The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-22
MOTHERS
NOVEL PLAN
She Tried 90 Raise Her Gaby BY
Telephone.

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raised by phone.
This tot is the child Of woman
who is a widow or the woman who
should be a widow, Or the woman who
wants to be a widow Widow or should
be or would be- she is the woman who
Is compelled to earn the money which
must clothe and feed and provide
roof for herself and child. and. not
being able to be in two places at
once. and the question of the where
withal of an things decreeing that she
must spend the greater part of her
time at her place Of business, there Is
nothing left to do but leave the baby
in the charge OF some one who may be
competent or may be just the reverse,
and supervise its care By phone.
AS a rule the home Of the woman
with q child Is boarding house,
where the baby becomes the pet and
the object Of interest TO the feminine
contingency. While the mother is at
home the women boarders worry not
at an. with the advent OF the nurse
they feel a sudden weight Of responsl-
bility descend upon their shoulders
and the nurse is Immediately aware
that her path is marked out as
straight and extremely narrow She
will be allowed no leeway. Her young
men must not meet her on the corner
She must abandon her yellow-covered
novel
On the day Of the nurses arrival the
mother gives instructions.
4 will call you up several times
today and see how you are getting
along. Then, If I think Of anything
want to tell YOU can let yoa know.
If yon are in dificulty about anything
60 TO Mrs. or Mrs. - or Mrs.
-, and she will tell you what TO do.
Now, don't take the baby out to-day,
for she has a cold BE sure that you
cover her up when she takes her nap.
Give her plenty Of water to drink.
Don't tell her about anything that will
frighten her See that her bottle is
good and warm. Don't let her get in
drafts. Have her face and hands
washed and her hair combed and a
clean dress on when you take her
down to lunch. Don't give her any
candy. That's all can think Of now
! I'll call you up
And the nurse sighs, Yes, ma'aml
At ten o'clock the telephone bel
rings. A tragic voice cries This is
Mrs . Please call Maggie to the
phone at once
Breathlessly the landlady flies III
the stairs.
Maggie. Maggiel Maggie. Hurrayl
Mrs. --- is at the telephone O. In
afraid something dreadful-0. was th,
baby asleep? Poor lite sing. Der'
no. She never used to cry that way
when her mother was here. Go on, IT
watch the baby. Dere now, petty. Dix
naughty Maggie make it ky. Aw-aw
Nesser min Mama pank"
Maggie at the telephone by thi,
time gasps Hello
Maggie" cries the voice at th'
other end. 20, is that you? forgo
to tell you to put limewater in tn
babys bottle. Has she had 1t? o
dear. 0, dear Aud, Maggie-what Il
that hear? Is the baby crying? What
Why, what do you mean by leavini
her? Go back at once. Maggie-Mae
gle" But Maggie has gone. Th'
phone rings madly
The landady again answers. Mag
gle, upstairs rocking the baby. hears.
yes. Mrs. -. Dreadful. Crie'
: until her face was purple. She's quie
now. o, l hardly-think so? Soothing
syrup? IN see You hold the wire
There is a tiptoeing ascent. The
, Just as the baby closes its eyes tn
: door is opened suddenly to close agall
with a bang. The landlady says M
I don't think So but you never ca
tell. She seems awfully quiet But
wouldn't worry If were vol
Mrs. ~."
TWO hours later the bell peals sue
! denly. The nurse shudders and clutche
, the child to her. Bet it's your ma,
she says
"Muggie? Please bring the baby {
[ the phone. Is she there? Now hol
/ her there tin she coughs Scmethin
tells me she is going TO be croupy an
must know about it. I am so wo
e ried DO you think she will cough r.
Il don't know, ma'am. replied MAJ
il gle. She hasn't coughed all day"
"she hasn't9 You haven't been tr.
J ing any medicine on her, have yol
!, Maggie? All right Don't ever a
that. Well I'll call you up later"
And SO it goes. When night come
s and the nurse is allowed TO go hon
n there is apt to be wild look in he
/ eyes and she is not to be blamed
she Is onesided holding baby on on
y arm and hanging on to receiver I
the same time IS enough TO make an
Il one appear tipsy
/, After a few days the mother pro
l. ably relaxes her vigilance II she Is 4
n eilned to have confidence in the 81
r and il the baby appears TO Ike HI
new caretaker. But just tho same 81
oversees everything that there is to
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