Show 0 INGENIOUS BACHELOR A New Way to Stop it Child From Crying Bachelors are not usually accredited with much knowledge about the proper treatment of children but sometimes they step in where angelsthat is the mothers of the childrenfear to tread A wellknown man about town who Is pretty well on in years and not very fond of children stepped in to see a married sister the other clay and found her trying to amuse her little boy about 5 years ota ot-a e Not long after he arrived she stepped out of the room to attend to some household matter or other leaving him alone with the child The latter eyed him dubiously for some minutes 2 He was a spoiled child if ever there was < ne o and had no Idea of making promiscuous promis-cuous acquaintances The bachelor tried to make the little one laugh but all he c got for his antics was a sour look FinallY Final-lY without any warning the child burst out crying Here was a quandary to b sure He didnt dare to pck the boy upi o up-i and sooths rim His attempts In the ver dismal failuics bal line were < HS i I I What should hedo Finally a thoughts i thought-s struck him He looked at the crying I P youngster amid the crying youngster looked at him through his tears He was i 1 Lf evidently much pleased with the impres j I I fj J ion he was making I 4 Cry louder said he The child obeyed j I I Louder yet urged the bachelor A yell rcnt up that would have done credit ton < to-n Indian Cry louder still insisted the I man and the boy did his best to obey Louder fairly howled his uncle hI I I wont snapped the Infant and he shut his mouth with a click and was quiet for j the rest of the day Chicago Tribune |