Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-15
MORNING LEADER
TUESDAY mORNING, MAR. is, 1854.
KKrRACTs FROM AN INTERESTING
LECTURE.

ON, First Baby, By K. G. De Cordova in
Philadelphia
We find q very amusing and truthful
lecture reported in the Evening Telegraph
of Philsdelphia, uuusr the st,v-.-l:4l--
We make extracts for the benefit ofmsmss
SnA Pspas.
In the course Of three OF four hours Of.
tar, .sRds Mrs. Csfundy said to Mr.. Noddy
tbat Se might approach the presence in
I've mi, Yates, which being expired, be did
Al mesti Eg there Mrs. Kaduggin bearing
4 niIIov on which was the baby, while
MI Cofnne y ESs standing near stirring
somsfhing i, q saucepan. daughter }
M NodSv he, st down to his wife to kiss
her and 1bisns, words Of ebeer and love.
what he aid or 3, Ne said, far be it for me
70 interpret. fIhe ~ are scenes sacred in
this world, this wss olae, WEere two ever
chsrged hearts poured jtA,emse. yes out to
each other in thsnkfnlnlsss 10 God.
Mr.. Noddy failing to e-IpreAs q SUI table
degree Of fondness and sdmirsG ion for t'ee
baby, Mrs. Ksduggin, with sOAae rage,
turned to the nurse and said - "Never
mind nurse, some people have no feeling.
The poor little desr was ready to smile;
but he didn't care. Never mind, COM to
grandmR-she won't slight you, my dear
ohild.y daughter and applsusel Upon
hearing this apsstrophe, Mr.. NOddy turned
and looked at the baby, and then left the
apartment. Is was not until some three
weeks after he could muster sufficient
courage 10 sorutinize the child in the pres
enoe o. that ever Wstchful gra ndmother.
"Dsar me, how small he isl" exclaimed
Mr.. Noddy. "Sman, indeed I'' interrupted
the indignant grandmother; "you will
not ind msny babies larger sc HIS age, and
think ought to know" ayes" replied
Tom, buthe has no hair on his head !"
daughter. $50 much the bettsr," said
the grandmother, "it is bsd sign when
children are born with hair on their head
(Laughter); they are sure to be bald be-
fore they are forty" (LaughteF.)
HWhats he doing noW2 asked Noddy,
in agony, as the baby twisted up its facial
muscles; "he is hieuping-has he had any
ahaE to drink alresdyT daughter
HEhomas," said the grandmother, "yoUE
remarks are insulting and nyou cannot
show more respect, think you had better
70 70 the bank" "Csn'the be allowed to
say something about the child 2' said Mrs.
N9ddy. Upon which the grandmother ran
out Of the room, and then Tom began TO in
spect the baby. "Isn't it soft p exclaimed
Tom. "An babies are soft" !" answered the
nurse. C guess when you were born you
were about ss soft ss spongecake." Laugh
teri "He has opened his eyes, and they
are grey" said Tom. "They are not
grey,D said Mrs. Noddy, q they are blue
aint they nurse All mothers whose
babies have grey eyes insist they are blue
{I.aughter. /" Yes, Of course" answered
Ihe nurse,I IL thsy are blue as indigo. He
is the very image Of his father" She
knew such sn expression always tickled
young fathers almost TO death. "And yor
lhink he looks like me 2g Oh, sir, o.
course he does, especially about the chiI
and under the throat He was not twt
weeks old when saw the likeness" "NoV
that is extraordinary remarked Tom
what on earth is he doing now ~ sskeC
the alarmed father, as the baby puckere;
up its face preparatory TO emitting tn
shrillsst and most rapid jerks ofnoiss eve
msde from 50 small specimen Of human
1ty. (LAughtsr.)
10 attempt to describe 70 you the sens
Of importance which Mr.. Noddy insensi
bly, found psrvsding him, and in fact en-
VeioHing him IS with mantle, were use
less. He did NOT mean to be proud, bu
he was, and it vas amusing to observe hi
stfaggle 70 appear Indifferent when h
! mentioned to his friend, 81 don't know
S7Sethsr you hive heard Of 1t, but you see
IN point Of fact LII an father
Haushtsr.) Ny wife presented me witt
: HttIs BOY last Tuesday" He tried to b
calm, but his head wss turned. He wOul
lay.in bed in the strangers room ct nigh
woSdering what profession he would sc
Ieot for the eight or nine inches. Laugh
; tsr.a Should be bring him up to be Law
2 Ne; that is not an honest profession
yT..s- 'sr.l A physician No, no, no; tbs
- i.S.,,, us, and there Is too much hun
bag abo1t thai. Laughter. A pan
clerk No heaven = lDi1 saoui3ss =
Mr. Eeddy in horror. In nl-,S eeSes - ~ y
Of ten nen Do not recommend thsSS y"