Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-12
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, From The New Yoik Time,.
Barnum's baby show opened yesterday Lon
before the appointed hour, 8 vest thTOng OF W.
men, old and young, c0ngTega,ed at the Museum
door and WED with each other in ths purehas,
Of Gckets-tickets which would pass them /,
that paradise Of certain class Of wOmandOm-
the nursery.
Following the struggling crowd, we went too
The current carried US resisilessiy to the second
the third and fourth floors, and to no good pUI
pose for although the squaris, the many million
c,ii iosi les, tie happy family, and the gOTged
snakes, were there, the objects OF our visit-ihe
/ supeIhumsn babies, The very tat twins, AM the
miraculous triplsts-were not to be seem
/ Along toward noon, however, ia they came
( Their origin was mainly TeutOnic, although
: here aud there might bs detected the AnglO-SsX-
/ on snap and The Yankee prec c-eity. Platforms
are ragged around the various rooms for the ae-
commoda ion Of the various exhibitants the
various waxsd iguTts, clad in purple and iine
linen, who DO " Napoleon, Kossuth, the vari-
tui giants, the fIickes, the Pilots and the Her
DDS q The earth, weIe removed; baby jumpers
are provided FOR some and cradles tOT others, and
all he places aud sil The seats were taken aud
occupied.
Tue show once opened, the &" current reiTulsr'
ceased, aud forty currents "eTe established.
which, catching your z men uaGwaIes, would
wi il them sTCUud, back and forth, here. there
and everywhere, much 20 the annoyance Of those
who, being naturally neihodiaal, would have
ben g'sd 20 -xsmiue each baby in its turn.
That COuIse We iyuDd to be simply Gn imPossi-
hiIify, and 10 d)uJt the effect Of a contrary
cOUrse viii be observable in this sketch.
a great many people great many ihiags
Sb1ut tie propriety the dslicacy, and al that
sp.t OF thing. Of sueh AZ expedition bat that's
hot wt a. we propose 20 touch. The baby show
is fAcI, sHl such we notice il.
Sanding by the side Of tut boy, On the
platform, W- seTe enabled 10 get fair look at
ihs collect ua ia tie first room. At ihe further
eEj. near m. CTchsstrs balcony, were Eum.TOcs
pTE children, whose maternal parents lat ~
iT"Hi it' u.r. were smiling, cheerful I happy
sli. bar-s hut recently TIartaken Of lunch in
itc nursery, were likewise disposed 10 be me1-
~ Aid pleasant, - That the sight was really
one which warmed tho inner msn and doubtless
caused hundreds If lady visitors TO echo the re-
mark Of al aged spiusler at cur elbow, hsOw
sweet, 10 b. sure, naOw." On either side OF the
room The isiT show was continued.
Around each aud every baby was a group Of
inquiring aud anxious individuals, whose ques-
tons, though eminently perth ent $50 long as
the baby tenders did not find them impeTtinent)
were not such as we care to reproduce in print.
Suffice it to say. the baby was thoroughly dis
cussed-iitto bis father, ditto his mOsheT-aHd
results compared.
No. u was a taxeU-hAired boy, sged four
years and four months. HIS head is symeirical
10 the last phrenUlogicsl degree his beautifully
cO!O:ed hair hangs in perfect ringlets to his
waist his features are good and his manner
tina. OF gentleman. He WAS one cf the few
who maintained high degree Of christian pa
tience and manly fOrtitude throughout the day,
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difficult and most trying circumstances.
Near him master Willie Rose, a bright,
quick moving, smart li;iIe shaver, Of four years
growth His mother, from whom he evidently
receives his good looks and quick wit, succeed
ed also in keeping him happy and trsclable dC-
T"g the entire day.
