Smyrna times., 1859-10-06
NJ ISCELLAN EOU 5.
United States Premium Babies.

United States Premium Babies.
During the last day of the exhibition of the
United States Agricultural Society, at Chica-
60. an interesting and somewhat novel episode
took place.
1t appears that, out on the praires back Of
Chicago, lives IN honest Germau with a lItle
wife, rejoicing in the name of Teresa. Joseph
OndasIgOke, was the husbands name, aud full
many an upper an under stroke Of his strong
right arm did he give in building up for himself
and Teresa home in the wilderness. Having
lately become citizen Of this great aud glori
GUS Republic, and daily looking forth upon
thousands and thousands Of acres Of untitled
land, waiting the labor of the nusbandman TO
turn it into fields OF golden grain, he felt moved
to do his part in the work of popuating he
country. He did it so we'll that seven weeks
and half ago his loving Teresa, who appears
fully to share her husbands patriotism, presen-
ted him with three bouncing babies at birth
two fine boys and finer girl! The babies
grew and thrived apace, and found favor in the
sight of all the negh5ors-sO mach so, that Jo-
seph and Teresa we're recommended to 90 TO
the United States Falr-eXhIblt their babies
and claim the first premium Tor that class
They came-they were seen-u,ey Conquer, I!
Nothing could resist the three babies. a pas
sion of mingled admIratIun and cmnIatIon fired
the breasts Of the ladies un the Committees,
and although 40 premium mad been provided
for the best baby-mGcn less lur the best three
bables-they raised the money and bought d
silver dessert spoon for each oh Id, and resolved
upon public presentation oi the same, being
persuaded that Illinois, on tuIS class Of pruduc.
tions at least, was eattled to take The spoons.
So, about noun on Saturday, during an inter
mission of the troIting, and 10 the presence of
the tens of thousands assembled, the three ba-
bles were brought upun the stand IN a basket
and exhibited as sort Of Gerlnann- Illinois pro-
duction. The audience rent the air with their
shouts of welcome and applause, at the subsi-
dence of which, the President Of the National
Agricultural Society. Gen. TIlghnan, spoke as
follows:
Fellow-citizens OF the United States ladies'
and gentlemen, married and single We ap.
pear before you to perform the most Interesting
ceremony of this great and grand OCCASION
and 10 award premium most wOrlhlly earned, =.
and richly due. TINS Is a great anu glorious
country-we all know Ihat-bul what would
the country be without population, and how are
our immense pralrles aud bUundless forests 10
be peopIed unless we can improve upon The O d.
fashioned method OF having one baby at a time
(Great laughter) Many OF us have recognized
fr..Hi a,,dL LII, II
some OF US, after long and useful life in this
particular, have wound up our Iabors by having
twins, as has the Honorable lady on my right
and myself (Laughter and applause Your
speaker after having served his country by an
addition Of eight TO the population in single
numbers, concluded his lab0rs with twoaI
time, and he is proud to welcome all who have
done likewise. We are accustomed to Consider
ourselves, In agricultural phrase, some pump
klDs"-but We shall all have to call ourselves
small potatoes and few in hill when Compared
with Madame Teresa aud Mr.. Joseph Ondn
stroke. (Great laughter shall say no more
upon this prolific sublect-but shall cuuci iude
by awarding the premium of the silver SPOONS
10 the best three bes, at one BIRTH exhibited
at the National Far to John, W.lInm and Jo-
sePhine Ondasroke! QmmeDse applause
The audience applauded. the band played
Yankee Doodle" and the mother of the ba
bies. assisted BY couple of her countrymen,
carried the basket around the crowd for nspec. /
tion, and TO receive pecuniary contributions -
Several hundred dollars in money was given. |
TO the astonishment of the parents, who are
very poor. (Peop.e in easy circumstances are
seldom endowed with blessings of this kind in !
such absurd abundance.) Upon arriving at the
gates of the Fair ground, the mother had not |
money enough to purchase a ticket of adms-
sion; but noble hearted lady, Mrs. Bernard,
conceiving the happy idea of both assisting the
mother and afurdlng a fund of entertainment
for the visitors, procured the admission of the
mother and her numerous Off prlng. .-Laacaster
Express.