The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-03
HOW they Got
ACQUAINTED

Nncr thcir marriage Jack llcrricN
liza Mary, his Wife, thought their two
atio rooms and Kitchen the ante
Tron Of heaven. 1t was their iirst
tome A year later came tho baby,
sod then Jack kissed Mary and saidi
NOW we're right inside o. heaven
Ana that baby, II WAS y mystery 70
TACK. and there were times when ne
Was ALMOST afraid of ".
Until the bahy's arrival Jack had
.heen updisputed l0rd Of his home and
had revelled in biz comforts, The baby
immediately changed all that. JACK
had To speak In whispers, md wren
once ~ dropped Ms pipe on INC hoor
MARY pouldp't speak 70 him fof
whole dav, Moments came when JaeRt
I6eKine at Ike baby over the Wlies
boulder. would gaze at the llttle mite
3nd wonder silently how one ~ small
could have the power TO reYola'lanlae
wllola household and tyfanni4e
reat hin sjonecu'ter
lEe understood all about Y one sun'
lav
tTtar dianer Jack made for the front
gaata for hits siesta He had sat tilafa
0liv few minutes when Marry
dressed to IN one caute into the room.
You knew, JaeE, Noras seias n Nh
maried next wees ana want " rnn
iewH II mothers house Gor ~ taFe
laoh at tlle troosoo oreh t2.t
GHow HER Wedding dress fRe
asleop and anyway, III aA'N 0 II
faw minNtas
facE had NJ saddenlg Haaa le3I
lrani bis dreaming that he dld Aat
.rasn the importance of the confront
ue situation unfiI Mary had s9ne
ant
Gee. that's a hot one leaving ne
ieee with tha baby" he exclaimed
agiag At the door through which
arv hsa escaped ana from There
aifh awe. at Che crib IN the corner.
onlg hopo sbe won be ioae
NWWnE occurred to break the qHist
If fha room, and Jack, conseaEI8aaiils
himself oa hts ea0d lUck aHrnad a@alH
Id t-e 4traaf ERt THO caia always Hra
eadas he storm tle ves watehlns Jiie
iaader of the District passing on tHe
other side az the avenue when y NUT,
aed sound brought him hack 20 l1is
RESPONSIBILITIES aud made him AdAie
ram his chair Ii Was q false alarm
,aet SOB from dreamland bHE tae
ather attn not know H. and scented
aH sorts 81 trouble.
win the Precipitation bfeaking out
on his forehead and willing EreallE
III general. Jack tiptoed across the
loor. jast al he was within leW
8ehcs from The crib board eraaked
loudly. ANA Jack. screwins up 2 nor.
rlhle arimaee, stood as II netrilied
Bnt the difficult trip had been worth
white. It was the arst time that the
ather had such a chance for close
and undistufbed view of hts baby ii@
stood ana stared and studied eyerE
dcyail Of the iitle thing.
Then. AZ he stood there great
longing came ~yer him to toueh, 70
feel his baby. his very own tiesh any
blood hut he was embarrassed,
afraid. and just clasned and unclasped
his bic hands He wanted TO do u 20
much. Int before he could muster Als
courage the baby awakened openel
her owes. and. feeling strong ana
healthy. started in on lung exercise
BIT Jack feared fits and commissions
and was almost paralyzed with fright
Ne. oh my. whatll DO now and
but maybe she can't yell eh2 he mur'
INJURED. not knowing what to do.
He gently shook the crib and begged
ilre baby to be quiet, but she Only
yelled moro Justify.
"Wharn I doh whatu l 90 r.
and-why couldn't Mary he here no"
/ "she wants to be picked MP, DE
said. wondering az her marvellous Gun
ming Now. WONDER wonder II
--if 7 couldn't thy it, just for ths
once?"
while he strained himself for an