Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-10
Got a BABY!

nc toll0Wing letter, Which bears Inter.
nal eyidence of being q bona fits ep;stlo,
was picked UP in ono of the streets of
, uticag New, York; recently .,..f,, r
Urea, (N.. Y,,) May II, 1850
Beo'her AMI Sister ,yteJbias.-7-We'ye
got liyc baby at omr house, little yirl
baby--thot's SO. How wish this might
find you'in the samo situation: You know
] always wished you well But OUR baby
Is not of your common babies. She isughs
(,nd cries) SO pretty you can have no idea
how handsome she is, 1t is decided bv
the bestof Judges Cher mother md me)
that she is the hantlsomcst child that ever
lived md every body says, <" what a prct-
ty ehlld-bow much she looks like her ia
thor Children will resemble 'tlftir pa
rents, You know / wouldatF take twenty
dollars tor her; no sic, no temptation.--
Perhaps you think I'm fool Whp cares
guess You 4 be fool il you had such a.
baby. wish your domestic Affairs would
come to crisis, (cry.sis). Yormust cx.
cusc ali mistakes, for I'm so delighted and
transported that / expect, there is a right
smart chance that,l may go crazy.
Why You can't think low I acted tho.
day the little stranger. came along. Mrs.
Broadman and We're the offending physi-.
clans, and what she didn't know /. didn't
eithcr. Felt a1ittle. considerable scared;
looked for my hat two, throc several times;
and wondered how far it WAS to Texas -
j'ut after the excitement WAS over wasn't I
tIck1ed some. 1t it hadn't been for that
white hat of mine | couldn't have told
which end my head was on. went up
stairs a dozen times or less otter nv hat
went and looked at the baby und jorqot IL
cccry Hme. Sold n man some goods on
!" tn4, . and charged him to, /" One. baby
siSpcncc per pound" But Pmo calmcr
now think I shall entirely recover. Be
gin to think that baby aint such cunning
affair aitcrali. Itsquite night tnstitutio,,.
1t takas 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 ms
used to--n,ight wake up the baby. And
if | Just happened to roll on 10 the little
thing III the night, then there's a fuss, for
my wife would ,uakoa great ado i'll should
Kill thatbabysF She@s sleeps with one eye
III tell you about how + get nlong nights.
The other night | went to bed as usual,
got INTO snoozc, when my wife called
"John john! There mousoin my band
box, and it will ruin my bonnet" Well,
rolls off the bed rril and make wake for
the band,boX: Mouse takes The hint and
leaves, and balamce mysclf on the bed rail
aglin, 80 to sleep, and dream of the old song,
which says. " Bless mo, this is pleas..lit.
riding Oh II rail-" But soon Iam awaken
CT by hy'wifc (watcllful crcaturc) calling
John. guess that mouse is in the lower
bureau drawer, where all the baby things
are"
SouPl getoncc more, and make plunge
r Tor the bureau, and mouse leaves as usual,
while !, ike the Quaker, wish for some pro-
fame person TO. d7--=-n n that mouse Well
get on the rail once more and dream of
sending an order to Chicago for mouse traps.
Well, dream away awhile; till am once
more awakened by the old. familiar call,
John John l;thebaby wants tending ito"
We'll, sit up. apdshold the light, while
she - well, mo matter, you know what
mcaa 40 ~-n.". $780,.
The next morning I have to be careful
in using the towels, for all is not gold tlat
sittcrs." But J must keep still aud stand
ital for the dear little baby--mothcr' little
precious lamb
Good hye; yours as much as possible.
DiGUT0N.
p. Sour baby 8 name is Fanny Louisa.
~ B,-Don't forget tile baby's name.
WIfG, !" said a main looking for boot
jack, al have 'placcs where / keep my
things and you onght 10 know it.'' Yes
said she, /" ought to know where you keep
l.k.N L.. II