Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-12

Of all wool, and their faces were ]
really handsome. !
"How old are these children ?"
the reporter asked the mother.
"Six months and eight days."
was the answer.
" Are you going to exhibit them
at the baby show?"
I" Yes, sab de boss said 1
"Who is your husband ?"
Poindexter Adams he's kali
sominer, he is"
"And she's my darter, sir"
broke in the old "auntie" alluded
to, with pride, can we're South
Car'lina folks, we are, and Marsa
Poindexter, our ole marsa fore de
war, he done gone send Marier two
silver mugs for the pickaninnies."
Then confdentially, "Now, don't
you make no mistake, Sophronia
Jane Jackson am got twins in No.
19, an she's a braggin' on dem over
de whole ward, but Lor' bress ye,
dere de brackest, ugliest squint-
eyed, bandy-legged, bald-headed,
squeaky voiced, common little
mig"
Here the reporter escaped amid
the litter of the crowd, Just as the
lovely twins Of Mrs. Poindexter
Adams awoke from slumber, and
"split the ears of the groundlings"
with cries that at least showed a
good amount of temper and two
healthy pairs of lungs.
1t was soon apparent that in the
oolored baby show New York was
to have a genuine sensation in ad-
dition to the cat exhibition, and in
every locality where the colored
| population live, the reporter found
the utmost interest manifested. In
order to seek further information
he proceeded to the Office of Gil
more's Garden, at the corner Of
Twenty-seventh street and Fourth
avenue, and had a talk with the
business manager of the enterprise
The PRIZES FOR C2LoRED CHERUBs
I've intend" said the gentle
man, "to make this a nationa
, colored baby show; fat and lean
t black as Erebus or ssffron-tinted al
. the Malay, straight legs and crook
S ed ones, all will have a chance TO,
the prizes. We have only adver
. tised for 1000, but have no doub
! they will come 5000-strong. Yes
l sir, we expect conSignments from
g the South-in fact we will have
strong representation from the cot
4 ton States, to judge from our cor
i respondence. We will have ballot
a ing on the fairest principle for tn
!. handsomest and the ugliest, tn
a blackest and the whitest, the cross
y eyed and the rooked-legged; babe
a born with teeth, bald-headed o
4 fully wigged; but it will be forbid
d den for visitors to pull the woo
e over any baby's eyes. The on
n kissed most often by white ladies t
n have a special prize as well a
r the sWeetest-scented baby, barrin
d patchouli. 1t will be forbidden 70
s the mothers to use musk as pei
y fume, but all other scents are oper
to them. There is to be a Specia
prize for the handsomest mothe
e and one for the best dressed; s
5 you see there will be an amusin
n but good-natured rivalry anon
d them. The manner in which babie
d and their mothers will be brough
+. from a distance should be mad
$, known. The management furnlshe
d transportation both ways, to an
i from the show, and will pay tn
y expenses of parties bringing chill
) dren during the show.
e DEUCES AND TRAYS OF SPADES.
a "We have promises already o
d several interesting pairs of coloret
d twins, three sets of triplets, an,
D. several sections to hear from. W
g expect great things from the Blac
l. Belt in Southern Georgia. There
" we have it on good authority,
l. man loses caste and a woman
turned out of meeting if they don
produce twins two years after maj
riage and set of triplets in fiy
years, not counting the time eithe
Is party is laid up with swamp fever
In regard to the time the exhibition
will last, one week is the term pre-
posed, the show to be open day an
~ evening, and on Saturday night
!, y is to wind up with a grand 'cak
j. j. walk for which prizes will b
% ,e specially given. We have a CON
!. petent physician engaged, who is t
. , look after the health and welfare {
= the babies. 1t is not true that th
y = cat show will combine with this on,
I hardly think the public woul
Il stand that