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BABIES. In my bachelor vistations to my
married friends, have often chuckcd over
the bashiuIness, contending with love, which
distinguishes the young ather. In the pride
OF his heart. perhaps, when his litile man
has first 9 wen evidence of that degree of
mental eXertion called "taking notice" he
clasps the growing baby in his arms; it rests
its little feet upon his knees; he endurcs
with philosophic patience all the 'gouging,
kicking, and pulling, with which the young
hero may testify his triumph; and while the
young mother stands by, her eyes beaming
with mingled love and pride, he becomes
warmer in his romps; makes faces, as the
nerveess fingers OF the little one seek, with
more earnestncss, his eyes, or pull with a
greater effort at his lips; and amid the
screams and laughter he chases the hying
hours, until at length ga pale cast ofthought"
fits over the baby's face, like cloud in
summer sky. This is signal for i'm
mediate seriousness. The father grows grave


then frightened lie raises him gently
from his lap, and with a single exclamation
ef"Takc him, mother" consigns the pre-