The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-06-21
"THERE rs A CHILD BORN"

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ing at the door Of one of our quiet Jacl
son residences aroused the husband an
wife. The husband went to the door
his night dress tc investigate the cause {
the disturbance. Here ensued low an
protracted conversation between the hea
of the house and the nocturnal visitor, col
Quoted apparently in the most intimate an
confidential tones. The wife was listening
She could not hear all that was said, bu
she heard enough. At length the yisito
said:
"Will you take it, or not?"
"No," said paterfamilias, 81 can't tax
it. I've got too much on hand to do jus
part by it, I would have to send it back i
| I took it.n
"Then am afraid the poor waif will b.
lost for the want of proper trimming ant
polishing
81 can't help that" returned p. f., "i
wouldn't do for me to take it under pres
ent circumstances.
Here the interview ended, the visitor de
parted, and the husband returned to his
nuptial couch. 1t was the wife's time tc
open fire now.
81 want to know said she, "who that
was you have been talking with
ooh, he is friend of mine," said the
old man with yawn to indicate that he
was awful sleepy, and would greatly prefer
not to be catechised.
'Oh, he was friend, was he? He-HE
are you quite sure he was he'"
The storm was rising. 1t looked to this
benedict as if he was upon the point of
having the devil to pay, if he did not create
diversion, and consequently he resorted
to strategy.
"Now, I want to know what it was she
wanted you to take" continued the wife,
in tone which left no room for misappre-
hension.
swell, now, my dear wife, quiet your
nerves, and I'll make clean breast OF it,
Pm in trouble, but before I proceed prom
ise me that you will not desert me. If
you throw me off am ruined forever.
can stand anything but that. For fifteen
years we have lived happily together, and
I have tried to make you q good and loving
husband; and you weuld not turn against
me for one little slip-up, for one mere acci-
dent of life2 Would you, dear, and thus
wreck the poor life that has been and still
yearns to be wholly devoted to you?'
"What on earth is it? Go on" exclaim-
ed the. wife, not noticing the prayer for
continued fidelity.
"Well, there is child"
''There now knew it. just expected
that And you think In going to stand
that You think am going to live with
you another day after that And he
wanted you to take it did she, and bring
the brat here! Oh, the brazen hussy!
And you, you wicked old rape, get out OF
this bed !" With this last fire she gave
him kick that landed him in the middle
of the floor.
The situation was growing squally to
paterfamilias. But he had recourse to
strategy again.
Don't get excited, my darling let's
argue the case."
"Argue the case ! Oh Lord. Sir, the
is exhausted"
'But you will hear the extenuating cir>
cumstances, won't your The worst OF
criminals are entitled to hearing.'
"Tll hear nothing. Begone. Get out
of this room.'
'But there is one point upon which l
think you have jumped to conclusion too
1t is true that the party who was
here a while ago wanted me to take his
banlling and put it in presentable shape,
but there is an explanation to go along
with it, which if you will only hear hope
will cause you to reconsider the matter.
The child that alluded to is not a child of
The flesh, but child of the mind. My
friend, Shorter, the colored orator, made
1 three hours speech to-day in Hamilton
Park, oSnd he brought tho fifty pages OF
crude manuscript to me- tonight, and re,
quested me ''to take it," re>write it, and
put it id proper shape for the press. Now,
1 submit, il that is not cause enough for
great trouble, though I don't sec that it
should furnish tie foundation for divorce
you and me-
"Wen well'-said the wife, greatly
Modified. "You great old rascal you.
Come to bed, and don't make fool of
yourself any more,