Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-12-24
Az EXPLOIT WITH A B.Br.
A Utica Bachelor. .Tnkes n Isu-
rromennde with the Child er n
.riend in his. .arns--A MIe,her,s
Bet.
lfrom the Utica uslsld.l

One Of the best looking and NOT
sou2ht'after young business men In
Utica had his gallantry put to severe
test Friday. A charming married lady
friend wagered SIS with hin that hs
dare not carry her baby through Csneseo
street. sfrom Baggs to Oneida SQUARE.
Whether the gentleman felt particularly
brave and happy after his enjoyment
OF Thanksgiving festivities, or for
some other reason, we know no.. but
certain 1T is that he accepted tho
challenge and carried. the baby, but
such work as he made of I'll Tha
baby question Is the prettIest little
seven months mortal in Utica II,
fsther is one Of the wittest and flnest.
looking men in the county, but the
baby gets its loveliest charms from its
mother. The boy is.the pride Of tia
parents hearts. and II kisses would
stick, its lips would bs covered with
rock candy to the depth Of six inches
every day., The young gentleman who
was challenged, envies the father. tho
mother and baby.every day Of his life
When he started out from Bsgg's Hotel
W tn the chirping cherub in his arma
his face was rosy with bushes, and
radiant with happiness. The mother
and other friends of the Child were to
follow in carriage to see that the tax
was completed, according to tho terms
OF the.wager, and they did not lose
sight of the toiler fors moment. Az
the outset the,child weighed about
twenty-five pounds. Il The supposed
father nd.-his elegantly dressed baby
attracted general attention upon tha
business portion Of Genesee street.
The gentleman's friends were not oer
tain that they had heard Of his mar.
riage, and he,had been seen al "A.
opera.house frequently Of late, and
each time with different charmsr
but this must have been owing TO sha
absence Of his wife and the baby pro.
oably' While conversation after this
style was going on in the storea the
bachelor reached the City Hall, and AZ
that particular moment he was readyto
assert that the child weighed seventy.
five pounds. From this point upward
was the tug Of war. The hour chossu
was one in which he-generally takes an
airing, and all of his window friends
expected to see him, but-.not with a
baby. Then the baby commenced to hs
uneasy, and it was hard work to hold IA
OUT az arms length and call it "Sweety,"
"Ducky," "Darling." &c Three or
four merry maidens il an uptown ret.
idence rustlcd the curtain in such A
manner that the perspiring toiler knew
that he was seen bu. do well or do III
he was bound to win, and he did Thoee
who Witnessed the affair in all its
stages. say that It was difficult 10 tell
at times whether tie child was upright
or reversed, perpendicular or horizon.
tai, for the reason that its position Was
ehanged.so frequently. It's ordinarily
sweet. voice was harsh and cross ls-
fore Cottage street was reached, and
but for the true gift which tho gcatle.
man possesses, and the love he bears
for the baby, it is believed that the babs
would have been tossed into convent.
cnt fountain anything for a change.
All the young ladies' upon Genesce
street seemed to be standing in their
windows as he passed. Opposite Pa
gle s'reot he met particular lady
friend in carriage. end then tho baby
weighed full ton. When the mother
received her darling child fom the
hands Of the brave ono, cold and huge
/ drops of preparation poured from every
pore ofhis face his necktie wa gone.
| and his collar unbuttoned. The con,
tents of the Philadelphia mint would
not tempt him to return down the street
with a similar accompaniment. The
wager was paid, and the mother and
baby rode down town. while the brave
bachelor wended his way back 10 his
place of business through Park avenue
and other quiet str ct. solitary thought.
/ fiil. and alone. The next time be car
ries baby through Genesee street his
friends may be certain that il Is his own,
and that the other sto, K! older in the