Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-04-04
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE
GEORGIA MAJOR.
P1sSv1LLr, February 9th, ]

Mr.. Thomson - Dear Sir News
News glorious news Husrsh for me
Let the kettle TO the trumpet speak,
TIE trumpet to the csDsoneer Nithout,
The to the heavens, the heaven. 10 earth,
For .Ndry's got 5aby-And a mon
stfous fine boy at that! The king Of
Denmark, you know, wanted TO set all
heaven and yeerth 10 an uproar, jest be
Cause his exceliency was gwine to take q
drink Of licker-but if every man did feel
ike this world wasn't big enough for him
TO enjoy bis happiness 10, think ought
to on this important occasion. never
had sch feelins before. When wss
'Iected Major Of the Georgia Militia feli
good deal OF pride and qualification, and
when married Mary, thought was the
haPpyest man IN Georgia, but this last bis
ness has capp'd The climax over every
thing that ever happened to me in my
born days. II wouid't do for people TO
git much happier IN this world than am,
now mind tell you.
don't want to brag over other people,
and know it's and old maxim, that "ev
cry crow thinks It's own young ones the
whitest," but | tell you what's fact
nine is one of the most surprIsenest chill
dren that ever was seen in these paris
Ii amt but Jest four days old this evenin,
and its got plenty Of hair on its head, aud
the prettyest little Jeet and hands, With
toes and fingers, all Jest as natural as
grown peoples, and when il opens il.
eyes it rolls EN- all round the room Jest
like it know'd every thing that was g~ine
on. Mother says she really does believe
the child know'd her the rst time she
tuck II 10 her arms, and old Miss Stations
says all she's afraid Off its too smart to
live. The gals is almos, crazy about it,
and SIGH another pullin and hauln about
it as they do keep! One wants it and
'tother wants it, and they won't give The
little fellow no chance to sleep for lookin
att, and shown it to the people and talk
in to il, and It's all the time "come to an
ty-tweeiest little precious baby nty s
little sugar candy, dumpsy diddle," and
every time | take it they're all scared to
deth for fear III hurt it some way.
Jest as spected, the namin has been
more trouble than little. l picked out
"Henry Clay" for his name more'n a
month ago, but they all wanted TO have a
say in it, and every one had name that
they liked the best of any. Mother said
she never liked to have any of her family
named after great political characters for
she never know'd George Washington,
or Thomas Jefferson that was any mat
ter OF account in her life, except the first
ones, and their names wouldn't be no bet
ter than common peoples if their charac-
tiers wasn't. Old Mss Stations wanted to
call him Aberham Stations, cause that
was her husbands name, and sister CAL
line wanted him named Theodore Adolf
lus, cause they were her favorite novel
names, and sister Kesiah wanted him nam
ed Charles Beverly, cause he was one OF
the most interestinest characters in The
Children of the Abbey" wanted 'em
all to be satisfied, but it seemed like Their
was no fixin the bisness to apybody's Xix.
in, until after they all talked themselves
down tired about it, we al agreed TO
leave it to Mary 10 decide Poor Mary
ddn'; know what to do, when thew all
gethered round her begin her as hard as
they could.
"Remember your pore old father that's
ded and gone, child" said old Miss Stall
hons.
ooh, don't call him Aberham, that's
such old time name" ses the gals.
"Theodore is so pretty" SEES sister Cal.
line.
"Oh. that's such outlandish French
name" ses all Of 'em.
"But Charles Beverly, was such good
character in the Children Of the Abbey
and sounds so noble" ses sister kesiah.
"No Christian child ough, to be named
novel NAME" ses old Miss Stations,
"They'te all lies from eend to eend."
"Csll him what you've miad to, dear"
SEES mother, "for you're his mother and
ought TO please Yourself"
Mary looked up in my face with her
pretty blue eyes, and smiled so sweet
when sister Callne laid the baby in her
arms-and then she sed as she Rugged it
10 her bosom-"Tome to its mudder, my
tweet title Henry Clay-it sail be called
1 Henry Clay, so it sail, mudder's pewciouS
title ring dove, so il is and It sal be Pres.
ldent too, when it gifts a man so IT salt"
"Hurra for Clay" SEES !, "I1ur--"
"Hush.h-h.h-b, Joseph" ses mother,
'ain, you Shamed TO shock Mary s nerves
so 2"
The fact was, felt so glad forgot
what was about. But went rite of
and rit down in the family record:
"HENRY CLAY JONES,
The first son ofJoseph and Mary Jones,
was born on the 81 d,y of February,
ls44."
I've been so frustrated for the last week
that hardly know what I'm doin half the
time, and don't spose shall find time
to do much Else hut nurse the baby for
some time to come. Mary's rite piert,
and little Henry Clay is making mon
strous good beginning in the world
No more from
Your friend I'll deth.
JOS. JONES.
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