WHAT A BABY IS, ANYWAY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 25, 18 June 1892, Page 630

WHAT A BABY IS, ANYWAY.

London Tit Bits has just awarded a two-guinea prize for the * Best Definition of a Baby.* The prise definition was rather insignificant, but some of the others were undoubtedly bright. Herein are a few of them quoted : A thing we are expected to kiss, and look as if we enjoyed it.

A crying evil yon only aggravate by putting down. A necessity in order to keep up the supply of Tit-Bit readers of the future.

The most extensive employer of female labour. A troublesome compendium of great possibilities. A pleasure to two, a nuisance to every other body and a necessity to the world. A native of all countries, who speaks the language of none

A mite of a thing that requires a mighty lot of attention. About twenty-two inches of coo and wriggle, writhe and scream, filled with suction and testing apparatus for milk, and automatic alarm to regulate supply. The morning caller, noonday crawler, midnight brawler. The magic spell by which the gods transform a house into a home. A miniature Atlas that bears the whole world of wedded joys and cares on its little shoulders. Father’s rival in mother’s love.