The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-08-24
Fright to Sleep"

yet, at least. And she wears 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.
81 also have a cunning little rubber
paclfier which put in her mouth.
Every one knows what that is, I'm
sure!
She finds that very pleasant and
restful. She never cries when | give
II to her.
"But | was going to tell you about
going out the other day. My mother
was sick. api there was an errand she
had to do quite far down town.
an 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 Il neighbor If she
would put me on one of these cars ana
| ask the conductor to let me off at
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
| IL 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
~ have me go alone.
well. | said l would take my dolly
along, too.
"'She will look after me, and l viii
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
a real baby.
"Yes. the conductor helped me on
| couldn't hold dolly and keep my bal
| ance (for the car was starting to &c
again), and get out my money.
$50 | handed my little bag to Thu
conductor and said:
"'Please get out my carfare for me
ss I can't, with the baby. And ther'
is no charge for babies, is there?
"'No charge for Them he said, ant
ne took out the five cents and handles
my bag back to me.
| VIII nnOnle
but a very polite old gentleman got u
and gave me a seat. And down l sa
with my dolly, after thanking him.
"I held my dolly so she was con
Portable and let her lean back agalns
me so that she closed her eyes an
had little nap. | pulled down he
clothes and made her look her hes
and wrapped around the shawl littl
more closely. And the muller, to'
For | have my dolly wear mufiie
Then when it is cold she can have
wrapped around tighter than If 1t
warm.
swell. we had a nice trip, Dolly an
4 |. and we did not mind the gre;
= cro:vds Of people at all.
. Coming home. a polite young ma
!. yav. me a seat. for of course 1t wouI
Y. nave been hard to stand and hold m
ID dolly.
IS "But some one came to see my mot
or a little later that evening. and 81
said she had seen me on the car, b'
that | was too far away from her WI
the crowds in between TO speak to m
v. But she told my mother that | act'
t. with my dolly so exactly as though 81
rs we're a real baby that the people ga
us seats Just naturally.
en- "AIy mother and she smiled go'
til deal about this. but | didn't for .
dolly is my baby, and / love my ba
81 50 much. And while think It W
Of polite Of the people to give me thu
of seats 1 think they should do thai Hb