The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
fcopyright 1910. by Associated Lat
erary Press,

fCopyright 1910. by Associated Lat
erary Press,
Mrs. George congdon had run into
fhiissaeiphia FOR the day 10 visit her
mother. She had brought with her
her girl baby, ten months old, and
Had been accompanied by her hus-
band ne nurse girl. His business ~as
tn the city, and at o'clock he would
call and take her home. Mr.. Cong
don was d young man. bat hs under
stood babies. He knew that they
should be held head downwar1-..shat
they should be given fatheriy finger
70 bite when they cried and that
tickling the bottoms OF their feet
when they had the colis was q GER
tain cure.
That was the finest baby In the
state Of Pennsylvania. The fsthtr.
the mother. the grandmother, Aunt
Ethel and ell the neighbors at the
Congdcn suburban home said So
Realizing. young as she was. that En.
would be kept awake at night when
her sparkling days came. she got as
much infant sleep as possible She
could be laid away on the bed, the
window sill. the clock shelf ,,r any
other place, and she would coEt1.ue
to- sleep.
Mrs. Huntington. the grandmother
had very little to do with the baby
II was her duty to recommend sage
tea and catnip mixture and mild
musiard pIasfeTs and to declare That
the baby looked just like it's father.
Having done this her duties were
ended.
- Ethel Huntington. Mrs Cnngdans
only sister, was nineteen years old.
she was not TO blame for being an
aunt at that age. Some of the girls
poked fun at her. but she sas loyal
TO the child. She characterized It as
the incest. sweetest, brightest, hand
EoJnest. darifngest thing arer sssrH.,
and IL she could have kissed II Oft
ener she would certainly have Hat
tened its nose.
Mrs. corgdcn and baby were duly
left at grandma's and duly welcorn-
Tia AEianLRas= kIssealsassssf..
Rugged. fattered and talked to, and
the day passed without calamity
Along toward S o'clock In the after
noon Mr. congdon teiephonsd that bis
frm had given him an errand to do,
and that the wife must make her way
home alone. This brought Ethel 90
the front. She would not only ac-
ccn1psny her sister to the dspoS In
the taxi, but take the rain home
with her and hold that "darlingeyt"
On her lay all the way. II was SET
tied at once that this should be the
program, and at certain hour 1t
was carried out. That Is, fne two
ladies' and the young prodigy were
landed at the Chestnut street depot
twenty minutes too late for one train
and thirty minutes too cary for an
other.
The ladies' waiting room. OF course,
was the only place left to them
After ten minutes Mrs. Congdon won't
out to buy n ticket for Ethel. having
her own return In her purse. She
met friends and stopped TO chat-~-the
history OF the baby had to be told.
She was proud of the opportunity TO
tell IL
Time was passing and Aunt Ethel
became impatient More time pa ssed,
and she became alarmed. She picked
up the sleeping baby and walked out
Int the general room to find her
sister. Just then a young man wait
ing for train tainted away Some
said IL was o case OF love, and gerle
that he had a weak heart crowd
gathered, just then somebody .snid
the depot was On fire He he'd abou.
II. but his object WAS praise worthy
lie wanted to add 10 the excitement.
and he certainly did.
Young Aunt Ethel was smpetuoas