Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-27
An Important Event in the HARRISON
Family.

Mr.. AND Mrs. HARRISON had just fin
ished their breakfast. Mr.. HARRISON had
pushed back and was looking under the
lounge for his boots. Mrs. II. sat at the
table, holding the infant HARRISON, and
mechanically working her foretinger in
its mouth. Suddenly she paused in the
motion, threw the astOnished child on its
back, turned as white as a sheet, pried
"Ephraim!" MI. HARRISON, who was on
his knees, with his head under the
lounge, at once came forth, rapping his
head sharply on the side of the lounge as
he did so, and, getting on his feet, inquired
what was the matter. 80, Ephraim,"
said she, the tears rolling down her
cheeks and the smiles cOursing up.
"Whv, what is it, Armethca," said the as
tonished Mr.. HARRISON, smartly rubbing
his head where it had come in contact
with the lounge. "Baby-," she gasped.
Mr.. HARRISON turned pale, and commenced
to sweat. Baby has-O, O, O, Ephraim.
Baby has-baby has got a toothn' No"
screamed Mr.. HARRISON, spreading his
legs apart, dropping his chin, and staring
at the struggling heir with all his might.
Il tell you it is" persisted Mrs. H, with
a slight evidence of hysteria. 90, O, it
can't be-" persisted Mr.. H., preparing to
swear if it wasn't. Come here and see
for YOURSELF" said Mrs. II. "Open its
little mousy wousy for IFS w muZzer.
That's a toOdy woody; that's a bessed
little Jump o sugar" Thus Conjured the
heir opened its mouth sufficiently for the
author of its being to thrust in his finger,
and that gentleman having convinced
himself by the most indubitable evidence
that a tooth was there, Immediately kicked
his hat across the room, buried his Inst IN
the lounge, and declared with much feel
ING and vehemence that he could lick the
Individual who would dare to intimate that
he was not the happiest man OF the face
of the earth. Then he gave Mrs. ii. a
hearty smack on the mouth, and snatched
up the heir, while the lady rushed trem-
blinglv forth after Mrs. Simmons, who
lived next door. In a moment Mrs. Sim
mons came tearing in as if she had been
shot out of a gun, and right behind her
came Mrs. H. at a speed that indicated
she had been elected from two guns. Mrs.
Simmons at once snatched the heir from
the arms of Mr.. II. and hurried it to the
window, where she made a careful and
critical examination Of its mouth, while
Mrs. II. held its head, and tried to still
the t~hrobbings of her heart. and Mr.. II.
danced up and down and snapped his fin
pers to show how calm he was. 1t hav-
Ing been ascertained by Mrs. Simmons
that the tooth was a sound one, and also
that the strongest hopes for its future
conId be entertained on account of its
coming in the new of the moon, Mrs.
HARRISON got out the necessary material,
and Mr.. HARRISON at once proceeded to
write seven different letters to as many
persons, unfolding to them the event of
the morning, and inviting them to come
on as soon as Observation-Disclosures.
They had amiracle in Laconia, n. H,
recently. A sick mans son went out and
beat about the bush all the afternoon to
get a nice, tender partridge for him, and
inst as he reached the house at night,
tired. faint, and e~mpty-handed, and think
ing how he should console he old man
for the disappointment, a gigantic hawk
flew over and dropped, almest at his feet,
the very partridge he wanted.
An accident occurred not long ago at
Springfield, Illinois, caused by the pre-
mature explosion of a blast in a coal
shaft. The two men who had arranged
the blast retired to what they considered
q safe distance, but he flame from the
blast communicated with gas which filed
the shaft, enveloping the men in fire. One
of the men is probably dead before this.
"A bunch of shingles fell from a wagon
on a ferry boat and struck squarely upon
the head of a colored woman, who ex-
claimed: "Y' oughter' b. 'shamed to