The Denver Jewish news., 1922-04-19
BabyGets aBunting

| Young Rabbi RoSennorn was PAIN
/ fully ill at ease. When one is very
/ young rabbi, it is not difficult to CON
fuse him; and under the circum-
/ stances even Il hardened veteran might
have flushed under Mrs Kordinskys
| colorful phrases.
| Nothing aint too good for n man
like you. Doctor" her voice rising high
and penetrating with emotion. First
you get my Raphael back when he
wants to run away and then you
tell the doctor by the Settlement to
come and make my Chayim good in
his throat and then
'Ye-yes," with an agonized glance
down the aisle, where certain of his
flock were already advancing to
bcstow their Friday night blessings.
Dave Rosenhorn wasn't snob: but he
didn't care to have his somewhat snob-
hish congregation gather about him,
while Hannah Kordinsky from the
wrong side of town, socially speaking,
poured out her almost fearful graft
tude. I'm glad I've been able to help
you little with all yopr troubles"
Il don't get often to cont to sclul.
Doctor" with a hitch to the read
sweater that just failed to cover her
ample person, "and you can't blame
me. Honest to God. when / get them
five kids to bed, I'm ready to drop
on the bed and go to sleep myself
without taking off my shoes. Any
how, on Friday when Il do my
ShabbaS cleaning and bake II little
extra. maybe. for ShabbaS, and fix my
fish and my chicken" From some
where under the sweater she produced
bundle wrapped in newspaper. lust
bit of Challah," she made her Offer
ing humbly. 1T came out grand this
week and | didn't know If your poor
wife had luck with hers. How is she
feeling now, Doctor?'
Fine. fine-and come and see us
sometime" with warmth more pro-
fessional than personal. she would
have comc to see you whe: your lit
tie boy was sick but she isn't going
out much herself nowadays"
Don't l know. Doctor" with n nod
of infinite satisfaction. God should
| give it. she comes through it all right
\ and you'll live to see the baby under
the chuppah. like my poor papa selis
used to say. And when the baby
comes, even if my Raphael amt max
ing much with his junk-thc roads
| are so bad now and the farmers get
ting stingicr every day even if we
amt got n cent in the house. I'll
! pawn my feather bed l brought over
| from the old country to get your baby
nice present. You got it coming
to you. Doctor, after all yu done for
our family
And she'll do it. ''mourned the
rabbi. after he had presented the
tribute OF Challah to his wife. Just
because | wrote n threatening letter
or two to that poor devil of II hus-
band of hers and made him come back
| when hc thought he needed Il vaca-
ticn. she'll spend her last cent ON
some fool triile our baby won't need.
and there's no way to stop her"
Young Rabbi Rosenhoru was right.
| The grateful Mrs. Kordinsky was
among the first of the stream of visi-
tors that invaded the house several
months after, laden with preselts for
| the now baby. She stayed entirely
too long and her chatter together with
the failing of her own six months old
| haby clawilg ut her breast gave Mrs.
Roscnhorn II headache, but as the
rabbits wife She was used to suffering
| from the tender mercies of the con-
| gregation. She even felt tinge of
conscience at her ingratitude, when
Mrs KordinsHy triumphantly display
Il her offering, II shoukingly expensive
Baby Bunting. Eva RosenhOrn gazed
from the wrap. quilted pink silk with
white chiffon lining, to the donors
shabby coat and her squirmins baby's
well-worn shoes.
Its very beautiful really too
lovely for my baby" she faltered
Nothing amt too good and eXpen-
sive for your husbands baby" declar-
cd Mrs. kordinsky. When my poor
ScElemiel Cher most intimate term for
her husbandJ forgot to come home.
didn't your husband write him he had
to come back quick or get arrested :
SO as soon as | knew you was going
to hav" baby, | said. III get that
baby present nobody needs to he
ashamed of-I'll get it Baby Bunt-
ing" She leaned over the bed and
wistfully touched the shimmering lin