The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-27
The journal Of a
Neglected Baby
By Barbara BlaI
By Barbara Blar

do like bashful young men. They
are no end OF fun. Sometimes help
my mother receive, and today when
| went In the drawing room l saw
one OF them standing in the middle
OF the room. Amy intelligent infant
can pick out a bashful man from a
roomful of people without the slight
est hesitation though no one else may
have discovered that he Is.
There Is something In his eye as
soon as he sees us that gives hial
away at once. This one was such q
funny man. | Just howled.
He had nice, fat pink cheeks and
baby blue eyes and pretty yellow hair
plastered down smooth over his head
He had mouth just like mine, and
the same guileless expression.
It was really very amusing when he
frowned. which he did as soon az he
saw me. When he frowned he looked
just as look when | frown and the
women say:
90 see the cunning little frown?
Does 1t think it's crossTN
He was the first person ! noticed
when | went In, and as soon as | saw
that frown | chuckled to myself
Then | cooed softly and held out
my arms to him pleasantly. So nurse
took me over to him at once.
Confound it," heard him mutter.
what do they want to bring that
young one in here for?"
Nurse stopped In front of him.
she noticed you as soon as we
came in. sir
Nurse said this as II she expected
him to be proud Of 1t, but he only
backed still further away
Goo. goo, goo. cried genially.
A few women turned and stared
at us
why. the little darling!" cried ono.
"She wants to come to you, Mr.. Jones
Do take her"
Mr. Jones face grew very red He
backed into tea table and eyed me-,
anxiously.
Nurse held me out TO him.
"She wants you to take her. sir"
said nurse. beaming upon him. Il am
sure. sir. never saw haT take so to no
gentleman before"
/ smiled at him sweetly / could
see now that his knees were treInb
ling, and funny little bits of perspira
ton were standing out all over his
face.
20, do take her, Mr.. JONES'" cried
very pretty girl. Watch her hold
out her cunning little hands to you.
Don't you Just love herr"
-rps, y.-s,- ne snurniured, weakly.
Very nice child. Remarkable infant.
neutrality-suspicious.. Just--inst take
II away, my good woman"
screwed my face up at once. Nurse
looked doubtful.
"She is going to cry. sir Would
you mind just taking her for a minute
sir?"
Sometimes I suspect that nurse has
sense OF humor.
Mr.. Jones did mind could ace
that he minded very much.
gave a pathetic little wall. just "a
foretaste of what / could do in that
line. and held out my arms 10 him
appealingly.
20. isn't 1t too SWEET. cried an
other girl NOW. Mr.. Jones, you sim
ply must take the little dear"
Here | regret to say Mr.. Jones lost
his temper.
"rll be--dablessed--if 1 do" he
cried furiously.
No self-respecting infant could ig-
more such treatment.
promptly doubled up both fists and
let out the fun volume OF my voice
This attracted general attention to
Mr.. Jones. Everybody in the room
turned and stared at us.
III | might be so bold" sir" said
nurse, Il think you had better take
her, sir. for minute"
Mr.. Jones grew very pale. Then
he took me from nurse and. grabbing
me wildly about the middle. held me
gingerly at arms length. while he
looked helplessly at nurse. as II ask
ing her to tell HIM what to do next
He amused me so that / doubled
right up. I simply roared. Every
body thought | was crying. but was
really convulsed with laughter.
Then, recovering myself. plunged
one hand deep in his hair. pulling with
all my strength. while | kicked him
violently under my long clothes; at
the same time tSrning to my mothers
guests and smiling upon them
seraphically
What a heavenly smilel" cried one
woman. That child is too good to
live"
By.by.