Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-24
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Young Tom Collins, law student, had
Just come into strange Inheritance.
de sat solitary in his boarding house
room, trying TO realize it.
III the poor child hadn't me-" said
ne 10 himself, lit could 90 and apply
Tor admission to some institution. II
1 hadn't IL / could-bus Lord that is
not the idea must decide what am
to do.''
Tom had solemnly promised to care
for tbs new bora baby of his only sister,
who had just died.
He tried to mediate. He had often
before, during bis life, made the same
attempt, bat had never TO any extent
succeeded. He did not seem like one
born TO take things into very serious
consideration. But this case seemed
TO require IT. No GOOD joke came to
the rescue. Tom had really never, in
ms twento-two years, felt such an aw-
fui sense of gloom. HIS natural hill
arity could only suggest to his mind
the rather poor consolation that he
had at least over night to consider on
| the business"
Here Tom was interrupted by knock
on the door--an occurrence unusual
enough in the little upper room where
he had long since ceased regarding
even the bell-puli as resort in any ex-
tremi.y, so completely was he accustom-
| ed to be let alone.
Before Tom could respond to the
knock il was followed By cry of min
aled entresty and command, such as
only hungry babies know how to emit.
I've fetched the poor little dear
| around, sir," remarked a woman whose
marvellous rotnndity of person showed
to fine advantage as she waved her
| screaming parcel as Though it were in
cense wherewith to purify Toms bach
eior room.
Good Lordm he calculated.
You'd ought to git a cow" said the
nurse, still brandisbing her charge.
There! there! there, It's got wind
this minute, mixin' milk. Have you
found a nsrse, sir5 And baby wants
clothes.n
It's got on too many clothes now"
said Tom; ~ think that's what it's
crying about. See now red and hot
it is!''
Poor inexperienced Tom! He had Of
Tended the woman-cast recklessly over
board his only anchor.
She dropped her shrieking charge up-
on Toms bed and started toward the
door.
"Very we'll, sir" she said, soIemnly;
Il see you know all about babies-I
may CO."
"Oh. ohr' gasped Tom. "Do not!
Ia the name of merny, do notl II shall
have clothes! Why do you say want
nurse? Are you not one? ] assure
You know nothing-absolutel nothing
of babies. never to my knowledge
touched one"
Real despair is impressive. The wo-
man was Modified.
~ am, sir" she said, turning conf
dentially TO Tom, "a monthly am
willing to stay with you while I can.
But, sir, person In my position Is no
dependence. My summons may come
any day or hour. It's impossible to cal |
cuiate. Day and night is all the same
to me. There amt on earth to me
thing so inscrutable as this impossible
ity of calculating when we shall be sent
for. I'll work for you while can, sir.
but when my time GENES no earthly
thing can keep me-"
Tom took all these remarks in a reli-
gious point of view. From person of
Mrs. Primmins's robustness they amazed
him. He felt vague fear lest, as he
mentally expressed it, there might be a
"bee in the old lady's bonnet"
"Oh, cheer up; cheer up, auntie." he
said. "You look hale and hearty.
You've overtired yourself with my poor
sister. IL your will remain and take
charge of that little thing for me, PiI
risk your getting a summons"
Your poor sister found great conso-
lation in your promise for her child"
remarked Mrs. Primmins, pathetically.
It's desperate resort, leaving a baby
to a young man, but in her strait she was
fam TO catch at any straw
Can YOU" said Tom, looking gloom
lily at his now silent prize on the bed,
lean you give me any advice? You
couldp't have waited till tomorrow be-
fore bringing it. could your" he added,
half reproachfully.
"Of course not" said Mrs. Primmins.
Well: you're no account. Now let me
think"
"Do. in Heaven's namsr' calculated
Tom.
Mrs. Primmins then placed her arms
akimbo.
Tom fervently prayed for light on her
meditations.
Al have itr' cried Mrs. Primmins.
Malviny's got to take It,"
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