The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-25
Joe Stansbury's Baby.

adelphia court. Mrs. Stansb,lry was 4 |,
OF 4 s.rrw. as almost all smart and cleanl
housekeep r. usually are. She kept her hi,
band clothing III the best order, prompt
sewing on All loose Or missing buttons, an
/ her house was uniformly in apple-pie orde
Such excelent cooking as Mrs. Stansbury
was not often tasted III plain families Of moe
i crate means. Her slsrewisllness. Ii, fac
served as piqnant sauce 10 their happy an
contented life; and Stansbury used Il, say tbs
/ a little 'frettiug once ina while was necessar
to the health of his excellent spouse.
I AT dusk, one evening Mrs. Stansbury wen
out TO the hydrant III thecourt to fetch pa
Of water And returning. she found an oil
basket snspending from the knob OF the door
Putting her hxnd into The basket she fel
something alive and kicking, bit SO wrappe,
| up III rags that no further discovery could b
made without unwrapping the object. I
piece Of, paper folded like letter, lay besid
the animated bundle. Mrs. Stansbury illnle
! diately returned into the house, and by til,
light of the lamp examined the billet. 1t wa
directed toher husband. She broke tile sea
and read IS follows:
To JoE STAEsBuRY--Sir: send YOU the ba
BY, Which you will please take good care OF
and bring up right. 50 that it may turn oui
to be better man than it's daddy. Oh 10,
sephi I've just found sou out; and what d
sly old rake you prove to bel Who would
think that such sober old spindicshanks
could be such a tearing down sinner? The
child is yonrs--you may swear to that. Look
at tits Joe Stansbnry all over. Yon de-
ceived me shamefully, Joe. in saying sou
was widower. blt do a fathers duty by the
young one and III forgive you. &.
Yonronce loved, bnt now neglected, and
hearl-hroken NANCY.
P. s. Don't let that shrewish. sharpnosed
wife OF yours see ills note. Cannon her
some kind Of 4 story abont the baby or she'll
tearits eyes out. N.
Stansbnry was in the basement kitchen.
quietly eating his supper, and little imagining
what a storm wis brewing over his head.
The door of the kitchen was violently thrown
open, and his wife's voice yelled OUT
"Stansbury !! come up here, you old villuin!
here's a mess ryou.'' a
The astonisled husband hastily obeyed the
summons.
'sDOn't you want to see your Nancy. th.-
heart broken Nancy?'' cried Mrs. Stansbury
Is the meek partner Of her bosom lobble,l up
Tito the court.
i Nancy! what Nancy il that?' says the
husband. in fearful establishments, trembling
II participation OF a matrimonial tempest.
why. Nancy. the mother of this baby
hats been npat our door. Mr.. Starsbtlry!
Oh. fon look very innoe emf. bat JUST read
his note. and look into that basket. Don't
oe afraid; 1t WON'T bite; ltsgot no teeth, poor
hing. You'll know il; for as the hussy says
rs ,jnss like you all over. Please goodness.
III have my revenge-l'll expose you before
ycrybody.n g
In less than five minutes the Stansbury
ront door was surrounded by all the gossips
/ the contaminated to the spot by the loud
dice of the injured wite--to witness The pro-
ess OF unwrapping the baby. Anxious ex-,
rotation sat on every countenancc. as the
.alois woman unpinned rag after rag from
he body OF the fnundling. the vigorous
,ovements OF which astonishcd everybody.
alt issfnll of the devil already; that shows
~ 4 senmne chip OF The block. You'll see
nat it's like him in everything-in short a
tansbury all ever"
Attest, all the swaddling clothes being re-
loved. out darted the baby in the shape of
large gray cat. setoed up in straight jacket,
he sudden charging nf Madame Stansbury.
,getlier with the wailings and ludierous
ruggles OF pnss to get free. caused roars of
tighter among the spectators. in which
Dor Stansbury at FIRST family joined But
hen he saw that his wife relished the joke,
Is mirth was hearty and boisterous.
Pussy was adopted into the family. and
Teraftcr went by the name ofJoe Stansbury's
sby.
D SUIcIpA.---Informatio was received yes
rday OF the death of Douglass Honghton,
rmerly literary editor of The Piper, the
emocratic journal whose rise, decline and
fimate termination attracted some atten-
on year ago. Mr.. Houghton was an En-
ishman. young and talented, with poetic
,irit and fine temperament. After the
lspen.ion of that journal, he went to
harles.on, West Virgiula. and edited the
harleston Herald. then owned by J.. Brisben
alker Last winter he purchased the Her.
d from Mr.. Walker. but not being satisfied
itli its ecuniary success, ceased its publl-
ton about three months ago. and obtained
situation as news and local editor Of the
larleston Courier. which place he held at
& time Of his death. Houghten was mar
d, and recently Ills wife expressed the de- I
e fv ~ tos Wheeling to see her friends
ne husband permitted her. also agreeing
at sac be accompanied by her family phv.l
ian. DR.. Roemer. During the trip from
to Wheeling, Roemer, it is 7
tied. was found In Mrs. Houshton's state
ON. under circumstances which seemed foi
We no doubt OF improper Intimacy exist
3 between them. The officers Of the boat
i Roemer ashore, and permitted Mrs.
,nghton 70 go 70 Wheeling, whence she
bsequently started for Pittsburg. Her hus-
nd, hearing Of her dishonor and her dis
ace. took the train Immediately for this
y. and Infatuated at the faitlilessnrss of his 2
fe drank heavily. though before he was not
rem to such excuses. When asshorf dis
zee from Parkersburg. he rushed onf upon s.
platform OF the cars and flung himself .
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