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Show As Enolish Baby Sh..w An en-terp'isiug en-terp'isiug i'inerant auctijii'-er deter mined upon introducing a novelty, and created a sensation among the poor mm hers in the locality by holding a habv show. There were seveial priz s and presently the door of the caravan leading on the stage from which the uiK'tionoer disposes of his wares opened and the mammas came forward in single sin-gle file with their cheiibs in thei arms, and formed a row in front of the ssemblage. The only dillicnlty that arise was as to whir sfo'ld judae. ' ree men near to the caravan mounted mount-ed the rostrum, amidst some n-erri men, wh ch was increased ten fold as. eonitneing at one end of the row. one of thei took the babes in rotation in his ariig, and raised them up and down as though the job was one ft which hewas not at all unac ustomed. This appeae,J as though the decision was to be according to weight, and. as one young voman was present-with twins, the sn!2e,tioii was ma'le that they should boti be taken into account when the resuit v,ls being arrived at Some of the bab-s presented a rather sickly appearance, -ind did not seem at all to relish thcii position. After good deal of careful ;sauiination, the decision of the jndg. s ind of the crowd generally was given in f'-vor of a plump little i-ifmt, whose parens rejoice in the name of Wititei button A -oth- r prize was given to the en Id who was dressed in the neatest nimner. it was freely bandied ahout tluc a show of joung women would be a nt unnat ural sequence. ittingham OaarJ ian. |