The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-01-30

its tone, and started another system of crow
ing more triumphant and CHEEKY than the
first.
"Chucka chucka chucka - chuckr' it
| went.
Bottles began to laugh. Cant talk, heys
Well, what do you want!" as it struggled
fercely to rise, and stretched out its small
arms more impatiently than before. 'tWant
to be lifted up, hey! Oh, but dash it,"
scratching his head perplexedly, II can't
lift you up, you know, it's cut Of the .ques-
tion-impossible. BY Jove. might let you
drop and smash YOU"
'sChuck s--chucks .-chucEai Boo-oo-oo"
gobbled the baby, as lit wsre ths best tsk'
In the world.
Bottles positively reared
You don't ,nind3' Well, come along,
them" approaching very gingsrly, and Won
de,i ing where he should begin to get hold OF
it, so to speak,
Tie baby soon settled that question, hold
Ing cut its erms towards his neck. ine'i
s. m chow, lie gathered it up and carried 1t
in doubt an trepidation tc IT,, big chair by
the fire, vhera the creature sat cententedly
upon his knee, the curly golden head resting
against ais scarlet jacket. the soft fingers of
| one baby and tight twined round ons OF
his the ether picking and wandering aim
lessly about the scrolls and curves OF tne
gold embroidery on his waistcoat.
by Jove! you're jolly little chap" said
| Boobies, Just a. If 1t couli understand him.
| bat tine question is, where did you come
| from, and what's to be done with youl You
can't stop herr, you know"
| The babes Zig blue eyes raised themselves
to his, and the fingers which had been
| twined round his made grab at his watch
chain.
"Gar-gar-garr-rah it remarked, in
such evident delight that Boobies laughed
again.
oh you like ii, do yous Well, you're a
queer little leggar; no mistake about that.
I wonder whom you belong to, and where
you live when you are at ONE! Can't be q
barrack ehild-too dainty-locking and not
slobbery enough. Ard this dress'-taking
hold Of the richly embroidered white skirt
"this must have cost lot; and it's oil lace,
TO-"
| He knew what embroidery cost by his own
mess waistccats and his TUNES. Then not
only was the dress Of the child of O very
costly description, but its sleeves were tied
up with Cambridge blue ribbons that were
evidently new and its waist was encircled
by broad sash Of the same material and
tint Altogether it was just such child as
he was occasionally called upon to admire in
the houses Of his married brother officers;
| yet that any lady in the regiment would
lend her baby for whole night to set OF
harum scarum young fellows for the purpose
C playing trick on a brother officer was
,nanifestly absurd And besides that, Boobies
was so gocd-natured and such favorite
with the ladies of the regiment that he
thought he knew all their babies by sight,
AMI he became afraid that this one was in.
| deed little stranger in the land, welcome
CT unwelccme.
Yet it it was the fellows doing, where had
they got it, And if it was not the fellows
doing, why should any one leave a baby
asleep in his cote The whole thing was in
applicable
Just taea the child, in playing with
his chain, slipped a little On the smooth
cloth Of his ove-alls, and Booths, with a
'.Whoa! whoa, my lad!' hauled it up again.
In doing so he telt piece of paper rustic
somewhere about the enlhroi lorel skirt.
IA note. This grows melo dramatic" ssid
Boobies, craning his neck to find it. "Oh,
hera we are! Now VIC shall sac."
The no was written in a firm, large,
yet thoroughly feminine hand and ran
thus:
"Eou will net absclve ma from my oatl,
If secrecy respecting our marriage, though
now that have offended you, I may starve
or 60 to the workhouse. cannot break my
oath, though you have broken all yours, but
! am determined that you sh0N acknowledge
your child. lam going to leave her tonight
III your rooms with her clothes. BY mid
night shall be out Of the country. I dc
This because have obtained good situa
ton, and because when reach my tlestina
ton shall have spent my last shilling.
give you fair warning, however, that if yol
desert the child, or fail to acknowledge her
will break my cath and proclaim our mar
lsaga. If you engage nurse she will no,
be much trouble. She is good and sweet
tempered child, and have called her Mary
ate: your dear mother. Oh, how she woult
p weil. '''' = S''' '''A'" ~ ''' A'"' 'afs
From that moment BOTTLES absolved eth
fellows" from any share in the affair; bu
what to Go with the child he he'd not til
least idea.
1T is the very devil" he said alou
, watching the busy fingers still playing wit
, his chain.
= He gathered it awkwarlly in his arms
and rose to iook fer tn, clothing spoken G
. in the Letter. Yes. there it was a parcel c
goodly siz., wrapped in stout brown papa
! cover, and Oh the chair beside his cot Law til
I outdoor garments of q young c:iild-
a white coat borlered with fur, a fur-trimme
!, cap, and some othe: things which Bootle
. did not quite understand the use of; whit
! wool fingerless gloves Ia. least he did ne
knew what else they could bel, and son
y longer things of the same class, like stoc.
iEgs without feet.
"a BOTTLES shock his head bewilaeringl,
s. "Mcther means it to stop; I don'S kno
4 what to do" he said hclplessly.
- IL occurred to him then that perha,
. some Of the fellows right be able to make
| IL lac.