Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — Her Son. [ARTICLE]

Her Son.

Of course, every young mother thinks her baby the center of the universe. Apropos of which the Atlanta Constitution tells a story of much point. There have been several boy babies born in Atlanta In the past few months. This Is not intended as a startling piece of news, because their arrivals have been duly and appropriately chronicled, but it is only stated as the basis qf a little joke. Some days ago four of the happy young mothers, al! of whom had fine boys at home, met Id one of the dry-goods stores. All of them completed their purchases about the same time. As they were all leaving the store, in speaking distance of qach other, a fresh young clerk, in an effort to be pleasant, fired the stereotyped question at one of them, “How is the boy to-day?” In an instant four beaming faces were turned toward him and four pleased voices answered In chorus, “Oh, he’s all right, thank you.” Ths clerk fainted.