Blt oge Of the principal features (and these
only Esye We room 20 nctice) was a bevy Of
triplets. Three OF the hanisomest, best formed,
most properly behaved, and dearest little fell
lows WE have ever seen, sat on ihs extreme
ifoni uf he platform, crying fOT the'- mother
Presently she came, aud in hor irzin followed 81
least three hundred visitors, al anxious TO see,
ieel OF, and talk - the boys We could not
learn The names Of The little fellows, bus their
number is sixteen They will doubtless receive
the official Endorsement Of their popular success
when the awards are made
= No. lOi is one of the latest Of sll boys. His
head, his arms, his chest, his legs, snd his fest
are absolutely sdipOsesn, aud =" nothing more"
Ii stood upon his feet his weight instantly bows
his legs, which, however gseiul 10 q h0rst miH,
are not popularity IecOgI iZ.j rs desirable, aud
bis feet are perfectly enormous He Is Eut
seven months old, and we look forward wi ep-
prehension 70 the day when lie will be seventy
times ven
No. ) is boy abou four years Of age, whose
head and features are elassically beautiful. He
did not seem to be IS quick and bright as some
OF the others, but as beauty he was unap-
preached.
No 20 is the ticket worn by two little girls
twin sisters, who meTited and received a great
share Of popula attention.
We noticed one little chap only three months
old who has more hair on his head than Mr. Bar
num or any other man about the Museum He
seemed quite pleased with il, and pulled it With
evident relish.
No. - is a ine boy.
No II is blonde, about four years Of age,
very perfectly formed, and quite intelligent
Al this we saw At about one o'clock, when
mothers ard babies were fresh and happy again
At three o'clock we went, aud great change bad
come over the lard and the inhabitants thereof
The mothers were hot and tired and hungry; as
a natural consequence, they were cross and i'm
patient. Tne babies, kept awake beyond their
sltrpy time, deprived Of their full aud requisite
allowance OF nouTishment, were uneasy, fussy
sleepy, irritable aud disposed 10 cry. They tsd
cry they not only cIiyd but they sqUesled and
shouted and screamed, and tiie more they cried
the less their mothers helped them bile tbs less
iheir mOlheTs helped ia IN lie more they cried
TIsIs we're a lew patient and deserving fathers
prvseB,-!stheTs ThO, with religious Tesigna-
;iun thSt bat ieT m-H can conceive q, accom-
panied thsis wives aud babies 20 he show, SAT
u ith them the platform, dAEdleb them oh the
patsrnHl knee explained IhriL i.tie NAYS 70 he
a,0st exemplary manner.
But we have no .mtheI space We viii notice
the little baby and leave 10 future tccason
further s.lusiUn 10 tie excitement of The Isy
inis Ettie baby -, We presume. The least OF an
iI'fir things. II, mother is no. large but hat
hss nothing TO do with it. The baby is little psr
Sc the head is 81 small that one is tempted IN
believe II = doll its features are scarcely Wis
ible It's iTEui= is absolutely the lie plus ultra OF
attenuation sud bis AIas aud legs are easily Ell.
cireled by AL ordinary sized finger ling. We
"a" II ia tie nursery. lust before Il was taken On
the stage :or -XhibiiiOn in the lecture room. but
in spite Of 'he persistent sffJris on the part Of
the attendant, We could no. be induced 70 touel,
it even, for fear we might brOak l.
The exhibition Is an entire success Mr. Bar
uum must be happy, iOI his rooms and his cot
ieTs are full bIr. Greenwood must Elza.,ise H..
in a happy state of mind, for one always delights
to pls1 and accomplish successes; but that Mr.
officer Barry and his assistants who have 10 keep
order snd preserve the public peace throughGit
the entire establishment are in an enviabie D.
sition, no one can believe who will spend to-ds
= couple of hOurSil that Gagged, bustling, cui-
Oils crowd, Which S'yeeps from baby to baH,
ard from rOOmtO room, initiating the examls
Of Ephesus, who are slso looking after sons
new thing"
DREWR1'S BLUFF AND 1HE OBSrRUCTIOy- ~
During the last twelve hours the James jsYer
has been higher than il has ever been knosn 70
de since loi5- The grea. storms hgse brorgh
lown a deluge Of water from th' noUatsius'
and he lowlsnds are lake. TIE cpffeni mas
hean of DrodiOiotis stFsH0tl sn9terTihe violence.