Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-11-28
The BABY Oh .S,s Cars.

There was a baby on car OF the
CAieago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
y0Md Yesterday afternoon. hE.E
Sl.ftr-a baby In hong CLOTHES IA always
eM it-wns loaded to tns muzzle with
3exy.. II WAS ~ Httl. gthin2.r not" more
LINN. two ofAstsl oaeS Aptit he'd more cry
'cC9iel 'iii in i, than you would suppose
|epSiA be Isl, wed away in N baby as bic
"a 3 town constable. What wouldn't
an auctionesr give FOR that baby's
cApAcityl ~ "A - - - =
Well. the train and the baby. got a
gx1dd eA Oh start, and for several miles
she Hassengers looked gon with interest,
idssIS fNcs. Almost apYlOdya would
by1 eil.nhnd that 4 baby stenini woutfS
run down before sn engines. but If yon
knew this particular baby you would
disdain all illegal propositions and de-
clare Yourself mot Il betting charac-
ter;" WHICH, by the way, is most
righteous declaration when you have
no sure thing. rF,AgFE Eygtf
The poor. yopus mother bf This porta-
BE noise Factory WAS crimson with en-
barrassmeat for Of course every pas
sengcr looked Mt her and seemed to her
10 saw: "Wa,~ don't YOU s!Int up that
sqH,lliug btat3r
80 PeeSrnh 81 man with long flowing
beard came up the aisle, 0hncked the
baby un,Fcr tie chin, inade a horrid
erimacc and simpered, "Da, da, da~
toctle te touty.'
The baby was crying as foud rs 1t
could, but this made it cry losder.
Then woman reached over from the
nd Ah an,
the mothers ear. OF course, nobody
neard wha, she said, and the mother
oniv sat the little one on her hand and
shook her head.
A man across the way said perhaps
there was pin sticking. into it; and the
baby was tipped and turned and waps-
ed about until investigation exploded
this theory.
Probably got the collie said dig
niiied wou,aa with double chin. A
man in a long duster gave it pepper-
mint lozenge. but the baby declined it
with k cks and yel!s.
The poor mother looked down Mt the
Goor aS if sic Wished to find Il nailhole
to slip LHsDuga A kind looking wo-
man came from tHe o,hcr end of the
car. t0o& the baby aud prauoed UP and
down the aisle. bobbiIig aud jumping
lie buudl, OF scream udix it was de-
nonstraIed t1uttiis wQs, not the cure.
sac passed the Daby to a man.. who Of
iefei i his knaa, Dnt4tha.was spitefu.-
" iiurr to the floor, rs the baby open
eli tie ste.tm t&ro,tla auo. her notch.
A younL nfan v!in . struggling mus
tache ana high ~! NJ was looking out
of the window whlstling Only a Pansy
b ossom." He turned his head Ian
guidlv and suggested to the man who
was trotting the screaming infant on
his knee trying to shake its lungs down
into the mnislng folds of its long skirts,
III you folks keep on until you frighten
| the baby to death it'll stop crying, I
guess" If's~t
Every eve in the car shot blood red
glare at that young man. What did he
know ahoul babies, the STRIPPING? But
the baby WAS passed back to It's mother
and all the PASSENGERS sat still and
pouted over the insult. Then the baby
in the dense quietude inid its Little head
upon its m0thers shoulder, snifiied a
few sobs, and fell into apeaceful,, noise
less 5lur ber, sni the lqing ma trlrtlai
his head down into his high collar and
continued his tribute ~ tine psnsy bios
som. while the other passergers thought,
.'Now he thinks he's smart -dcesn't I
heP"-t httoyo Nc,cs.