Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-07
The Old Bachelor and the Baby.
A WARNING AND AN EXAMPLE.

" 10y it, for his mother was nervous
before him. Mr.. Corban was bach
elor of forty-fve, remarkably we'll
preserved, and rather fine looking.
He had portly figure, forid COM
plexion, and head of dark brown
lair, which any man might have been
aroused for feeling proud of. Mr.,
Corban was very we'll off. He had
never kept house, perhaps because he
knew that elderly bachelors and
widowers were generally fated to
marry their housekcepers; and Mr..
Corban regarded marriage and the
gallows as about on a par. Women
and babies he considered very un
necessary part of creation. The
mystery Of their having been allowed
an existence he could never solve
lie could net help regarding their
creation as grave mistake some
where. He boarded at Mrs. Gregg :
aud had made his home there for tif-
teen years. Mrs. Gregg was as much
like man as she could be, and still
| be a woman.
One day last summer it became
evident to Mr.. Corban that he must
take a journey West. The interests
of his business demanded it; so he
put a few things into a valiSe, said
good morning to Mrs. Gregg, and set
out for the depot. He was five min
utes late, for his necktie had given
him a great deal of trouble, and he
had been unable to find pair OF
stockings which were not destitute
of toes. But he had comforted him
self with the reflection that, as he had
boots on, nobody would be the wiser
in regard to the unclad condition Of
his toes, and at last he got off. He
heard the whistle, and started to run,
If there is ANYTHING especially calcu
lated to put one out of temper, it Is
having to run to catch .he cars; and
our hero may be excused if, when
dripping with perSpiration and com
pleteIy out OF breath, he rushed into
the first car which offered, he was ir
ritatcd with all the world, himself i'll
( cluded.
The car was we'll filled. In fact
there was only one vacant scat, anC
that was beside a woman. CorbaI
turned to seek the next car, but wa>
met 10y the conductor at the door,
I"No room in there, sir! All full. An
nivcrsary meeting at Parkersburg
There's a seat sir y indicating the
OuC DDoido thU "OnIon. CUI Uau " "a.
troubled with a touch of rheumatism
in his left knee, and coald not stanC
cOmtortably-notIing else could hav,
forced him to get so near Que OF tn,
sex. lie stepped up to her, and made
the stercotypcd inquiry.
THIS scat engaged p
"No, sir" replied a very swee
voice and Corbau saw that the speak
er ha1 expressive blue eyes and gold
en- hair.
He took the seat, and the lad
drew the bundle she bad been part
ally resting on the cushion into he
lap.
= Better let me put youl bundle u
| on the rack p suggested Mr.. Coz
ban.
The lady opened her eyes in ii
dignaut amazcment, whipped off
layer Of HAuucI lrom the package, an
> displayed, to the mortified eyes Of ou
!, bachelor friend, the rcd, putty face o.
= a mOOu-cycd baby
u "Muzzcr's title twecty sugar dal
Il ling" she exclaimed, i'll the dialel
which is perfectly iutclligibIe to a
{ baby dom. "Muzzer won't let til
II naughty man put the little lammi,
lumpy baby up on tie rack y
} The baby struck out menacingl
p with its fat list in the direction OF NJ
!. Corban, and gave utterance to ye
l OF triumph. Mr.. Corban broke int
. a cold pcrspiration. He had neve
: been so near baby before in all h
Il Iiie-and a baby and a woman, toe
l. IL was almost too much for him. II
II had u strong mind to stand the +
} malnder OF the way, or until somebt
dy vacated seat; but his knee gay
an extra tWlnge, and decided him
Il Try and endure the terrible state {
d things He took a paper from b
d pUckct and essaycd 10 read but II
% badly had launched out i'll one Of thos
n baby retrainS, which is like music
|, the ears of all mothers, aud the co
d ing SO confused our bachelor hero th
IS he could take no sense OF his pape
a SO he pocketed it with the savage d
ID termination to petition the next Co
e. grcSS Tor women with babies to
id kept i'll a car by themselves.
AT the first stoppiAg-pace he W
til on the lookout tor scat, and to b
er joy discovered tue gentleman in Il
ii next seat making preparations
,n leave; but before he was fairly o
oil his seat, ali old lady in a gre,
|. shawl and poke bonnet had edg
a. Into it, and cut of all Mr.. Corbal
st. hopes. Vi course, she turned arouI
. AND began at OIce to talk to t
baby.
ad dear little chicken! How old
it, marin p
almost eight MONTHS" said t
t." proud mother.
to "Well, | declarel what a lar
child OF its age! Why, there was |
on Enoch, when he was year old
ch wah t mite nor grain bigger til
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