The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-11-07
The Raby.

| The Baby. figa s- .f.!aaGn 81. f.. -.f....
i Brother and sister Stebbins I'VE have
got live baby at our house, little girl
baby-that's 50. How L wish this might
find you in the same situation. You know
| always wished you well. But our baby
IS none of your common babies. She
laughs land cries) SO pretty, you can have
no idea how handsome she is. 1t is deci-
ded by the best Of judges (her mother and
me) that she is the handsomest child that
ever lived and everybody says, "whst a
handsome child how much she resembles
her father - children will resemble their
parents, you know. Iwouldn't take twen-
ty dollars for her !; no, sir, no temptation.
Perhaps you think I'm q fool. Who cares
guess you'd be fool if you had such a
baby. wish your domestic affairs would
come to a crisis, (cry-sis.) You must cx-
cuse all mistakes, for I'm SO delighted and
transported that l expect there is u right
smart chance that may go crazy.
Why, you can't think how l acted when
the little stranger came along. Mrs.
Boardman and were the attending phys
icans, and what she didn't know didn't
either. Felt little considerable scared,
looked for my hat two, or three several
times, and wondered how far it was to
Texas. But after the excitement was over
| tickled some. Ifit hadn't been for that
white hat Of mine l couldn't have told
what end my head was on. went up
stairs dozen times or less after INV hat
went and looked at the baby and forgot it
every time. Sold man some goods on
STICK and charged him, ''to baby six
pence per pound.' But I'm calmer now
think shall entirely recover. Begin to
think that baby amt such a cunning af.
fair after all. Its quite night institution.
1t takes one half OF the bed, and right in
the middle, and have to sleep all around
on the edges. Can't roll over and kick as
used tonight wake the baby. And if
| just happen to roll on to the little thing
in the night, then there's fuss, for nv
wife would make C great ado if should
kill the baby. She sleeps with one eye
open. hln b. =. s'a4s.f@ an
III tell you about how get along Mi ghts.
The other night went to bed as usual,
got into snooze, when my wife called,
''JOhn, John, there's mouse in my band
box, and it will ruin my bonnet. ]" Well.
rolled off the bed rail and made a break
for the bandbox. Mouse takes the hint
and leaves, and l balance myself on the
bed rail again, 60 to sleep, and dream of
the old song which says, "Bless me this is
pleasant, riding on a rail-" But soon l
am awakened by my wife (watchful crea-,
ture) calling, ''John! guess that mouse
is in the lower bureau drawer, where all
the baby things are" So get up once
more and make n plunge for the bureau,
and mouse leaves as usual, while ], like
the old Quaker, wish for sonic profane per-
son to d-m that mouse. Well, get on
the rail once more, and dream of sending
an order to Chicago for mouse traps.-
Well, dream nway for while till am
once moro o,x.taned by the old familiar
call, 'John, John, the baby wants tending
to-" Well, sit up and hold the light
while she--well, no matter, you know
what mean. a DIGHroN.
p. Sour baby's name is Fanny Louisa.
IN. B.-Don't forget the baby's name.