The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-10-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ARRIVAL OF THE BABY.
How the Joy OF Fond Parents Is Exhibited
In Birth kilograms.


The reporter found him leaning over
the desk at the telegraph Office. There
was nothing about him that would have
attracted attention, except perhaps
strange troubled look in his eyes and the
reckless way he was destroying Mr.
Goulds telegraph blanks, He would
take up sheet, dash off line or two,
hold 1t at arms length, slowly shake his
head and then crumple the dispatch in
his hand and try it all over again. On
the sixth round glad smile told that he
had written the thing to his satisfaction,
and the next moment he approached the
night clerk and timidly asked the charges
to Kalamazoo.
A wan smile crept over the erstwhile
calm and prosaic face Of the clerk as the
customer took his change and hastily slid
out the side door.
AS the reporter approached the smile
deepened.
II thought so" said the clerk slowly
as he glanced about the Office to see that
no one was about.
"You didY' said the reporter, gently
yet firmly.
"Yes. This is the fourth one tonight,
too. Listen" he added, as he pinned his
merciless gaze on the blushing night
message for Kalamazoo;
"'The little stranger arrived safely to-
day. Twelve pounds Julia doing fine
ly It's boy Kindly name your bev-
erage and send damages to CHARLEY
"Yes," went on the clerk, speaking as
though he were equal to the occasion,
"this is plainly Charley's first son and
heir. He is in ecstasies and hastens
down here to notify the old folks at
home. Did you notice how many times
he tore up the blanks before he seemed
satisfied with what he had written? All
the young fellows act that way. It's a
very ticklish place to put young man
In, and being his first offense, he doesn't
know exactly how to word the news SO
that he will make neat and ornamental
message, as it were. Charley seems to
be quite an artist though, and think
you'll agree with me that he led up to
the climax very well indeed. He almost
forgot-well, something decidedly inn
portant; and rather than have the old
folks at Kazoo, the aunts and uncles and
sixtieth cousins left in a state Of bewil-
derment, notice how gracefully he rings
in the crisis:
"'Its boy
"Now, then, here's another handed to
me just little while ago. This is en-
tirely in different vein. 1t is addressed
to gentleman in Toledo, perhaps an old
chum:
"'Well! we'll! WE'LL told you SO!
shall name him after you. He will run
for president in 1924, or my name is not
"'ToM JACK
"Now, that's what l call neat" said
the clerk, as he laid aside the tender
message destined soon to gladden. some
heart in far off Toledo. "One cannot
help but admire Tom Jacks delicate
sense of humor. He spares himself the
embarrassment of saying anything about
the little angels sex. He doesn't say
whether Sally is doing well or not Ton
Jack is too much elated to think of thest
things now. A year or so hence he may
come in again, but his dispatch won't bt
so intrepid. Later still, when the family
circle is extended SO that the hired gir
puts couple of extra boards in the tabl,
for dinner every day-well, Tom Jack
the prosaic family man, with expense
running higher and higher year by year
won't be in such tremendous hurry t.
turn loose the electricity for arrival No
Z. We can all wager the nimble dolla
on that.
'Shall read the other two! Well
they're not quite SO demonstrative. On
reads:
"'Baby came to us this morning. Blu
eyes like its mother Mother mendins
rapidly. JIM
"And the other reads:
"'Our daughter joined us this morn
ing at 1920. Will you come to christen
ing? Irene sends love to father.
"'FREDDY j.
! "You can see by these that there
quite literature in the birth message
The main points that seem to agitate tn
fond young papa's breast are to tell tn
little story fully, yet suppress any direc
statements. They are really more abasf
: ed at the clerks behind the counter tina
, you would readily imagine It's alway
great mental torture to em when
slowly count over the words one at
time. 1t makes them squirm to thin
that their handwriting might not /
plain, and that might roar out the dii
patch and ask them if it's all right as
read it. But I've too much consider;
ton for human nature to do that; an
!, whenever l see young fellow side int
!, the office, cautiously graspa pen and e,
:, pertinent on half dozen blanks, my e,
!. perience tells me at once what's in I'll
wind, and am careful to let him depal
: in peace through the side door in tt
shortest possible time"
And as the reporter was moving o
!. the clerk picked up another blank an
y read it over softly to himself. Thel
was no smile on his lips this time as
turned to the scribe and said slowly:
"Here's another message, side by sic
= : with the little harbinger of gladness
:, read you moment before. 1t only
= line, but there is nothing so eloquent I
death. Listen:
John died when the tide went ol
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