The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-10

IL now mauo lIS dppeatoco III pho
arms of the old lady, surrounded by
bevy of admiring aunts.
LA, child! l thought you wrote
twas boy?"
"And so it is, grandma" said Mrs,
Brown, from whom "baby" was hid
den by the faces that surrounded.
"Phcbe Jane! what air you talkin'
about?' exclaimed the indignant old
lady. "Do you think that l have
raised fourteen of 'em an never lost
one, and don't know a boy from gal
baby?"
Here the astonished mother caught
a glimpse of the little creature who.
clad in her night dress, was staring
wonderingly around.
With a sudden screech, she sprang
to her feet.
"Mercy on us! 1 took the wrong
baby"
1t was some time before Mrs Browns
excitement and agitation would allow
her to give coherent and ineligible
explanation of these mysterious words
When she did, Bob was dispatched
at once to the depot
The train had gone, of course; neith-
er was any expected from either way
until morning. So all he could do was
to telegraph to the different stations
beyond, and to "baby's' father.
AS might be expected, the poor
mother was nearly frantic, and would
have been quite so had it not been for
the consoling idea, earnestly dwelt
upon by her sympathizing friends
that the lady must have found out
the mistake ere this, and was probably
as anxious to get her baby back as she
was to get hers"
The early morning train brought
Mr.. Brown. if less agitated, quite as
much distressed at heart, as his wife.
After hasty consultation, the two
determined to take the baby and start
out in the same direction taken by the
strange lady, hoping to find some clew
to her name and whereabouts.
When they reached the station the
train wanted some minutes of being
due.
Mrs. Brown went into the Ladies'
Room," but her husband remained out
side walking restlessIy up and down
the platform.
At the further end a man was
standing talking to lady in a car
riage. whose dress only was visible.
As he regarded him more attentive
ly he sprang forward,
"Why. Cousin John. is this really
you?"
The sober face of the man addressed
frightened into smile as he turned
round.
"IIow do you do, Cousin Will?' he
responded, with a hearty shake of the
hand. 81 didn't know you lived in
Sterling?'
81 don't. My wife's people live
here; and she is here on a visit.
though you lived in Boston?"
$50 I do" replied Mr. John Brown
his conntenance SOLDERING, as he recol
lected the crrand that brought hin
there. "But the oldest, most unfort
innate thing that has happened. We
have lost our baby! My wife lost i
on the train yesterday -"
Here the lady in the carriage. wht
had blue bundle in her arms, thrust
her head forward.
Just then Mrs Brown made her ap
pearance on the platform, she also
having blue bundle.
There was Il simultaneous recOgni-
ton The two mothers rushed to
ward each other, and in the twinklng
of an eye the blue bundles changed
hands
This was followed by an outburst o
Joy. eiaculations and endearment.
from both parties. and which was fl
nally broken upon by the two cousins
who, joining in laugh of mingled re
lief and merriment at the turn affairs
had taken, now stepped forward to in
trodnce their respective wives.
The result was that Mr.. and Mrs
John Brown went home with thei
newly discovered cousins, where the,
spent the day, visit which was non,
the less happy because of the frigh
and trouble from which it so curiously
sprang.