Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-06-18
omi selected one of my fingers, and

and LII soon get over 1t.
There's nothing to get over, jim
my: but | ought to like him, too"
81 want you TO like him just as
much as other mothers like their
babies
oh" Omi clasped her hands.
But other mothers can't love their
baby so much as l love mine-yours!
[ may love him, mayn't l, jimmy"
"Of course you may"
And you will, won't your"
81 dare say l shall get to like the
little sleepy bundle, when he's big
ger
You like him now, Jimmy" she in
sisted.
Yes. l suppose 1 do. Well, do,
then"
so you can't be jealous of me lik-
ing him.
Pm not jealous, Omi. IL don't
know how to explain what l mean ex-
actly.'
Omi leaned her head against my
shoulder, and didn't say anything.
Its two troubles in one," | con
fessed. The first is that you won't
be able to do all the things we used
to do together, on account Of"
"The little soft, sleepy bundle" she
said gently.
THE little soft, sleepy bundle. And
so we shan't be quite such chums as
we used to be-"
1--WE shan't be able to do things to-
gether quite so often but we shall be
just as great chums, Jimmy. Think
how delighted we shall be when the
the sleepy bundle goes to sleep; and
we can run off together and be-just
the same as we've always been"
"Ah" l said. I'VE sha'n't be just
the same, Omi That is the second
trouble; the real one. We were just
two together; and you couldn't say
what one was apart from the other.
Now you'll live part of your life with
him instead of with me, and so you'll
alter; and l shall alter, because you
have altered. l don't mean that we
shall drift apart, or anything of that
sort You'll be good chum still; and
so shall l. We shall be just as fond
of each other, l hope, then; but we
sha'n't be quite the same people.
Anyhow, we sha'n't have quite the
same jolly times. There was nothing
wanted altered Omi."
Omi drew deep breath.
Il see what you mean, Jimmy" she
agreed Il shall have to look after the
baby; and SO l sha'n't be able to do
things with you sometimes. So you'll
drop into the club, and Don't pro
test, Jimmy. I'd rather you'd fill up
the time pleasantly. And shall take
very good care that you like me bet
ter than the club. We shall still be
great friends-you mean that don't
you?"
Yes, little wife"
| very great friends; but we shan't
! be a pair by ourselves; and we shall
live little pieces of life that are diff
| ferent. And so we shall come to lool:
at things a little differently. Is that
it?"
That's it, Omi."
But don't we do that now, Jimmy
You have your Office; and little
golf; and once | let you so yachting
| for two whole days-but l never viii
again. l couldn't rest minute"
Little goose!"
Yes. And l have the house; anc
shopping; and afternoon calls. Why
should | alter because | have anothe,
amusement? He's a very little one
| jimmy
Yes" / agreed He's a very litttl,
one; but the other things didn'
reckon, and he does"
Yes He does; but There arr
some friends who reckon, Jimmy
There was a time when l felt abou
them as you feel about baby. In
much more Jealous than you really
and-I expect you know why didn'
like the clan at first. though you'v
never told me-
Yes" | agreedJIeI know
"And now I'm so fond OF Elsie; an,
| sent you to take her home the othe
night, and never worried for second
and ! wouldn't give the dear old clal
up for anything. We don't love eacl
other less because we love our friend
more do we?"
NO, dear; but we have the sam
friends"
Omi pulled one arm out of the rug
and put it around me.
Jimmy" she said. I'VE have tn
same baby"
A man may be clever and wise
though ! am neither-but woman
far cleverer and wiser. | shall Away
feel that, when Omi said that, sh
made difference in both our lives
but ] didn't see it all at once.
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