Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06
BABY'S GRANDMAMMA.

| lcdilt no WIDOWS. L We an UncOn-
querable aversion to them, and have
followed old Weller's advice to Sami-
vel since my earliest boyhood and
most carefully bewared of 'em. If
ever | marry, the bride must be a
! young girl; so Young, in fact, that |
can be almost Sure-po one can be
quite sure of anything where woman
| is concerned-thatl am her first and
only Don't screw up your face in
that outrageous manner, Payne; you
| look as if you were going to have fit.
! Laugh and have done with it, and
| then let's stop talking nonsense, for
| haven't the slightest idea of marrying,
or falling in love, OF anything of the
| sort.
mo old bachelor ever has" said
Payne. But say, Doc, if | were
| you, I'd have neat little card dang
ling from button-hole bouquet, with
the inscription, "No WIDOWS for,
pom honor, you're exactly the sort of
chap "A well-to-do, pretty, susceptible
widow would be spoons on. Hand
some, clever, and just turned forty
Stuff growled the doctor.
then, CHANGING from the Office window,
he continued, as his friend with
| mischieyouS twinkle in his eyes, was
| about making some further remarks,
And do be silent for a few mo-
ments, if such thing be possible, for
here comes young Phillips nuse-maid,
and in a hurry, too, which is some
thing remarkable for that usually easy
going and eminently genteel young
person Well, my girl" as she en-
tered the office, . what's the matter?'
"Oh, DOCTOR she gasped, "baby's
took very sick, and we're awful scared,
home till night
Wouldn't be much good if she
was" muttered the doctor: "a young
bit of a thing, looking like baby her.
self.
One of the kind man might be
almost sure had never loved another
hey, Stone?" asked Payne
But Stone vouchsafed him no reply.
"Who's with the child now?' he in
CURED of the frightened girl
1.-The Seamstress, sir. We've sent
for his grandmamma, but we're afraid
she's away from home too, cause Mrs.
Phillips, scarcely ever goes shoppin'
without her"
Well, run ahead; I'll be there in a
moment struggling into his over
coat. And, Payne, take care of the
Office. | won't be long. There's Il
| new book ON surgery to amuse your
| self. with until come back. Capital
article where the leaf is turned down
"A man blown almost into pieces
but find it for yourself.
THANK YOU said Payne; ''but if
| it's all the same to You, old fellow, !
prefer something not quite 50 anus
ing"
When DR.. Stone arrived at the
dwelling of the Philipses, the nurse
maid informed him, as she opened the
| door that 1.-the baby had taken "A turn
for the better, dear lamb, and had been
sleepin' peacefully for the last ten
minutes
"I'll take a look at the little fellow"
said the doctor, springing lightly up
the stairs and gently opening the door
| Of the nursery.
The baby lay in its crib fast asleep,
and by its side, holding one tiny hand,
sat very pretty woman, who, at the
| first glance, the doctor decided to be
about twenty-at the next, at least
| twenty-five. Her golden hair was
| knotted with artistic carelessneSs at
the back of her small, shapely head, a
few pretty tendril-like curls escaping
| to lie like little sunbeams on her low
| broad brow. Her eyes were large.
soft, bright, dark-brown and shaded
by long silky lashes. Her nose. slight
~ "tip-tilted, as Tennyson has it,
lent an archness to her face, which
otherwise, with such eyes and so per-
feet mouth and chin, would have
been faulty faultless." Her dress,
of some lusterless gray stuff. with a
bright blue ribbon at the throat and
soft lace rutfies at the wrists. chung
close to a beautiful form: and the
hand that held the baby's was small,
snowy white, and daintily shaped. All
of which did the doctor take in at
three quick glances, after the manner
of his kind.
a seamstress "a princess was
the judgment he pronounced mentally
as he drew off his gloves, and with I'M
usual urbanity, proceeded to make
some professional inquiries about the
child.
The Seamstress answered in won
derfully-pleasant voice, and in re-
markedly well-bred and self-possessed
: manner, Baby seems 10 be all right
now" said she: but think you had
better wait a little while, doctor, for