Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-03-07
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Another Letter from the Georgia Major.
PinesciIle, FED. 6. 1911.


MIR. THOMSON Dear Sir News news
glorious news! Hurrah for me
Gle; the kettle to the trumpet speak
Inc trumpet 10 the canoaecr without,
Inc cannon TO th, heavens the heavens the carh
For Mary's got baby And n monstsous
iine boy at that. The king of Denmark, YOU
knp's, wanted 10 set all heaven and yearth in
an, uproar, just because his excellencv was
gwiae 10 take a drink of iicker-but If ever
maaldid feel like this world wasn', big enough
los n to enjoy his happiness in, ! think
- Oh ibissmnoriant occasion never
li;s@s'saisA foeiins before. When was Elected
Mayer of the Georgia Militia / felt a good
deal OF pride and qualification, and when
married Mary, though, was the happies,
man IN Georgia, bat tins last bisiness has cap'd
the climax over every thing that ever happen
ed to me in my born days. Itwouldn't do for
people 10 git much happier in this world than
| am, now mind tell YOU
don't want to brag over other people, and
know IFS an old maxim, that "every crow
thinks lis own young ones the whi,est," but
tes you what's Il lact-mine is one of the
most surprisenes, children that ever was seer
IN these parts. Ii amt but jest four DAYS old
Tins evenn, and It's got plenty of hair on its
head, and the pre,'yesl little feet and hands.
with toes and fingers, all jest as natural as
grown peoples, and when il opens its eyes it
rolls 'em all round The room Jest likeit kEow'd
every thing that was gwine on. Mother SAYS
she really does believe the child know'd her
The first time she tuck it in her arms, and old
Miss Stations says all she's afraid of is It's too
smart TO live. The gals is almost crazy a.
bout 1t, and sich another pulin and hawlin a.
I'm n fl,ax- do, loo,
tothcr wants it, aud they won't give the little
islier no chance TO sleep for lookn at it, and
Shown II to people and :alkin to it, and IFS all
the time "come TO antv--tweetest title pre-
cious bahy-nnty's little sugar candy. dumpsv
diddle," and every time take it they're all
scared TO death for fear l'll hurt ii some way.
Jest as spected, the namin has been more
trouble than little. picked out "lienrv
Clay" for his name more'n month ago. but
they all wanted TO have a say in il. and every
one had name that they liked the best of
any. Mother SAID she never liked To have anv
OF her family named after great political cha
ractefS, Tor she never know'd a George Wash
lngton or Thomas Jefferson that was any
matter OF account in her life, except the first
ones, and their names wouldn't been no bet
Ter than common peoples if their characters
wss'al s,t. Miss StalEsns wanted tv call
hiLl Aborham Stations, cause that was her
husonnc's name. and sister Calline wanted
INN named Theodore Adollus, cause they
were her iayorite novel names. and sister ke-
siaii wanted him named Charles Beverly, cause
ne was one OF the most niereslinest charac-
lers IN "The Children Of The Abby.o / want
ed 'em all to be satisfied, but it seemed like
ther was no iiXin the bisiness to anvbodv's
iikin, until after they all talked themselves
down tired about it, we all agreed TO leave it
TO May To decide. Poor Mary didn't know
what to do, when they all gethered round her
DeggIn her as hard as they could.
"Remember your pore old father that's
ded and gone, child" said old Miss Stations.
"Oh don'I call him Aberham, that's such
old iis,e name,' ses the gals
"Theodore is so pretly,' ses sister Calline
son that's such outlandish French name"
SEES all of 'em.
"Bnt Charles Beverly, was such good
character in ''I'he Children of the Abbev'
and sounds so noble,n ses sister Kesiah.
No Christian child ought TO be named
novel name" scs old Miss Stations, "They're
all lies from eend to eend."
Call him what you've mind TO dear ses
mother, Z" for you're his mother and ought to
please YOURSELF
MARY looked up IN my lace with her pretty
blue eyes, and smiled so sweet when her sis
Ter Calline laid the baby in her arms-and
then she sed, as she Rugged it to her bosom
"fomc TO its mudder, my tweet title Henry
Clay--it sail be called Henry Clay, so it sail.
mudGor's pewcious title ring-dovc, so it is, and
it sail be President too, when it gifts man, so
it sall.n
'Ilurra for Clay" ses |, "Hur--''
"Hush-h-h-h-h, Joseph" SEES mother, saint
you shamcd 10 shock Mary's nerves so -
The fact was, felt so glad forgot what |
was abou.-But went rite off and rit down
in ,hs lamily record
'HENEY Clay JoXGs,"
The first son of Joseph and Mary Jones,
was born on the 2nd day Of February. lSl4.o
I've been so frustrated for the last week that
hardly know what I'm doin half the time,
and don't spose shall fud time to do much
else buinurse the baby FOR some time to come.
Mary's rite plerl, and little Henry Clay is
making monsirous good beginning in the
world. No more from
our friend ill dcth,
JOSEPH JONES.
Professor IOupf,Iio,y. in ono oC biS Il