The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-02
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We copy tho following from the; Mem
|phis Ayalanahe, of the 18th instant,
describing q baby show recently held in
that city:. y
After nurses aud babies had all been
collected in rear Of judges stand, the
secretary called them into. the arena in
the order 10 which they had been enter.
ed, and the babies belonging to tho TWEEN.
ty seven ladies were carried into the
ring for tho inspection Of the bachelor
judges. Ranged in front of-the north.
ern grand stand stood the nurses, with
their little charges in their arms or in
petite carriages, and the sight was
peculiar one. There wore babies of oil
kinds, ard ofall ages, that is to say, of
all months under twelve, for Wheeler,
Dickens & CO., in presenting the beau
tiful little perambulator, had distinctly
bargained that it should DO presented
"to the ducst baby under one year old on
exhibition at this fair" The blue eyed
blonds wero in the majority, although
there were many brunetts, dark colored
and placid. The boys seemed to be
livelier than the girls, and laughed and
"crowed" in manner that was delight
full to behold. The mamas tried every
subterfuge to make their babies smile,
laugh aud crow, aud sundry comfi.s and
cakes were called into requisition. Ono
blue eyed lud of about ten months was
very attractive, and his efforts to swal-
low scarlet worsted bull four inches in
diameter excited universal admiration.
The task of the judges was no ordinary
one. but they faced the music Ike :.oa,
and gazcd the juveniles nearly out Of
countenance while examining their
"points." Heath, strength, 'heft" and
good looks were all taken into account,
and the judges moved silently aud stead.
lily along the limo, their every motion
and every word being eagerly watched
by nurse, papa and mama. Some of the
babies started at the portly figure of
Mr.. Hamilton as he marched at the
head Of his forces, aud looked as if they
had slight glimmering of what it was
oil about, and they looked up smilingly
whilo others presented sombre faces,
with tears in their eyse and their mouths
all pout. It was indeed an Interesting
sight, and many broke through the rope
guards and eagerly rushed into the ring
as if to look upon baby was not On
every day occurrence. After the judges
hat carefully scanned the groups they
retired for consultation, and then order
ed tho following babies, according to
numbers!as given above, to be separated
from the general group: Nos. 3, 4, 6,
ID, 25 and 26, belonging respectively
to Mrs. j. Q. johnson, Mrs. r. w.
Ainslie, Mrs. John Mitchell, Mrs. J..
Mcclure, Mrs. C. H. Cavan aud Mrs.
Joseph Musso. The Judges took another
fond look at the fortunate half dozen
and again retired for consultation. They
seemed to have nearly all agreed on
the same baby, for the consultation was
brief, and DR.. Perkins, the superintcnd
cnt Of the arena, came forward, took
little Mary Ainslio ia his arms, attach
ed to her right arm the blue ribbon,
placed her in the prize baby carriage,
and Colonel j. G. lsallentne, grand
marshal, gallantly wheeled the lucky lit.
tlc lady around the arena amid the huz.
Ears OF the assembled multitude, while
tho unlucky babies we're carried soIemuly
out OF the ring. After the prize baby
had been shown oil OF ound, it was taken
in front of the grand stand, but the
noise around proved too much for its
nerves, and the grand marshal and his
assistant shouted Justify for the nurse.
So ended this great baby show of the
fair"