Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-09
THE BABY SHOW-TRIPLETS.

The San reporter went to see the baby show
Something of what he saw he describes in thI
following vivid style:
Having read and heard great deal about
| the "cherubs," the ''angeis," the F'ezGujstt
| fi..lres," and the ''singular aymmetly.' o
this, that, and the other child, we thought j
might be well to pay some attention TO the M
nornlaltiss of the place. Pretty babies are II
great curiositi-s All families have then.
care there any tripiats to be seen here
madam
The lady thus addressed vas calm Wis aged
nerson Of thirty-fiyc summers and Writers
| She wore some kind Of lace cap on the top OF
a partially bald head, and as she walked the
| floor with dignity, continually tapped rati' eel
nice ten-dolIar set Of teeth with the stump Of
a wooden lead pencil.
Il guess you're a stranger if you haven t
heard of the tliplets. Triplats? CT courss
we have triplets. Two pairs"
The writer begged ten thousands pacGons
he had no idea he was addressing noted Il
woman. Two pairs Of tripletsl Why
madam / congratulate you"
''Nothiag OF the sort, man. When said
'we, l meant the show had EN-. Here, come
along, Ell take you over to EN-. There you
can see for Yourself" She was right.
On y special platform, happy rs king and
prDnd as a Lucicer match, SIT md rocked a
medium sized, sandy haired, poorly dressed
German. On his right knee, leaning back on
his paternal stomach, was a bouncing baby,
sucking his thumb. On his left knee sat
second bouncing baby sucking his thumb.
And by his side sat & homey German woman,
holding in her c1p>cious lap bouncing baby
number three, sUci.ng his thumb. The child
rem of themselves we're as much like any other
three nice, fat babies possible, and there
was nothing noteworthy about the mother.
But the father-wel, it's worth quarter
extra to see the father. What secret Joy he
has we know not, but while other parents
were diaDosed TO io0I, at the ol:ck and long
for the closing. hour 10 come. ie rocked and
rocked away with q sini!o - wide as his mouth
and charmed his inner consciousness by con
tinual humming. which enabled him to meet
the ironlcd look Of engiO1s men with comp0s-
ure, and avoid the curious gaZe OF soothing
women with comparative indifference.
care those trllets y
''Yaus, they pc dripleds
care You the happy pa?'
Vat you say?"
care you their f;therl
''Yaas re.
"Where do you live?"
''!n New Jersey all the dimes. ! gum to
the show VrOm jersey.
''Iow do you feed them?
":5he weeds 'cln.
Then he resumel his smile. struck his chin
in the air, revealed ricAetty set OF teeth.
and took up the tune where lie had dropped i.
~ hope You ra satisfied now bent you
asked the gentle maiden in black, or wovlt
you like to see the other tIipets! "
Being on duty the reporter insisted that
ripIets were his delight, and the second set
must be viewed. They were viewed. Poor,
vretched little hbcls on humanity. What
lave they done that they should be dragged
rom proper ob-cuiity, and Set pinnacle 20,
he contempt and scorn and iibas OF foul
nouthed men and women 1t would be
harity to throw the mantle oi silence over
bis part of the exhibition, bat charity begins
t home land not il baby sh W.
Imagine three unhealthy little We}zen 'ao3d r
lonkey5, wrapped in fame anb fast as eep.
t would be difficult to say hoT small they are. E
hey arc the m2-e,t = ons, Q kind o. uncannT
'rinkIy skins, with the least possible conli-
ion of shape They lookel 50 OK, so puay, J
, feeble 81 very, ye~y unhappy that pity for y
heir condition went hand in hand with indg n
alton at their exhibition, The mythor is a st
cor, half starved looking cr3atu e. b. her -
de sat buxom G2rman womGl, who stil ~
''Seo desc dribeds. H;lb the =
udder She is very bo2r" The little shad- :
VS. sleep nearly all the tine, and are always 4
lrrounded b. an unteeling set Of qu;z44rs,
ho.make unkind remarks and ask character-
tic questions. The most unpleasant sigh :
very decidedly this triplet set.
AS pecuniary venture the Baby Show, II
lite OF the rain, Is highly successful. 1t is
id that the responsible men in it are Mr.. r.,
formerly OF the Third Avenue The =
re, and Mr. Thomas. Mr. Lynch, the
ent of Baldwin's San Francisco Theatre, was =,
ered 50, 800 yesterday if he would organize
Baby Show in Philadelphia. He declined
e offer
Sal
4 IrME-kEEPER. Says he Of the SazeE- {