The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-22
WE'VE GOT BARy .'


The following letter, which bears inter.
mai evidence of being bona iide epistle. wa,
picked up in one of the streets of Utica Nev
York, recently:
UTICA, New York, May 10, 1859. !
Brother and Sister Stebbins-We'vc 20,
a live baby at our house, a little girl baby-.
that's so. How | wish might find YOU in
the same situation. You know | always
wished you well. But our baby is not one
OF your common babies. She laughs land
crles) so pretty you can have no idea how
handsome she is. 1t is decided by the best
or judges cher mother and me) that she i.
the handsomest child that ever lived: and
everybody says, what pretty chi!d-how
much she looks like her father" Children
will resemble their parents you know. I
wouldn't take twenty dollars for her no
sir. no temptation. Perhaps you think I'm
a fool. Who cares-guess you'd be fool
If you had such baby. i wish your do
mestic affairs would come to crisis. (cry-
ss). You must excuse all mistakes, for
i'm so delighted and transported that ex.
pect there is right smart chance that NAV
90 crazy.
Why you can't think how acted the day
'he ilttle stranger came along. Mrs. Broad
man and were the attending physicians,
and what she didn't know didn't either
Felt little considerable scared look ed for
my hat two, three several times, and won.
dered how far it was to Texas. But after
the excitement was over, wasn't tickled
some. IL it hadn't been for that white hat
OF mine l couldn't have told which end nv
head was on. Invent up stairs dozen times
or less after my hat-went and locked at
the baby and forgot 1t every time. Sold n
man some goods on "tick," and charged
him to :. one baby sixpenc, per pound''
But / IN calmer now think shall entire
!y recover. Begin to think that baby amt
such 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 Tonight wake up the baby,
And IT Just happened to roll on the little
thing IN the night, then there's fuss, for
my wife would make great ado if should
XII that baby. She sleeps with one eye
open.
Pil tell you about how | get along nights,
lhe other night went to bed as usual. got
INTO snooze, when my wife called ''John !
Iohn there's mouse in my band. box, and
itl ruin my bonnet" Well, rolls off the
bed-rail and made away for the band box
Mouse takes the hint and leaves, and bal
ance myself on the bedraii again, go sleep,
dream Of the old song which says, ''Bless
me, this IS pleasant riding on rail-" But
, soon am awakened by my wife (watchful
, ereature) calling, John | guess that mouse
is in tbs lower bureau drawer, where all the
baby's things are.
So.np | get once more, and make plunge
r Tor the bureau, and mouse leaves as usual.
, while |, like the Quaker, wish for some pro-
fame person to d-n that mouse. Well,
t got on the rail once more and dream Of
D sending 10 Chicago for mouse traps. Well,
0 dream away awhile. till | am once more
, awakened by the old familiar call, John
q John the baby wants tending to. Well,
t sit up and hold the light, while she--well
4 no matter, you know what mean.
{ The next morning have to be careful in
using the towels, for call is not gold ,ha
a glitters." But must keep still aud stant
J.. it all for the dear little baby IN others pre-
i cious lamb.
i Good bye, yours as much as possible.
DIGoToN.
: P. S.-Our baby's name is Fanny Louisa
r n. B.-Don't forget the baby's name.