The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-12-02
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THE BALDi2RSTONE BABY.

ALTnouGH am beginning to be rec.
oguiscd in the various sccts Of the clan
Baldcr,tonc as Uncle This. aud Grand
pa That, and am altogether past having
any family concerns of my own. | still
feel good deal Of interest in their af.
fairs The little people manifest a live.
" sense of anticipa'ory gratitude for
the ball, and dolls they expect from me
at Christmas the grown up gentlemen
Of the ilibe consult me about their new
partnerships and investments nnd |
have even had the honor OF being taken
into the confidence of one or two Of the
ladies respecting affairs of the heart,
The most remarkable event Of circum-
stance in the family history for con.id-
cradle time, IS my niece SusannalI' :
last baby, which was, in the first place
something Of Il prodigy in the very fact
Of It's being baby al all seeing that it
was born after an interval of fourteen
years from its predecessor aud in sec
ond, proved n marvel of beauty, amin
bilily, intelligence, and an that first
class baby is expected to bc. For
twclycmonth past, there has not been
anything nearly so much talked Of in
our various family circles, As this para
gon Of babies.
Perhaps the whole matter would have
passed on much as other such matters
do in less distinguished circles, but for
the irritation which has arisen, ! am
sorry 10 say, through the starting mp Of
a compelilory baby in another family
The Corbcls are not our relations. but
only connexions through some ancient
intermarryings. Nevertheless, ever
since any Of Us remember, they were
intimately associated with the Balder-
stones till few years ago. when at
length dryness took place. in consc-
qucnce of something which nO person
on either side could ever explain 10 the
comprehension Of any Third party, and
Of which, for my own part, | have not
the hiniesi understanding beyond IN
being something which al true Baller-
stones were bound to resent Well. the
Corbets and we were not on good terms.
We were civil when We met; but We
did not seek TO meet. Our mutual
friends knew that il was not proper 10
invite rs 10 the same dinner parties.
believe the gentlemen generally be-
laycd, when they did meet. gooi-humor-
elly enough hui the ladies. on their
accidentally cucounirring each other,
were djslressngly polite Thus matters
went on for several year. and. perhaps.
if nothing had occurred 10 fan the fame
Of discord, they might hay-. ere long
been sofened, AND a reconciliation
nigh, have taken place. Bot rr.evc
20 .ay. since she birii - % rnmpeiiiory
baby 10 the Cortei family, tliug. have
become far wore llau ihry ever were
before.
Very unfortunately. ihe Balier.ionc
baby aud the Corhci baby came into
I lhis world Of jar within week of carl
other. When Mrz james Corbei vas
announced by che Newspaper, ia ihcir
usnal Intelligent manncr as ~of %
+ daughter" three days after Susanuah
Ralderaone bad prscisimcd flai a tnsu
+ child vas born % her, f seemed ms h "a
/ s-tunflri had hsen iirssn down hy the
f Corissis 10 ile HalArrs'ancs. which ihe
latter musi take up W. we're uat %
ful mueA eAc.irl f.r We f-lta scrrur
superiority in il.e sex of our baby. Bui
,cy irR weck. bad elapsed ere cur
iraious feelings vsfe fulir aroused -
Ahhoaeh no Corini rrsd ever cnfcrfd
the pa1 ~ a Baiitrr0nr. ar1 mars
ihan aHy Ba'irr9onc bafk faak haAor
W.fi C1rI.i daefe v,sr fee nea.
irei t-s-rl,. Fro iir FORM ~ On hIi-,.
sh.rh ker' elniIgrsllY pas- - ani re-
pastiug hefersn fhc fsu ronirrdia.
posef.. 10 hiefr e-lfiraomen ihsfs
we're rivfn fnsh mianir aai supple ar.
eaunit RI co. ESQ haii-. fo fie f.sra.f.
i,e rar.ss, ihu fie feeling ~ uH'ry
csud p0 hate tccn maar excited
ihuasl iAr infant, l.i l.-rs bu4ns.i Foo.
90 one Iiars. ani isrr pg-i ssaur.i
rarh ,sh-r DO na taow es.rIs
ioW @ mas base teen fa tae Corbe'.