The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-24

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Rushing 10 the foot oC the stairs-"Oh.
Belt" shouted, "laVc YOU seen baby ~
f"No, | haven't; ! gurss not. Why,'"
knew by the way Bell spoke that she
was not half awake but her raolness an
Hoycd me. ..
''You guess not wen, she's lost. I Went
10 the lot afer ruaytihy ears. and whcnI-"
A frcLfil exclamation ffom Eoli interrupted
me. ..... r
"Oh dear mel have you looked ID the
pnrlor? I've no doubt but shes there pok-
Ing over my photograph album. 10 look,
please, sis." l..ta. E
Terror ovcrmastcrcd my strong desire to
ding back a snappish answer to this aggfa
IVatipr remark. Down sthii3, lgain. / threw
open the parlur doors, which having bcca
slightly closed had not before tried All
updisturbed and qg.ct. lIOW thankful |
should have been Just then TO have seen
every thing topty turyy, tie ''phautomn
and grass bouquets in ruins ami Bells hl-
bum la the smutty tingers OF tie iittle cnl-
prt,
with q groam shui the door and com
menccd the Search anew. | opened all thr
closets and presses that hui opened before
looking under bureaus aud toll +. shoOlGthc
ironing basket tiRhcd in The sr III LnryCi
All IN vain! yainl No baby--uu Midget,
1hun ran ont TO the Curraut bus.i's,
where n few tempting red huncho5 weIc
slill hanging Bel -Iw and hailed me ir0m
the chamber window. / looked up to nee
the provoking girl hy the open blind.
braiding her tangled hap, aud told her 60
come down Aud help ms tnd The child.
"IllNc You looked IN Lhe asiI-hule. and
the bandbOAcs, and the big churl p asked
this trying sister Of mine; but.l saw her
eyes opening very wide, and la two min
utes more she was lOunciug about the
kitchen, with her untastencd braids hang
ing over her shoulder. in very original
style Of ''wntcrEill"
Her movements were peculiar and char
actcrisiic, She sbooh the door mat. icrl.ed
the pump-haudle, examined the bread tray
and thu Hour barrel, Then her eyes fell
upon the sink drain.
'i5he conduit have got in there now
could she ~ questioned Bell, with terror ia
every feature. The horrid sewer yon
know I" And she looked whole Cnai,tgr
OF victor hago AT me IN one wretchcl in
stunt.
"Of course not through a four-hlch
spOutl and put the straiuer la amer her!
What a prepostcrOlts notion :"
Aud Bell docs not know 10 this very day
that not i've minutes before she came 1 was
working HE broom handle down that very
spout with all my might and main.
Out OF doors we went, examined the out
honses and olumps OF cider looked over tic
fence, mp street. down street aud fually re-
turned disconsolate to the Kitchen
midget Midget dear, precious little
angel, where are your' moancd Ben, dron-
ping down upon the sRttee. did not sav.
Hump pestltorOus little angel r. for Balls
distress was too geuuine 10 be mOcked. So,
as we sat with our arms ronnd each Other,
crying, we heard n Ycgy siight noise IA thr
direction OF tne little kitrhun, whirh con
tanned 10 furniture but a stove ana a talsc.
W G bad glanced rOpnd this room once or
twice, but a9 thCrc seemed 10 he 30 hiding
place, the Thought OF searching Lad never
occurred 10 us.
The stove wa, large-sized stewart, with
an oven occupying the lower part. Well
10 cut the story sh0rf, the baby was ip the
oVeul We knew it--l,ell and las soon as
IL WAS repeated and simultaneously rushed
for the cook room. There she snt--thepis-
upright in the oven. with her.
head In the high pa.t and her ieat n the
low. treating herself O. the content, Of "A
black berry pie, which had been I'm HI, iron,
the mornings baking. She had taken on
the upper crust whole spreading it ON her
bosom Ike napkin, aud WAS employed in.
picking out the blackbDrfics one by one
AMI conveying them to her mouth she
looked up at MS, aud on such facet What
with cunning, fright and blackberry Juice
have never seen such flcc before or
since.
Bell caught her out, kissed her compara-
lively clean, scOlding her Nh the time.
Then she carried hcr bo the Hinl and
pumped water on her withOHu the leasi fear.
Of washing her down the apout. As,soop
IA the little lady recovered ier bseatlt .he
screamed hlrionsly, and pointcdto the 8yrA
witl decided demonstrations OF a plan 10 r
return 70 her rep4st' Hei beRged Che priv-D
ilegc OF pnttihg her blck Ia nuisb the pie. !.
but steadily SET my face against sucli in-
dRlgencc; aud when she and Mi1yrt 18th H