talk，buteventunedupyourmartialvoicesandtriedtosing!——\"Rock-a-
bybabyinthetreetop，\"forinstance。WhataspectacleforanArmyoftheTennessee!Andwhatanafflictionfortheneighbors，too；foritisnoteverybodywithinamilearoundthatlikesmilitarymusicatthreeinthemorning:Andwhenyouhadbeenkeepingthissortofthinguptwoorthreehours，andyourlittlevelvet-headintimatedthatnothingsuitedhimlikeexerciseandnoise，whatdidyoudo？[\"Goon!\"]Yousimplywentonuntilyoudroppedinthelastditch。Theideathatababydoesn\'tamounttoanything!Why，onebabyisjustahouseandafrontyardfullbyitself。OnebabycanfurnishmorebusinessthanyouandyourwholeInteriorDepartmentcanattendto。Heisenterprising，irrepressible，brimfuloflawlessactivities。Dowhatyouplease，youcan\'tmakehimstayonthereservation。Sufficientuntothedayisonebaby。Aslongasyouareinyourrightminddon\'tyoueverprayfortwins。Twinsamounttoapermanentriot。Andthereain\'tanyrealdifferencebetweentripletsandaninsurrection。
Yes，itwashightimeforatoast-mastertorecognizetheimportanceofthebabies。Thinkwhatisinstoreforthepresentcrop!Fiftyyearsfromnowweshallallbedead，Itrust，andthenthisflag，ifitstillsurviveandletushopeitmay，willbefloatingoveraRepublicnumbering200，000，000souls，accordingtothesettledlawsofourincrease。OurpresentschoonerofStatewillhavegrownintoapoliticalleviathan——aGreatEastern。Thecradledbabiesofto-daywillbeondeck。Letthembewelltrained，forwearegoingtoleaveabigcontractontheirhands。Amongthethreeorfourmillioncradlesnowrockinginthelandaresomewhichthisnationwouldpreserveforagesassacredthings，ifwecouldknowwhichonestheyare。InoneofthemcradlestheunconsciousFarragutofthefutureisatthismomentteething——thinkofit!——andputtinginaworldofdeadearnest，unarticulated，butperfectlyjustifiableprofanityoverit，too。InanotherthefuturerenownedastronomerisblinkingattheshiningMilkyWaywithbutalanguidinterest——poorlittlechap!——andwonderingwhathasbecomeofthatotheronetheycallthewet-nurse。Inanotherthefuturegreathistorianislying——anddoubtlesswillcontinuetolieuntilhisearthlymissionisended。InanotherthefuturePresidentisbusyinghimselfwithnoprofounderproblemofstatethanwhatthemischiefhasbecomeofhishairsoearly；andinamightyarrayofothercradlestherearenowsome60，000futureoffice-seekers，gettingreadytofurnishhimoccasiontograpplewiththatsameoldproblemasecondtime。Andinstillonemorecradle，somewhereundertheflag，thefutureillustriouscommander-in-
chiefoftheAmericanarmiesissolittleburdenedwithhisapproachinggrandeursandresponsibilitiesastobegivinghiswholestrategicmindatthismomenttotryingtofindoutsomewaytogethisbigtoeintohismouth——anachievementwhich，meaningnodisrespect，theillustriousguestofthiseveningturnedhisentireattentiontosomefifty-sixyearsago；
andifthechildisbutaprophecyoftheman，therearemightyfewwhowilldoubtthathesucceeded。