A Discontented Baby’s Dairy.
Ist January —Just born. Here’s a lark. Papa does noc seem very pleased, though. February. Every night pa walks up and ii.iiva the be i-ri.om with me when I squeal, i always squeal. I must do sometiiiiig. lit March.—Nuise is a spiteful thing. She sticks oiiis into a fallow 011 purpose. Ist April. After all, one may even tire of bottle. Ist May, —X wish I could cut a tooth ; I’d bite nurse. Ist June. - What a nuisance it is to relations who ksep on say iqg ‘ Ivqtchetty, kc-tchetty !’ and dig iu yoqr Hbs wjth their forefingers.' When I’m grown up I’ll do it to them, and eqe hov? they like it. Ist July.—Three babies next door have got the measles. I get nothing. It’s awfully dull. l3t August,—One of the babies next door came in to see us to-day, and I heard ma say, ‘He hasn’t got the measles now?’ ‘No, said the baby’s ma. There’s a greedv sneak for you. Left them at home. Ist Septomher.—Nurse drinks something out of a black bottle. I’ve caught her at it. It ian t the same that is in ray bottle either. If I were a bit bigger I’d change ’ em. Ist October.—lf this isn’t a nice state of things. Someone called to day to see rr.aacd lq, and they said it was uncle, and gave me to him to kiss. He didn’t kiss me, though, with what you might call a good will. Then they asked him again, and then gave me to him to nip so, and ho pinched me.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 934, 24 January 1890, Page 4
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