The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-19

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fully, "may be don't understand the manner
of quality people; but know that if Mix,
should como and show me dollar, and cay
Rose, q man gave me this money I'd know
right away that he didn't get it right, ever
though he should not look confused and blush
as-she hesitated and continued-ss somcbod,
did tonight"
! fro BE CONTINUED
From the Cincinnati Times Oct. 8.
| NATIONAL BABY Stow.
The Rising Generation IN Arms-Intense E1
element Beautiful Babies and Proud Moth
ers-A,curds of the Premiums
THE ARRIVAL OF THE BABIES
Decidedly the greatest feature of this Feil
was the National Baby Convention, which tool
place yesterday. 1t attracted people, adults
and babies, from all parts of the Union. M
less then 10000 OF 900 visited the Fair to
day, Excluding babies oil of whom appeared
TO be excited as to the display Of innocence
aud infantile beauty. The novelty Of the exhi
bition was Of itself sufficient to create gcner.
al interest but to this was added three services
of silver plato as prizes. The managers of the
! show" appeared to be taken absck at the
interest taken in the affair. They had sup
PVSoO b06t even tuSiI uCeTdi WOulu
| not tempt more than dozen babies or 90, and
had made arrangements accordingly. Ten
o'clock yesterday morning convinced them that
| they had moderated "the importance of the
occasion" Devoted mothers and doating
fathers, with their little pets in their arms,
| came pouring into the Fair grounds, each, no
doubt confident of leaving it with one Of tho
PRICES. A small canvass tent had been aseign-
ed as the receptacle Of the entries, and into
that, mothers babies, and nurses, were ushered
by gentlemen wearing roeettes upon their
breasts Soon, there was music within"
YOUNG AMERICAS VOICE is HEARD.
Astonished, probably, at finding themselves
in "mass meeting aesenbled," the little ones
sent up q cry, which shook the canvass top and
pierced the ears of the people. In vain did the
brass band loot their instruments to drown, if
| possible, "the piercing cry.n Young Anaerioa
was aroused, and, scorning to be beat, sent
forth notes which shamed the keys of the bugle
and made the trombone blush for its weakness.
"The babies the babiesln was on the lips of
evcry one. Plougbs, embroidery, reaping ma
chimes fancy goods, mechanical skill, and sgri
cultural success, were all forgotten in O mo-
ment Blood horses and short-horn cattle were
no char! The people-men women, and
children, ladies, gentlemen, and growing juve-
niles--made . rush for the "Baby Tent"
Being barred admission, however, they were
obliged, for the present, to content themselves
by listening to the music Some, more anxious
than the rest-gentlemen, we mean-climbed
the adjoining trees, and enjoyed, free Cratic for
nothing, a stolen peep at the Baby Convention,
which, from their expressions we judged was
highly gratifying.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
At IL O'Clock, large circle was formed by
a rope around the tent, and outside of this the
uninterested adults were made to etand, which
they did patiently, under the promise that tho
babies would soon be exhibited. The following
judges wero then elected, whose duty il was to
enter the tent, examine the babies, and award
the premiums:
Mrs HivEng, of Xcnia; Mrs. Snyder, Of
Springfield Mrs. Hunt, of Clark county; MR..
Vance, Of Champagne county; Mrs. Wilcoxon,
of Louisiana; Mrs. Robins, Of Springfield; Mrs.
Baldwin, of Clark county Mrs. Wsrder, of
Springfield Mrs. ]. Paise, of Springfield; Mr..
A. De Graf, of Dayton MIR. L. Mount of C!n-
cinnati DR.. McElhaney of Green county; DR..
Martin, of Xenia; Mr.. J. Phillips, of Cham
paigne county; Mr.. Wilco4op, of La
MORE BABIES COMING.
The judges were about proceeding to their
task, when q telegraph was received, announ.
cling that number of babies were on the train
from Dayton, and would be there ct IL O'Clock
and requesting postponement OF the exsmi-
nation until said babies arrived. The request
was acceded to, to the great discomfort of the
Convention then in session. A few minutes
after IL, the judges entered the tent, and,
through the kindness of the managers, and
probably with the consent Of the babies, we
were permitted to enter the sdnctum sanetorum
and look upon the scene
THE SCENE IN THE TENT.
The tent presented novel, amusing and in
tercsting sight. The mothers and nurses were
seated, aud had the little dsrlings" ell ready
| for inepection-that is, ~ near ready as could
be. To SEQ 30 many babies together, was
novel 10 note the maternal efforts to present
| them in the best mood, was amusing; and to
| gaze upon their innocent faces end purest Of
charms was certainly interesting.
There sat mother, her eyes directed alter
uately ON the Judges and on little cherub
| which lay in her lap. By FOR sat another,
holding up proudly lovely little girl, whose
laxen curls and sweet blue eyes would soften
| the heart of the greatest baby in Chris
tendon. Next to her, nurse was endeayor-
| ing to quiet stout black-eyed, rosy-cheeked,
aone year old" who insists on pulling the jet
black ringlets Of another one about its own
age. One lady pointed with pride to the
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slowingly refers to the delicate but welcomed
| features of her sweet babe. One boasted OF
having the largest of its age; another, of the
smallest and smsrtest. Some of tho babies
| seemed to feel their importance on this COCA
sion, and in spite of the most earnest entreatcs,
| would be in mischief, and keep up continued
| noise. Others appeared unwilling to "believe
their eyes" and lay quietly in their mothers
arms Watching the proceedings with apparent
| interest; while others insisted on hiding their
| innocent faces in their mothers bosoms, as If
they knew their refuge was there.
YOUNG AMERICAS vERNAcULAR.
Then the expressions which fell on ones
ears! aTome TO mudder's arms, mudder's
little pet" "Oh! you darling little toad"
aB'ess its 'itle heart, il shall have some tan
dy.n aTos, tot 70 Bsridyboss, on its msmnss
little hossn aStsn' up muzEer's little pet.
dts sweet 80 it Is, mudder knows it is..
Dump if it wants to, tause it tan dump,
q Tiss mamma now, won't it tiss mammal"
e. Bouncety bounce, bouncety bounce" "Now
what . naughty boy, see, the gentlemen are
| oomingn "Thavs q good baby--nurse can
| tome les hair, an il don's try bit" "Swecey,
sweety, mothers sweet" and hundred more
Just such expressions.