Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-09-22

rered to a wig-block, wien after her
hearty breakfast the child tell asleep on
the bed.
The next day when no one came to
claim the child. A.Bean advertised her.
And thinking she might belong TO some
of The emigran who were pass NO
through the ci y by the hundreds, end
who during the summer often spent the
night on the long platform at one side
of the railway station, he sent a minute
description of her tn some O. the West
ern papers tina had large circulation.
He made Little bed for her on the
lounge at first, but as the weeks went
on. and no one came to claim her, he
bought a crib. He dreaded 10 look into
a newspaper after that, and when the
shop bell rang his heart beat painfully.
But no one or came, or sent a mes
sage asking for child. Sef had come,
and she staid. and from the first mo-
ment she and A. Bean loved each other
devO edly.
You d better send her TO the orphans,
home" said Ma Ida Haddock, the old
woman A. Bean had hired to make
some clio hes for the child, and attend
| to her tile wants. "You cant never
take care of a child, no how, unless you
git married"
MAR edr' screamed A. Bean,
married! You must be crazy. A phil
Osopher, and claim to be one"-here
A. Bean dropped his vo ce, and spoke
calmly-''a pin losopher knows better
than o to, if NAV so express it, TO
complicate his relations"
"Hey!' said Matilda Haddock. drop
ping snuff all over herse in her amaze
ment, II don't make We out r.
Ethan to marry" snapped the little
man. quite out of patience. '.But L
shall keep her. The first thing l re-
member was bound out. Is'pose you
know what that is?'
Mil Ia nod ell.
well" continued A. Bean, THAT
was the first aw ul thing. The next
was, | was carried OF to fat country,
SO fiat pancake would be humnocky
to 1t. The heavens shet tight down to
the airth. an there wa n no folks, no
no apple sass, nor no nothin! y ord
How did hate it! An Ezra Dovtater
and Miss DoXtater-how they hated
bows, me special. He used 10 call me q
cuSs, which it amt for me to say l
wa {, an she bein' what you might
call ugly good was forever teliin' me
what becomes of bad boys that are took
OF student. An they were orever a
lickin me, an settin' me to work,
which do say L was will n enough to
do If hadn been forever fit at. The
first thing did every morning was to
plan out how d git to 90 away.
keD' planuin', an a-plannin', till the
railway come. an then lit. / like to
be where folks aire, an things is goin'
on. i don't set no store by water, an
SO [ come to the city. an here I've
sta d. But bein' with folks amt havin'
folks. not that DO want folks reg Ter,
not bein' brought up to have 'em. bit [
shall keep her. First had waller cat.
an then had yalier dog. The were
the cutest critters. But hem OF All in
quirin' turn. Miss Haddock, | tn nix I'll
| try human tn time, an folks kin
clack their tongues OF, L shall keep
her"
When two years had passed, A. Bean
took the ch Id to- the pastor OF the church
not far from the little shop.
I'm not a religious man myself"
he expla,ue |, lea >tways, not till had
her. But havin' ch Id en- to bring up
docs make difference, an l d lie to
make arrangements to come to church
reg Ter. Bes des, 1 want her nam d.
Named reg Ter. so twill stick, an seein'
as we've neither on us any folks, I'd
like her to be named Alexandry after
me. A princess some where has that
name. Mss Haddock slys."
"Alice would be shorter name, and
/ less unusual" Sugges ed the kindly
III Mister.
I'VE amt usual folks" persisted A.
Bean. "its usual for folks TO know
where they come from, but we don t.,
an here we he; so if it ant agn al
mater, I'd like to- have her Alexandry
so twill lex. an her baptized when
It's convenient"
When DR.. Stearns explained that il
was not the custom OF his sect to bap-
TIE little children, and that every one
who wished to come was welcome to
the chur h, A. Bean was much amazed.
lhe minister made a prayer, with h S
hand upon Ale Sandra's head, and
kissed her when she went away And
by these ceremonies A. Bean was as
sured that her new nIme would stick
After that, rain or sh nc. the two were
to be seen every Sunday in one of the
shadowy corners of the quaint meeting
house.
The two rooms grew narrow. "She
must have room ~ herself" A. Bean
planned to the tailor upstairs. land
we must eat in a decent place. Not
bein' family man, perhaps you can't
understand it. The hair and The hatch
ell and the potatoes under the table ain {
appetizin to her." The tailor moved
away, and with Miss Haddock's help the
loom over the shop was trans ormed
into young ladr be lrOom. Though
she amt hut ten, she'll grow to it."
81 d A. Bean. rubb ng his wlsps of hands
together. FIX it for young lady, an
then it will be pi oper." VIII tie curtains
were hung at the windows. a brilliant
red and green ingram carpet was laid
on the floor, and a big mahogany
bureau, bought at a bargain at Isaac
secondhand store. stood between the
windows. The dainty bedstead of POI
ished brass was bought by A. Bean HIM
self. " It's just like her." he exp ain ID
TO Mss Haddock. bright. an shiny.