National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-16
THAT BLESSED BABY.
The Row those Miscbievous Pictures Kicked
Up, and How it was Finally Settled.


Up, and How it was Finally Settled.
FRIDAY, 10 a. m.
To the Editor nr the National Republican:
SIR: You can just stop my NATIONAL REPUB-
LICAN. know you editors are mighty apt to
think you know everything better than we poor
mothers, and perhaps you DO; but l do think you
should have some little regard for our feelings
and sympathies do not object to your politics
in particular, but when you stoop..to making fun
Of the dear little rag babies, believe you 20 too
fsr-l do indeed. Why, how should you know the
pleasure we take in making and dressing rag
babies Tor the children? How should you know
anything about the real enjoyment the little girls
take in the dressing and undressing of them, and
nursing of them to sleep and spanking them when
they are naughty. If you could have seen my
little Minnie as she came to me this morning, with
pointing to the pictures Of the tnhuman Hayes
Ing of the poor child, and the tears streaming
down her cheeks like rain, while she sObbed
come here and set down on my baby while am
gone TO school, will-you, mama? 'Cause:babies
peppermint enough, can they mamaH" you would
never make any more such horrid pictures. Such
time as had in pacifyinR heri You never saw
anything like 1t, and was finally obliged 70 lock
the dolls up in the plsy.roOm and put the key in
But have concluded to put a stop to all such
sospss IN "a; - future by stopping the paper. I
know shall rniEs . SHan Of things which want
to see, but must make the gacrIpSs IN order 7"
keep peace in the family. Besides, babies Ss
serious and sacred things, and 1t Is wicked to tribe
even with the temblsnce Of them.
Your respectfully, MRS. NANCY NAUTICAL.
POSTSCRIPT NO. ].
FRIDAY, noon.
Mrs. Compromise, who lives next door, has Just
come ana r-""rTeses % eaII meeting or moth
tfs and daughters On this square for this even
ing, to take this baby matter into consideration
and appoint committee Of censorship to ex-
anime articles relating to family matters before
they appear in your paper. (Of course, you can't
Object.) BY this means they hope 70 prevent the
publication Of everything obieetIenab!a Mira
relieved from a great responsibility. In the hope
that may be placed on the committee O! censor
ship, and thereby entitled to pay of a few old
scores, have concluded not TO stop my paper for
the present, so you can let 1t come until You hear
from me again.
As ever, N. N.
POSTSCRIPT No.2
Stop Il! Stop It, say! 1t Is Of no use. What
do you thinkI We have Just had such meetInEi
Mrs. Compromise had the whole thing cut and
dried, 1.-THE old noodle,) and, instead Of putting
maid. Miss Bsekbite, chairman, TO be aided by
Mrs. Vinegar, who never had child In her life
and Mrs. Drynurse, who never raised one. What
do they know about family mRtters2 WHY 1
dare say, not half as much as some Of you editors
all sorts of fllnatured things about welf-bred
families Of children, just out Of pure envy to us
happy mothers. So, in conclusion, Il Will make
this proposition confdentially) you can Just take
your choice-stop my paper, or promise that you
Inischief-mAkers to have anything 20 do with the
baby question in your columns. There, do you
promise2 N. N.
i've promise.-ED. NAT. REP.l