Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-05-19
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From the Southern Guardian.
THE BABY.
BY MRS. wINIFRED wEAZLE.

claimed sharp, impatient voice, Il want
you to 90 up to BedelPs store, in the biggest
kind of hurry, and-get me some hooks and
eyes, and lining; and now, Nancy, don't you
stay one minute, and get.me some buttons
too
The nimble-footed Nancy starts off at a
trot, but halts suddenly, for'the lady cries
out
Stop, Nancy, as you're going, you might
as we'll get me some spool thread and some
sewing silk
Nancy starts again, and is again arrested.
Stop, Nancy, I want crochet needle !;
now, you mind, and get good one and if
you do stay, or forget any of these things,
IN half kill you.
Nancy starts, and is again recalled.
while I think of it, Nancy, you might
as we'll get some ribbon to tie up the baby's
sleeves, get yard Of blue; and che same of
pink, and yard and half of stray-color;
and get me paper of pins, and paper of
number ten needles
sYes um,' and away goes Nancy again,
and this time she gets outside of the door,
but there she is arrested. - y" =
Stop, Nancy, I've great mind to letthe
baby go with you, it's sueh,a fine day, and
she does look so sweet a
yes, do let her co. chimes in the crack
ed voice of the little, dried up, old grand
mother, who had been for the last hour con-
templating the said. baby, with eyes full of
admiration, and heart full of love- 'Do
let her 60, people ought TO see her, for I do
say, that if ever there was an angel on the
face of this earth, that haby's one, and she
ought to be showed
sYes,' says the mother, 'and she shall 60
Just as she is, she couldn't look sweeter.-
I'll Just put on her blue beads and brace
let's
On 20 the ornaments, and now the some
what impatient and message-burthened Nam
cy fondly hopes to escape, but the grand
mother exclaims-
My patience, Mary, you amt gwine to
send her out with that calico frock on 2
People will think the ehild's got nothin'; =;
put on her white dress, and her little new
slippers, and that beautiful hat you bought
at Miss Emma Wright's.'
The required changes were made-the
precious baby deposited in her carriage and
followed by the admiring gaze Of both ladies,
she this time reached the corner, and in
another moment will be out of sight. A
blissful feeling of relief fills the soul Of Nan
cy, but alas it was as transitory as all other
exstatic emotions, for again upon her ear
falls.
Stop Nancy. I want something else,
leave the carriage there, and run back till
tell you. Dear me, I'm SO forgetful.'
Nancy gets nearly back to the gate, when
the mother screams out, mo Nancy, don't
leave the baby, she might fall out, bring her
with you
Nancy turns back for the baby, over which
mother and grandmother make as great a
time as if it had been away a week or two,
before Nancy was enlightened on the subject
of her recall.
Nancy want you to get me three quar-
tiers of yard of pink gingham, and yarc
of blue, and you needn't make them throw
in thread to make it, for the other day when
I bought quarters worth of calico, and
insisted on the thread being thrown in,
really thought heard the clerk mutter the
word, smeanness,' as he threw it. down.
'Impertenence in him, said the old lady
instead of being thankful for your. custom.
'And Nancy continued the younger lady
sstop in the Office and see what upon earth
they mean by not sending the paper this
morning, I'd as leave be without my break
fast as to be without the morning paper, anc
mind Nancy, if they say they did send it
and somebody stole it Gas is most likely thu
case) tell them I can't help that, they III hav'
to fix some way Why if the carrier vii
only come in at the little gate, and g
through the garden, to the back part of tn
house, and put the paper in the dining room
I'D be sure to get it, or if he'd wait till h
saw some Of the servants passing, and Civ
it to one of them, and mother Cunning t.
the old LADY, do pray put me in mind t
send up some these days and pay for tina
paper, its been running on two years, ant
Nancy bring me some samples of dress silks