Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09
NUMBER I.
A Mixin, of the Babies.

party given up NOrtD most or tnt ladies present had little babies, whose noisy perversity required too much at tention to permit the mothers to enjoy the dance. A number of gallant young men volunteered to watch the young ones while the mothers indulged in 2 "break down. No. sooner had the wo men left the babies in charge of these mischievous devils, than they stripped the infants, changed their clothes, giv. ing the apparel of one to another. The dance over, it was time to go home and the mothers each took hurriedlv q baby in the dress of her own. and start ed to their homes, some, ten or fifteel miles of, and were far on their way be. fore daylight But the day following there was tremendous TOW in the set. tlcment Mothers discovered that q single night had changed the sex o1 their infants-observation disclosed physical phenomena, and then com. menced some of the tallest female pedes. trianism; liviaE miles apart, it required two days to unmix the babies, and as many months to restore the women to their natural sweet disposition. To thi: day it is unsafe for any of the baby mixers 10 venture into that territory.
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 RsS~ The Cincinnati Enquirer tells the following:
 "A few days since newly welded couple from the interior of the State arrived at the Burnett House, and took quarters for the night at that well or dered hotel. It was quite evident that | the whole party were unfamiliar witl metropolitan sights. The rooms, cor. riders, marble hoor gorgeous drawing 9 room and well spread table of the ho. tel drew from them the most ingenious remarks of surprise. In the evening they visited the opera house, and were astonished by its magnifccnce, that even Mrs. Walters impersonation oi Mag Merrilles," almost failed to in terest them. Nothing more was thought of tho verdaht pair till about o'clock in tho morning, at which time the boot-blacl of the Burnett House, in making his customary rounds, observed the Benc- diet seated in the hall, near the door oi his room. He naively asked the pol, isher of understanding if he was the clerk Receiving negative answer he informed the boot-black that ht should like to see that individual. IT. I q rev moments si,u attenssive. office man | | rlr,r, anu politely asked V h. The wantcd.i
 Couldn't you make me bed in tn, i parlor?" cried the disconsolat individ ual.
 "In the parlor?" said the clerk. '1n afraid not
 "Well, I'd like to have one spread down somewhere"
 "Why don't you go into your room :? asked the clerk.
 T don't like to-" said the bashfu young man.
 "Why, what's the matter ?" continued the clerk. Has your wife turned yo, out of your room?'
 "No," said he, '.but you see I havn' never been married before, and I don like to go in, particularly ill strang, place."
 "Oh! go right in, said the clerk, ''sh won't think it wrong"
 Here the door opened about an inch and through the aperture came voic coaxingly saying:
 "Do come in John, I won't hurt you I know'd they'd think strange of ye standing out there. Come in now won't yer? I've blow'd the gas out and it's all dark in here.'.
 The odor of the room assured tn, clerk that she had, indeed, "blown ou the gas," so, pushing open the door, h, stopped the flow, raised the window and returned to the hall to persuad, the verdant husband to retire with hi wife. All arguments were fiuitless however, and he was compelled to as sign the simple individual a separat, room from that his wife was in tha night.
 MEN ONE WOULD RATHER Nor MEET