The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-09

man, VINO was ouslly pollsh!ng
the window with u piece Of crum-
bled newspaper.
"Ahem ! I was to meet my
niece here to-day, and I don't see
her."
"Your niece, sir? what is her
name ?"
"Verley."
20, yes, sir; she has been here
these two hours, bless her dear
heart ; she's asleep now"
"Asleep!" gasped Mr.. Verley !;
but the stewardess only answered
him by bustling into the inner
apartment and bringing out what
appeared to be a compact bundle,
with pink face at one end Of it,
and mass of long trailing en-
broideries at the other.
Joseph Verley recoiled as far as
the angle Of the wall would permit
him.
"Why-it's a baby r.
ITO be sure it is, SIR" said the
woman, "and as fine little girl
as ever T saw; bless her sweet
blue eyes"
"But isn't there O nurse or some
such person here: who would take
charge Of her?"
"There was q nurse brought her
on, sir, q queer foreign-iooking
thing, with a yellow skin and hair
as black as night, and big gold
hoops in her ears; but she talked
something about the next steamer
i couldn't understand her lingo,
strand vent right back to New
York on the two O'Clock train"
Joseph Verlcy stood aghast,
staring at the rosy baby as it lay
growing in the woman's arms, and
wondering which OF his lucky stars
be should call on to aid him in
this unlooked-for emergency. A
fpll-grown young lady niece would
have been bad enongh-but a ba-
by!
$50 this is myaniece," he NUT
tered. "And what am I going to
do with herr"
He turned suddenly to the COL
ored woman.
"What time does the next train
for Winfield leave 2"
"In an hour, sir"
"Would you be kind enough to
take care Of the child till then? l
suppose I must take it home with
me !; for I can't very we'll drown
it, or throw it. under the car
wheels"
''Si:!" calculated the astonished
stcwardesS.
But Mr.. Verley turned on his
heel and strobe out Of the depot,
scarcely able at first to compre-
bend the disaster that had befallen
him.
The train was at the depot when
he returned, and the woman await.
ed him with the sleeping infant in
her arms.
"Aslecp, ch ?" commented Mr..
Verley. "Well that's lucky"
"Where's the nurse, slr? in
quired the woman.
"The nurse? What nurse ?"
"Wby, l suppose you want to
get q nursen'
"Never once thought Of it"
calculated Joseph madly shifting
his forehead. "Here-give the
thing to me quick, the train is
moving"
He had hardly time to spring on
board, as the locomotive gave an
unearthly shrek while the baby
followed suit in both respects.
He staggered to his seat, hold
ing the umbrella and child in one
hand, while in the other his valise
swung backward and forward.
There! there bless its little
heart ?" he exclaimed, initiating
the colored woman, awe won't t
cry-so we Eon't."
But the baby evidently had an
opinion OF its own on the subject,
and would cry in spite OF the va
rious Establishments practiced by
the bcwildered uncle-such as
shaking the umbrella handle,
swinging bis watch, and trotting
both knees.
People began to look around,
reproachfully young men shrug'
ged their shoulders, and young la
dies "giggled."
Hush! hush! there's a darling!"
whispered Mr.. Verley.
But still the baby wept and
walled, and gnashed It's gums, tor
of teeth it had but two. Mr.. Yer
ley began to look round in the
car in search Of some matronly
dame of whom he could seek coun-
sci, but in vain. There were only
three ladies in the car, and they
were young, with round hats and
dimpled cheeks.
They don't know any thing
about it," groaned Mr.. Ferley, i
anguish Of spirit. "Ob, why didn't
l nave common sense enough to
80 and get a nurse? | suppos :
there is no danger Of baby burst
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