up softly and
looked at the baby. Then I whispered 70
Bessie that we'd better go where we
could talk without disturbing the baby.
we can talk right here she said.
George doesn't Ike people 10 keep still
when she's going to sleep. He's trained
her TO be used 20 noise
" Bessie I cried, do you mean TO tell
me George won't Jet YOU do as you please
with your own baby?'
Poor Bessie began TO cry.
Oh, I'm so glad you've come she
said. Il know you'll make George let
me rock the baby and play with It. He's
read up on babies and knows all about
them. Our baby is trained so beautifully
and fed so scientifically that it never
cries except when it's hungry. and #
never has collie or a cold OF anything.
George says 7 ought 10 see how much
better his way is-but I do wish I could
rock it to sleep sometimes
"Ill speak 20 George 7 said. and did
Perhaps YOU think I don't know any
thing about how 20 bring up a baby" ]
said.
"'Of course I think that he said calm
y.
How could you know? There weren't
any authoritative books 10 consult In
your day
But I brought up i've said
That was luck he had the effrontery
to answer me. we all had collie and
snufiies. and the house had 10 be still
as death when we slept You were your
self ont walking the floor and you dosed
Up continually. We We're all nervous as
cats. II wasn't your fault but you really
didn't know anything about scientific
child rearing. And did YOU ever see a
better baby than ours is?'
Il had 20 confess that I never did II
was no more trouble than a machine. but
fl wasn't a real baby When George
wasn't at home a trained nurse watched
it. Bessie and shed tears together, and
one day I went out and bought Bessie a
cat.
There" I said to George. 7 hope
you'll let her rock the cat
I thought my sarcasm would wlther
him. but it didn't
That's about all a CATS good for he
said. a baby's too valuable to spoil.
Common sense ought to tell you I'm
right
I suppose common sense has never been
very gossipy with me. OF course. George
IS right, but If I'd guessed he was going
10 boss HIS wife in the matter of the
babv I'd have spanked the trait olt of