Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-07

evidently a little deaf, "your wife
gone and left you, sir? Just my case,
sir, exactly. My poor Jane departed
this life last May. got her the hand
soonest gravestone that money could
buy. There's an angel on it with all
her wings spread, and this Latin in
Escription-requires her cat IN peace.
The gravestone maker said that would
be good epigram, and |. consented,
as she was fond of cat
| By this time the baby began to cry
Justify, and the whole car sympathiz-
ed-especialy the female passengers.
ats got the cholera morbus + SAID
the old lady previously mentioned.
It'll die FOR sartin if something hain't
done p .
"Die? You don't think so p" cried
Corban.
"Dear me"' said the thin-faced
lady, "what an inhuman monster its
mother wasr
Take it, my good lady, do !" cried
Corban, impIoringly. an give you
a hundred dollars to take it,"
"What is all this row about ?" said
a sharp-nosed little man, with news
paper in his hand. "a child, is it ?
Fall back, gentlemen; and let me
look at it. If it should prove to be
the one"
"How? What do you mean?"
queried a dozen voices at once.
at is it is! 1t can be no other"
exclaimed the sharp-noSed man, ex,
!, citedly. "How strange that | should
chance upon it! Listen to this, gen
. tlemen," and he read from the paper
in his hand the notice:
"Stolen-Supposed to have been stolen from its
carriage in Central Park, on the morning of the
eighteenth inst, male child, about nine months
old Said child has blue eyes, and rather dark
hair 3; and is remarkably forward and interest
ing child. Any person who will return him TO
his afflicted parents, at No. - Forty Ninth
street, or give information that will lead To his
recover shall receive reward of three hundred
dollars. Louis Roscoe"
wall! | neverr' exclaimed the
old lady, 1T must be the very same
baby! This child has got blue eyes,
, and dark hair, and pears remarkable
forw'Q!'
Yes, ma'am, unquestionably the
very same, remarked the sharp-nosed
, man, confidently consider it my duty
: TO take possession
t "Oh, take it, do" cried Corban
D imploringly; "I'll give hundred dol
: lars to get it off my hands y
; No doubt you would, my man
e but | amt took in that way. Ny
name is Smithers-Peter Smthers
sir; and | live in Albany. I'm q
{ magistrate, sir; and arrest you tol
n ehild-stealing."
T. 81 tell you didn't steal it She
+ went off after a cup of coffee
e Don't trouble yourself TO repea
It that story again. | understand the
d case fully, said Mr.. Smithers, prompt
ly. Conductor, is there a place o:
the train where this rascal would b,
d any safer than here? ?"
y I'VE don't run prison-vans." re
IL sponed that worthy, sulkily.
e "Well, gentlemen, said Mr.. Smith
D. ers, blandly, you are all men OF hon
e or, and have wives and children. o.
r olght to have; and you all have feel
ings of sympathy, doubtless, for til,
n parents OF this unfortunate babe; ant
e | depend upon you, gentlemen. to as
5 siSt me In guarding him until we reacl
" station, where | can place him il
.; charge of proper officials. At til,
II next stopping place | will teIegrap!
:; to Brideswcll, aud have constable
IS ready to take possession of him tn,
Is moment we arrive"
-"You shall pay dearly for this !!
e roared Corban, now fairly infuriated
t Eyes, sir! I'll take law on YOU th
|! moment we get anywhere wher
- there is any law! Call me to a rasca
indeed y
r. just at that moment the shar
signal to "down brakes" sounded
- and in a few moments there was
II slight shock, and the train came a sue
den stop.
20 Everybody rushed out to ascertai
1T the difficulty; and it was found tina
II a wheel of the engine had broker
- and the locomotive was partially OF
* the track.
No one was injured; but it woul
ne occupy some time to get things so tha
ge the next train could run; and, in til
!! mean time, Mr.. Corban thought. wit
us rapture, he could make his escape
He formed the plan of dropping til
Id unfortunate baby and fleeing to tt
ge woods. In the hustle and confusio
at it could be accomplished. But /
ng had reckOned without his host. N
al Smithers was right at his elbow. e
had no notion of allowing that temp
g- ing reward to slip through his finger;
lis and couple of other gentlemen kel
guard with him. And there stoo
lr- poor Corban, holding the whimperir
ig- baby, and expostulatiug, swearin
lid and clustering in way that made a
A the ladies decide that he was a mo
en- ster-and they gave him and the bal
to- a very wide birth.
zee Suddenly the whistle of the ne
train from Parkersburg was heard.
70 bright hope sprung up in Corbau
of breast. 1t was possible the baby
ed, mother might be on hoard.
ess He rushed forward, but Mr.. Smit
ex- ers seized his arm and held hi
back.