The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-05-30

1--WE have baby amosg Us. have We and
each q Us made facetioo remarks all,us its
vocal develomens, as hght-hearted s; ronle
viii do Who have no responsibility fo. the
young performer.
But at Last the conductor, standing al the
door Of the first compartment, called out:
ST beg pardon, but which Of the young ladies
DO these things belong 10 in hereT' 4
They are mine, sir," sid papa with EN-
pbasis, tor the conduc;1I q tone had an I'M
pleasant ring.
swell, why la thunder, then. don't YOU
come and stop your baby's roi-c.' z.'
AT this astounding challenge father went
for that sinful conductor, who made way
for him Just in time to save himself from =
crushing reprimand, for as he stepped back
from the doorof the compartment he opened
to his vrsihful passenger = vision which
silenced him. When l saw papa clutching
his own un'ucky head with both hands ran
TO him. IN
= "Papa! papa! what is it.n
What should he do hut whiil upon me
with the startling cry: Frances Winthrop,
where under the canopy did you borrow this
baby?'
pushed him aside, and there, surely
enough, was baby wrapped in black and
white plaid. some. nat like mine, and doing
its best to prote., against i,s muf!i;pSs.
Father Winthrop. Are these the things
that YOU brought from the other chr foz
mine?,
''Merciful poversu WIS all his answer,
but it was sufficient.
The BORROWED baby had BY this time
disen,angled itself with its indignant littls
6sts sufficiently to cry at lis ease, and ], who
am desperate loser Of babies, caught il up
and tried to sooihe it with all the arts ut my
command. &
Pour papa cluiched his head, and stamped
his feet, and execrated himself and his tate
generally. Colonel Philiips and Teazie and
the conductor stared in blank amazement al
the three actors in this pleasing little drama,
until it happened to occur to me that they
had not the cue SO proceeded to explain
that this was only one Of the frequen, little
entertainments which papa and his bese,tine
sin were wnnt to get up for the benefit Of
who's. 81 y,r it might noncern. .,
Cd; !. me, Phillips! Think Tor me !?
criei p or papa, his wits utterly demoralized
BY The horrors OF the situation AID he shrieks
of the .,ief viciim there present. THAT pool
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., S.,. n:,.;. remors. fnI ,nos,ron s,
sPcnse e 70 PapI,s ismoiss IN, apsoPIe -.
Liz If H. no. ,nosbs,;. ..oav and hon,
iii m, novars IN the care of her voc;f.rou.
ofisp,ine.
Ihckily, Teaxie was wiser in her genera
ticn ;hanI thanks TO an Overlooking nursery
at home. and suggested that the child wa.
hungry and that perbaps. since mana wa.
in the habit of stealirp babies. he might bav,
been provident enough TO bring avay proper
nonr;sbment also.
Aecont}inpiy. while tro,ted and ssh.' sh
ssbed and dsndled naua's elephant nm and
down the vhizzine car. Teazie vent on for
ap;no eYpedition and soon brought back /,
n1sty old bap (which looked even less Xix,
INV Russia.leather beauty than that yellow
haired creature like mel and on, O il She
pulled. surely enough. bottle of milk!
I matched II. and would have popped il al
once in the baby's mouth. which was ac
commoda,ipply open but Teazie swooped
upon u WIN I'll 'i'e airs "' i no'''e' !" 'N'''''
sA S1ras
-,
1t ac:uilly WIS half frozen, and shat We
should have done in this dilemma without
the impairment conductor l don't know.
He was now transformed into the mos,
gracious. faiherly creature imaginable. lie
patted father soothinsly ON the back he de-
yised WAYS and means with Colonel Phillips :
he chirruped to the baby he complimen,ed
me on my not very marked success As nurse
maid; and scarcely had Teaz'e proclaimed the