South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-20
Acting Like
A Baby
HY do we all Ike babies p"
w said the man who's always
boxing for reasons.
That's pain enough.

W boxing for reasons.
That's pain enough.
They're pretty and dimpled and
chubby and rolly-polly and mostly
blue eyed--but the main thing is
babies don't care a whoop for any
thing or anybody. anywhere. any
time. anyhow.
And that's the secret Of their
wonderful fascination.
What does a baby care for you
or me. or the President OF the
United States or the Akhoond Of
Swat, or Pa or Ma. or anybody?
Not a thing-not the blink OF an
eyelash-not the fiftieth part OF a
tear.
The baby gets hungry and he
wants TO eat-and tired, and he
wants 20 sleep-catch him waiting
for anybody or anything.
Not he. He'll go to sleep in the
face and eyes OF the adm onishing
world-and If he's hungry. he'll
rise up as far as he can. and tell
the universe about It, no matter
whom he bothers or how tired they
are or how mad he makes them OF
anything
The baby has his own plans. and
his own ideas and he just naturally
bawls those ideas and those plans
right into the worlds ear-and the
world can make the best of it
that's all!
IF a baby likes you. he'll make
a grab at you. no matter who YOU
are. old or young. rich or poor,
homely or handsome-and If he
hates you. he'll make a face at you
no pussyfooting about him. He
knows his own mind and he doesn't
care who else knows it.
And he doesn't whisper about 1t
when he's mad He yells and
whoops and that's all there is to it.
Il wish 1 were a baby-there are
lot Of things I'd like TO bawl about
right now.
I'D like to run down Main street.
with my mouth wide open-squaH-
ing at the top OF my lungs. this very
minute. But do l dare to do it?
Not I! Somebody would arrest
me, and have me locked up before
had gone a block.
II have TO camouflage and pre-
tend and make believe and pussy
foot-from morning till night
'I don't want my creditors 20
L. RI o
after me If they think that.
Il don't want my poor relations
TO suspect I've got anything In the
bank-they'u be down on me like a
thousand OF brick II let that get
out.
II mustn't let my partner Srow
distrust him-I'Il have TO watch him
al the closer then.
Il have to think before I speak
and look before I Ieap-and have a
second thought before dare ex-
press the first one.
say. Ia certainly ,ove TO be a
baby-and say what I say when I
mean it,"
wonder II there isn't some truth
In what the man who's always
looking for reasons said.
I wonder if we aren't all so sick
aud tired OF pretense and makebe-
lieve that lt's a relief to see a baby
Just because he doesn't know
there's any such thing
Wouldn't It be fun to say what
you really and honestly think-for
once-and cry when you want 10
ory-and laugh when you feel so
az "Sariey'' used TO say.
and never have TO ask what a thing
costs before you buy H. And not
have 10 think how you'n pay Il
back when YOU accept a favor Yes.
there's a lot in he theory
But what a noisy world Il would
be, wouldn't .t-and emotional
dear met
There's a mean. little envious
creature know. What fun Il would
be to NO. no." and push him out
OF the landscape-that's what baby
would try 70 do, isn't Il?
The Schemer-always wanting 70
get something for nothing and
thinking nobody can see what she's
trying 70 do-the HypOcrite the
Self absorbed Woman. always on
the edge OF the situation like a pur-
ring cat who sits on the edge OF the
fence and doesn't care what hap
pens. so long as she's ali right her
self. Yes. I'd Ike 10 open my mouth
IN a loud roar Of protest when some
OF these arrive on the scene
wouldn't il be FUN?
But oh. what n they said 81 first
and loudest? There are always
two sides 20 a story. aren't there7
Still I do see what the Reason
INC Man m eaut-dor't vo,p ~ r.