Year: 1877

Mr.. HoFFCKER Enclosed you will find
a letter, supposed to be written by a LITTLE
4 days old friend of mine. We who know
the friend so well, have enjoyed it i'm
mensely, and if it is not asking too much,
would like ever so much to have YOU put
it in the TIMES.


SECOND STORY FRONT, March IA, 1877.


DEAR AUNTY Lou Il am going on
days old to-day and | must say, the first 3
days of my life have not been altogether
what could have wished. Things have
not been at all comfortable. There seems
to be a sort of misunderstanding between
the woman; they call my nurse and myself
but | cleared it al, p last night and | don't
think she will undertake to treat my wishes
with contempt any more. You see, Aunt,
they II mean all of thcm) took it into their
heads that | could live for few days with
out eating, and in order not to make moth
er any more trouble than was possible |
put up with it until last night when could
not stand 1t any longer, SO | struck a note
that they could not fail to hear all over the
house, and after piping for a short time
changed the pitch little in order that it
! might not become monOtonous to them.
Well, Aunt, they stood it for few minutes.
then the nurse took me in her arms and
tried the old game of pattins me on the
back, and calling me ga nice little Ae2r," and
all that sort of thing. But that sort of
thing was played out with me- wanted
something besides patting and coaxing.
FATHER then came in, stuck his hands in
his pockets and looked at me- then he took
ME III his arms and clustered around the
room for little while, patting me and call
ing me Z" his dear little son " and asking
me " to be little man." But neither vou
nor take much stock in such soft talk.
and gave him to understand so bv lust
changing nay tune little. Well, mother
tried her hand, but she is too sick to say
much. | felt sorry for her but my mind
was made up to fight it out on that line if
1t took all night. At last some woman
from another part of the house came into
the room, think she is the one that calls
father in the morning and does the cook
ing. Well she took me in her arms and
thought she was going to settle me in few
minutes, but she soon put me down in dis.
gust. And then, Aunt, you should have
seen them all, tell you | made it lively
Tor them. There was regular q" French
-Four, IN that room with the nurse on the
lead. At last she thought she would give
me something to cat for fear would make
mothers head ache more, so she ran down
stairs and got some hot water and what do
you suppose that woman did? She dipped
cracker in the hot water and pulled it
out right quick and then began to feed me
with the hot water. Well that made me
mad! tell you made things ny for n
few minutes. Father suggested that Der.
haps pin was sticking in me, and at once
the nurse began hunting for pins-frst, she
had me on my back and examined all NV
clothes, then my back underwent a close
inspection, then she stood me on nv head
and skirmished around until the blood ran
INTO my head SO much | could hardly
breathe. | tell you, Aunt, ! was almost
gone and thought after all | would have to
give up to that woman, but as soon as Pap
saw my head down he put his hand under
II ana lifted 1t up; this gave me a chance
TO get my breath and | gave them another
blast that started poor mother to crying
and some one thought had pain and the
nurse got some whisky and anise seed and
began feeding it to me, but it tasted lust
like the hot water. | would not smell
whisky nor anything else, and | managed
to spit 1t all over her, but she kept putting
1t in my mouth till lost all control of nv.
self and gave them ono of the liveliest
tunes, Aunt, they ever heard. Mamma
was very much worked up and so was Papa.
Mamma said, "give me the little follow and
let me try ''-she did try and dear Aunt,
am all right!! Take ali your nurses and
give me Mammal! get all | want and
am happy.


Kings may be bleSt
o But am glorious


Der all the ills of life Victories"


find Aunt, there is nothing like stick |
ing up for your rights, and am going to
do 1T hereafter. Come up and see me soon
and 1t they wont let you in ask for Papa
and tell him you want to see


Your Nephew,


w. II. c., JR.