St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10

ner Dlg, rat, dark, oily face that QueS-
toned us chiefly through a pair of
wicked black eyes.
did YOU WANT ME?"
she asked, and there was something
about the eXpectant opening of her lips
that made me feel like bone before
gluttonous animal that feeds to the
point of discomfort for the pure love of
eating and then appropriates anything
that is left for the love of hiding it.
"a friend of mine out of town saw
your advertisement OF a new born baby
and sent me to inquire about it.''
''Ohl yes; sit down." she returned,
the expression of her mouth deepening
and causing me to speculate OH where
my remains would be hidden. "Get it,"
she ordered the woman who admitted
US. The woman deposited the baby
she held, on the floor at the feet of her
mistress, started to do her bidding and
then halted suddenly to ask, "where is
it?" 1t is difficult matter to keep track
of puppies, kittens and newborn babies,
and the mistress had to think moment
before replying. "Out there on the
bed" The woman went into the room
back Of US, and the mistress. indicating
the baby at her feet with slight move
ment Of one foot, said: "This is to be
given away, too"
'ls that Sop'
"Yes. it was left here to be given
away, but Pve got so kind of attached
to it, L don't know as I'd let it CO."
''How old is it?''
"Fifteen months. It's an awful healthy
child"
Isn't it," ehlmed in Prudy enthusi-
astically. "What big head it has,"
! she added, with feigned admiration, be-
traying her spinsteriai ignorance of
what constitutes healthy infant. The
! baby's head was about third the size
of its whole body, but it sat playing
with bottle cleaner, occasionally look
ing up to direct a sobbery smile at US,
apparently as happy as
| SWELL-HEADED PEOPLE USUALLY ARE.
| You wouldn't give her away them"
[ asked, regretfully, as bent down to
make faces at the child. after the best
approved method of being agreeable to
baby. ''You Know" turning to
Prudy, "May would rather have "a
girl"
"Oh! well, if she dou't like boy. l
can get her a girl. | have 'em right
along. But this is nice boy" The
! servant, or assistant nad deposited a
| bundle in her arms and she began un-
! doing it, Prudy and l standing over it
with subdued excitement and exag-
| gerated interest.
"There!" 1t was uncovered and she
held it toward us with all the righteous
satisfaction of a butcher extending a
nice piece of pork on fork for the in
spection of customer.
81 oor little thing, poor little thing"
was the extent of our elOquence as we
peered into the wee creatures sleeping
face.
SIT was born last Friday night, and
you see it's an awful nice child, said the
woman. 1t did look uncommonly nice.
There was nothing about it of the ''red
colored, pulpy, squalling infant'' stig-
matized by Carlyle. 1t was white and
solid looking, and when it woke up and
blinked through its big blue eyes at us.
/ it wrinkled its funny little nose, and
i pucked its pretty red mouth a bit, but
never squall came from it.
'Of course" said Prudy, as we set-
tied back in our chairs, mo one would
want to take the child without knowing
something of its parentage. Younever
can tell what may be born in, the blood:
it might turn out drunkard, YOU
| know.'
"Oh, that's all nonsense" volunteered
| the gOOd-lOOkinp vounu mon ,,ho ~