Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-03-12
A Happy Father.
TIN rFcUtI,E tNrfRlKNcE of i Young
MARRIED. MAN WITH MS FIRST BORN.

\ month or 50 ago TribaHs reporter
ran into the arms OF Young friend Of hi,
whose wedding he had attended about two
wears previously. and whom he had not
since chanceI to meet.
BY George. old man. I'm pleased to sec
you" exclaimed the reporters friend
Congratulate me, old boy, congratulate
me-
Mother n-iaw gone p
Nav. Boy. Grea, Big tea-and-a-ha!i-
pound boy. Jus: daisy Looks ike me
Funniest l,ttle fellow YOU ever saw. Makes
ne laugh every time look at him. Wil,'s
doing splend!dly. Got good nurse and
everything lovely. Smoke r"
Thanks. | do congratulate you. lou1l
take lots Of comfort with him after he gets
little older SAID the reporter. softly.
looking his friend N the eve, a. his mind
wandered back to the time when his first
boy KEEP, the ruiirs household IN an upioar
''ies, indeed, We will. III be lad when
the nurse goes away, - that can have al
the hsn Of taking care Of him ourselves
II viii he - pleasant 10 90 home after the
days weary tol! AMI JUS, enjoy the compa.
ny Of my wife ami the little fellow We'll.
| must run along. I4-ta. old man" And
the figure Of the enlhIstast;c Young father
"as soon lost tn the busy crowd
Two days ago the newspaper discov-
efea ms friend emerging from a downtown
- -'-e 1''. ",',. '-'.'1 nun ihe louhs man
the reporter was a>tognded at the startling
C"a"hs ~ ny appearance ~ eyes "as
fixed and CLASSY. he heathful glow Of nj,
-. ''u'i' ''su 'i'eIr "eie uafA CIR
''s> ''''.e' ''i' eyes "",ch looked al one from
"' ~ e"'.i'e "''.eA''' NJ ofo"S'
a., S'N' "''t ''e mater
s''''eo0'f '''N inquired the setloe a. h1
1'- - mana isl'tSN'N o"e'ea
..rtp .,
- ~ ", rue "ien,io" o' 'Na'
"D'N 80 &c '.'''4'e'et ieh su''uen! S'aA-
~ ~ "'Ne away ,ne sioo,h
y. 4p!'e'ic1 % "e ou,'ed ne sag
- oe' = a.'i 'Ht p"o!- ne ,he "e"-
u peIs % "''pA.''s o'' 'ils taf'h 'o,aas-
- ",.n' Me- nave
It w. on" ! III "i'ln2 10 eafhoIe
u" " o'e 'la' I'D Tue sieSf>t man IN the
"',,r ,a.t
nA' "us'le~
Gnu ''e' Lo"A neie ~ YOU ever
- ,''Nu0' o-"eeAs-oid pap. 70 70 \"
Neep "neh ne didn want 10 wen, ns
Jus' ''a' 'hat mas ruined my health and un-
"e.'i'ieu NY ROBUST C"hst-'u'loh- but doh
s'A'iu mere. Noule over 20 my Trend
ION ahu u teil you aoout y.
>, haNNS set'ieo themselves az table IN
~" "a'A i'"h '''e Young hah proceed
eN
JUST hau f'ch 'ine until that BOY OF
MINE was t"'ee weeks o.d' men the nurse
.e'' ana my vile said could jast as well
he'I he, a. ho'' ana was only toe uck'ed
ue an,e - "o something 70 make myself
usei'i "e nau no cflo i'r 'he !oungster
tileh ana he sept win u.s. between ms moth
ei anu h'e, was cautioned not 70 ron on
nun ~ ,he hlght' ana tried hard to keep
su''' ou' 1 haah oeeh asleep more min
ute "hen my wife dug me IN the rlbs and
yeheu het up you re lying on Adolphus.
sot up. moved over into my place, and
uied 10 shoozr' out got on the oab! again,
anu hha'i. wrapped myseii IN blanket and
spent 'he rest OF 'he nisnt on the moor. Inc
neA' uay so' ei'o. men ID! real trouoIe
! oeeah. Inc hoy wou1d be led and put INTO
the crio' ana ia tarh In. Ny pleasant
dreams wouid nee as me plaintlve yell Of
that youth cut The ar and struck me with
the energy OF steam hammer. Aided by
gentle push from m, better haif, I'd climb
out PICK up the boy and, clad IN the cling
ing ioids oi night-shirt and par oi slip
pers, ia SIT me down 10 WOO me gentle god
OF siumoer on my sons account ms al
tempt al ~ooing the gentle goa is the direct
cause of 'he rum you see before You Just
.he minute picNed the oaoy from 'ne DUNK
hed stop yei'ing ana look al me EN- IN wide
eyeu surprise ana seem 10 say; =" mere IN
thunder aid you drop from lhen' as
sat Gown ana 'f'ed 10 ge, nun comior'aoiy
palai'ceu on one Oh M! hnees' ne oegih
e'a"ihs 'he ar ana e'un''ng eoh'eh'eui!'
.Aoou' '.'s li'ne l SET my ioo' III mo.'oh'
trol fol anu sccoihpihieu WIN se1
hue,.,e hs .1, shAn-.n, -. H., lnEea ~, tI Una,
nopsu spu'd so" iIii M" y Sieep, pu'
na.s ,u,'i e "oA IL. IL, ~ aas. aueLn.s LIE
mo saahn a 10, ,, III ~ 'Ea. nanes n'n'