Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-01-25

lately to the place he had vacated be-
: fore the tail.
Gentlemen he began, with grav.
ity suitable to the dignity of his sub
ject, 4 shall now ask you to listen to
a few remarks | have written on the
subject of antediluvian FOSSILS
7 AS he spoke the d ctor opened bis
bag, and, in full view of the circle o
, spectacled grave professors, drew there,
: from an elaborately embroidered
baby's bib! Yes-there was no dis.
! gu!sing it-no amount of imagination
gould transform this, in the circum
Sauces, most startling article into any.
thing like the fossil it ought to have
been; and, utt rly bewildered, with,
out daring to glance at his amazed
colleagues, Doctor Lewis helplessly
laid the bib on the table, and drew
forth pair of pale blue socks.
At this decided murmur went
round the table, which, issuing from
any other than such learned and dig
nitied lips, would certainly have much
resembled litter but, when Doctor
/ Lewls-wlth face growing every mo
ment tredder-hurriedly produced from
the bag nursing bottle, the roar oil
laughter echoing through the room
might have proceeded from troop
Of the veriest school boys.
Gentlemen, this is easily explained,
said Doctor Lewis at last, laying down
the bag and laughing heartily at this
joke at his own expense. i travelled
with lady and her baby from New
York, and on leaving the cars evi-
deDtly look her bag-exactly like my
own, | see-in exchange for mine.
You certainly will own that the fossils
| contribute to the cause Of science 10
day are of new aud startling charac
ter. Fortunately | remember the al
dress the lady gave the hackman, SC
can return her property and recover
my own still in time for our meeting
this evening.
Harry and his mother were safely
deposited ut the home Of the bride
elect whose wedding was the cause oil
this "trip to Philadelphia, destined to
be so eyentfuI. 1t was Harry's first
appearance among his relatives, and oil
course the homage laid at his shrine
occupied the first hour of the visit.
The marriage Was to take place on the
same afternoon at home and immed-
lately alter the early dinner the party
separated for the important occupa-
tion Of donning wedding garments.
Harry was with difficulty torn from
the OBTAINING arms of annts and cous-
: sis, aud disapp afri with his parents.
Il have rot told you yet what de-
IightfuI acquaintance baby and made
in the cars to-day, Harry the young
mother remarked TO her husband as,
after depositlng hat, cloak and BABY
on the bed, she threw herself on to
+ the sofa for An Instant's repose to fort
Ify herself for the important task OF
rendering Master Harry resplendent
enough 10 completed Y dazzle the eyes
+ of his Understanding . serious
risk oil quite throwing The charms OF
the bride into the background, his
fond mother thought in the deptns OF
/ her heart. The strultened means OF
the young couple bad never allowed
the expense oil nursery maid, but
this Mas deprivation which had
never as yet troubled mother or child
+ in the least. .Of course he admired
Harry immensely, and | don't think
he MAS wholly indifferent to the
charms of Harry's mamma
/ Some disreputaole old scamp, I've
no doubt" wa the unsympathetic re.
/ ply of the hssband-a dark eyed
broad shouldered young man, who, a.
he spoke, was gazing at his fair young
wife with eyes full of the proudesl
love and admin alton.
'He was no such thing, | assur.
you,' she retorted. He was-Harry
my precious child, do you imagine
yourself to be an ostrich:'
With spring, she reached her SON:
side, and seized just in time rusty
nail which he was endeavourlng to
swallow. Harry greeted his mother,
interference with an energetic roar o.
disgust, to soothe which required al
her energies for moment, alter which
she opened her travelling bag prepara
tory to making the chiid's toilette.
An instant later the husband wa!
startled by an exclamation of utter
dlsmay and alarm.
Harry, Harry, come here this mo
ment and tell me what has happened
4 The young man hurried to his wife,
side in limp, hopeless way, for sh'
had sunk upon the floor beside th'
travel i'g bag, the contents of whicl
she was surveying with eyes twice ~
large US they ought to have been, he
husband thought.
4 Louise, my dear wife, what in tn,
, world is the matter"
That is exactly what | want t,
know y cried Louise, on the verge o
|. tears, while the baby GRO d Justify u
his successful attempt at tearing
large hole in the lace edging Of tn
J pillow case with the rusty nail " hlcl
had unfor tunately been within hi
reach. See for yourself; here is tn
|, bag in which l packed all baby
r things for the Wedding this morning
and look! All his lovely embroider
r hase turned into pile of old stone
. and a lot of papers. What shall | do
What can it mean?
In utter amazement Harry emptie'
2 the bag, and sure enough found it t
contain nothing at all but few stone
and fossils and one or two papers
which seemed discussion of som
G abstruse point in geology Quite at
D lrss, he fell to studying tho bag. Sud
, denly a light broke over his face, an
he burst into merry fit of laughter
s which, in the circumstances, Of al
things seemed most heartless to hi
4 aggrieved wife.
e 'Ha, ha-my dear, it's plain enoug