St. Landry democrat., 1885-01-24
A Romance of Atlanta.

Once upon time, and not very long
ago at that. young man of Atlanta
fell in love with an Atlanta girl This
happens every day, and, as also hap
pens, the girl fell in love with the young
man. Somehow or other the parents Of
the girl frowned upon the unionof these
two hearts that beat as one, and they
continued to frown until the young peo-
pie, thrown upon their own resources,
eloped, as young people will do, and the
parental frowu alluded to instead of
becoming smile and benediction in
the presence of the inevitable, widened
and deepened into bitter disapproba-
tion. The father and mother set great
store by their daughter, and they were
overwhelmed with grief when they dis
covered that for the first time in her life
she had disobeyed them. They did not
seek her out for the purpose'of bestoW-
ing their forgiveness.
|. In the course OF time alittle baby was
born to the young couple-a marvellous
ly beautiful child we have been told
and it grew to be as cunning as it was
beautiful. One day recently q lady
acquainted with the facts, and intimate
with both families, called upon
the young mother. but found nobody
at home but baby and nurse. An idea
struck her, and she lost no time in
carrying it out. She seized the baby and
bore it off in triumph to its grandmoth-
er. When she rang the door-bel at
grandmother's house the lady was in a
tremor, but the baby was as cool and as
unconeerned as cucumber. Perhaps
we ought not to say unconcerned, for
when the grandmother opened the door
the baby laughed and crowed in her
face, and was as pert and as saucy as
you please. And wouldn't the lady
come in and rest herself? Well, the
lady didn' t know; she was just passing,
and she thought she would ring
and see how all were getting
along; but in she went, and
presently grandmother was admir-
ing baby as it sat perched, bright and
buoyant, upon the lap of the lady. At
this juncture the baby displayed the
most exquisite diplomacy. It boldly
held out its dimpled little arms to it's
grandmother, and was soon nesting
against her motherly bosom. Itlaughed
and crowed and cuddIed, and when
somebody made pfetense of taking it
it cuddled the closer. What wonderful
bright eyes it had, to he sure! What a
cunning little curl, half hidden behind
its little pink ear! What tempting little
toes! What dainty little hands! Oh, .
wonderful baby altogether, the grand
mother thought and said.
At this critical moment the grand
father made his appearance, and this
remarkable baby seemed to understand
its business thoroughly. 1t cooed and
crowed at the grandfather, found a
place in his strong arms, and hid its
little face in his coat collar. The grand
father was captivated. He tossed and
dandled the baby. and fondled it in
way altogether unusual. Then the lady
was asked whose baby it was. Her po-
sition was embarrassing. She had no
idea of the result, but she made bold to
tell the two old people that it was their
daughters child With this the grand
mother fell to weeping, and clasped this
wonderful baby to her breast, and the
grandfather walked nervously around,
wiping his eyes and wondering why he
was so foolishly happy. Nothing would
do these old people but their daughter
must be sent for, and such another re-
union and revival as was held over that
baby has never before been seen in At
lanta. That we say and stick to.
A carriage passed in front of the Cor
stitstto,s office yesterday, and in it were
seated all the members of the reunited
family. The baby had a front seat, and
it was laughing and growing and look
ing as pretty as pink, and as cute
well as cute as it could look; and If any
reader of the Constitution is inclined to
discredit this true story, all he has to do
is to ask the grandmother about it. =
atlanta fGG.J Constitution.