Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-03
Wisce|jaQy.
A Model Baby.

There was only one baby among the members of the late excursion party mp the Mississippi 10 the Falls of St. An'ho ny. That baby was only six months Od--a son of Henry Farnam, Esq, the engineer of :he Chicago and N ock island R"ihoad. When the baby was flsl brought on beard the Golden Era, some of the company shrugged their shoulders, and others sad 'humph." One crustv old bachelor mutiered i've may look out fer squalls nowS" and young man with muslaches, who passed for wit, sighed ahy meanwhile .onked abOuI and crOWed llllle, and then quely entertained him self with sucking ms fist.
 Well. from the tune we left Rock Is- land on Monday evening nIl we returned on the following Saturday, not cry or Ihe suspicion of cry was uttered by the baby. He was indeed char nlDg Ii'tie lel> low. always bright and pls cid, and ready 70 meet hali~way thO~e whU were disposed ln De attentive. or the sensa ,iUn of lear r te seemed 10 be utterly ignorant. He would go 10 the arms o( a rough old hack wOOdsmaD as readily as iU those of the beautiful Mss w. or Mss J. ; and reuIain conieDied away from hi. mother or nurse, tiII fearful that he was giving lronbie, they would come m search him. But instead of giving iroub Ie, he seemed to be dring more than any body else for the entertainment. IL was frequently proposed 10 pinch him to see ii he could cry; and in one instance :he experiment was tried without success. The features of Ihe Gruf old bachelor who had looked so austerely al first on lhis in lant phenomenon, would now relax az he came in sight, and he at last ventured upon the experiment of taking him in his arms, and found 10 his delight that the baby maintained his good character even in his inexperienced embrace.
 The general satisfaction a; the baby's unparal.ed behaviour al length manifested | itself in a substantial form. IL was res solved 10 get up testimonial. A sub l scriptlon was put in circuls iion for gold l cup, iO be presented as token of the ad- mira,i0n and esteem of lhe passengers, who, when they reflected how much crying baby might have detracied from their enjoyment, hberally opened Their pur- ses, and subscribed the handsome sum of $26o. A formal presentation of this offer :. ing was then made. Mr. Rockwell, Iaie member Of Congress from Connecticut. was depuied to address ,he baby. This he did in the presence of the assembled passengers, the baby meanwhile being held in his mo,ier's arms, and always jumping and chucklng at inc right place in Mir. Rockwes speech.
 1 The speech, which was capital one, and enunciaied with due gravity and dig
 Eny, was followed by reply from Prof TwiR,ng of New Haven, the baby's mes dium on the occasion, and who spoke in ]; The little fellows behalf in admirable style, ; now witty now beautiful, for upwards of hve minutes. Both speeches were enjoyed and applaU UdeG. Ex>President Fillmore was appoin'ed iO prepare an inscription Tor the gn;d cup--a task which he accom- pI'shed with his utmost good taste and the cup.
 Thus ended one of the pleasa n,es, li,rle episOdes 0T the great excursions one ,bar must always be remembered with peas. Ure by those who witnessed ii, and espe. cially by the parents Ol the child who sO early iD life won so ssIid a mark of the : appreciation of his senicFs.