The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-21
Tending the Baby Bu, He'll Never Repeat the Performance
 By M. QUAD Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure
 Newspaper Syndicate.

It was in one of the waiting rooms of the Grand Central depot. was sitting beside m honest faced, mother ly woman of thirty-fve, who had baby about eight months old asleep >in her lap. She had asked about the train up the river. when she suddenly cried out that she had lost her portemonnaie. She felt in the pocket of her dress and in the pockets of her cloak, and she shook out the baby's clothes, and by and by she said:
 q remember now. left 1t at my sis ters, in East Thirty-siXth street My ticket and all my money are in it."
 Madam" said I, you have fifty minutes before train time. You can easily go back and get your purse"
 But the baby?"
 "He's asleep, and if you dare trust him with me I'll take care of him."
 i've most a mind to do so."
 "Come on with him, and you needn't hurry a bit on my account. We'll both be right here when you get back"
 She gave me a 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 a "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 offspringI Do you sup pose I'd ever leave one of my children that way? Not much"
 She was still walking around with her nose up in the air when an old man with a cane and a satchel stop ped to yell at me:
 "Do you know if this is the New Haven depot or not?"
 'rNo, sir, 1t isn't" replied as I held up my hand warningiy.
 "YOWg un sleep, eh?" he shouted in stiu louder tones.
 nodded and cautioned him again
 At that moment the baby's eyes open ed. l rocked him to and fro and crOon- ed to him, and he'd have slept again but for q woman who came up and loudly inquired:
 Did you notice a hand bag on that seat when you sat down|
 "NO, l didn't see any hand bag, and you woke this baby upw I shouted at the woman.
 "Oh, l have! State prison ofFense, I suppose!" she sncered as she made of.
 By thls time the baby's eyes had got below my hat, and they began to be- tray a great deal of anxiety. l kept my knees moving and sang to him. I had sung about a rod of ''The Old Oaken Bucket" which 1 have always found to have a soothing effect, and he was looking at me with great curiosity, when fat woman came sailing along and stopped to eXcluim:
 "Kitchcs, what a sweet little babyW
 Walking about with a baby in your arms Is rather mOuotOnOus on the spine and knees and shoulders, but was in- vented as an offset for paregoric. I lifted up the baby and took a walk-a- by-baby walk. As 1 walked 1 tried to divert his mind into a new channel by telling him q bear story. He was grad uauy becoming interested and had probably made up his mind that was at least his stepfathcr when a little old man who hadn't the slightest ex- cuse for living blocked my way and shrilly observed:
 My wifc&icd and left a baby about as big as him on my hands, and l know bow 10 pity you. Are you rais- Ing him on the bottle"
 went on with the bear story, but 1t was no use. The baby began to grow red in the face and 10 kick and claw, and be finally yelled out at the top of his voice. | changed him to the other shoulder, but it was no good l got him down on my arm and tossed him up and down, but he piped the harder. No fewer than six full grown people at once gathered around to discuss the | case, and because l couldn't stand still to answer their questions l heard them A, ,s, ,,,