The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-12-13

ycu mem !! tbe almost ,grnnRcd.
"Yes, deceived me, raid Charles, 'you
did not tell NO of;als bcfoac LEI, home"
TELL YOU whaiT replied Bessie,
amazed, u did not know that would b.
sick, and could not have known it. Dr..
Williams pays can lit up to-norrew."
"And yeu did no, mean to deceive me,
Bessie y replied Charles, with all bis old
affection reiurninr.
Certainly not; and Tow Charles do
give ME one kiss and tell Inc what al! this
excitement means"
"Ye', yes, Bessie, dozen of them,
here they are; and now Bessie, show me
that baby i
The LaLy! Why, Charles Fitzgerald,
arc sou crazy, the baby-what baby =
Come, Bessie, now don't tan'ali:s Inc
show me that baby" and as he waited
a response he heard y s,iacj laugh, and
turning around beheli Mrs Brown, the
nurse; engaged in stusiag her apron down
her throat, in which operation she would
have finally succeeded had Mr.. Fitzgerald
not iuioriered With her design.
Bessie also caught ct Of yiolen. laugh.
ter, and Fitzgerald stood between these
two laughing women, scarcely sure of his
Own identity. After they quietel some
What, no venturcd 10 remark that it might
be very amusing to them, but exceedingly
unpleasant to him. $3.50
Ladies'" said he, "it.you will be kind
tuough 10 alow me that baby, Twill join
in your fun, too"
why, Charles" said Bessie, "wla.
does all you?, I've got no buJy. Never
dreamed If sucla thing"
Thunder and Mars, cried Fiizssral',
you have got no baby! Nr,. Brown.
look you here, Madam. Did you net .cni
message by telegraph to me, saying my
wife was sick aud had child, and for nc
not to be alarmed q
my good gracious" ,cplicd Mrs
Brown, Il did telegraph you that your
wife was.sick, aad so she is. shc has fever
now; ! said she had a chill, not chil1."
The truth broke upon Fi,zscrall's mind
ut oucc-corfouni thu. telegraph it had
made a mistake and caused all this trouble
and confusion. The last 81" Of III. word
chill had been changed by the conynl.iyc
SILVER Of some miserable repeater, into \
a. u chill became child. Unlike
Mieawbcr, lie was not d father. Ecr any
other man.
Throwing lis arms around his darling
Bessie, in swcc. embrace, Ls asked for.
giveness.
Bessie, with an arcl, smile, looked mp
lovingly into his face, aud rosuisl!y said,
Charlie, watt"
Charles Fitzgerald. IN his fuil.,cs, Of
"y.'soul! only say. II will. Meanwhile
III lay my claim for damages before the
telegraph company. for thus rudely dis.
turtins my parental longincs"
It'll no, known whether the claim VA.
ever presented.
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furnishing town Of Western New York, a
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the village i. subject. Size was entertaining
the company With an accoun. Of a mos.
astonishing hog which her father bad fat
tened to the enormous weight Of sic thu.
sand Pc"ads /! Quite a lnurnur OF sur
prise went around the room, during which
her husband Fusgcs'cd:
"Oh, no, my Gear, it vas SIC hanaTed
pounds"
why, Jeremiah" 'a'a She, in disgust.
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