The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-02
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(. down there is that she's never ha
a any real appreciation outside of our
It's no wonder, In big. selfish cit
like Chicago where every one Is a.
: sorbed in his own affairs. Why, eve
t the grocer's boy acts as II he wer
( doing me favor when ! tell him b
may look at her asleep in her basket
I'm just going 10 revel In seeing 4;
Their and mother and all the Bixb
! friends go wild over the little darling
There's the train"
, The next morning, arrived at tn
home OF her girlhood, Mrs. Herricl
waited In flutter of anticipation
while her own mother cuddled tn,
wonderful baby.
i You haven't once said how prett,
she is, mother" she complained al
last.
The grandmother smiled "You
see my babies all had dark hair and
a great deal Of 1t right from the start,
was her apologize reply. She's a
nice, healthy little girl, though, dear.
Don't you mind"
Hello, thers" broke in boyish
voice as Mrs. Herricks young brother
bounced in at the door How do,
sis? Where's that kid, Gee, but
isn't he funny This is your Uncle
Dan, sir"
What are you thinking Of, Dan?
Your little niece Ia a girl"
ooh, it's girl, know" sheepishly
Il wasn't thinking for minute.
Wasn't Chester awful disappointed
cause 1t wasn't boy?"
"Of course not We both wanted
q little blue-eyed, golden-ha:red daugh-
ter"
f'Call this golden ,hair?" inquired
the ba1yi4 arandfhslifqi IYhipislqaHlyi
as he bsaf hnd strpksd the .,sdahty'
down. 'sIba ihAhay Mea have called
thai towhead.
"Toels Echoed the ruined little
mother. You ought to see the habys
hair CLEAN and CLINT in the sunlight.
This house is so shaded with trees
that you can't half see her Here,
Ill take her, mother. She's tired and
sleepy little blessing. DO l 80 to
my own old room?'
From her own old room Mrs. Her
rick issued that afternoon proudly
bearing freshly dressed baby On
the stairs she stopped to pull down
one Of the petticoats, SO that its fine
lace and infinitesimal- feather stitch
ing shouldlpeep from below The dainty
dress , Wi4
Man Fielding was always 80 crazy
about pretty clothing that she'll APP
preciate the work on that petticoat,"
she was thinking. as she hurried down
to the parlor, where one OF the friends
OF her recent girlhood was waiting to
see her.
well, well, Bess," was Mans greet
Ing, "Awfully glad to see you, II you
30 look like ghost of yourself so
this is the wonderful infant! Let
me get look at the little tike. Well,
declared My goodness! Did you
sver,"
With that Nan definitely dropped |
he subject of the baby and began 10
ell about the course OF study In the
literary club.
II Mans call was a disappointment.
he visit OF the married friend was
tragedy.
What a mite!" she exclaimed. IT
uppose she looks so little to me
because my Harold was always so
liz. And don't think she's as strong
s she ought to be. Bess. At her age,
Harold would stralghten himself right
p. But then, Harold had cut two
eeth when he was as old as she is;
e's a sort of a prodigy. ! can hardly
rait for you to see him"
The event Of the day was still to
ONE. Z Dear old Uncle Doctor. The
nan who had offciated at the ADVENT
{ little Mrs. Heuick hepelf and Who
ad made a tremendous pet OF her
yer since, vas coming to view her
ably. She was especially eager to
ear what he would say. II
When he walked In the first thing
e did was to pick up the child and II
AIRY her to the window. where he
tudied her at arms length for fully
minute. Then he turned to the I.
tile mother, vita stood, awaiting his
omment. her heart in her eyes. In
Her face" be said. amIably. seems
, be perfectly symmetrical. except
,st one eye is slightly strsbismic.7
That evening. IN her room alone.
Ire Herrick sa. down A. = feek 10 IL
,lfll her husbands request but
imp sreiled in her throat ss the "a
Gus comments On the baby crowded .
TO her mind. At last she laid down
Pr pen abruptly and tiptoed over TO
Ie bed. There lay the baby. wide j
wake Regardless OF rules. her moth
: snatched her up and dropped into
rocker. G
Let them be bllnd II they want
=, she whispered ~ the soft little n
.ek Your mother knows that
,sre the beauufulest loyslsst baby
the wOrId-you nicey-piosy. EOody-
,ody, sreetytvee(yi" u
After that she felt much betts~-
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