The Placer herald., 1872-07-20
''OH, IT'S NICE TO BE A FATHER. /"

A happy husband, whom the advent Of
9 little stranger" in bis household has
rendered extremely communicative, in the
following letter to his relatives, discoses
some domestic secrets which may be the
means of rendering old bachelors still more
adverse to matrimony:
CINcrNNATr, April 22d, 1872.
DEAR BRoTHER AND SISTER The Cincin-
natl Convention cannot create half the ex-
element in our city that has been caused in
our house by the appearance of the long
looked for little stranger" AT last we've
go' baby!-a real, I've girl baby, that can
make itself heard from cellar to garret.
How wish this might find you in the
same situation You know always wished
you we'll But our baby is none of your
common babies. She laughs (and cries. so
prettily. You can have no idea how hand
some she is 1t is decided by the best of
judges (her mother and y that she is the
handsomest child that ever lived; and every
one says "What pretty child! How much
she looks like her father" Children will
resemble their parents, you know. | would
not take twenty dollars for her-no sir; no
temptation. Perhaps you think I'm a fool.
Who cares? Guess you'd be a fool if you
bad such baby. wish your domestic
affairs would come to a crisis (crysis). You
must excuse all mistakes, for | am so de-
lighted and transported that | expect there
is smart chance that | may 60 crazy.
Why, you can't think how acted the day
the "lttle stranger" came along. Mrs.
Boardman and were the attending physi-
clans, and what she didn't know | didn't
either. was little scared; looked for my
hat two, three, several times, and wondered
how far it was to Texas But after the
excitement was over wasn't tickled some?
If it hadn't been for that white hat of mine
| couldn't have told which end of me my
head was on. | went up stairs a dozen
times or less after my hat-went and looked
at the baby, and forgot it every time! Sold
man some goods on "tick" and charged
him "to one baby at thirteen cents per
pound" But I'm calmer now-think |
shall entirely recover. Begin TO think that
baby amt such a cunning affair after all.
lts quite a night institution; it takes one-hsl
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
up the baby. And if just happen to roll
onto the little thing in the night then there's
fuss, for my wife would make a great ado
if should kill that baby. She sleeps with
one eye open. I'll tell you about how get
along nights The other night I went to
bed as usual, got into a snooze, when my
wife called, "John, John! there's a mouse
in my band box, and it will ruin my bonnet y
Well, roll off the bed rail and make tracks
for the band box. Mouse takes the hint
rail again and 90 to sleep aud dream Of the
old song which Gays, "BIess me this is
pleasant, riding on rail. " coon | am
awakened bv my wife (watchful creature)
calling "John! | guess that mouse is in the
lower bureau drawer where all the baby's
things are" So up get and make plunge
for the bureau the mouse leaves as usual,
while l. like the old Quaker, wish for some
profane person TO d---n that mouse. Well,
| got on the rail once more and dreamed
of sending to Chicago for mouse traps.
Well, | dream away a while till | am once
more awakened 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 mean 1chat /
hno,C. The next morning | have to be
careful in using the towels, for "aH is not
gold that gliHers." But must keep still
and stand it for that dear little baby, moth
er's little precious lamb. Good bye.
Yours as much as possible,
DIGHToN.
P. S.-Our baby's name is Fanny louisa
ID.
n. B.-Don't forget the babys name