Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-15
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"wRVE GOT A BABY"

"WEVE GOT A BABY"
The following letter, which bears internal
evidence Of being bona fde epistle, was
picked up in one Of our streets yesterday:
UTICA, May IL, 1859.
Brother and Sister Stebbins-We have
got q live baby at our house, a little girl ba.
by-that's so. How I wish this might find
YOU in the same situation. You know al
ways wished you WELL But our baby is none
of your common babies. She laughs (and
cries) SO pretty, you can have no idea how
handsome she is. 1t is decidedly the best
Of judges Cher mother and me) that she is
the handsomest child that ever lived; and
everybody says, swhat pretty child, how
much she is like her father ;'-children will
resemble their parents, you know. would
not take twenty dollars for it; no sir, no
temptation. Perhaps you think I'm fool.
Who cares-guess you'd be fool if you had
such baby. I wish your domestic affairs
would come to crisis, (cry-sis) You must
excuse all mistakes, for I'm so delighted and
transported that I expect there is right
smart chance that I may go crazy.
Why you can't think how l acted the day
the little stranger came along. Mrs, Board
man and I were the attending physicians,
and what she didn't know I didn't either.
Felt little considerable scared, looked for
nv hat two, three, several times, and won
dered how far it was to Texas. But after
the excitement was over wasn't l tlckied
some. fit hadn't been for that white hat
ofmine couldn't have told which end my
head was on. I went up stairs dozen times
or less after my hat-went and looked at the
baby and forgot 1t euery time. Sold man
some goods on stick,' and charged him, 'to
one baby sixpence per pound But I'm
calmer now; think I shall entirely recover.
Begin to think that baby amt such cunning
affair after all. Its quite night institution
It takes one half of the bed, and right In
the middle, and have to sleep all round on
the edges. Can't roll over and kick as l
used tonight wake up the baby. And If
Just happen to roll on the little thing in
the night, then there's fuss, for my wife
would make great ado if I should kill the
that baby. She sleeps with one eye open.
I'll tell you about how 1 get along nights.
The other night I went to bed as usual, got
into snooze, when my wife called John !!
John there's mouse in my band-box, and
it will ruin my bonnet Well, L rolls OF
the bed rail and made wake for the band
box. Mouse takes the hint and leaves, and
I balance myself on the bed rail again, 60 to
sleep, and dream of the old song which
saws, ,sbTess me, this is pleasant riding on a
rail- But soon I am awakened by my wife
(watchfnl creature) calling John! guess
chat mouse is in the lower bureau drawer
where all the baby things are So up lgot
once more and made plunge for the bu-
reau, and mouse leaves as usual, while L
like the old Quaker, wish for some profane
person to d-n that mouse. Well, get
on the rail once more and dream Of sending
an order to Chicago for mouse traps Well,
dream away awile, till am once more a.
wakened by the old familiar call, John
John the baby wants tending to- Well,
sit up and hold the light while she -
well, no matter, you mean what know.
The next morning I have to be careful
in using the towels, for 'all is not gold that
glitters., But must keep still and stand 1t
all for the dear little baby, mothers little
precious lamb.
Good bye; yours as much as possible.
DIGHTON.
P.s. Our baby's name is Fanny Louisa
N. B. Don't forget the baby's name. D..