Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-13
NUMBER 80.

had any heart for snowy robes and the
little rascals inside of 'em that have just
opened like April buds, and don't care q
damson for this unintoligible world, so
its lacteal refreshmcnt and their ark are
properly meted out.
President Prince announced that in or
der to give all sight. the crowd might
pass from left to right and pass out Of the
hall. There was only one lady who
heard him. so excessive was the noise
and she did not leave the ball I'LL about
three o'clock in the afternoon. The
crowd was immovable as a rock.
Tho President announced that three
baby prizes were TO DO given, one of $50.
one Of $50 and one of SO. The an-
uouncement was received with applause.
Tho amusement Of the crowd at the ba-
bies. who were proudly display ed, ono
by one. by the handy Treasurer, knew no
bounds. The crowd cheered, and said
the world never saw in the Republic in
which tho knitting work fourishes. 50
noble group OF little gods and gode'ses.
A very orthodox crowd. no doubt. Some
swung their hats; others climbed upon
the tables and crowed. Did ever the ba-
bios receive nobler homage?
Some sneering remarks by misanthro-
pic men were taken rs an insult and ut
once put down "WhN does baby
show have TO DO with Iarm show 2 asks
one. is not population the basis Of the
whole thing2" is the hard nut which tho
injured person fires back to the first patty
in the dialogue.
While the curtain was up several new
babies arrived, and were greeted with
loud cheers. as the ever courteous truss
tees edged them into the snowy cluster.
The President again invited the crowd to
pass around and out of the hall. This
time nobody heard him-the voice OF
thunderbolis would have been swallowed
up in the din. "Be goua! its q doosid
hard Job Tor the committee" said one 10
another, in effect, but divers English.
Tho delicacy OF the task imposed on the
Trustees now loomed up in most colossal
Dimensions One man with his hat very
much cooked on one side was sure Mrs.
A. ought to have it; another man just as
wise. with his hat on the back OF his
head, was just as sure that Mrs. Is.
babe was the boss. And even the doc
tors disagreed!
To their infinite credit, thcIo was very
little roaring among the infants. The
good Marthas, careful OF many things,
had forseen the individual wants Of each
cricket, smoolhed lis ruiled piumage 50
that each particsIar babe looked like
canary Just out of its bath. as much Is it
is possible Tor babe.
THE CURTAIN FkLL
TO give the mother. little vacation, alter
display Of about twenty minutes. when
the committee retired and addressed
themselves 10 their task. The mothers
only had time TO comment on she painful
nisinlormaliou OF the Trustees in locating
the hour. when not over ten minutes hay-
lug passed. the committee returned, hav-
ing agreed on report. realranged The
little roareIs aud ordered
TIE CURTAIN UP ONCE MORE.
# you were there. dear reader, az YOU
ough. most certainly to have been, you
doubtless saw iu the hub OF this hem-
sphere OF little rascals NoTE-"little
rsscal." i. nursery dialect tor babes q
very round marble topped table, on which
rested an enormous stick OF red anu
.lreaked candy, on which was the follow
ing legend: Presented TO the prize
baby by Eniwi-le < Ham" This little
affair was about foot Ihroush-neally
AS large as the California tree.
But the treasures here stored arc not
ali named. Mr.. G.. L. Jefferson had
placed on the table three beautiful bou-
quels OF rare roses, Que tied with blue.
another with pink and another with while
ribbon--bue Tor first prize baby, pink
Tor second and white or third.
Just at this juncture n couple moro
babies arrived, but not in season for the
competition. It is strange that at this
particular moment big cage full OF MIR.
Wooley S canaIics should set up a song
that ran musically over the heads OF the
crowd, and made itself heard like rob-
ms voice on quiet April morning.
President Prince called to order and
the great crowd at once stopped its dia-
logue as the President made the follow
ing announcemeni:-
1--WE award the first prize to Mrs. J
NJ. Bidwell of Mt. Verson: second prize
10 Mrs. Lewis B. Blake Of New Glouces-
ter; third 10 Mrs. Seth d. Wakefield of
Lewiston. and u graluily of SO to Mrs.
Timothy Donovan of Lewiston" Cheer
after cheer went up. The winners Of the
prizes accompanied by their mothers.
took front seats on the platform, leaving
unhappy mother. Of course. in the rear,
aud were again greeted with cheers.
The Treasurer. still clever at the art of
making babies display their talents, pull
ed The little cherubs' puffy checks. and
iicked them into smiles. The iniantile
genius thus evoked, wrung new applause