The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-11-12
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81 SkOAllsll to Wealthy FaHli-

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81 slOAnsl, to wealthy Falaai-
lies.
" "AyTED-BY \ WEALTHY FAM.
w lily tas heir to their propertv,. ia
adopt 4 male child; must have black eyes
and hair; age from te.ito twenty montlls.is
The aboyc eut from the, Herald
Personals. -"
Wealthy family, it would seem, is
in pursuit Of an ..Le;r.p But a prc =
posteroasly ineipient ''Ibcir" is call
cd for. Let mo say to you, wealthy
family, that you make great mis-
take in taking an .iufant If "tcn or
twenty months" Don't think of
such thing. An infant of that ten.
der age is not always a Joy forever,
andtnot invariably q" thing Of beau
ty." Besides, you can't always tell
whether the hair on the "heir's "
htad will turn out black or dark brown.
Hair is deceptive at that period Of
life. sr...s ~y,.rgyg1re.E4.~
Don't ti.iuk Of h-don't: Re.
nouncc the idea ut once. If YOU
can't at once, think the matter over
for few days, and Lam satisfied you
will see where you arc missing it.
can offer you more desirable arti-
Gle in my own person. / think | can
convince you of this.
| Now, just think how long it will
be before ten or twenty months in-
FAINT can appreciate what you arc do
ing for him. Thiuk of the squills,
paregoric, and soothing syrup you
have got to purchase on account of
said infant. Think Of the slceplcss
nights that will be yours while that
infant is in the pang Of tecthing.
Think Of the solicitudc that will
be yours. when the scarlet fever and
Group fasten their panes upon said
infant. Think of the trouble he will
give you when in the whoopina-cough
period. Then there's the mcasels.
chicken-pox, che lcra morbus, and
'canker rash liable to tackle an infant
Of that age at any moment, to say
nothing Of luns-fever-and dyseatery..
Think of the annoyance that bra
infant Of ''tcn or twenty sa4ntbs''
will cause you when he begins. TO
creep, and when he just begins to
toddlc about the house. How liable
said infant would be to catch hold Of
the tahlecloth and pull the dishes all
over his tender head, scalding himself
with the hot tea, and bcdaubing his
pinafore and things with butter and
golden syrup.
II is too dreadful to contemplate. i
Bear in mind the many times he
will tumble down stairs. How the
nurse will pinch him when you arc
out, if the pocr little bra-thinc
'erles. Iew she will stnff him with:
gin, to make him hush up and 30 to
sleep when she wants to take q rest.
Think how many times he will burn
his fingers playing with fire; and how
the cat will scratch him. Think Of
the mischief he will continually be
up to as he grows older. How your
preserves will disappear, aud how ,ho
will mark things with. . lead pencil.
Then think Of, his first ,jack-Inifc #
yon can with con'posure !!
ri ture in yo,r mind s eye his whit
tlings-how the tables, chairs, doors,
and other things will suffer, ard how
he will cut his fingers, to say nothing
Of the chairs he will smash ,...playins
boss, - and the clCtlles he viii ruin
in his utter recklassncss. Think Of
The torment he will be to you gcncr-
ally; aadafteEaA, no. homo sSfssour
bone, ltsl Of your flesh, Lut bores
aod flesh If somebody else.
It's too demoralizing to dwell up
on with cquanimlty.
AS lie advances in years he will be
very likely to grow no better very
fast. Think of what you will have
to put OUT Oh him. You must buy
rocking-horscs and whips juvenile
gnns and swords soldiers and play
houses ! boxes of villages, with trees
etc, ]; puzzles and picture books !; ito,
say nothing Of apples aud oranges.
|. peaches and pears. and candy al liz
ttan. your house all the time re-
semblina a 'ioirtus'iin distress, with
nfs srtPcxe pcrformapcesnk ss's'
uc continues to grow.
Then he will be after you for slels.
tops estat@ Seosps. amarSlss. kitf@
oaiis and bats; and won't he kick
out the boots Oh no lie won't
tear his jackets. mully his lants,
and loose his cap, either. ]. You Just
try him and see.
You won't have to .scomc down
sweet for all these things, not to
mention fira-crn ~ 4 49, AZ 1sI.h