The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-23


arrived at the hotel (barn) the night previous
to the nursery convention. Found the bar
room Formerly corn crib) crowded with am
bilious paDas, betting large amounts and
quarrsling about their live stock. One man
pretty good looking-offered to wager ba-
by against baby that his two year old would
take the first prize, provided his wife,
who was extremely ugly. didn't appear on
the grounds. Bet taken by Mr.. Sleepless,
who seemed very DESTROYS of loosing, mur-
muring something about being kept awake
at nights, and being nothing but mere
nurse half the time. Felt very tired; was
shown TO a room with bed and booijack
in it.; about 2 O'Clock heard a very strange
noise issuing from the adjoining apartment;
sleepy, consequently tried not to hear il; no
use; noise grew louder; took it very coolly
until the clock struck three; began to wish
hadn't come; very excited; tried to stick
hair brush in one ear and the bootjack in
the other; no 60; towards o'clock the squat
began to decline; had just got into doze
when it broke forth with redoubled violence;
made an attempt to swear; got up; peeped
through the key hole of the next room; saw
Sleepless sitting up in the bed, hair OF end.
mouth drawn down, fingers in his ears; am.
bilious mother in the rocking chair, scolding
and wondering whether their dear child's
eyes would be red next morning. Left with
very enlightened ideas of matrmony through
key hole. The day came; wall-eyed ba-
bies, cross-eyed babies, pop -eyed babies. all
kinds of babies, babies everywhere, babies
teman going down town with a baby, fol-
lowed by his wife with baby; wife follow
ed by the purse with a stick Of candy with a
baby; began to think | had got into the
place where posterity were horn. All en-.
tries were to be made inside of 8 o'clock.
and pushing along in the train of infaniiIe
wagons. rattle boxes, tin whistles, (tbe road
looked as il toydom'had been spil) arriv-
ed just s the lists were closed. The judges,
one old bachelor, cross old maid, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wicksy dicksy, had just declared dis
count on Pugnoses; 1t which announcement
several Immediately drew off, expressing
great disgust at the taste of the committee,
shaking their heads, and making dire threats
in the shape Of three feet of hickory attach
ed to a sweeping apparatus. (Here I noticed
Sleepless shrug his shoulders,and give 4 very
Expressive wink to some one on the other
around as though he wanted to get out of the
crowd)
The fist prize-a gold Victoria pin-was
awarded to Mrs. Swigtaker for sprightly two
year old with black hair and a red nose Cher.
editary). with a decided tendency to nasa
dampness; 2d-a baby jumper-given to
Mrs. fDubeyville for intelligent, cross-ey ed
yearling, with an evident natural proclivity
towards bow.legdom; 3d-a bolt of diaprise
was bestowed on Mrs. Farewell, for her sew
, enteenth edition, which was received with
the assurance that it and the dry goods were
in immediate demand; 4th-a porcelsine
nursing bottle-presented to Mrs. Spooney
for the most hollow checked, famished look
ing child on the ground; 5lh--a velvet starch
bag, donated to young married woman fol
a puny three weeks grading, whose only
possible merit was-ihati it lived to get to the
convention. Mrs Sleepless, very much of.
! Tended at the charge of her child's having a
sour breath, in fit of maternal affection
laid her hand very roughly on her baby
which, true to instinct, Immediately sci up
the nursery tune, and put all the others into
a general "never sing me that song again!'
Saw Slcepless going through the Windows
with chunks of cotton in his ears) Old
bachelor Judge very much excited yelled fol
a berth in the deaf and dumb asylum, while
cross old maid, absent minded, sung on; en-
core. Got out of the crowd as soon as pos.
sible, having a decided distaste for baby ope.
ras; met several young men going. car time
to break off marriage engagements, and the
last saw of Sleepless, Tin whom began
, feel an interest, thinking he might possibly
belong to the unfortunate Unexpectedly, he
was in great agony, having won his bet made
the night previous, declaring his only hope
, now lay in thu divorce law or undertaken.
shop. Started home with the deep impress
; sion, that one more baby show would max,
a confirmed matrimony hater out Of
Yours, nervousy,
WORLDLY TROTSHANKS.
WEBsTER'S GALLERY--Webster III,