The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-08-17
Fright to Sleep"

yet. at least. And she wears a hood
and long coat and shawl when she
is out of doors
81 think it is wise to keep her well
bundled up, you know.
Il also have cunning little rubber
pacifier which L put in her mouth.
Every one knows what that is, I'm
sure!
She finds that very pleasant and
restful. She never cries when 1 give
1t to her.
But was going to tell you about
going out the other day. My mother
was sick, and there was an errand she
had to do quite far down town.
I'm the city there are lots and lots
of people, and many street cars and
wagons and automobiles and trucks.
and all sorts of things like that.
MY mother asked a neighbor If she
would put me on one of these cars and
ask the conductor to let me off at a
certain place where L was to do the
errand for my mother.
Then the people was going to see
would put me back on the right car
and I'D get home quite safely. I'm
not baby, but I'm not very old, and
it was a busy time OF the day when
the people were rushing home from
work, going this way and that way,
and my mother was little bit nervous
to have me go alone.
well, 1 said 1 would take my dolly
along, too.
"'She will look after me, and 1 will
look after her. told my mother.
$50 we were put on the right car.
Well, so many people were getting on
that car. There were certainly crowds
and crowds of people!
But the conductor helped me most
especially, because, you know, they al
ways help mothers who are carrying
babies. And my dolly is very, very
big. She is almost, almost as big as
real baby.
yes, the conductor helped me on.
l couldn't hold dolly and keep my bal
ance (for the car was starting to 20
AGAIN., and get out my money.
$50 1 handed my little bag to the
conductor and said:
Please get out my carfare for me,
as / can't, with the baby And there
is no charge for babies, is thereT
"'No charge for them he said, and
he took out the five cents and handed
my bag back to me.
THE car was damned with people,
but very polite old gentleman got up
and gave me a seat. And down sat
with my dolly, after thanking him.
81 held my dolly so she was COM
Portable and let her lean back against
me so that she closed her eyes and
had a little nap. I pulled down her
clothes and made her look her best,
and wrapped around the shawl a little
more closely. And the muller, too.
For I have my dolly wear mufier.
Then when IL IS cold she can have II
wrapped around tighter than II It is
warm.
well, we had a nice trip, Dolly and
I. and we did not mind the great
crowds Of people at all
Coming home, a polite young man
gave me seat. for Of course It would
have been hard TO stand and hold my
dolly
But some one came TO see my moth
pr little later that evening, and she
said she had seen me on the car, but
that I was too far away from her with
The crowds In between TO speak to me.
But she told my mother that I acted
with my dolly so exactly as though she
"ere real baby that the people gave
Us seats just naturally.
my mother and she smiled n good
deal about this but I didn't for my
dolly Is my baby, and love my baby
81 much. And while I think IL was
polite OF the people TO give me their
seats. think they should do that when
q mother is carrying a baby"