The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

our BABY
Bout something we've got I won't tell,
An you can't guess jes what it IS;
It's something at you know so well,
For Pas store sells EN-, 'ceptin his
Are Jes' Teton ones an can't play
Like at one God sent Ma one day;
b'lieve I'll tell-mind you must not
A baby! at is what we've got.
Our folks 1es' made me pray for one,
Men got tired an said I'd bet
One wouldn't come men jes' for fun,
Or else would kind o. jes' forget;
But said lots my baby prayer
An men one mornin' one was ere
l s'pose il was es' me at brought
AT little baby at we've got.
No baby could be nicer'n him, A.
Or have such funny winlIy eyes,
An tiny finger att so slim
He can't hold candy when he tries.
l kiss him hard an pat his feet,
But since bit him cause he's sweet
Nurse says, run out? for like as not
You'll eat at baby at we've got"
Pa is jes' tickled, he's so glad,
An I'm glad, too for don't you see
All want to tend baby so bad
Nobody finks to fink O. me;
So l slip out our backyard way
An make mud cakes wifi Tousie RayI
i do at lot an don't get caught
Since we've at baby at we've got.
Whole loads o. folks ats comes to call
Want baby, cause they've told me so;
But jes' caught 'em in our hall
An fought so hard ey let him go;
Why we want him ourselves, cause Ma
q Says when he's big as me an Pa
Hen be so good-ats why fought
To keep at baby at we've got
He Is so sweet / know at when
God said He'd send him down to u.s.
Nice angels came around, an men
Lots cried an made an orful fuss:
Some want him yet; but il I'm good
An allus love him as l should,
know God will see an not
Take back at baby at we've got
Paul Losing McKenrick in Louisville
Times.
delightful party for this season of the
year is one at which pansies are used for
decoration and for adornment of hostess
ana guests. Among the features of enter
tainment white canvas at one end of
the room, upon which is painted a large
pansy. Each guest Is given a strip OF
green tissue paper with pin In the end,
and each In turn being blindfolded, seeks
TO pin this stem In the right place. The
most successful one is given a pot OF
blooming pansies.
After this, literary pansles are announc-
ed. They are made OF paper, and each
one incloses a quotation. Each guest re.
ceives pretty blank book. with a fancy
pencil tied with purple and gold ribbons.
Each takes a certain number OF the 'llt-
erary' pansies and then all set to work
giving the authors of the quotations. Some
OF these quotations are ridiculous and
Others serious. Each quotation Ga number
ed and as Il Is read each writes IN the lit
tie book the number and name Of the sup
posed author. Then the correct authors
are read ana each person checks of his
list. The one having the largest number
IS given as a prize a little book Of quota
lions In violet and gold binding. The
second prize may be a Photograph OF a no.
ted author with the date of the pansy par
~ written upon It.
cards may then be distributed with n
pansy painted on each. The gentlemen
seek out the ladies whose pansies CORE
spond In color. and they take their seats
at the table where mt each plate Is "a tinv
cluster Of pansies to match the cards. In
the center or the table Is large cluster OF
pausies combining all the colors
After the serving Of refreshments two
lone dishes are to be brought IN. one hlled