Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-26

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He fumed aud fretted inwardly for q time,
and then found some solace.i in watching
the movements Of Doris, in the light Of the
half yelled lamp. She took the baby from
the grim Abigail, Rugged him to her breast,
kissed him through his white cause veil,
and hnshed him to sleep in her soft arms
the sweetest rest in the world.
Impossible that that girl is the baby's
mother" unused Mr.. Lyman to himself;
land yet, why not? She is very young,
but that kind Of exQuisitsly pretty girl
generally marries young. Lucky devil,
her husband! 1t must be her baby-girls
don't eoddle and pet other peoples offspring
in that way. The old dame has grand
mother plainly written on her counte-
naoce ard in her fussy manner, and l
heard the young lady call the elder a
mamma. The vinegar visaged party Is
their maid, Of course"
Thus Mr.. Lyman unused On in a way
that caused him an annoyance he could
not understand. Why should he care
whether his pretty travelling companion
was married q dozen times or not at all?
He would never see her again after. that
brief Journey. What an extraordinarily
quiet baby il was! for two hours now 1t
had not stirred or lifted mp its voice, though
il had been laid by itself on the seat not
far from Mr.. Lyman Was 1t a baby at
all? perhaps only q doll or q bundle. But
q long sigh from the somnolent Trotty, and
q slight 6dgetiug Of his corpulent BODY,
removed the yourg Euglishman,s dawnlng
doubts, and caused Miss Roseleaf to re-
double her attentions to her disguised pet.
Presently q violent jerk Of the train
threw everybody into everybody else's arms.
Mr.. Lyman found himself closely clasping
both of Miss Roseleaf's hands, and assur-
ing her there was not the least danger,
though he knew no mere than she did what
was the trouble. A guard, running the
length of the train, crying out SOM trifilng
cause for the sudden stop, soon restored
serenity.
"How soft and tiny her hands are!'
thought Lyman; land what a fool am 10
care whether another fellows wife's hands
are pretty or notl'
All through this connection the remark.
able infant uttered not a sound nor moved
as much as b finger. Lyman resolved to
hazard o remark that would convince him
whether or not his fair companion was the
mother of this stolid cherub.
''The-it-your baby is unusually good
does it never cry?" he managed to enunci-
ate.
His charming neighbours face broke into
smiles. Lyman's face fsll-yes, only q
mother could look so radiant at praise OF
her darling.
YES, he is very good" the young lady
said, with q blush.
Mr.. Lyman somehow did not seem to
feel q desire to pursue the conversation
which the mishap to the train had started,
and he soon sank quietly back into his
corner.
Mamma" srid Doris, in Fan undertone,
81 think l will tell this young man about
Trotty; he seems very nice, and would en-
joy the joke"
81 beg of you, do nothing Of the sort.
What kind of low ad~yenturesses would be
take US for?"
Certainly a very new order Of adyentur-
ess Mrs. Rossleaf would be, and poor Perk
vas certainly tree fran the imputation in
appearance. -,
"Perhaps he is connected with the rail
way and custom house in some way, and
might have Us all arrested" continued the
elder lady.
Doris decided it was perhaps best to
keep her own counsel, and she settled
back for q reveris in her corner, with
her hand laid carelessly on Trotty's tat
back.
What q good looking. intelligent, hui
morous fellow he sesmed-her visi-a-yis!
How she wenld like to know him and lead
him back an adoring slave TO hsunt be-
fore the eLrlous girls at the 'Lompardia!'
One met such men only in books and on
feeting journeys, where one lost them
again forever at the first big station. This
phase of life was really very hard.
Early dawn at Verona; here the silly boy
and girl who had travelled ten hours to-
gether took leave of each other forever,
they supposed, and both looked grieyed
out Of all proportion to the occasion. MIR.
Lyman saw his little niece and her nurse
installed by the door of the waiting room,
and then went out on the platform to tume
and fret because the Montefore carriage
had not come.
That baby looks about the age Of ours"
said Doris to her mother, designating the
little contessna, Of whose existence she had
heard nothing from its uncle. Ecru gsuze
wells are evidently the proper thing, too,
'Perk, we will put Trotty on the bench on
the other side of the door, beside that very
safe looking old dame who is half asleep,
and then l want you to come with me to
toilet room to mend the flounce / tore get
ting out of the train. Mamma will keep
an eye on Trotty."
Alas! "mamma's' eyes saw only the
land Of dreams while her daughter and
maid were absent.
The baby contessna becoming particularly
fretful, the nurse bethought herself of a
possible pin, or too tight string, and carried
the baby of to the toilet room No, 2 to in
yestigste.
At this juncture the Monte6ore carriage
drove up in a tremendous hurry. There
was not q moment to lose. The Siguor
Conte had been te~legraphed for to go to
his son, who was very i'll, and it was only
by q miracal thatSthey had wrong out the
time to come for the contessna. The Signor
Cente must have the carriage in twenty
minutes, without fail.
&C.," said Mr.. Lyman to the footman,
land take the baby from the nurse; she is
waiting at the door. Yoa need have no
words with her, as she has been paid and
dismissed. Make haste and don't wake
the child"
To the great disgust of the affectionate
uncle the new nurse had not been able to
in the carriage for the baby, and he
must have a tete-a-tete drive with it.
Fortunately it was not far. While the man
was gone for the baby he busted himself
arranging q bed of shawls in the carriage,
big enough for the infants grandfather to
comfortably on. There, i hope
will sleep" he said, giving his work a
pat.
The footman dashed into the waiting
room, cast q hasty, comprehensive glance
about and then gathered up the uncon-
scious Trotty as the only infant in the
room- He ~nuietly Withdrew him from the