Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-28

q While alone, Mrs Salll6 thought IL she
got away, too, and left Harrison to meet
Lara on her return, the tete-a-tete which
must naturally follow, might bring
about good results. And she resolved to
try. Putting baby Charley to sleep for
his afternoon nap, which was usually
long one, Mrs. Sallie hastily dressed for
a walk, and going to where Harrison sat
reading, she said, in her most engaging
way:
Harry, find am obliged to 90 out
on an errand. Won't you watch baby
for little while? He is asleep, and
will only need little jog of his cradle
now and them"
Harrison readily promised, and drew
his chair near Charley's cradle. resum-
ing his book. Mrs. Sallie went straight
way down to her husbands Office, and
cOnfided her plans to him; whereup0n,
he wickedly cOnspired with her to set a
still stronger trap for Harrison's I'M
wary feet, Therefore, the Office boy was
dispatched to the house will note, tell
ing Harry that George and Sallie were
detained while by business, but Laura
would soon be in, and would he ask her
to have the kindness to give himself
bit of supper (she would find all things
ready in the pantry, and take care of
them until they could get home.
Mr.. Harrison was disposed to grumble
at this news, and wondered what the
business could be which would keep Sal
lie too. But there was no help for 1t;
and Charley's voice from the cradle re-
called him directly to his share of the
duties, so he went Obediently in the sit
ting room.
The little chap had walked in a good
humOr, and Harrison deemed it policy to
keep him so. He sat him down on the
floor and gave him Sallie's photograph
album to play with. When he got tired
of that he was supplied with pincushiOn
full of pins, and the scissors. Luckily
he did not kill himself with them, and
Mr.. HrrisOn next presented him Sallie's
best bottle of cologne.
This kept him quiet few minutes;
then he began to fret, and though Harri-
son offered him every available article
in the room, he would have none of
them.
swell, can't think of anything else
to please you, exception of the oil lamp,
or the hatchet," cried Harry, as he began
to walk up and down the floor with his
troublesome charge. 81 do wish Miss
Wilson would come, since your mother
won't. I'm sure don't know what to
do with YOU"
But Charley was tired and hungry.
and began to squall most unmelOdiOus-
ly, and the more his distressed uncle
tried to soothe him the harder ho
squalled.
"What on earth is a fellow to do with
yOu?" cried poor Harry. in utter despair.
what do young ones eat, anyhow
bread and milk? Maybe he's hungry.
Let's 90 down stairs and see what we
can find. l wish to the Lord Laura
would come
Down stairs they went, but milk they
could not find. anu Charley would not
eat without it. At last, unable to plea Sc
the child with anything. the disgusted
bachelor took the sugar bowl and sat
down to feed the child the sugar. keep
ing up a relentless trOt, trOt, trOt, by
way of helping the sugar to go down.
There, eat it if it kills you" he cried,
dabbing spoonful into the baby's
mouth. "Good Lord! talk about won en-
going off to vote and speechify, and look
what a hullaballOo it kicks up when one
of them goes out for an hour. There
heat,yOu little imp. l do wish to gra
ciOus Laura Wilson would come hOme."-
Immediate upon the invocation Laura
appeared in the dining-rOOm door. with
a cOmical smile on her pretty face at
our hero's undigniied position. Harry
dropped the sugar bowl and nearly
dropped the baby, as he rose and awk-
wardly tried to explain the situation.
"That's pity! But they'll come as
soon as they can, no doubt. And now
I'm here we shall do very WELL" said
Miss Laura. LET me take Charley.
Come. baby, come"
She held out her pretty hands, and
Charley. who was very fond of her,
sprang to them with crow of delight,
and cuddled down on her left shoulder
at once. She knew where the milk was,
and under her.directions Mr.. Harrison
brought cup of it, and then watched
her with admiring eyes as she fed the
hungry child so daintily.
Snow we will 60 up stairs, and he'll
go right to sleep. You see I know his
regular habits, which makes differ
ence," she said, with smile at Harry
which made his face flush unaccounta-
bly,.
In few minutes Laura had Charley
fast asleep. And in few more Mr..
Harrison was seated at a coy supper
table, while she poured his tea. He
thought he should not object to such an
in general, and there was
q little flutter Of embarrassment about
Laura which made her exceedingly
charming
After supper Harrison returned to the
sitting room, where Laura soon jOiued
him. He watched her as she sat beside