San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-04

You'll kill that child fooling with it
that way" said one.
! ugh! The brutep' cried another. 1.-The
poor innocentP' as the baby began to cry
afresh.
cts all very well for you to talk that
| way" retorted angry Jim, but none of
| you would do any better in my place"
Sure, doubt eff they would do us well,
the spalpeensw cried an old Irish woman.
Sure, the crayther is cowl! Here, I'll
give you me ould shawl" and removing a
| faded article of apparel from her ample
| person she proceeded to wrap the waif
| in it.
Couldn't you just take it to town with
you, ma'am" suggested Jim. you have
so much more experience in the handling
of this sort of article than have"
NO. indade! Niver bit will fetch it!
Git away from here, you young spalpeen"
She shook her fist at him, and Jim re-
treated.
No sooner was he on the boat than Jim
deposited his charge on a sofa in the cabin,
and hid himself in remote part of the
steamer But one Of the boat officials soon
hunted him up,
How dare you, you unnatural fellow,
desert your baby"
Its not my baby" cried the badgered
Jim.
How not yours, when you brought it on
the boat?"
"I-its"-
Don't its me. Go this instant and get
it, or III have you arrested when we reach
town"
The wretched Jim was forced TO obey,
and resume his hated load amid the jeers
and jokes of the passengers who had been
his fellow bathers on the beach.
By this time the euraged baby had be-
come unmanageable. 1t screamed with
rage, and, refusing to sit down, stiffened
itself so that it slid off his knee. The
wretched young man was ready by this
time to throw it overheard.
Ladies'" said he, turning to a group of
feminines near him, ''for Gods sake take
this child and make it hush, for can't"
"Sir!' cried one haughtily; the others
answered with stony stare.
Turning from this stiff upper crust, he
appealed to a motherly looking Irish
woman.
Faith an be jabbers, no." she answered
promptly. Don't play off your tricks on
me, young man."
L men JIlS ia IJISSS jim duuEeSSSu d sGOuJ
Dutch woman, but her husband replied be-
fore she could.
Bonner an blitz," he growled. BE
gone from mine vrowW and he menaced
him with his stout fist.
While jim had been absent on this beg
ging tour some one had appropriated his
seat, so he now paraded disconsolately
about, every one whom he approached
stunning or jeering him,
Suddenly some one touched his arm, and
turning he saw young lady in deep mourn
ing.
Here, let me hold your baby for you,"
said she.
"Oh, thank you, madam GoGybless you"
cried the wretched Jim.
She made room for him on the seat be-
side her.
Mind, Gertrude" said lady on the
side of her, The may run off and leave you
in the lurch."
mo, ! expect not" said the lady, half
smiling. She took the hapless baby, and
as she set it on her lap, TO Jims astonish-
ment it ceased crying. Poor little Great
ure!" said she. wipinc its tear stained face
with her handkerchief. Then she tried to
straigLten out its clothes. "Why, it's
wringing wet!'
Jim hurriedly explained the situation
"How shameful | heard those men
laughing about it," motioning toward
group watching them.
Eyes, the wretches feel like fighting
the whole lot"
This child is hungry" and opening her
lunch basket the lady took out piece of
soft bread, and fed it to the baby with the
remainder of bottle of cold tea.
Thus comforted the waif began to look
about, and its JOY was complete when it's
benefactress gave it chicken bone to
suck, after getting Jim to sCrape it clean
with his pocket knife. In its rapture it be-
gan to COO, and its new friend replied to its
remarks in baby talk.
you certainly know all about babies"
said the delighted Jim.
Eve lost mine, and the remembrance of
my darling makes my heart 60 out to all
other babies" she said.
OH cried Jim eagerly, then wouldn't
you like to take this one?"
"No, iudeedn' cried she, pushing it off.
'sNo one can ever take my Armies placer
mo, to be sure, madam, said the young
man hastily. "Of course not; it was
brutal of me to suggest it. But please
help me with this one till we get to town"
When the boat landed at the wharf the
baby was fast asleep. Wrapping it we'll in
the old shawl, she laid it in his arms. He
held it gingerly, and then took his way
over the gangway to the elevated road
After some thought he determined to go
home and let his mother arrange with
some charitable institute for its reception
TIE next day.
The horror of his parents when the young
man came on them with his strange bur-
den language fails TO depict.
"Why, Jim exclaimed his mother.
"You young dog,W muttered his father