Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-04-22
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| After q little while, Mr.. n oddly receive
visitors, when every one, especially the fadiei
demanded to see the baby, not that they care
about beholding him-fOr, goodness knows
babies are no uncommon sight in the city Q
New 7 York-but because it is the Requirement
of conventional poiiteness. That is not so ba
as it is with the foolish mothers who think
must be a great privilege to allow strange
I to kiss the baby, and who thrust driVelinl
infant up to you for this purpose, whethe
you like it or not-a very disagreeable pro
ceeding, and one highly to be reprehended..
On one occasion, being visited by som
friends, Mrs. Crounce pronuneed it the fines
baby she had ever seen. and asked if it criec
any, sGc. Miss Laura took him, and dandling
him on her knee, called it sweet little cop
sey-popsey."sa
Then Mrs Wiugleton dandled him, kissei
him, and called him the sweetest little 'tipsey
pipsey," and handed him to Mrs. Crounce
who dandled him and kissed him, and called
the sweetest little 'upsey mupsey." and final,
ly handed him to me. l was rather embar
rassed. What was I, confirmed bachelor
to do With baby, now one was suddenly
thrust upon me? I endeavored to initiate
the exercise and poetry of Mrs. WingletOn
and commenced dandling him; but he didn1
seem to like it, his head hung over on one
side; and ventured TO call him a beautiful
little "rigaby bigaby." Naughter.) 7g
didn't know any better. I was proceed
ing to kiss him, when, to my relief, he repelled
the advance by spluttering fearfulIy and yel.
ling, and IsWould not attempt to kiss him at
the time. What to do with the baoy I did
not know. They were kind enough not to no.
tice my aWkWardness. The ladies all expa.
tiated on the sweetness of the child; how much
he resembled the father about the forehead,
and the mother about the eyes and nose, and
bis Aunt Cora about the mouth and cheek
All appealed if this was not so, and there was
a charming unanimity that he was the sweet
est, dearest and prettfest little duckie darling
they had ever beheld. On walking home
with. Mrs, Singleton Il heard Miss Laura ex-
press her deliberate opinion that the baby was
a nasty little fright, 3 ..lz 4 '- ''--
In this horrid sentiment the other sisters
agreed, saying they detested babies, and were
glad the baby had not screamed more during.
the period of their visit. On human nature !
OF rather feminine nature! Naughter.) For
L do not believe my own sex would have had
the skill to have covered up this little piece of
hypocrisy. Ali feminine pafure!- what was
to, he gained by this nonssnse2 sAd what good
comes to Mrs. Noddy by reason of this. re-
ception of her child? If a nasty little fright,
why, call him the sweetest little ipsey- -pipsey,
opsey-popssy, upsey mupsey,a rigaby- -bigaby Z
(Laughter.) Perhaps the offence is too small
for the recording angel to write it down
against you 1, but it is meant for all that fh1d
il should mention this among your hIalelae-
quaintances, think it would confirm you all
in the i6ea6f being old maids, a1dsI think Il.
would serve you right. Laughter.) Mean
while the baby prospered and grew fat. No
wonder, seeing that the little fellow got all he
wanted to eat, and was not called upon. to
work for IL 4 will engage to at myself IN
der similar treatment.
Another. trouble came. Mrs. aKadugpin
had the habit of running her finger into the
childs mouth. and one day she discovered the
child had a little tootie-which means tooth.
Everybody looked for it nobody found it,
Several hardy persons sfoEit, Batfaiied TO
discover it, and not until four weeks after, did
the tooth make its, appearance, and then in an
entirely opposite direction from the spot men
toned by Mrs. Kaduggin! 4 (Ldughterg At
length the momentous day of christening ar
rived, and when / repaired to the house at
nine O'Clock, I found the godfather and god
mother ,habited in the height6 and breadth of
fashion, with bonnet eighteen inches above
the top of her head, and between the head and
this remarkable machine there ware leaves
and fruits and flowers enough to have fur
nished stall in Fulton Market. (Laughter.)
Mrs. Noddy seized on me directly. and in
sisted should come and hear the baby speak.
The young scamp, however. appeared from
the first prejudiced to talk with any one but a
blood relation, and refused to pronounce 10
my presence; At length he made the sound
Here the speaker illustrated the noise emitted
from the mouth of the young scamp, which, as
the reporter is an old bachelor, too, he can
only compare to cross between a subdued
sueeze and snore) "Did you hear tbat2Sc asked
the mother "Yes, l heard it distinctly, l
don't know that could understand it though"
"Wby,' answered the mother, ait is as clear
as anything in the world it is plain. There
AGAIN. another attenuated grnnt.) at was
as plain as could be, MAMA, PAPA" Naughter)
''There again. said the mother A"that is MUIR
sEx" She understood the -lhngnags= better
than did. .s.. s,...,. f.... s.,- & s...ss9
Innumerable cards Poared in from all parts
of the city, and many friends inquired after
the health Of Mrs, Neddy and baby to alIoFa
which Mrs. Kaduggin replied by simply say
ing, ''The baby was thriving wonderfully. and
Mrs. Noddy was, she was glad to say as well
as could be expected" Nothing is more
common or more bold than this EXPRESSION
How, thought |, could she know what Lex
pected? might expect Mrs: Noddy as ro-
bust as a coal HEAVIER. What Information
could derive from the announcement, /" Mrs.
Noddy as well as could be expected ?'' Ex-
peeted by whom If by Mrs. Kaduggin, how
could | fathom the depth of thatgood womap's
expectations, l5' - Gl-lsu5 b1s ai.ls4T. alas
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A report in Congress shows that IL 1892, ,lO3
mounds Of wool were imported into the Uni