Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-05-22

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built man Of substantial appearance ir
| more senses than one, with streaks OF
gray in his hair.
The man glanced at the baby and
said, without ceremony:
~ guess I've struck the right place.
This is Miss Dilloway, amt ita"
Tremulously, holding the baby very
tight, and with an awful foreboding at
her heart, she answered: eyes. Will
you walk in2"
"Well, yes, I reckon I will, seeing
I've come all this distance to see the lit
tie fellow. There, now, don't get
scared! I've NO notion of taking him
from you. I shouldn't know what to do
with him if had him."
Miss Dilloway's face continued to ex-
press astonishment.
'Well, well," said the man, 81 guess
I'd better introduce myself. I'm Reuben
Russell, late of Minnesota, at present of
nowhere in particular. I got to Preston
three days ago, and went to work the
first thing to hunt up my niece Clary. I
didn't know she was dead until reached
the place where she used to board. !
hadn't heard from her for over a year,
and was pretty well taken aback when
they told me of her death and her hus-
bands, SO nigh together.
"But was more taken aback when ]
heard she'd left baby, and that it had
been sent to an asylum. Clary Dayton's
baby, my nevvy-or grand-nevvy- in an
asylum!
II travelled pretty quick to the place,
and don't know whether was glad or
sorry when heard it had been adopted.
Anyway, what l came here for's to see
the little chap-look round here,
sonny-and to make some arrangement
with you about this-board--or whatever
you call it. I don't want Clary's child
to be living on charity"
''But it isn't charity, sir, it isn't
charity! You see it belongs to me-.
Miss Dilloway said this with half-vin-
dicative air. 81 had the papers regu-
larly made out"
swell, by and by, when he grows up,
he'll have to be educated, and clothes
bought for him. I'll start him a bank
account. What's his name2"
Give always called him Baby
haven't thought of any name yet" an
swered Miss Dilloway, not just liking
this 'slook ahead" when this bit of hu-
manity in her arms would need education
and boys clothes.
Gland O. liberty! Clary's baby with
out name! Well, well. Ahem! VIII
what do you say to calling him after
me--Reuben?"
~ don't know that there's any obiec-
tion," said the little woman, somewhat
meekly.
"Well, you think it over. I've got
little business down this way that needs
looking after, so I shall probably be
round here for day or two, and I'll
come in again"
Mr.. Russell's business must have re-
quired more Choking after" than he at
first supposed, for it detained him in
Reltham more than week. There
seemed to be an hour or two in each
day however, when it did not require
his attention, and these were spent in
looking in to see how Clary's baby was
getting on"
Ewould not have got on at all if Miss !
Diloway had not been present to inter-
fer, when gingerbread horses and highly
cobred sugar soldiers found their way
firm Mr.. Russells pockets to baby's
muth. Something was brought for
bby's amusement at every vista
Jumping Jack, a rattle or a woolly
l. D,eenu
snail granddaughter became very good
trends. Mr.. Russell returned to Pres
ton, and was gone just two weeks. At
tie end of that time he might have been
seen one afternoon going toward Miss
nlloway's residence, boldly pushing
hndsome baby carriage before him.
He was hardly seated in Miss Dillo-
aay's small sitting room before he cleared
his throat and began:
"I've been thinking good deal since
left here fortnight ago, Miss Dillo-
pay, and / found I'd become a good deal
atached toto the baby; and-ahem!
lit struck me that, as you're alone in
the world, and I'm alone, and as the
baby seems to kind O. belong to both of
Us, it wouldn't be bad idea to made one
family. What do you saya"
Perhaps what one of the neighbors said
a short time after may throw some light
en- Miss Dilloway's answer.
.'She's sixty, and he's sixty-five if he's
/ day; and it's too ridiculous to see
them together-with that babyl"-
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