Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-12

as fine little girl as l ever saw, bless her
sweet blue eyes"
"But isn't there nurse or some such
person ,re, who could take charge Of
her Z"
'TheTc was a nurse brought her on, sir
"a queer, 'oreigu looking Thing, with a
yellow skin aud hair as black as night, and
gold hops In htr ears, but she talked,
something about the next steamer-I
couldn't understand her lingo, strand
went right back TO New York on the three
o'clock taiu."
Joseph V RI . looked aghast, staring at
the rosy baby as II lay growing in the wo
mans arms, and wondering which of his
lucky stsis lie shoul call on to aid him in
hia unlo. krd for emergency. A full grown
young lady riece would have been bad
enough but Laby
ESQ this "a my niece" he muitered.
"And what AIN going to do with herf'
He turned suddenly to the woman
"What time does the next train for
Winfield icayef'
"In an hour sir"
"would you be kind enough TO take care
of the child til then ! suppose | must
take Il home vita me for ! can't very
well drown il or throw IL under the car
wheels"
''slr," calculated the astonishel stew
ardess.
But Mr.. verley turned on his heels and
strobe out Of the depot, scarcely able at
first to comprehend the disaster that had
bef,llen him.
The train was at the depot when he re-
turned, aud tie woman awaited him with
the sleeping infant ia her Hrius.
Asleep eh commenced Mr.. Verify,
WWrll that's luck -
"Where's the nurse, sir :" inquired the
woman.
''The nurse What nurse -
"Why, SUPPOSE you went to get nurse!"
''Never once thought Of H., calculated
Joseph, madly shifting his forehead.
"Heie- Give the thing to me quick, the
train Is moving"
He had hardly time to spring on bolrd
as the locomotive gave an Crtlly shrek,
while the baby followed suit vigorously.
He staggered to his seat. holding the
umbrella ard the child in one hand while
in the other his yalise swung backward
and forward.
"Therc, there. bless the little heart .
he exclaimed Initiating the colorcd woman
1--WE won't cry so we won't"
But the lnhy evidently had an opinion
of her Owu Ou the subject ami woud cry
in spite Of various Establishments piaCiiscl
by the hewidercd nncl,-such as shaking
tho umbrella swinging his watch, and
both kue,s
People began to look around reproach-
fully young men shrugged their should
ers and young ladies glggled.
"Ilush hush there's Il darling. "whis-
pered Mr.. Verley.
But still the baby wept and walled, and
gnashed its gums, for Of teeth II had but
%,
Ia the car in search of some naironly
dame of wlon he could seek counsel, but
In vain. There were only three ladies in
the car, and they were young, with round
hats and dimplcd checks.
'tThey dOnt know anything about IT,,
I groaned Mr.. Verley in anguish Of spirit
'Oh, why didn't / have common sense
: enough to go and get nursel | suppose
there Ia no danger ofthe baby bursting its
lungs; but think If there was such q
contingency, this baby was in fair way
Of mettlngit. Well roar away my yOung
friend; can stand ii as long rs you cau.'
Vain boast, as futile rs vain, as Mr.
: Verley very soon discovered. The bbl
not only cred, but II screamed,t kicked
IL doubled Itself over In more ways than {
Il con nlortionisl's wildes. dreams could imag
n inr. and btclme apparently frantic viii
passion. The Precipitation broke In hug
}. beans on Juseph's brow his face flushed
and still the cars thundered on.
II "What's to become of mel" holding
n on TO the struggling infant by the stsl
q that enclreled lis little waist, and watch
Ie Ing its purple face with n species of deec
D. lation. 81 dout wonder that Harold died
l. I shall die in week If this thing goes on
z And II seemed so easy for Barbara smit
le to take care Of her little brothers and ais
le tere. If Dai bara Smith were only here.
lc And Vefley pulled the baby up in
q sliiug posture with jerk.
4, "TnH qnoth MIR. Verley. ''I'l take th
h back express at four in the morning an
l. 20 Straight there. All, you stOp cryiu
you tile hypo,'ite, but ii won't do an
le good I'm not to be caught twicesin th
er same trap.
Barbara Smith was watering her tub
30 roses in the bright sunshine, when he al
H. rived with his valise and baby.
er "Dear me, Mr.. Verley," she calculated
II blushing celestial rosy rcd" "Wh
e what a swert baby
&c "Ye., very sweet" he responded, dr,
", ~, 'g'is my niece that was to meet
or Speedville."
nv '"Why thought she was young LADY,
Db $50 did !, but il seems she's not. Ba
hard, what do yon suppose brought II
E n the baby would cry.
, fe Y don't know" fatered Barbar
ing still more. "Perhaps you 70
crimsm Sing.
r got somu a"
: "Y,s, d. 't3'' said Barbara, lit
1 "What wasl.
>, disappointed. au If YOU would ma
b 81 forgot to asky
e ry me ~ said the youl
r Dear me, was that all
Il lady, demurely. =, Barhas
I "Isn't that enough. say
{, will you ~ a, ha
o "I'll think of IT," answered B.
e cvasively.
), mo, hut tell me now. Quick b.
d bY's waking up
II Well, then-yes."
a Barbara had taken the little thing
J, her arms, aud disappeared before she ha
{. time to utter her waking yell.
Is a week ufterwaid Mr.. Joseph Nerle
.e took the 1880 return train with his vii
/ aud nice, the happicst of reclaimed oil
-- bachelors, and ii was all tbs mconsciot
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