Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-10
WOODBURY., N. J, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1898.
situation was respectable, unmarried.

situation was respectable, unmarried,
middle aged man. AS his scientific
principles were orthodox and he had no
followers Baby engaged him. She was
now practically freed from domestic
worries and could devote herself to the
public service The visit to the prime
minister, whom she found to be q
charming girl few years older than
herself, was most satisfactory. Baby
took up her work with zeal, and soon
distinguished herself by her grasp of
detail and sound judgment.
The only anxieties that beset her were
at home. Her parents as time went on
turned out to be dreadful pickles. Papa
would not learn his alphabet, and moth
er was always leading him into mis-
chief. They got into the kitchen and
stole the jam. They bad pillow fights
on the landing when they should have
been taking their midday sleep. They
set all manner Of BOBBY traps for the
nursery tutor and nearly worried him
to death.
The climax was reached when they
one day altogether disappeared. Not a
trace Of them could be found. The dis
tracted tutor declared he had put them
to bed at 10, as usual, for an hours rest
before their dinner and when he went
up to call them at l they were gone.
When Baby came home in the even
ing, she found the entire household in
an uproar and the two helpless parents
missing. The police were communicate
ed with, descriptions of Mrs. and Mr..
Corfield wired everywhere and an air
ship dispatched in search, provided with
blankets and spoon food. But the night
passed, and still the wanderers had not
returned. Baby was obliged to go into
court the following morning without
her anxiety having been allayed. There
were a number of cases to be disposed
of, and the necessity Of attending to her
official duties helped to distract her
mind. An amusing assault case, in
which the occupants Of balloon and a
flying machine had come to blows in the
air, even caused Baby to forget her FAM
lily troubles for brief space.
The next case in the sheet was
charge of two minors being at large
without any visible means of support.
Baby had barely glanced at the list, and
when her parents entered the dock in
the custody of two policewomen she was
completely paralyzed for the moment
with mingled astonishment and conster-
nation.
Then when she had recovered herself
dignity and etiquette were alike forgot
ten. She scrambled down from the
bench, knocked over a couple of forms
full of spectators in her eagerness and
rushed into the dock.
"My poor little parentsr' she cried,
clasping the frightened woman and man
alternately in her arms. 81 thought you
were lost! Oh, how glad / am to have
found you again"
Many of those present in court shed
tears at this touching scene. The Cor
fields were, indeed, objects of pity.
They had been out all night in the cold
and rain, having been ultimately dis
covered in suburban ditch, into which
they had crept for shelter and then
cried themselves to sleep.
Of course Baby gave them a good
scolding ON account Of the escapade
when she got home and dismissed the
nursery tutor. But she was very thank
full to have got them back safely and
made up her mind that they should be
better looked after in future.
In spite of all her care, however, she
soon found herself an orphan. Papa was
choked at parents kindergarten party
through swallowing sweetmeat whole,
while Mrs. Corfield, few weeks later,
succumbed to a sudden attack of Group.
Baby, warned by her parents fate,
resolved to remain spinster. She thus
selfshly retained her ripened faculties
for herself instead of aiding the worlds
progress by allowing the law of heredity
its natural operation of instantaneously
transmitting their developed maturity
to a succeeding generation. London
Sun.