The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-06
EsTHE BABY"
HOW IT REUNITED A FAMILY.

Once upon time, and not very long ago
at that, young man in Atlanta fell In love
with an Atlanta girl. This happens every
day, and, as also happens, the girl fell in love
with the young man. Somehow OF other the
parents OF the girl frowned upon the union
of these two hearts that beat as one, and they
continued to frown until the young people,
thrown upon their own resources, eloped, as
young people will do, and the parental frown
alluded to, instead of becoming a smile and
a benediction in the face of the inevitable,
widened and deepened into bitter disappro-
baton. The father and mother set great
store by their daughter, and they were over
whelmed with grief when they discovered
that for the first time in her life she had dis
obeyed them. They did not seek her out for
the purpose Of Destowing their forgiveness.
In the course of time a little baby was born
to the young couple-a marvelOusly beautl-
full child, we are told-and;it grew to be as
cunning as it was beautiful. One day re-
Gently lady acquainted with the facts and
intimate with the families called upon the
young mother, but found nobody at home
but baby and nurse. An idea struck her and
she lost no time In carrying it out. She
seized the baby and bore it off in triumph to
its grandmother. When she rang the door
bell at grandmother's house the lady was
in tremOr, but the baby was as cool and
uncOncerned as cucumber. Perhaps we
ought not to say unconcerneG, for when the
grandmother opened the door the baby
laughed and crowed in her face, and was as
pert and as saucy as you please. And
wouldn't the lady come in and rest herself.
Well, the lady didn't know she was just
passing, and she thought she would ring and
see how all were getting along but in she
went, and presently grandmother was admir-
ing baby as it sat perched, bright and BUOY
ant, upon the lap of the lady. At this juno
ture the baby displayed the most exquisite
diplomacy. 1t boldly held out its dimpled
little arms to It's grandmother, and was soon
nesting against her motherly bosom. It
laughed and crOwed and cuddled, and when
somebody made a pretense of taking it, it
cuddled the closer. What wonderful bright
eyes it had, to be sure What cunning
little curl, half hidden behind its little pink
ear What tempting little toes What
dainty little hands Oh, wonderful little
baby altogether. the grandmother thought
and said.
At this critical moment the grandfather
made his appearance, and the remarkable
! baby seemed to understand its business thor
Oughly. 1t cooed at its grandfather, and as
/ he found a place for il in his strong arms, hid
its little face in his coat collar The grand
/ father was captivated. He tossed and
. dandled the baby and fondled it in a way al.
/ together unusual
Then the lady was asked whose baby II
/ was. Her position was embarrassing She
/ had no idea of the result, but she made bold
to tell the two old people that it was their
/ daughters child. With this grandmother
/ fell to weeping and clasped this wonderful
baby TO her breast, and the grandfather
walked neTvOusly around, wiping his eyes
and wondering why he was so foClishly hap
/ py.
Nothing would do these old people but
their daughter must be sent for, and such
/ another reunion and revival as was held oveI
that baby has never before been seen in At
! lanra. That well say and stick to.
a carriage passed in front of the Constitls.
/ ton Office recently, and in it were seated al
the members of the reunited family The
/ baby had front seat, and it was laughing
I and growing and looking as pretty as pink
and as cute-well, as cute as it could look
and if any reader Of the Constitution is in
clined to discrpdit this true story all he ha:
to do is to ask the grandmother about it.
/ Atlanta Constitution.