Arizona republican., 1895-02-12

baby show at Anaxat some time early next month You know am old hand at getting up such things and think it may be made success. I have seen great number of babies whenever I have been out there, and in pleas ant weather, such as we are apt to have in May, think a show will draw crowd. Now may ask you to take care of some things for me1 In about ten days I shall send out per ambuators. and beg you to see them stored in Smiths warehouse, sending me the bill If you will do this shall be much indebted to you.
 Hoping you and your wife are in good health, remain yours truly,
 "S. QUINCEY LAMB.
 "MR HENRY WOODS, Anaxat, Mass"
 This letter was unfortunately lost in the mails, for never received it. Un- fortunately, I may well say, for it in volved me in the worst scrape 1 was ever in.
 About two weeks later, as I was seated at the breakfast table and was half way through the meal, the maid brought in telegram. Tearing it open, l read
 "One hundred perambulators will come by 7:30 eX press. Store them as agreed.
 IS, QUINCEY LAMB"
 One hundred perambulators! For me! Seventhirty express! Store them as agreed! To say that was amazed would be putting it mildly. Luckily my wife came to my rescue.
 ''The 7:3O is due here now," she said, looking at the clock.
 With hundred baby carriages ad- dressed to me-" chimed in.
 You must go right off to the sta tion," she said, hire couple of men and cart them here"
 ''Heavens.'' I cried, "the neighbors will think I'm out of my mind"
 Its the only thing to be done" Helen said.
 Well, I'll go," answered desperate ly, and leaving my half-fnished break fast, 1 took my hat and darted off.
 It was warm spring day. On the way to the station 1 thought cut plan of action. 1.-The train must have gone, Ireasoned, leaving the wretch ed things on the platform. And then l imagined how it would look half covered with baby carriages, all ad dressed to me, and wondered if any of my friends had seen them. What on earth does Lamb want with a hundred perambulators here?" I asked my self. But I could find no answer to the question. ''As agreed upon.' I had not heard from him for two months, and surely then he had not mentioned sending me such a cargo. There was some mistake somewhere, 1 plainly saw, but soon gave up wonder ing where.
 Preached the station at last, and saw to my dismay the further end of the platform covered with the dreaded objects. l had no sooner stepped on to the platform than the station-master hurried up and informed me that there were a hundred perambuIators for me. fsaid yes, that 1 expected them, and it seemed to me that he looked at me with new interest as he asked me what was to be done with them. You must know that I was only married last fall, and the knowledge of this fact doubtless added to his astonish- ment. He was probably wondering to himself what on the face of the earth newly married man w1nted with a hundred-but 1 am tired of mentioning them. The very thought of that morn ing makes my blood run cold whenever see one of them on the street.
 I asked the station-master if there was any express wagon. about, but to my horror he said the only expressman the town owned was laid up with a lame leg. In despair l looked about me and saw couple of loungers near at hand. Railing them as heaven sent deliverance, 1 went up to them and asked if they wanted to earn a flyer apiece. They were delighted, and I explained that theJ must wheel the carriages from the station to my house, half mile off. 1 thought my Law practice in town would have to wait day, and we three started off, l leading, each pushing one of those things before him.
 As we passed along the principal and my face grew more and more red as I passed various acquaintances. On we went until we reached the house, where we handed them over to Helen. Then back again to the station. And so all that hot morning we trundled carriages through the town. We got to be regular sight, and by twelve o'clock all the people in town, at least so it seemed to me, were in line to see us pass. The precipitation streamed from my face, my collar had wilted carly in the day, and felt tempted to discard my coat. Various conjeetures were made by acquaintances as to what was up. I heard several people ask if Mir Woodis intended to open private hospital for babies, and I inwardly