Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-03-27

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J into The inner apartment andCbringing anut
what appeGredto he a compact bundle, With
a pink face at one end of it, and a mass OF
long, trailing en,brpidcfies at the other.
z liSJosepli V.rley xecoiled as Tar Us the angle
tof Che wall would permit him to-. q
! y 'Why--it's baby =
~ TO be sure 1t is, sir' said the woman,
| 'and assite aIittle giff as ever saw; bless
herssweet bfuc eyes'
y But isn't there nurse Or some sEth per
son here who could take charge Of her p
" Tlhere WIS d nurse brought her on, sir a
queer, foreign looking thing, with u yellow
skin and hair as black as night, and big
igold hoops in her cars ;'but shcta lted some
I thing about the next stcamer-I couldn't
understand her lingo, strand went right
| back to New York on the two O'clock train.
| Joseph Vertly stood aglast, staring at the
rosy baby, as it lay crowinginthe woman's
arms, and wondering wlieh of his lucky
stars he should call on to aid him in this
Isuplooked for emergency. A full grown young
lady niece would have been bad enough
butsa baby y'tg,a s'sssbiralF s.fT
$50 this is my neicc,' he c.muttcreds Jg-gT
SsStAnd what the ID am going to do with
e Heturped suddenly to the colored woman.
! 7aWhat time does the next train for Win
4 field leave 2, f.lssti eAi % s--
Il,In an hour sfr,i7gFra i'as sisiaq a''a +.
.f.fWould YOU be kind en61sIi 70 take care
of tie child until then9 suppose must
/ take it home with me Z for can't very well
drown it, or throw it under the csr5wheels.'
'Sirl' ejaculated the astohishea. steward
essss 80 .-@ -@A' Us > . h@1
But Mr.. vc,ley turned, on his heel and
strodc out of the depot, scarcely able at first
to, comprehend the fullness of the disaster
that had befallcn him.
The train was at the depot when he re.
turned = and the woman awaited him with
\ the sleeping infant in her arms.
sissAsleep, eli = commented Mr.. Nerley,
sWell; that's lucky '- s'.-l -.. so
Fsa'where'ssthe nurse SIR inquired the &o-
man. ''.
Nurse What nurse2'
why, / Isupposed you went 10 get q nurse.
Never once thought of it! calculated
Joseph, madly shifting his forehead. l'IIere
give the thing tome quick, the train is
moving 90 - go d. ltl5aii2'' -
He had hardly time to spring on board as
the locomotive gave an unearthly shrek,
,vfsiie the baby followed suit in both re-
specto. y'.rr .rs 419-..
lie staggered to a seat, holding the UNI
brella and child in one hand; while in the
other his valise swung backward and for
ward. .2Hry p
There there! bless its little hcart!' he
coaxed, initiating as nearly as possible the
coored ~a!nan's formula. we wont cry
no we won't
u But the baby evidently had an opinion Of
its own on the subject. and would cry in
spite of the various Establishments practised
by the bewildered SWe-sncl as shaking
the umbrella handle, swinging his watch,
and trottirg both knees. People began to
look around reproachfuly; young men
shrugged their shoulders, and young ladies
smiled. Ir.
Hush! hush there's a darlingr whisper
ed Mr.tNerley. What does it want to settle
( down into such heap for body cannot
tell its spine from its leg. There! there
it shall look out of the window. If I.could
only remember nursery rhyme or so.---
Bless my heart what lungs it has You
little beast, will you keep still
But still the baby wept, and walled, and
gnashed its gums, for teeth it had but two.
Mr.. Verley began to look round in the car
in search of some matronly aame, of whom
he could seek counsel, but in vain. There
were only three ladies in the Car, and they
were young, with round hats and dimpled
cheeks. a. s......-..-
They won't know any thing about it,
groaned Mr. Verley, in anguish of spirit
oh, why didn't l have common sense
enough to go and get nurse / suppose
there is no danger of baby bursting its
lungs but | should think, if there was such
u contingency, this baby was in fair way
of meeting it, Well, roar away my young
friend | can stand ittas long as you can.'' -
Vain boast, and futile as vain, as Mr.
Eerley very soon discovered. The baby
not only cried, but it screamed, it kicked, il
doubled itself over in more ways than con-
tOrtionists widest dreams could imagine
and became apparently frantic with passion
The prespiralion broke out in huge heeds
on Joseph's brow; his face flushed, ,land still
the ears thiin defedt on. .f'1asl Cd
4 What's to become of me 2 lie pondered
holding desperately on to the struggling
infant BY the sash that encircled its little
waist, and watching its purple face with a
species of detestation.sfI don't wonder
that Harold died / Shall die in week
if this thing goes on. Audbit seems so easy
\ for Barbara Smith to take care of her little
brothers and sisters If Barbara was DULY
And Mr.. Verley ierked the baby up into
sitting posture with a Sudden jerk.
III do it, quoth Mr.. Verley. III take
the back express at -four in the morning
and go straight there All, you may stop
crying, You little hypocrite, but it Won't do
any good; I'm not tosbe caught twice In
the san,estrap3 .sf ssI.fsl lsHlefai o.
Barbara Smith was watering her tube
roses, in the bright morning sunshine, as
4 Alr. Nerley drove up tothe. gate, with the
4 yalise and baby in the carriage.
Dear me-, Mr.. Yerley ! she calculated,