The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-28
ARRIVAL or THE BABY.
How the Joy Of Fond Parents u Exhibited
la Birth kilograms.

was nothing about him that would have
attracted attention. except perhaps a
strange troubled look i'm his ewes and the
reckless way lie was destroying Mr.
Gould's telegraph blanks. lie would
take up sheet. dash of line or two.
hold it At arms length, slowly shake MS
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.
\ 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
deepcned.
II thought So said tho cork slowly
rs he glanced about the Office 10 see that
no one was about
You did, 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:
"'Ihe little stranger arrived safely to-
day. Twelve pounds Julia doing fine
~. It's a boy. Kindly name your bev-
erage and send damages t. CHARLEY
Yes went on the clerk, speaking rs
though he were equal to the occasion,
this is plainly Charley's first son and
heir. lie is in ccstasics and hastcns
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 ho had written. All
the young fellows act that way. It's
very ticklish place 10 put a young man
in, and being his first Olcn,c. he doesn't
know exactly how to word the news SO
that he will make a neat and ornamental
rs it were. Charley seems to
be quite an artist though. and | think |
vOull agree with me that he led up 10 !
the climax very well indeed. lie almost |
forsot-woil, something decidedly im-
portant; and rather than have the old /
folks at Kazoo. the aunts and uuclos and I
,ixticih cousins left in a state Of bcwil- /
lerment. notice how gracefully he rings /
IN the crisis:
cts boy.
Now, then. here's another handed to
me just q little while ago. This is en-
irely in q different vein. II is addressed
% a gentleman ia Toledo. perhaps am old
.hum:
"'Well. woill well! Told you SO. /
hall name him after vou. He will run
or president in 1921. or nv name is not
TON JACK
"Now. that's what I call neat" said
hc clerk. as bee laid aside the tender
ne sage destined soon 20 gladden. some
icart in far of Toledo. cone cannot
lelp bat admire Tom Jacks delicate
cn.e of humor lie spares himself the
Embarrassment Of saying anything about
he little angels sex. lie doesn't say
whether Sally is doing well or not: Tom
ack j. too much olated 10 think of these
hing now. 4 year on I'D hence be may
ONO i'm again. bnt mi, di.pafch won't be-
A., intrcpil. fat.r.till. when the family
ircle IS extended so that the hired girl
uis q couple of extra boards in the table }
)r dinner every da1-weu Tom lack
lo prosaic family man. with oxponsos ,
luuinc hiohor and biohor ,oar bv voar
ont be I'M such a fromcudou, hurry to :
irn loose the electricity for arrival No Z
Wecan an WAGER the nimble dollar
n that.
"ShaU read 0,o otl,r tvoe We'll !
lcv're not quite SID administrative Ono
ads:
Q" Baby camel "a. thi, morning Blue q
yes like IFS mother Mother mcndino
mildly Inn, +
And the other read
"'Our daughter Joined as thi. morn. e..
g at 1920 VIII YOU come to cbri.ton- d
gs Irene sends love fo father mi
-.FeFnpy T. ID
"Nou can see br those that fhore i. j.
dte "a literature i'm the birth MESSAGE ,.
le main points that seem 10 aeitafe the
nd Young papas breast are to tell fine j
tie story fullv. vet SUPPRESS any direct }
ltcmonis. They are really moro alasb. II
40 the clerks behind tbe counter than m
m wonll readily jm,oipo H. ol,ra,s B..
great mental torture 10 'om when |
,wly count over the word, ono m = 49,
nus ''i0 d. d m
"'' u H'"N'7 thCih aIhlfm 10 lhlnk
40 their handwriting might not be ID
ain. and that | might roar out the dis -
ten and ask them IL its all rieht as y,