The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-24
miscellaneous.
MR, MILLER,s TWINs.


They were In the parlor car just ready
20 start for Pittsburgh with the twins
Mrs. Miller happened to remember she
had left her sstchel with the candy wo'
man in the ladies room, so she Osked Mr.
Miller to hold the children for a minute
while she ran out to get it, Just as she
reached the waiting room the train star
ted. Miller did entertain faint hope
that she might have jumped upon the
hind car, and he began the journey in 9
condition Of frenzy, with baby on each
knee.
20 add to the horrorIof the situation
he remembered that the nursing bottles
and the other baby appurtenances were
In that very satchel Mrs, Miller went ia
got.
For while the babies were good. The
passengers eyed him little, and he had
an unpleasant feeling that he was posi-
bly, regarded as kidnapper; but he bore
up under it bravely. About twenty miles
Out, Ivanhoe, one of the twins began to
eEy. Tying to soothe him, Mr.. Miller
let PolyCarp, the other baby, tip over &c
that it was necessary to grab quickly and
bring him back with a jerk. This SET
Polycarp to crying, and Mr., Miller kept
both his knees going, in an effort to quiet
them. But the harder Miller jolted the
louder the twins cried.
He felt as il he would like to sing to
them, but he was ashamed to do SO be.
fore the passengers, so he gave his watch
70 PolyCarp to play with, That quieted
POlycarp. But Ivauhoe dived at the
watch, and organized contest with Poly.
carp to tune up, and, between them, the
watch dropped on the floor. While
STOPPING over to pick it up, Miller let
Ivanhoe drop 30 that he bumped his
nose up against the arm of the seat Ivan.
hoe lifted up his voice and wept, and
PolyCsrp gave equally violent expression
to his emotion.
Miller felt certain they were hungry,
but there was nota morsel of food on the
train, excepting ginger nuts, that the
neWsboys had for sale, and he knew that
they would set the babies stomaChs afre
Besides, they had no testh. Mr., Miller
had q half to recklessly cram them
full Of fine.Cut tobacco he had in hie
pocket, and to steel his heart to the con.
sGquences.
Bat just then the train stopped. Put
ting the babies on the seat he run out
and bought two slices Of peach pie, the
only Wand for sale, and then he rushed
back with it. PolyCarp was on the floor
head downward. Ivanhoe had swallow.
cd three inches of shawl strap. He
Strengthened them out and stuffed them
with pic till their eyes stuck out. 1t was
Offeetual for while but pretty soon they
began to cry with the stomach ache,
and in a few moments both of them were
nick.
Miller began to feel that death would
be q welcome relief from all this woe
But there was nothing to do but to stand
II
When night came Miller put the babies
gfimy with dust and cinders and emeary
with pie, in the berth by him. They cried
al night, and the atmosphere Of the car
was heavy with improper sdjectives hurl-
cd at Miller and the twins by sleepless
aud excited passengers. In the morning
a. they glided into Pittsburgh Miller
found that Polycsrp had gotten turned |
aEound, and had peen lying on top of |
Ivanhoe, kicking his heels into Ivanhoe's
face during most Of the night
When he shouldered the twins and /
walked into the depot he felt as if he
looked like ramp. He didn't care to
20 70 hotel lest he should miss Mrs. Mill.
or who would be certain to come ON the
next train, 30 he sat down in the room to
wait for her, A crowd began to gather
round him, and to watch him with curl.
osity; policeman who was about to col.
laR him and run him ont, WAS restrained
only by the rehearsal OF his very sad
story.
Mr. Miller waited eight hours, feeling
certain th} the twins would be dead by
he time their mother arrived. He was
1steTly miserable and he knew she would
be nearly frantic
A train entered the depot. A moment
atsr in walked Mrs, Miller, bright, chip,
1er and smiling, she remarked: =
"Why John, what's the natter2 Amt q
ron we'll ?" d
"Ain't I well2" e
"The babies, too, they look awful. n
What on earth have you been doing to h
hem7" [
"Doing to them replied John getting v
ngTy. "
"Why, you haven't taken bit of care r!
( them. I declare, said Mrs. Miller be. Z
inning to cry, an never trust you with p
he dear little darlings again |" n n
Miller rose. He planted Polycarp firm. v y
: In one seat. he soused Ivanhoe down u
n the other. Turning TO Mrs. Miller :,
nth tragic air, he waved his hand and :, :,
aid: a'
There, Madam, are your little dsrlinQs 10
our internal little darlingsl Take care :.
I them yourselfp 81
Then he pulled his hat over his eyes u' n'
nd walked gradually out, resolved to u VI
'mnit suicide on the spot. But he ..
idn't-he returned in half an hour and ny
'ok his family to the hotel but he has p,
'gistered g vow never to travel again =, =,
ithOut nurse. ~ ~