The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-05
BACHELOR
AND BABY
What Happened When He Was
Left In Charge.


position and bald head, Ny state OF
single blessedness and my badness
are my misfortune. not my faults
Various girls are to blame for the
first, and unremitting application to
novel reading In bed may have some.
thing to do with the latter
Like the traditional spInster, bach.
elor is authority on the rearing OF chill
dren, and have often expressed my
views on the subject at some length to
a sister of mine who is married and
has small daughter aged five. 1t SO
happened that have seen little of the
child, as my hours for calling on my
sister are late, and when / arrive
Grace; the little girl. is usually In bed
But the other day nay theories on the
training of children received a severe
shock. My sister said to me: John,
Robert and l have an invitation to
visit q friend of mine for the week
end. She lives out Of town and if we
go we don't want to take Grace with
us. Now. I've often heard you say
I
child, and here's an opportunity. Sup
pose you come over Saturday after
noon and take charge of Grace until
Sunday evening. when we come
homer"
This invitation l accepted. although
it meant giving up an evening at the
club and dinner engagement on Sun
day. / went over to my sisters Sat
urday noon, just before she left, ready
for business. She said you won't
have anything to do, John, except to
keep an eye on her, and IL you feel
like 1t to amuse her, take her for q
walk tomorrow OF something of that
sort, Maggie, the nurse, will look after
her meals, put her to bed and all that;
so | don't think you'll have any trou-
ble."
Then she turned to Grace, who had
been standing by her side, gazing at
me with wide-eyed stare common to
children and which to my disgust
made me feel somewhat uncomfort.
able.
0AoNCg ooA0 lily biOIGIr mOlH0T Is
going away for Sunday, and Uncle
John is coming here to stay with you.
Now, be good girl and do what he
tells you"
AS she left the room turned quick.
ly to the child.
Don't you want to play, Gracie?" |
asked.
"Yes!" she responded with enthusi-
asm; want to play horsie.'
To anyone needing strenuous exer.
else can recommend, "horsie" as play.
ed by my niece or rather as played by
her uncle at her direction
Procuring piece of string some
what the worse for wear, she ap-
preached me and requested me to take
1t in my teeth.
''You diets on de floor" explained
Grace, so down on my hands and
knees went The equestrienne sat on
my back. kicked me in the sides and
pulled violently on the string. | crept
painfully about the room, continually
urged on to greater speed, until final
ly stepped in the hall for rest.
My sister was careful housekeeper
but my hands and the knees of my
trousers showed the traces of their
contact with the carpet. As was ex.
aiming them Miss Grace said: want
to play horsie on de piazza, uncle
John?"
20. no. dear" expostulated. Its
cold outside and" stopped. Tears
were gathering in her eyes and her
lower lip was beginning to tremble
Very well, We'll co." assured her
but you must put on your hat and
coat"
l assisted her on with her wraps and
we went OF on the "pazazza. 1t was
a clear, cold autumn day, and the Gun
was shining. A beautiful day for a
walk. But was playing horsie. Up and
down on the cold piazza / crept. my
hands and knees getting sorer every
minute. hadn't thought to put on a
pair Of gloves, and after two or three
laps decided they'd be useless.
you is a fat, slow horsie," remark
ed my rider as l started on what | de-
terminei should be the last lap of the
circuit. Just az I reached the steps
in front OF the door Grace suddenly
dismounted with cry OF joy and ran
down the steps. I raised my head and
there on the sidewalk stood the Only
Girl, trying to repress smile, while
my rival stood by her side grinnine
inadvertently.
l was sight. My hands were black
my trousers ruined, my hair was rum
pied, the string which l dropped was
tangled up in my collar and I was
dripping with Precipitation, cold as II
was
"You look warm, Mr.. Blake" grin
ned my divinity with a smile.
Having hot time. John?" grinned
my rival.
my sister left NE In charge ri
Grace" explained, "and am engaged
in amusing her. This game is known
as 'horsie. It's little bit strenuous. ?
They smiled and passed on while
told my niece that it was time to &c
In and that we'd play "horsie'' again
some other day. When it came Tins
for her to 60 to bed the nurse nm
dressed her. l then picked he,
up and was about to deposit her in
the bed when she reminded me she