The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-05-27
VOLUME 4.---NO. 48.

80 sir" says she. "I'mn too pore to buy
medicin', when my poor little children is
dyn' for bred''
That touched me-to think sich deli:
cate young cretur as her should have to
strdggle so hard. and tick out my purse
and gin her dollar,
"Thar," ses I, "shat will help you lit:
tie"
ooh! bless you, sir Soa'te SO kind:
Now Ill buy some medicin' fof py pore
husband. Will you be good enuff 10 hold
this bundle for me till l step back to that
drugstore on the corner? It's so Aeavy-
I'll be back IN mint" ses she.
felt so sorry for the pore woman that
I couldn't refuse her sch little favor, 80
tuck her bundle to hold it for her. She
said she was 'fraid the fine dresses mought
git rnmpled and then her customers
wouldn't pay her; so tuck 'em in my
arms very careful. and she went to the
store after the medicin',
Ther was good many people passih'
by and walked up from the corner lit.
tie ways, so they shouldn't see me stan.
begun to think it was time for the woman
to cum back. and the bundle was beginin'
to get pretty heavy, when thought l felt
sumthin' movin' in it. lstopped rite still,
and held my broth to hear it it was
anything, when it begun to squirm about
more and more, and 1 heard u noise just
like tom cat in the bundle. never
was so surprised in my life, and ] cum in
an ace of lettin' it drop rite on the pave
ment. Thinks l. in the name of creation
what is it? walked down to the lamp.
post to see what it was, and. Mr.. Thomp.
son, would you believe me, 1T WAS ALIVE
BABY! was 80 completely tuck aback that
| staggered up agin lamp-post, and held
on 10 it, while it kicked and squalled like
young painter, and the sweat jest pour
ed out Of me in stream. What on yeath
10 do I didn't know. Thar / was in
strange city, whar nobody didn't know
me, out in the street with little young
baby in my arms. never was so mad
at female woman before in all my life.
and l never felt 80 much like a drafted
fool as I did that mint.
/ started for the drug store,' with the
baby squallin' like rath, and the more l
tried TO hush it the louder it squalled.
The man what KEEP the store SEQ he hadn't
seed no such woman, and mustn't bring
no babies in thar.
By this time everlastin' crowd Of peo-
ple-men and wimmin-was gathered
around, so could It go no whar, all CAB
bin and talkn' SO I couldn't hardly hear
the baby squall. ..;
t told 'em bow it was, and told 'em I
was stranger in New York, and ax'd
'em what should do with the baby. But
ther was no gettin any sense out OF 'em,
and none of 'em wouldn't touch it no
MORN if had been so much pisen.
"That won't do" ses one feller You
can't come that game over this crowd"
"No indeed" ses another little rusty.
lookin' feller-"we've got enuff to do To
take care of our own babies in these dig
gins"
another, land support it like an 'onest
man,.
1 tried to get chance to explain the
business to 'em, but drat the word could
gu IN cuSe"ays.
"Take ,em both to the Tooms," ses one,
"and make 'em give On account Of them.
s,lvcs."
With that two or three of EN- cum to-
ward me, and 1 grabbed my cane In one
hand, while held on 10 the bundle with
the other.
"Gentlemen," ses 1.-The baby squeelin'
all the time like forty cats in bag
"Gentlemen, I'm not gwine to be used in
no sich way. Ill let you know that I'm
not gwine to be tuck to no Tooms. I'm
stranger in our city, and I'm not gwine
to support none OF your babies. NY
name is Joseph Jon. 8, OF Pineville, Geor'
gia, and anybody what wants to know
who am, can find me at the Americal'=-"
sMaior Jones'" ses cleterlokin' man,
what pushed his way into the crowd when
he heard my name, major, don't be dis
turbed in the least" ses he; "lll soon
have this matter fxed.'
With that he spoke to man with lether
ribbon on his haG who tuck the baby,
bundle and all, and carried it of to the
place what they've got made in New York
4 purpose to keep sich pore little orfans
in.
etfoMt AFTER BUSINESS HorFs.-The
road which the man of business travels
in pursuit of competence aud wealth is not
a macadamized one, nor does it ordinarily
lead through pleasant scenes and by WELL
springs of delight. On the contrary, it is