Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-10
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sltuied the more dlgnided title Of "convenlion'"
Why notl when everybody even the hens, have
. convention, shouldn't Young America asllIe to
The same eleyBlOni II Yves great affair, though
made un Of smnll materials. Novel, exheAting
and stimulating 10y fOice Of exampei carrying
with Il the admirable pIecepi t'go thou and do
/ likewise, and" we may as we'll finish The quota.
ton, 'lhs young man went away exceeding sor-
Eowlul."
! GIrhs allow originated In this wise, Messrs Gas.
Isily. PaSl and one OF two Others Of tbs man geIs
of The county faiI started the idea one evening,
half i'm let, and each subscribed hundred doll
lars The paper wos sent around and numerous
Others thinking Il drsl tote Joke, added their
namesi when pIeltygood sum he'd been footed
up, the piiEe0 were ordered from New York, and
tis subscribers IN Jest paid up lin earnest, The
most sanguins did not calculate OIL the Invasion OF
such corps Of infantry IN aims rs thedoy brought
forth, aud consequently the preparation loE theit
reception were not 50 sGlensiye as they would have
been. EilI
The tent wherein the babies were "gIoomed,"
and "ifotled out" was scarcely thirty fetl In di
ameleT--the nbik TENT expected from Buffalo not
arriving until just ga day after the lMs.H So,
when The opmmt,se had inishtd hrlfinapeclion,
the babies and thelE notheEs were usheIed into
Floral Hnlli 10 the accompaniment OF on excellent
bInss band, which, scared the buhies some, but at
the same time dEownell ihsitcTyng.
The flowers, vegetables, &C., hud been IemoV.
and babies put in Their places, Por three hours
| the rush VI ten lholsahd persons 10 "lOOk upon
those fair CONTINGENCIES" created the most con.
sumate jam.up that we ever endured. Ii was
great crowd, but II was a most goOd hunlofpd and
| delighted onej fot II one baby Is nsun beam in
house, what think you Of the combined inau-
ence Of some two hundred Taysi II was slTeWed.
y limited III no small share Of Attraction WINS due
10 the magnetic loTtes Of the motlles: most Of
them we.e young and many Of them very Oeauli'
| full.
One HUNDRED AID twenty.seven babies weie en-
relied nS competitors, while there were many
more who did not enter tile lists, A friend count.
ed one bundled and seventy one, and then gave il
| up. There wa every degree Of complexion, Tex.
cept Mrs. Motifs pelS,) eyes, hair aud dTessi with
an infinite variety VI development in juvenile
ptopsnslles. Some sucled Heir thumbs, some
sucked canuY, and olhefs, something rlsei while
not few beligeIenls manifested an earnest desire
to "wUo" one another. But the most pr,valspt
demonstration was on almost universal ptoCliylly
10 swallow themsslvss--beginuing with lleit fists
in tile fist instance, aud going suddenly 10 llleir
feet. "by ynY Of an nnohuyy,"
| The majority Of these minors were very well be.
havsd babies, totally unlike that ll.bred iUVenilly
tlescEiOed by Shakespeare as ''mewliug aud puking
in Tie muses. arms" although cRndOr cOnpels
us TO p0nil that few demonstrated their posses
sion Of the same qualities attributed 10 their Shaks.
peatian prototype.
| WebnYe seeu infant schools, anu head their
thin voices rise in concert oa lheyIepealel lhsrl-
| tie lessons, on what we think was called The Pes.
iniOEian sysleln--but never before did we realize
an infant Babel. Laughing, crying, Growing and
footing, all in full blost at the same moment, mix
ed m with Tie character Of the "anGOuS lnOthefsn
each impressed with tile insane deillsiOn that her
own haUy was 'in," aud not "Outi1 The csTessng
words endvaring phrases enunoiuted In the RngWd
ffaned which philUgical babies are supposed ~ I'm.
deTslandj Joined to the deeper voices Of tile crowds
Of masculine admirers, altogether male up scene
uf lively confusion not often encountered. Every
body called 10 everybody else TO "moye along"
and nobody stirred peg till the outside pressure
getting strong and the whole crowd would break
ahead like-H wave foT few ie I, and come 10 an.
lolLeT slnnd still, However, The pursuit Of knowl.
edge under difficulties, IS sure to be rewarded, and
we enjoyed the babies faces the more TOT lie lIOu'
| Lls they cost us.
Several Letters had been received, from Mrs.
Cnitehden, MIS-. SwiSslielm, Horace Greely and
Others, hTs, Moll Ind, Of course, something TO
say ggonst The exclusion Of negrO bahies--psT'
hops for thut reason she would not be present, The
letter ilom Fanny Fem winch we give, was read
several times 10 tue gteal delight Of tue successive
audiences.
Ma Isaac PADr-Sn
In thanking you lor tile compliment you pay
me, by constituting me one Of The committees 10
award lhe premiums nj The convention, would
also express my deep regret that my present ell
| gageInents will not admit OGmy leaving New York.
Nothing would delight ME more than to visit your
beauliIulc city which have so long wished 10 see,
and the added temptation you hold OutIn the Shape
| OC babies, Is almost irresistible. God bless their
| lille BweetnesstE, but how could OloOsei WHO
love everything in The shape Of child, WHO be-
eve that they are all that is lelt to US Of Ellen,
who never come into their presence without leel'
int such as deyout Catholic must have when The
crosses hllnseIl before The inmsv Of the Vhgln
MiaTy-how could | chOOSei should turn from
black eyes TO blue, iIoln blue 10 gIOy, ilOn gray 10
hazel. / would lie led captive by dimpe, Iasc-
mated by ringlst, enchanted by rosy cheek or
snowy shoulder My dear SIR, would be as he.
wlldered as bee in aten acre lot Of full blown
roses, Accept my hest wishes for lie success Ol
your novel, beautiful aud admirable enterprises
May the anathem0 Of no disappointed mother
haunt the sleeping or the waking honEs Of The
nwalding committee.
Yours very truly,
FANNY FERN.
| Itwss announced by Mr. Cassigy ;ha: next year
every provision would be made, and the prizes
paid IN gold.
The following memorandum Of the awards wos
handed us by one Of the committee. II will be
observed thai one Of The names dltIIfOn that us
published in other papers.
| First prizs.-a splendid service OF silver plate,
including large srlyer--to tile daughter OF WIN.
ATOnimus, Of Vienna, Clark county, aged ten
months.
Se,ond--n service OF silver plnte--to The son OF
VIM. Mcdowell, Of Fulton Hamilton co., Ohio,
aged 10 months.
Thisd prize, service o silver to the daughter
| of MT. A. Canon, of Philadelphia.
These were the regular nTizesfOT the finest chill
dren. fourth gTatuilY, group In Parian mar
bic OF Christ blessing little children, WIS gwen TO
the little daughter Of Mr.. Henry Howe Of Cincm'
matt, Os the PrsftsSt Child at he lalT sentiment
IN which everybody concuntd,
U1-The Mt, Vernon True Wing says That two
men were taken up aud fined ten dO!LarS each, in
MunsGeld, rotpassing bills Of a less denomination
tLan ten dollars, issued by Banks out Of the State
There appears to DO much feeling on tile subject
among the people. The only class that look good
nOlured is The Brokers' They ore reuping golden
harvest, We trust the people will not permit
themselves 10 be shaved by them. There is no
need Of 1t, il they will keep co6l.- Columbus