The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-10
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The following letter from an crstatlo father, refers
to an event not uncommon in matrimonial life. IN
abrupt changes of th"mr. the writer succeeds in UNI
Willingly at'r'hntins III" most remarkable qualities t."
the innocent darling, of which he is to proud To be
called the parent.
Dear S1s'er.-l now take my scat and sit down to
take tins orportunit| to inform YOU that am a daddy
at last; that is, suppose am, for Ahtic has got =
nice. FAT baby. and We hope these 70" lines will lind
YOU enjoying tho sam" hlcssinv. Now this is It" ~.
strictly Il business letter. Firstly. as said before.
Abhie has got as mic" - baby as ever made up faces.
NeNtlN. have snapped away old Buckskin. and think
have cot a pretty nice horse: it is ~ Girl and Weighs
nine pounds. a mean III" baby, and is Just as fat as
butter. and has got a good strong pair of lungs. She
is red. and has a b"htail, uh" horse. | mranl. and "a
white stripe i'm her face. and is a rood driver: sh. has
cot blue eyes and a dimplc in her chin. II mean the
baby now. and lust the prc,,i"st mouth that ever OPP
ened to re'"iv" pap; and Judging from her teeth
should think she was about sin wears old. IL mean the
horse now. She is sound. smooth. and kind. q mean
the horse, or baby. either now), and TIL" doctor says
she is the taircst he ever saw. without amy exception.
Gle means tho baby, got So to boot ,not on the
bah. though. for in its cas" the boo, WAS ON .hc other
fo"', and two or thr'" sizes larger. as near AS can
hnd QUIT am going t" harness the horse now, and
go after TN" mother; sh" was born last week. Il hope
YOU don't think mean tn" mother or tn" hors"-I
mean IN" baby. She is us hearty AS a pig: ate an egg.
a biscuit. and drank three cups Of tcu for dinner. q
mean Ahhi".' She is getting along nicely, and if she
doesn't hay" any bad luck. she will get along first
rate. She is subject to disorders of tho stomach. and
they say that is a sign of collie. q mean the baby
I hope il is. for the nurse says colicy babies never die.
She talks about her n"s", as she talks snuff. II mean
the nurscI
There. I've been reading this over. and Soc that
amt tit to write. You that new horse is all think
about and the baby. too, The account of it is am
frustrated. am happy daddy of tho haby--and tho
horse cam o"n'rI and that accounts for il, so YOU must
excuse me. Sam
liohhlc. hohl,l". little skirt. YOUR" a dandy. vn1'rr
a firt: up ahoN"-whore YOU should he-like = dishrag
on "a spree. Hobhlc, h"hhlc. near and far. how Won
der what Nou are. When 500 YOU. Short and tight
YOU are surely ont of sight When the blazing sun
ia set. yon arc up" and blazing y",. Then it is Won
are a sight; hohhle. hohhle. all the night. EIHrcm.
scare en-. while You may. every lag must HAY" its dav:
out YOU flicker out and die; like a diamond in the
skH.
II is claimed that a corn"ob pipe is lust in its
prlm" when nineteen Years old. lnW's that" We've
seen--and smoncd-th"rn which weren't over rinctcen
weeks old. which if they continued in strength until
they were nineteen Years of aGe--one Of them could
kill a whole regiment of Simpsons.
\ participant died n, an opium party in Iaris a
few days ago. Opium and ether parties arc numerous
among the society duos and buds nf tho French capital
and the practice is becoming quite the fad. Verify they
do peculiar things in that town.