The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

b. one mite yesterday OF fsDach-a-dow-aow," with
the 'ch" pronounced a Ia reui2n, and . giRgis 70
fellow who kept saying Il trying catch tho
writer's hat and pull II from his head, and the occu-
and layers Of baby turned ali into and
dimples IN his face. SNOW" "mow,n was iavorIte
mother interpreted differently. One ught il meant
"Wipe my nose, " and acted accordingly. Another
bottle and nearly spilled IL over the laps Of the by
ISLANDERS IN precipitaeiy handing the little
interesting, because more comprehenslOle ~ want 10
lobe mamma, u sentence often hoard, the babies
having substituted iSf the Of our classic fore:
meant to take a1ectioDatey hold Of mammals hand,
cling to IT, rub londeriy and bsbyshly 20 their
kiss The babies that were telling stories to each
other were another delightful feature. How much
terser and crsper q language English would become IL
the abbrevations OF baby speech were only adopted
rell cat,n SAID one little girl TO bigger boy who
had assumed the role OF protector and chevaIier and
this certainly strikingly terse way OF saying.
.rel me nice story about caL' 'rne cat" was
~od, and then came moro iniante pressure to tell
a monkey" and so on. Turning TO heterogeneous
the queries most In vogue among the younger babies
older ..What you go.s'' only varied BY .'Wna. you
going TO buyi" Nearly all babies denied tnat they
"Are you baby :" one would ask
mo, nos." the little rascal would reply
swell, then, what are your
whose proper name was Walter. having been ismarly
cnris,ened Dolly"
another when ne saw himself robbed OF big bite Of
cake
"Look at this little fellow" Mr.. Thomas calculated,
pointing at four months old boy sleeping his crib,
you," he added. vigorously, II don't believe there's
total dcpravy in that!" and he gently tapped his
iui az this praise. A sweet picture was the nex,-a
tiny, laughing girl, sitting on cnar, with her arms
drawn Lovingly round WAX d0 o. almost equal ae
cent communion with her toy companion. German
girl baby, another wonder OF yellow-haired beauty,
seated with bright picture book and still
brighter bouquet OF flowers in her dear little hands.
"Where did you get such nice hair 7" visitor asked
"My mother made it." she replied, with touching
innocence.
cried, lifting the notified arm OF female infant Of
such enormous features that It's deep of fat
really produced the elect OF "second JOINT"
No. 265 was an infant provided with DOCTORS cer1-
cate that 1t was born ten minutes after ts mothers
death.
No oil was light haired blue ROBBED vclvety checked
cherub, whose nurse proudly answered that tho
young lady was no less person than Tony Pastors
one chlld derived its greatest attraction from the
fact tina. It's mother had in I'VE years given birth TO
less than tnree successive pairs oil twins.
THE MAMMOTH BABES
The mammoth BABY was I'VE months ola boy,
whose face sufficiently prepared the spectator Tor the
mothers announcement mat his father butcher
in slaughter house This heavy weight among tho
rival was red-cheoked forty-pounder OF only eight
montha
..Now, 1 have voted for you as being the hand
soonest mother and Tor your baby being the pref
test child, and DO hope that you WIN get the gold
watch" good-natured lady said to Danish mother,
whose girl baby was lovely picture OF saxon bloom.
II tell your Mr.. Thomas remarked by way OF re-
sumo ~ thought at first OF this show as only matter
OF curiosity, but IL affords the interesting study
These lusty, blooming children are the finest speci-
mems OF their kind. They the offspring mostly Of
women whose physical powers are all put into motion
by work, and whose strength and freshness are not
frIticred away at balls and late suppers.'
Indeed II was true. In the presence OF these babies
Fifth avenue must have been ashamed oil ITSELF And
those combat the theory of degeneration Of tho
American need only attend the baby show TO
draw now encouragement from the magnificent dis.
play OF budding humanity there exhibited.