HOW THE BABY WAS KEPT FROM CHOKING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1394, 2 June 1883, Page 4

HOW THE BABY WAS KEPT FROM CHOKING.

An English gentleman, who passed many months hunting, : among the Rocky Mountains, says the first genuine impression of the West came while he was riding over an arid plain and from a squealing baby. It revealed to him the ingenuity witlrwliicK' a Western woman adapts herself to circumstances and makes the most of hei limited resources, " There was nothing" he says," very peculiar about the appearance of this baby that I saw right ahead of me. It was strapped in Indian fashion to a board about two feet long and one foot broad. Board and the blanket were leaning against the log wall of the frontier shanty on the shady side. There was nobody near. The baby seemed very happy. Its little; arms were free and kept up a constant movement, As my horse came nearer I saw that some strings were dangling about the baby's neck, and that one was tied to the big toe of its' rosy little foot, I was puzzled, Dismounting I had the curiosity, to examine the tape arrangement, The child was sucking at a bit of raw pork, about the size of a walnut. This was tied to one end of tho string, while the other end was fastened to the child's foot. A second piece of twine, knotted to the board over his head, prevented .the pork from falling to the ground.should the child drop it. Suddenly the child grew very red in the face. Then its eyes filled with tears and its little arms beat the air with franatic energy. At that moment the. mother ; made her appearance. "That baby is choking madam" I cried. "No he ain't and he can't," she replied tersely. At this instant the infantile legs began to work. One kick, two kicks, ind there on the board lay the piece )f pork, jerked from tho baby's throat by the string tied to the big toe, "Ain't you ever seen this afore, nister f asked the mother, observing ny surprised looks. , " No—o—," I answered slowly. "Then kind o' remetnberance it.' Vlayhapa yer wife won't go back on it."

The lato Duke of A—was, dining at a Highland anniversary ''dinner in full kilt dress, with his piper behind him. , At desert' a very handsome and ; valuable snuff-box belonging to one of the guests was handed round, When thetime came to return it to its owner, this snuff-box could -nowhere be discovered, A search was made for it but it could not be found. The Duke ; vk especially' anxious 'about' it,' ; but with no, result, On :the: anniversary he again donned the kilt (which he had notworniD 1 the meantime) "for the annual dinner. As he was dressing he happened to put his hand vinto ihis sporran, and therej to his astonishment, found the .box which had been,lost at the last year's dinner, "He turned tojhis piper and said, J'Why, this is the < snuff-box we were, all looking fori. , did you not see me put it away., in, my sporran f " Yes your Grate," replied the piper,"l did;but;l thocht ye wushed to keep it." •. ; ;} The. telephone; has beet) introduced < into Portugal by Mr John: M.Fnricis,, ( udnor of l the Troy -Timeß,! and"Oharg# 1 d'affaires at Liabon. The King bii : had hie' town residence'connected with; the >"■ Lisbon' Telephone Exchange; .■The'Ciar' :i of Russia'': has ; oobtieoted ''QataoHiDW; '$ teliphonically wilh'th? Optra ' 'f jil