The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-09-22

Now" said sho, seizing her charge, VIII
was beginning - squirm, snow I'll BE
what's to be got out Of your landla
dy."
J Winking violently first with ono ey
and then the other, she started to &c
then, with sudden solemnity, che re
!; inserted her rubicund face in tho door
way.
"IfIm summoned" she said, "It'
above all else. Him called, must go
night or day."
Certainly" said Tom, much puzzled
"but you won't be, Auntie!" As the
young man walked for his dinner, he
felt impressed with an almost mysteri
Gus awe Of the old nurse.
"To think ofliving always with dealt,
grinntng one In tho'face like that" he
muttered.
In the night Toms dream Of peace
was again dispelled.
Another knock at the door.
"Am under ban ?" growled Tom;
"whats the matter now?
"I'm called" said the voice Of Mrs.
Primmins, my summons has come !"
"Oh, the devil" cried tom, lost to
all sense Of the Importance of concilia-
ton. go to bed! Hold on till morn
ing!'' ..
In the morning, Tom, who always
| slept soundest under sense Of depres-
sion, did not make his appearance until
nine O'Clock. He found Mrs. Primmins
had actually disappeared for parts un.
known. In the arms of his hitherto
stern landlady he found his charge nes.
tling. Anew light-that Of love-was
beaming In her solemn eye-that wo-
man, thought Tom, who would see any
of her borders starve and rot for
ten cents day saved! He looked at
his little charge with feeling Of awe,
almost suspicion of witchcraft. 1t is
customary to shake the head, and won-
der at the Providence that sometimes
removes mother aud throws a young
infant upoa the charity Of others. Why
not also consider reverently the innate
instinct that rises in evory female heart
at sight of a baby 80 bereaved.
II have undertaken" said. the land
lady, giving Tom such smile a. he had
never dreamed could rest on her featur-
es, "to go with you in search of Mrs.
Primnins' niece, Malviny."
Several hours later, Tom Collins
sprang from light wagon in which he
had driven toithe door of q pretty cot
tage.
W. I'll lie .i ), he one last effort by in
".,.o neld the baby.
With bis usual impetuosity he pushed
directly through into the little rear
kitchen. There he forgot his errand.
everything except what no saw. A
young girl, plump, neat and rosy, stood
with round arms barred, before a table.
She was assiduously occupied in caress-
ing, with her white hands, little Jumps
of dough into shape. Then she placed
them in rows in big black pan. For a
moment she did not see Tom. He, un-
reasoning fellow, forgot his errand and
went to envying those Jumps Of dough.
He felt instinctively that he had .
great capacity for being moulded by just
such hands.
Suddenly she turned. Such dim-
pling smile! such a rosy embarrassment
Tom, great black-haired, jetty eyed
giant that he was, thought this little
plump blonde an angel. Thought, why
he was sure of
After . while he came partially to hif
senses, and said, "I'm looking for one
Malviny Barker.'
"And that's me, "said the rosy lips.
"Then I've brought you baby he
said abruptly.
A good deal of astonishment can be
put into a pair of bright blue eye
without spelling them-and SO Their
was. Fortunately, at this point th
landlady appeared, and so, momen
later, did Malvina's mother, called VI
from the cellar by the voices.
Negotiations were soon complete.
Tom again in his little room, found
The loneliest, dreariest place he had eve
in his life 10 ooked upon.
A couple of days later he CONCLUDED
TINT IL would be inhuman not to go an
. enquire after his little charge. In al
incredibly short space of time he wa
seized with the same impression again
= Then he went to take to baby, who ha
not yet learned that the moon is NOR
distant than the door knob, box
. geographical blocks. Then he went t
t enquire If it needed pocket money; an
he told Malvina that he knew she wa
not kept awake nights with it becaus
her eyes were so bright.
> This time Malvina's mother told Tor
that of course they were very plain pee
r pie, and not fit associates for youn
"gent" like him, but that If he wishe
: to stay, there was plenty Of strawberrie
and cream for tea.
! Tom stayed, and after tea the moo
t came out. Oh. that wicked, shamele'
e moon! Tom, by its light, told Malvin
right out that her eyes were bluer tina
g Heaven-her lips sweeter than roses