The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-05

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A Baby and Basket-A Small Catas-
trophe.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvania has
the following good story among its police
reports:s i
AS Mrs. Esther Stansbury, residing in
a court running from Race, below Sixth
street. was about to bring bucket of water
from the hydrant last night, she found a
basket suspended from the knob of the
door. Putting her hand into the basket,
she felt something alive and kicking, SO
wrapped up in rags that no further dis
coyery could be made without unwrap-
ping the object. A piece of paper folded
like letter, lay by the side of the anima-
ted bundle, Mrs. Stansbury immediately
returned into the house, ard by the light
of the lamp examined the billet. It was
directed to her husband She tremu-
lously broke the seal and read as fol-
! llows:
@1o 10 .Staas5ary:-SIa-I send you
the Baby which you will please take good
care of, and bring up right, SO that he may
turn out to be better man than it's dad
Ldy- Oh, Joseph, what sly old rake you
are! Who would think that such sober
old spindle shanks could be such tearing
down sinner? The child's yours--you
may swear to that. Look at Tits Joe
y Stausbury all over. You deceived me
shamefully Joe---letting on to be a wild
over. But do a fathers duty by the young
: ore, and I'll forgive you.
, Your heart broken NANCY.
:, T S. Don't let that sharp nosed wife
of yours see this letter. Cannon her
: with some kind of a story about the baby
M
Mr. Stansbury was in the basemcn,
! kitchen quietly eating his supper, ard lit,
tie imagining what storm was brewing
: over his head. The door of the kitchen
was violently thrown open, and his wife's
Y voice yelled out s =ess
n 'stapsbury, come mp here, you villain
Here's mess for you!'
: The astonished Stansbury hastily obey
q Don't you want to see Nancy ,the heart
: broken NancyY cried Mrs. Stansbury
!, when her guilty husband hobbled into th
d room.
l. Nancy! what Nancy's that?' said tn
IL sly old rogue, in well-feigned astonish
J. ment.
lei why, Nancy, the mother Of this bah
: that's been hung up atthe door, Mr.. STAINS
: bury! Oh, you look mighty innocent
just read that letter, and look into tn
r basket! Don't be afraid, it won't bite
es its got no teeth, poor thing. You'll kno,
III it; for, as the huzzy says it's just like 70
~ RI al over. Please goodness, I'll expos
"a you before every body
ne In less than FIVE minutes, Mrs S. ha
re collected room full of spectators
of the inhabitants of the court-to wi,
IN ness the process of unwrapping the baby
d; Anxious expectation sat on every cour
tenance, as the jealous lady tore ava
o. rag after rag from the body of the foune
o. ling, the vigorous movement of which a.
e. tonished everybody. "It's full of the dev
:" already said Mrs S., that shows it's hi
O. You'll soon see that it is like him in every
IN thing
At last all the swadling clothes hein
IN Il removed, out jumped the baby aud mad
II its escape through the open door. 1t VIZ
big tom cat.
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NJ NEGRO WIT.-Judge Burke, of Sout
no Carolina, rode on horseback from circu
e to circuit, accompanied by servant, VII
le. was directed to keep close behind hir
on while he meditated as pleased himself /
sr. the way. Jogging along in this way, 9
We one occasion, the servant pressed up tc
near to the horse which he rode, an
ne which happened to be an ill-natured brut
and the consequence was that the hor
ne kicked the negro on the leg, who, obse
Ter wing that he had notinterrupted his ma
ny ter's study, sprang off his horse, and pic
re- ing up stone, threw it at the hors
sss which it unluckily missed and took effe
ok between the Judges shoulders The
slant the negro saw what had been dor
In he fell in the road with his hands clasp
lk- around his leg, and crying outin appare
zen agony; as soon as the Judge could straig
Did ten himself he turned around and said
lptl the PROSTATE negro, ~ as sfaa
es- s.Stephen, child, what ails YOUR a
Of '.Lord, MASTER was the reply, ''yo
an horse just now kicked me onsthe leg,a
ra- almost broke it. ''ssaQR sssy SOS - IS
sak '.Well, child, . said the Judge, che j.
-. now kicked me between the sboulds
asst and almost broke my back, too.p e.si.
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,ou3 lsY After the clergyman had unit
ca happy pair, not long ago, an awful
Hence ensued, which was broken by an j
ap-l patient youth exelaiming, "Don't be
me nnspecka6ly happy"
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nd ~ eSamho, why are your legs l
no. aa organ grinder2''
e of 'Dun' no, CUB 1t up."
He 'tKase dey carry and exhibita monl
+ bout de streets.n as5