The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-29
Tending the Baby
Blu, He'll Never Repeat the Performance
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

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ly woman Of thirty-five, who had
Z baby about eight months old asleep 4
her lap. She had asked about the trail
up the river, when she suddenly erie
out that she had lost her portemonnait
She felt In the pocket Of her dress an,
In the pockets Of her cloak, and sh
shook out the baby's clothes, and b,
and by she said:
II remember now. left 1t at my sis
ters, In East Thirty-sixth street. M,
ticket and all my money are in it,
Madam" said !, you have fift
minutes before train time. You car
easily go back and get your purse"
But the baby?"
Hes aS.eep, and If you dare trust
him with me I'll take care of him."
1--WE most a mind to do So"
"Come on with him, and you needn',
hurry bit on my account Well both
be right here when you get back"
She gave me long, lingering look,
so as to be able to swear to me in
court, and hurried out, and she was
scarcely out Of sight when "Rock-a-
| by Baby" woman about four seats
away, who had heard and seen all and
was no doubt jealous, got up and walk
ed around and said:
THAT shows how much mothers
think of their offspring! Do you sup
pose I'd ever leave one of my children
that way? Not muchr'
She was still walking around with
her nose up In the air when an old
man with cane and a satchel stop
ped to yell at me:
do you know IL this is the New
Haven depot or not?"
mo, sir, 1t isn't" replied as / held
up my hand warningly.
Young un sleep, eh?" he shouted In
still louder tones.
/ nodded and cautioned him again.
AT that moment the babys eyes open
ed. rocked him to and fro and Groom
ed TO him, and he'd have slept again
but for a woman who came up and
loudly inquired
did you notice hand bag on that
seat when you sat DOWN.
mo. / didn't see any hand bag, and
you woke this baby up!" / shouted at
the woman.
"0h. havei State prison offense,
I supposed" she sneered as she made
off.
BY this time the baby's eyes had got
below my hat. and they began to be-
tray a great deal of anxiety. / kept
my knees moving and sang to him.
had sung about rod OF THE Old
oaken Bucket" which / have always
found 10 have a soothing effect, and he
was looking at me with great curiosity,
when a fat woman came sailing along
and stopped to exclaim:
"kitches, what n sweet little babyr'
Walking about with baby in your
arms is rather monotonous on the spine
and knees and shoulders, but was in
rented as an Offset for paregoric. I |
lifted up the baby and took walk-a-
Dy-baby walk. AS walked / tried TO
iivert his mind into a new channel by |
elling him bear story. He was grad.
rally becoming interested and had
made up his mind that was
Il least his stepfather when a little
I'D man who hadn't the slightest ex-
use for living blocked my way and
hrilly observed:
my wife died and left a baby about
is big as him on my hands, and |
now how to pity you. Are you rails
ng him on the bother
l went on with the bear story, but IL
vas no use. The baby began TO grow
ed in the face and to kick and claw,
nd he finally yelled out at the top OF
Is voice. changed him 10 the other
boulder. but It was no good. l got
i'm down on my arm and tossed him
p and down. but he piped the harder.
70 fewer than six full grown people at
nee gathered around TO discuss the
RSe. and because couldn't stand still
} answer their questions / heard them
ny that was a heartless father and
lat the Humane society ought TO sta.
on an agent at the depot
carried him over 20 the ticket Of.
re and the information bureau, but
E was not IN want Of anything in
lat line. walked and waved him 20
"a fro. then I stood still and tossed
M up ari down: then ! sat down
IA bounced him on my knee until his
IT tooth was almost shaken out. He
ID made up his mind that things
ere not according 90 Hoyle. however,
"a he suck 20 his tune.
! don't remember all that was said
: the waiting passengers. but here
p a few sample specimens from the
Dck.
NO one can make me believe that
h that childs father"
He doesn't seem 10 have a spark Of
Re Tor the poor little thing"
It's curious that the police haven't
ierferei before now
Dear me. but II be knew anything
all about children bed know that a
J Was prickng the poor thing 20
18th
There was Just one faint hope eft.
d ! seized upon 81. cantered the
ma cot ~ doors. and the sudden
1nrs shut him NJ. Then ] walked
ug unfH I got the sun In his syes.
be could no longer see ne. and be
q new train ~ thought and stop
! kicksne. While b. vas wonder
VIE had been elected I began -
q ~Ola Uncle Ned and Esrs him =