Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-14
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magistrate. that y,u make chsrec Of at,eur
ted lnfaoticde senlnst your tu,bsrG?"
Well. Dot xac:ly that, replied Mrs. Sl0ap
\ see l."
! ''OIe uloute-permit mo to eyplsia," ex.
| c'aiu I'D Mr.. Sloao. Your hooor, the sifus.
| tlon Is thrt: We havs uoc b .bg, year sLd
halt CID. eud thea We also nave t~ns. justl~t
nootts old. L'rle chelu>s both OF them
Ihsir mothers iuro no uose. perhaps. bot uj
eyes aud snlAdIe expEes-ioc
Ills hslr. too, you hoLor," sBd hrs Slcau
| IBIS hsir-rec!'
IS 'to!e ae ser. msried. nsy it please The
court, said Mr.. Si0su, "she was toad Lt aird
!os 10 II as euburn. But 30 na,tcr. Sat
vent yestcrdey 10 woman tudr.2a Convention
L stayed homo vih The chl,dreo-;hree o.
then. Sour bono | have oniy ESQ srns.
"hen two OF Toe .!L'l1 to'ks o'i4d would sl'
'Wn silent ona snd carry boss ,he screame ed
lhen ine one pu: tOHn would beeio, sud i'd
q we to pick bio u AM ley cowD ESQ Der, and
treI 1t wuu'd scream. tried to carry The odd
o0+ pig back bu i co uso. nc you'd s!il
COCO and bump bis nose 90 the a or. IusGlpe
he 81 ulrlop. L! vas hard. | was uanrs ei;.
OoIs lTo DursiU. bo ties. and tte third bsbs
fe'iitg Ike Cr1w lodl,a. Whale the lalpa
", r. f. Gin!."
"CouIdu't he suck h S thuma?' asked the
magistrate.
Mrs Sloan woD't let him. She closed the
as'o Il ~ so to spe. k, sgalast her ttf-priuR
a6sou,-Iy prGhib'cu iho CHI d from suckios
is o~n ttuDt Nero, 10 bis w,rst .ys. q. yer
Wept ha lar, L Iu1asiue.
Ino h's,oiisos forgot to mentoo il if be
did, said the jl tee.
IS P.' ci4cy. Wei i got along we'll as c ul],
Vhes 10 c1ues b y w,h q tote t.om Mrs,
o'oan. ss}lug that Mrs. Gibbs. the vice ORE ST.
Gems ct '5e c,aVensiJu. Wanted hcr baby GU. nI
| tho way While she was couier.ing With III.
select cumml'tee co Havs aud Deets 81 10
cJmes The sergeant at arms vi b Ms Gibbs
ntoy Tor ne 10 tx, care o.. That mldy iJur
ur honor. if Wis. Gibbs baby arrows up apd
| mee mss,uoery he can preach TO the
hcs'hc0 in Africa without tavpg home. He
hos voice ik Jog horo. So ne turoe1 i1
aud d. aud he cth,r Oabies ci.d for sym
pslht.'
IL was hard, ssid the magistrate.
H ,rd Well, I'm 40 Daeclmmoda,in7 man
go lut De tatn 10 ooe cr IDLE, aud rock il
! with my right foot. and | put the otner 10
| another cd e, sud rock II wi h ny eft foot;
! then set Gibbs baby ou oor knee aud ,hury
90 The Uthtr aod by D. culer action Cf y
| legs kep' all tour 10 morion at Uoce. You 10
| O. rs and! Well, Sir, ust ss cslnuess uegau 70
prevail, 10 comes the sergeant at arms agsiu
with the 9; ;oretsry's baby. Said Mrs. SoIau
al scot 1t 10 while be 81 e,arv wrote UP hi
mnufess. end wouldn't | oek alter it fol
sWhlI. p
Ivy az il as1eon?"
well, Do n N,@, don't want to fxsggerste,
your hooor sm uader oath. sod | stall try
and state the fhc indy. But 1 N sadly mis-
| taken II y q couIdD't blow cnuroh orgao vi h
the secr.tsry' bs Us left lung 1t whooped
| snd bolt w-d 10 such manner ss to slArm tie.
Then GIBBS bsty iplucd 10 snd they gave a
duet Pretty soon our three turned up for 3
| cro'u', nud-well. suppose whole orphan
esyup should suddenly have q spasm OF
| stomsch ache, aDd you can form some idea Il
toe Ia,ket."
'C, dot you quiet them by s'aeipg tc
thrm ?"
~, SIT; you coudl's have heard a bas
| drum beat 10 that rocm.'
'Wnst did ytu do p
Il gave the ismiIy 3ible 10 one twin, and ru!
Web-t=r's Unabridged Dictionary on the lap ot
ipe other, merely TO plsy with. 1 thought I'd
| 90 down stsrs ard ge. some milk for the wh lie
crowd, cid. When l came up, SO had only
tW" nursing Bottles, l empted bottle Of hair
| reRnVhLor, waich Mrs Sloan uses--"
| i dunt," exclaimed Mr.. Sloan
sALd Il css;or oit bottle. | put the milk in
the ard in sn cd parsgoric bot L., punched
| h,l Sc thrGugh the cork and banded them around
| When l csmo II the wins, they hsd tn. Boe
| aud .he cic.lynsry ay INK right on their bosoms,
| and tDav were U in tRe trcc; too htsv9, your
| totoI 50 h.d to pick them up AID souse
| item n couple Of tunes in the bath ub to brir 2
| tne.u T.; snd hen got back in lhe room wi u
lhem. l fouLd Gibbs baby iG spasus from h
| taste OF the h.lr restr rer, snd the s, cfe,nr,
| baby had sw,loWed ihe core. and tie olhel
chilli oohed though lhe .st,r oil bottle S. u C.
how 4dn't sgreed W ID il. a nj ute l.ts- il
come Mr-. >losn and the secretary and hrs
Gibbs, aLd they hustled NE out. do!'. know
! what happeued ats.r that. but b3eps It Wa:
old eibrs WI" pat MIRA Slosn up TO charge me
| with ,Iu,d=r"
''Ghe ca:e oi missed " said the justice, ED
the SOsls wi.hdceW.