Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-04-22

ooharS-tWcnty-yes, nifty dollars, It you'll
put back and let me of at Parkersburgp'
II should have no objection to the money
but I couldn't oblige you If you were one o
tho Rothschilds I" %. De-! .0.lfu.. aas :
And the conductor passed on his way.
| BLESS your soul sir |" SAID the old lady
In tho next seat, giving Cordan nudg,
with her parasol, you'll sufocate that baby
Don't you see you're holding its feet wher'
its head should boz He's wrong side up T.
| Corban hastily rescued tho youngster
which uttereda shrill yell at his treatment
You'd ortcr be ashamed Of yonrself!'
went on the old lady, Indignantly ito tos
that blessed child around in that onhumar
way. A man never orter have no children
that don't have no material feelings toward,
'cm. Sir. you was baby once yourself r.
Just then, yellow faced woman slipped
into the scat in front Of Cordan. She was
middle aged, but her dress had the gush.
ingness Of sixteen. "Lovcly child she ex
claimed insinuatingly. j.. ,.f
The baby began to squiszlc up its face
and flourish its fists. ..,.., ,...i,. .
"Dear me, how forward it isl! How old
is it, RI" inquired the spinster, for such
she was. ... 4.s.. ~. .-....... ..
II don't know" growlcd Coban.
"Been widower long, sir inquired the
lady. .' III - -.i
''No. never had wife,
''Bless me-! Then she's run away and lef,
you! Dear, dear, how could she leave such
nice man, and such a dear, darling little
baby?" ''4 ' &c.,
whats that?" inquired middle aged
gentleman near by, who was evidently a
little deaf. "Your wife gone and leftyou,
sir? Just my case, exactly. My poor Jane
departed this life last May. I got her the
handsomest gravestonc that money could
buy. There's an angel on it with all her
wings, and this Latin Observation-Disclosures
her cat IN Peace. The gravestone marker
said it was good epigram, and consented,
as she was fond of cats. -p4.
By this time the baby began crying Justify,
and the whole car sympathizcd, especially
the females. sr. .--.. -..-
"It's got the cholera morbus!" said the
old lady. It'll die for sartiu if if something
hain't donel' l .i.
Die? You don't think 50 2" cried Mr..
Corban. Esa
"Dear mel" said the little thin. faced
woman, "what an inhuman creature its
mother must be-"
"Tako it, my good lady, dol" cried Cor
ban, imploringly "Tll give you hundred
dollars to take it" l..
"What is all this row about?' said q
sharp-nosed man with newspaper in his
hand. "a child, is it? Fall back, gentle
men, and let me look at it. If it should
prove to be the one."
"How? What do you mean ?" queried
dozen voices at once.
ut is, it is 1t can't be no other :" ex-
claimed the sharp-nosedman. "How strange
that should chance upon it Listen to
this" and he read from paper in his hand
the notice: tain ...i ID. ...-
SToLEN.-Supposed to have been stolen
from its carriage in Central Park, on the
morning of the 9Th inst, male child about
nine months DID, Said child had blue eyes
and rather dark hair and yet is remark,
ably forward child. Any person who will
return him to his afflicted parents, at No.
- Forty.ninth street, or give information
that will lead to his recovery, shall receive a
reward Of $500. LOUIS Roscoe.
"Wal, never |" exclaimed the old lady.
'It must be the very same baby This child
has blue eyes and dark hair, and pears re.
markable forw'd!' .... ....y ......
"Yes, ma'am, unquestionable the very
samc," remarked the sharp-nosed man, con-
fdently: II consider it my duty to take
possession" t, t.y-.
"Oh, take it, do?" cried Corban, implor-
ingly; "I'll give a hundred dollars to get it
off my hands," - Il a.t .... ...l
"No doubt you would, my man but I
amt took in that way. My name is Smith
ers-Peter Smithers, sir: and ! live in Al
bany. I am q magistrate, sir; and arrest
you for child stealing" az p" '-4' - 20
II tell you I didn't steal it. She went
off after cup Of coffee" '-.s '.-'.'' e'-
,g" Don't trouble yourself to repeat that
story again. I understand the case fully"
said Mr.. Smithers, promptly. - q '7 '"l
Conductor, is there any place on the
train where this rascal would be any safer
than here? p 81. ''+.'s - 90
eve don't run prison vans" responded
that worthy, sulkily.Y .a.ai Cgg.as b, g.sla
,d"Well, gentlemen" said Mr.. smithers,
blandly, ''you are all mon Of honor, and
have wives. and children, or ought to have
and you all have feelings Of sympathy, doubt
less, for the parents Of this unlucky babe
and depend upon you, gentlemen, to assist
mo in guarding him until we reach o station
where I can place him in charge Of the pro-
per officials. AT the next stopping place
will telegraph to BridesweA, and have con.
stables ready to take possession Of him the
moment We arrive" 's.'''F '''"' sN', t'1
g You shall ply dearly for this !" roared
L. II