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THM cAsE or JOE sTANsRuR1.

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THM cAsE or JOE sTANsBUR1.
One Hi The best founding stories ne have
read sskas the cold weather set in. Is founa
| IN the EpAliee corner Of the PhiaadAlsA;--
! Penns II Sanian, Of last Thur sss5ag ~
/ court fSlgArng from TEucc below cfxth,l was
about tsEring bucket Of water from the
hydraliSslast night She found an old basket
suspeh sEd from the knob Of her front door
/ Puttir her band intoxthe basket, She felt
l sometBISg live and kicking but "a. envbl-
oped isI9ags thatno further discovers could
be madk without unwrappiug the object a
| piece oepaper foldedli letter-lay blythe
| side ofi3he animated bundle Mrs Stans-
bury iysfne diately returned into the house
and blythe light Of the lamp, examined the
/ billet. jat was addressed to her husband
She trdpnlously broke the seal and read as
followsf
lf 70 Jos Slaasbluy EHI
Sin. II II send you the baby, which You will
| please e! take good care Of and bring Up
! right, 81 nat it may turn out to Ia i better
man tlsn its daddy, Oh Joseph what d
/ sly oldkaFle you are who would think that
such a Iald, sober old spindle-shauks could
be suelia ltaring dowp sinner The child is
I goars lou may swear to that look at
tit il Hoe Stansbury all over You. de-
eeived I'D shamefully, 9oseph+letting on To
be whoever but do a fathers part BY the
\ young kpk and Ill forgive you.
I h a our heart broken \. NANCY "
| p ~ Don't let thSt sharp hosed wife sf
| yours ss4 this letters Cannon her With
some l3ard Of story about the BABY. f.
Mr. ataasbury was iii tic basement kiteA-
en- quiitls eating his supper and little inag
lining lat a storm was brewing over his
| head afhe door of the kitchen was Fiolent-
| u thresd open and MIS-. S IS voice YELLED
| out SALISBURY up here .yod william
| -heres Il mess foryou r The astonished
Stanst srF hastily wiped his mouth and obey
ed the SHmpons- DON'T you want ID see
Nancy the heart broken Nancy " cried
Mrs. aansbury when her guilty husband
! hobble9 Rp into the room. Nancy what
Nancy,s thaas said the sly old rogue in
wellfeiSnsd perplexity. Why Nancy, the
mothcrsH. this baby that's been hung up at
your fseer, Mr. Stdnsbgfs,s oh you look
mightysi#roceut but just read that letter
and tlRu look in that basket Don't be
afraid ~ wont bite, it's got no teeth, poor
\ says, til II just like yeSys-fnr. Is EosaE zgssJ
j SGO4LEka a g POsSBJ W peAotp 49, " D{Nyt
Andan less than FIVE minutes, Mrs. STAINS
bury hsdcollected a room full Of spectators,
(half the Inhabitants of She court to witness
the process of unwrapping the baby Anx
ious expectation sat OH every eountenance-
as the leRious lady tore away rag after rag
from tlse body of the foundling 7the vigor,
GUS msNments of which astonishel every
4 body, *gIt is full Of the devil already" said
4 Mrs s, ++l- that shews it is Ms--you'll soon
i see that II is like him in every thing AIT
/ last, ailhe swaddling clothes being removed,
i out iaaPel the baby and made its escape
\ through The open door IL
II Nab abig tom cat The Stanbpries
had beda victiinized by a practical joke, the
contriyaIsce Of which was traced to d female
/ neighhdr Mrs S who had no taste for fun
Of that.kiad, made her complaints against
the SUSPECTED party, but, a. the trickappoar-
ed to hawithout malice, mo- binding oyer took
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