The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-11-22
We've Got a Baby.

The following letter, which pears III
,tprnal evidence of being a. bona fde epis
tie, was picked up in one of the streets
ofaSwatoga, recently. "a.
Brother and Sister-We've got "a live
baby at eour house, a little boy baby
that's so. How wish this might fnt
YOU in the same situation. Yon know
I always wished you we'll But our baby
is none Of Your common babies :, II
aughs land crips) so pretty YOU can have
no idea how pretty it is 1t is doodle
| bv the best Of judges (its mother and me
hat it, is. the handsomest child that ever
: lived and everybody says "what pret
ty cl,ild-how much it looks like its
! father.o' Children will resemble their
parents you know. l wouldn't take TWEEN
tv dollars for it, no sir. no temptation.
Perhaps you think am a fool-who
caresA-auess-you'd be foolif you had
such. baby. l wish your domestic af
lfairs would come to-a crisis (crv-sis. }
You must excuse all mistakes for l SIN
fso delighted and transported that | expect
there is right smart chance that lmav
60 crazy.5 Why, you-can't think how |
acted the day the little stranger came
rnlorg. ( Mrs. = = andI, were attend.
physicians, and what she didn't knew |
didn't either. Felt litlle considerable
scared looked for my hat two or three
several times and wondered how far ii
was torexas. But after the excitement was
over wesm'! tckled some. II it liada't
been for that white had Of mine, | could
not of.toid which end my head was on
II wentup stairsa dozen times or less af
ter my hat-went and looked at the baby,
and forgot the hat every time. Sud a
man some goods on '1ick,," and charged
to him zone baby Six cents per pound. ="
But In, calmer now; think shah ELL
timely recover. Begin toathink that baby
ain such a cunhing affair after all It's
quite a night institution. it takes half the
bed, and right 10 the middle and Ihavc
to sleep all around lhe edyes.) s3l m.
Cart foll-ceer and Rick as Used to
might wake the baby. And if Ljust'
happen to rofon the9litlleathing in the
night there isa fuss, formy wife would
mike great ado, if 1 should kilf the
baby She sleeps with one eye and both
ears wide open. Il tell GU how L get.
along at nights. Tile other hight wen'.
to bed as usual, got intoa snooze, when
m : wife cs led "Joe Joe there is mouse
in my bandbo$ and it will ruin my ,bonr
net" We'll Iirohs off the beihls,il and
made away for tire rbandbox. gu Mouse
takes the hint and leaves and / balance
myself on the bed rail hgainf So to sleep
dream OF the old sony which says, ,I"Bless
me itiis is plea ant, riding on a ralk"l
But soonII am awakened by my wife
{ watct,ful creature} ealing "Joe,Joe J.. /
guess that, mouse is in the lower bureau
drawer, where all the baby things ARE"
So UP | get once more, and makr plunge
forthe bureau drawer and the mou ,e leaves
As usual, whileaI like the Quaker, wish
for some prolane person to d-m thar
mouse. Well I get on the rail once more
and dream of sending an order to Chi,a
60 for mouse traps aWelhI dream way
awhile, ,AtIl am awakened once more BY
tie old familiar call, 3"Joe, Joe! the baby
wants tending to.'' Well I sit up and
hold the light willie - WeIL no
matter, you know what mean. The
next morning have to be carefulin Using
the towels, for "all is not gold That gIit.1
,ters." But | must keep still and stand
it all for the dear little baby-mother's
precious lamb . Good bye. Yours as
Ga qoQu sH4., .n o. 5Uo h95e,Haa H 4
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N. B:-Don't forget the baby. -