The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22
We've Got q Rabv."

w - A~S - 49,
The following letter. which bears
internal evidence Of being bona fde
epistle, was picked up in one of our
streets yesterday.
Urea. May Il. 1859.
Brother and Sister Stebbins-We
have got live baby at our house, a
little girl babv-that's so. How l
wish this might find you in the
same situation. You know l always
wished you well. But our baby Is
none OF your common babies. She
laughs land eries) SO pretty, you
can have no idea how handsome she
is. 1t Is decided hy the best of
judges her mother and me that
she is the handSCmest child that
ever lived; and everybody say, why
Il pretty child. how much she is like
her father; children will resemble
their parents, you know. !
wouldn't take twenty dollars for it;
no sir, no temptation. Perhaps you
think m 4 fool. Who "a -es-guess
you'd be a fool if you had such
baby. l wish your domestic affairs
would come 10 a crisis, (cry-sis. }
You must excuse all mistakes, for
I'm so delighted and transported
that | expect there is a right good
chance that | may 90 ray.
Why you can't think how L acted
the day the l;tGIe stranger came
along. Mrs. Broadman and 1 were
the attending physicians, and what
she didn't know l didn't either.
Felt Il little considerable scared,
looked for my hat two, three, several
times. and wondered how far it was
to Texas. But after the excitement
was over wasn't l tickled some. If
it hadn't been for that white hat of
mine 1 couldn't have told which
end nv head was on. | went up
stairs u dozen times or less after
my hat-went and looked at the
baby and forgot Il every time. Sold
man some goods on tick and
charged him ito one baby siXpence
per pound" But I'm calmer now {;
think l shall entirely recover. Begin
to think that baby amt such u
cunning affair after all. Its quite L
might irsstituti0n. l takes one half of
the bed, and right in the middle,
and l have to sleep all round on the
edges. Can't roll over and kick as
1 used tonight wake up Jhe baby.
And if just happen to roll on to
the little thing in the night, then
there's 4 fuss, for my wife would
make Il great ado if | should kill
that baby. She sleeps with one eye
open.
I'll tell you about how [ get along
nights. The other night | went to
bed as usual, got into a snOoze,
when nv wife called john John
there's 4 mouse in my band box,
and it will ruin my bonnet" Well,
I rolls off the bed rail and make a
wake for the handbook Mouse
takes the hint and leaves, and 1
balance myself on the bed rail again,
90 to sleep, and dream of the old
song which SAYS. .'bless M, this is
pleasant riding on a rail" But L
am soon awakened by my wife
(watchfuI creature) calling John. !
l guess that mouse is in the lower
bureau drawer where all the baby
things are" So up l get once more
and make a plunge for the bureau,
and mouse leaves as usual, while l,
like the old quaker wish for some
profane person to d-n that mouse
Well, l get on the rail once more
and dream of sending an order 10
Chicago for mouse traps. Well, l
dream away awhile, till am once
more awakened by the old familiar
call. John. John the baby wants
tending to-" Well l sit up and hold
the light while she-well, no
matter, you mean what l know
Goodbye; yours as much as
possible. DIGHTON.
P 5. Our baby's name is Fanny
Louisa.
n. B. Don't forget the bahy's
name. ID