The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17
"We've Got a BABY"

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We've got live baby at our house, lit
tie girl baby-that's so. How wish I might
find you in the same situation. You know
always wished you we'll But our baby is
not one of your common babies. She laughs
(and cries) SO pretty you can have no idea
how handsome she is. 1t is decided by the
best Of judges cher mother and me) that she
is the handsomest child that ever lived: and
everybody says, "what pretty child-how
much she looks like her father" Children
will resemble their parents you know.
wouldn't take twenty dollars for her; no sir,
no temptation. Perhaps you think Pm fool.
Who cares-guess you'd be a fool If you had
such baby. / wish your domestic iffairs
would com, to crisis, {cry -sis). You must
excuse all mistakes, for I'm so delighted and
transported that I expect there is a right
smart chance that may go crazy.
Why you can't think how acted the day
the little stringer came along Mrs. Broad
man and were the attending physicians.
and what she didn't know didn't either
Felt little considerable scared; looked for
my hat two, three, several times, and wonder
ed how far it was to Texas. But after the
excitement was over wasn't tickled some.
If it hadn't been tor that white hat of mine
| couldn't have told which end my head was
on. | went up stairs dozen times or less
after my hat-went and looked It the baby
and forgot 1t ecery time. Sold man some
goods on stick" and charged him to zone
baby sixpence per pound"
But Pm calmer now; think I shall entire
ly recover. Begin to think that baby amt
such a cunning affair after all. It's quite a
night institution. 1t takes one-half the bed,
and right in the middle, and have to sleep
all round the edges. Can't roll over and
kick as used to might wake up the baby.
And if just happened to roll on the little
thing in the night, then there's fuss, for
my wife would make great ado if I should
kin that baby. She sleeps with one eye open
I'll tell you about how get along nights.
The other night went to bed as usual, got
into snooze, when my wife called "John |!
John there's mouse in my handbook, and
it'll ruin my bonnet Well, / rolls off the
bed-ral and made away for the band d-box.
Mouse takes the hint and leaves, and bal
ance myself on the bed-rail again, go asleep,
dream of the old song which says. Bless me,
this is pleasant riding on rail- But soon
| am awakened by my wife (watchful crea-
ture) calling John! guess that mouse is in
the lower bureau drawer, where all the ba
by's things are So up get once more, and
make plunge for the bureau; and mouse
leaves as usual, while I, like the Quaker,
wish for some profane person to d---n that
mouse. Well, I got on the rail once m ,re
and dream of senling to Chicago for mouse
traps. Well, dream away awhile, till lam
once more awakened by the old familiar call,
John! John. the baby wants tending to-"
Well, | sit up and bold the light, while she
- we'll no matter you know what mean.
The next morning have to be careful in
using the towels, for. "for allis not gold that
glitters.' But must keep still and stand
1t all foi dear little baby---mother's precious
lamb. ssg tI 4fss@.s! I! 1T ,s.s,ff ltt
Good bye, yours as much as possible. 81
P. S.-Our baby's name is Fanny Louisa.
N. B.-Don't forget the baby's name.
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