The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-20

We pride ourselves upon he reliability Of
our local news - also upon the infaliability Of
our editorial deductions Recognizing no such
word as failure, in trying to make good our
own prophes,es we are now satisfied that we
have oyerdone the business. WetoId then
" made brides and happy mothers Of Wichita,
that upon the girl baby question, we, as apeo-
pie, were coming it pretty strong. We felt
that we were right then, but now we konw It.
and have konwn II ever since yesterday at II
O'Clock, a. m, precisely-it was girl. More
dry goods and more chignons! Then comes
the news from the "house Of Fraker." He had
been praying for a young cashier, and 10! the
desire Of his heart was answered on Sabbeth
evening, only, it weighed 10A pounds and was
wei! it may some day be . cashiers wife. But
we are not without some consolation. A lady
signing herself s.Cousin p" and writing from
Minneha, says:
MR., EDITOR: Do not fret you righteous soul
over much about the multiplicity Of the CHG.
non variety of Wichita. for at the present rate
Minneha will furnish boys enough to match
them,-oniy about two girls to the dozen Out
this way.
Here is just the way it happened at our
house, as also at the house OF the President Of
the First National, we suspect. Fraker, give
us your hand or ten dollar bill we would
prefer the latter il it makes no difference
| to you:
The Lady Moon came down last night
She did, you need't doubt it
A lovely lady dressed in white;
I'll tell you all about it.
They hurried Vic. and me to bed,
And Grandma said, ''now, maybe
That pretty moon up overhead
viii bring us down baby.
"You lie as quiet as can be;
Perhapse you'll catch her peeping
Between the window-bars to sec
II all the folks are sleeping
And then, il both Of you keep still,
And all the room is shady,
She'll float across the wind0w-sill,
A bonnie white moon-lady.
"Across the sill, along the floor,
You'll see her shining brightly,
Until she comes to mothers door,
And then she'll vanish lightly.
But in the morning you will find.
1t nothing happens, maybe,
She's left us something nice behind
A beautiful star-baby."
We didn't just believe her then,
For Grandma's always chatting;
The tales she tells to me and Vic.
Would make you die a-aughing.
And when she went out pretty soon,
Vic. said: THAT'S Grandma's humming
There amt bit Of lady moon,
Nor any baby coming"
| Ithough lit myself 1t was lib,
| And vet wasn't certain;
So kept quiet IN the crib,
And peeped behind the curtain,
| didn't mean to sleep wink,
But, all without warning,
dropped right of-and don't you think,
I never aw oke till morning!
Then there was Grandma by my bed,
| And when clmed and kissed her,
She laughed and said, "You sleepy head
| You've got q little sisterl
What made you shut your eyes SO soon
| Eve half mind to scolL you
For down she came, that lady moon,
| Exactly as told you!'
And truly it was not joke.
In spite of Vic's. denying,
| For just the very time she spoke
We heard the baby crying.
The way we jumped and made rush
| For mothers room that minute!
| But Grandma stopped US, saying, 'Hush
Or else you shan't go in it."
And so we had to tiptOc it,
And keep as awful quiet
| As If it was q mighty sin
To make bit of riot.
But there was baby, anyhow
The funniest little midget!
/ just wish you could peep in now,
And see her squirm and fdget.
Vic. says he don't believe it's true
lie isn't such gaby)
The moon had anything to do
With bringing us that baby
But seems to me it's very clear,
As clear as running water
/ Last night there was no baby here,
So something must have brought her
In another column will be found the adve
tisement of F. C. Zimmerman, of Dodge Cit,
who is properly better prepared to outfit hun
ers with guns, ammunition and all that pertain
to hunters camp and Announcements, tina
any establishment in Southwestern Kansa
Such of our readers, who in the western cuun