, 1877-12-22
Great Baby Show.

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The great exhibition of New
York babies has closed, leaving
scores of mothers happy or dis
appointed, according as the
awards were made. The exhi-
bitiod was very interesting, be-
ing interlarded with ludlcrous
and pathetic incidents, few of
Ehieh we note
= Bless me, what q swarm of
young ladies is here" said Il
gIass-eyed swell to his compan-
ion, who carried gold headed
cane. Now, wat possible in
terest can a lot Of pulling babies,
nasty, slippery things, have for
them?"
Well, it's a sort of a kind of
prospective interest, l suppose"
responded the other. Its a VS.
ion of the sweet by and by"
sThat's all devilish well you
know" observed the glass eyed
swell but [ should most abomi-
nably hate seeing any gal l liked
carrying around such dirty little
beasts.
elbow DO you know but you
were just the same yourself
when you were littIs?" asked
the squlzzical owner Of the gold
headed cane.
Utterly impossible, my dear
fellah If l thought 50 l should
have had myself dwowned like
any other little superfuous pup
py. It's too disgusting to think
of. Let's saunter around" And
the pair sauntered around the
room and never cast a look at
any infant under sixteen years
of age.
"Hold up the triplets," said
somebody to the mother of the
three little picaninnies that came
into the world a few weeks ago,
and the woman in charge, tax
ing item up one by one with as
mueh ease and indifference as a
barkeeper would collect together
in one hand three lagerbeer glass
es, held them up for the curiosity
of the gaping throng. "Oh, if
Old Bergh were here" said an
elderly citizen in rubber shoes,
'' what would he say to that
pickm' up Of three human crit
ters as if they were so many
puppies?" And that elderly
citizen felt disgusted as he con
tinued to observe, e 'Such an out
rage onGod's critters l never saw
BEFORE" and then he went hunt
ing for the baby of four months
with the cast-iron jaw teeth.
" Do all you women dwell in
peace and harmony" asked the
reporter of Mrs. Seedorfer, moth
er of Fairy Seedorfer, rising
citizen of two years, with tawny
hair, curled like a retriever's.
"No, indeed, SIR she replied ;
"there are heart-burnings and
bitter feelings and all that
When woman sees a crowd of
people around another woman's
baby and none around her own
she gets unhappy and she feels
no particular love for that wo-
man any more
The pathos OF the show was
found where lay the poor little
handful of a baby six weeks old
that was born ten minutes be-
fore it's mothers death. Ladies
of feeling and sentiment stood
besides it's little crib, and the
tear of pity rolled down more
than one fair cheek. Bereft of
a mothers loving care and DOOM
ed never to know the tender
ness Of a mothers kiss, this it
was that arrested even the care
less passer-by, and if votes could
win for it the greatest prize Of
fered, that unfortunate little
breathing object would certainly
receive them.
Chow is the handsomest
mother to be determined?" in
quired a solemn, thoughtful man,
as he gazed fixedly on the fine,
plump figure of Mrs. Horner,
with baby.No. 40 in her lap
" By looking at them with your
eyes, | suppose testify answer
ed the neighbor addressed. "Ah,
my friend" replied the other,
raising his foreinger, "that is
not philosophy. See that wo-
man yonder? She is handsome:
her features are as regular as the
Venus de Medicus, but is she