The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-17
A Baby ut tho Thenter.

She brought tho darling with her
to sec the play. Hor ontiro devo.
ton to the active infant
! and total indifference to observation
proclaimed hor its mother. She
tickled tho baby under tho chin till
it cro%ed again. She seized it's
foot and shook it till tho infant
suffocNted itsolf with delight. This
had bnd effect, for when tho baby
recovered its wind it yelled with
fright. Thon, such a kissing an.l
dandling. II WAS tosse.l, and play
fully shaken, and grinnod at, and
chirruped to, until it began another
alarming laugh. An artificial roso
in the matornal bonnot caught the
infantilo oyc, and tho delighted
mamma suffered her offspring to
bob weakly up and down on its
limber legs, and jubber earnestly ut
tho foral ornament. People in the
vicinity grew nervous. Suchn live
ly infnnt was sure to make things
disagroosble before tho evening was
over. Several young mon got up
and changed their seats to the other
side of the thcator.. Gentlemen
contructod their brows, and unmar
ried ladies assumed fixod SMILES of
unnatural sweetness as they cast
their fine eyes toward tho playful
infant and its proud and happy
mother, fancying that they thus
advertised the we'll of national love
which lay latent in their virgin
bosoms. The lights wcro turned up
and bulgod out the infants eyes
with surprise. One feoblc little
hand, with all the tiny fingers work
ing, was stretched convulsively to-
ward the glittering gas jets ON the
other side OF tho auditorium. The
orchestra began with crash The
baby foil upon it's back in tho ma
ternnl lap, and SGT up shrick 50
loud that tho old German doing
little solo on the cornot between
crashes had his sound quite
drowned. 1t was noticed that when
it came the bass dr,,ip mans turn to
chino in he did 10 With thunder
ing vigor that would have covered
screeches of q foundliny hospital
Baby got used to it, and when the
curtain rany ~, SIT in stlts Of
stupefaction, staring at the act,rs.
An amiablo old gentleman in cyo
glasses md white vest, sitting i'm
modiately in front of the baby,
wearied Of tho play and i'll tho most
grandfathorly manner possible
turned, md pokiny fat forctingcr
into the infants ribs, jocoscly
clicked his tongue. Tho conso
quencc of this advance was that, Just
as q young gentleman OH the stage
who was OH his knees before a
yonng lady with avertcd head re-
marked in al impassioncl manner,
And, Edith darling. should heaven
blcRs our union and give us" baby
gave howl of supernatural lond-
ness. Tho confused and mortified
old gentleman blow his nose with
prodigious vigor and locked straight
before him with II very rcd face.
The young gentlem"n on the st,ge
WAS startle | out of his spooch. and
tho young lady, overcome with
emotion, stuffed her handkerchief
into her mouth. Every man in the
house scowlcd at the mother, who
seemed moro calmly delighted with
her darling th:.n ovcr, and made
loving faces Mt it for full five
minutes. She was really and truly
unconscious that she and her pot
annoyed any cne, and throughout
the whole evening smiled sorencly
and looked upon the infants
scroams and kicks az marks of q
precocity which must excite tho
admiration Of tho public, who, no
doubt, were delighted with the
privilege of witnessing tho Ramc.---
Salt Lake Herald. ,..
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Joseph G. Harrigals saw mill and
gin house, situated about milo
from sGrnniteville, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday morning last. The
conhagration was causol by the fric-
ton of tho running gear Of tho gin,
which was in operation ut the time,
igniting tho cotton. livery effort
was made to subduc tho tho flames
but without avail, and tho entire
property was destroyed. The loss
is estimated at hotween $500 and
81, 900. This is IL sad loss to NJ.
Harrigal, who il young man just
beginning life y"
GRArE JEILy.- Tho chief Glt in
making jelly is to boil it contin
hously, slowly and gently. 1t wi
not harden we'll If tho boiling stops,
even for fow moments. To pre-
servo tho true flavor and color OF
fruits in jams and jelllics requires
boiling we'll before adding sugar
in this way the water contained in
all fruit juice is eYaporated. Have
tho sugar always heated before it is
!'addcd, With al variotias Of grapes
the same receipt 10 usod for Jelly.
Wash and PICK from their stems
pnt them over tho fro in vessel
containing little water to keep
from burning ,atew feW moments ;
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