The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-08


A good many years ago. IN the city
Of Pbilsd<lphis. .aivsd . iittis gisl nsmed
NAnnstte. One summsr afternoon her
aunt. who lived near BY. vas taken sick
aud ssnt for Nsnnetts's mother. who
gave her permissioa to smuss herself
on the froat dosrstep until hsr rsturs.
So Nanaeste. in . clean pink feoek and
white apron. playing ndchatt3pg with
her big 0ax 'Diiy, weioA was hsr
dolls name, formed 8 very pretty pic
turr TO the psssers- by, some Of whom
valked slowly in order 20 hear the
child's talk ~ her coll.
You Sc /. big, old GIRL shs vent 90.
smooshipR out Didyis petsicoats, and
I've he'd you for ever aud ever, aud I'ss
mos six. But yoa grow no bigger. You
never. pessr Sty, yoa Dat. Yo9ss 4
stupSa old thing. I'D TIN tissa a zoe,
I smt ! b'iisss yos'ss As1ay . 1s10
b'isvs baby snds / pahtso rs6 3 live
baLS, I ae-A baty shat viii Dry Nov.
doaAy goa sse. anil sh6 gave tho dolrs
hssA : vhack that you doo't cry. II
sey body should hit me %. I'D s2usam
murder. would! Aud then the pills.
man would come. snd there Won d be
au awful time. Thsr.. now. sit up.
can't you! Your back 10 like broken
stick. Oh, hum. TN tired of yoa,
Didy.
Leaving the doll leaning ip . Che
sided way against the door. Nsnnste
posed her dimplsd chin in her hands
and sat quietly looking inis the street.
Presently . woman came along With
bundle In her Ar~s. and sesinR Didy
IN the doss vsys went mp to seeps esd
ssked the Eirt 4 shs wouid Ike TO hsye
. real. 1--we BABY:
'One that Will CRY eagerly asked
Nannstts. =
Yes. "ne that vail cry, And laugh.
too. sitter . Dit. answered the wo&n.
ell To tsme tsvk fnx kseniy Sooos nef:
and then il . hashsd vssce chs ssked
the child II her mother was hons.
'NO-shss gone TO sss my aunsie;
shall l call her ? replied Nsnnette.
Jumping ~ h-r feet and clsppipg her
h.rds. from /. feeling . Il. in ssnae
way. she was to have hsr long wished
for live baby. ~ la.
No. don't .csif her; aud Il you want
. baby ;hst wili cry. y,'a u ust bs very
quiet and listen 10 m. Mark NE now
-hAvu you . quarter Of = deilsr to pay
for q baby
i gusss 30. answered NsnDett+; I've
. LIT OF mosey upstairs. And running
up to her rossn. shs- climbed into =
chair. took down her money box from
. shelf. aud eupsyipg all her pennies
and email change into hss apsOn. ran
.."wn stsirs.
THIS is - much ~ quarter Of . dol
lsr. i,u'tit?
The woman at : glance saw that
there was mere than that amount. aud
hsstily taking pour llttis Naunctts's
carefully bearded 1,ennis., she whisper
I'd:
NOW carry the baby npstsiss, and
keep IL in your own little bed. BE care.
full TO make NO noiss. fnr il 10 sound
asleep. D0u't tell anybody you have
il until Il cries. Mind thss. When you
hear it cry yoa may know IT II hun
Cry
Then the woman vent harriedly
away. end NAanstte never Jaw hsr
again.
Nsnnstts. little hssrs wss nearly
breaking with d.hSht stths saoseIt 81
having . real. hive baby; cad holding
the bundle fast tn her arms. where tne
woman hed epaAssd ~ - SQep
tsuagiAe .upseukfe WIN q. FlseHy,
uosfS0n ard sNaatiMn hnP ehnnkn all
turning down - cSvsruy ~ pss istSs
bundls. and covssing it up oarefullys
shs eevs is some loving EeIs pass, ny.
ieg sslsay: ny bsby. ny .sS4l 'li9tte
I've baby th6t yin cry. And shs6 Ske
easslatly tsippsd eout q tte seoa sid
down stsirs aoain,
Very ooo9 NanuessSS @nsthes came
hooe. bgingtng bet . aAe large spbl1.
which drove sil thoughts Of the ssby
isom hsf miud. and IL was only whsn
night came. and shs Wss ssated y the
supper table with her papa aud mama,
that she remembered her baby; bat as
that time. sudlsnly. frem s0nswhars
thss surely vas II the shouso. cams .
haby's cry; and clapping her hAnds
her eyes dancing With jsy. NAnnetss 10
gss sO slide dowu ff00 hse ehai1s ~.
lag with great smphasts: That's my
bebyr
Hrr ns4hsr lsughod. Your baby,
Nsnnstlsr
.Yss, rama. ny bsby; dea' you heas
Is cryf .Tis haseryr Aud she stastsd
70 run upstairs. but her mother called
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