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! EAR Brother
Orplicus: I write
to let you know
WW" giVS
ev ortt uu
business, will
start from Poke
v i 1 1 e Thursday
afternoon at half-past 5, and will ar
rive in j-our city about 2 the next day.
"he is a very timid, dear girl, and
unfortunately, owing to the crops, I
cannot travel with her. I have, there
lore, proposed that she should stay
with you for a few days, instead of
going to a hotel. Maria Briggs will
be with her. Her business is with
the dentist. Your loving brother,
Joshua Smith.
This letter, which the postman
brought early one afternoon, alarmed
me considerably.
I lived in a neat two-story brick
house that had been my fathers,
smoked where I chose, and kept one
deaf old servant, who seldom said
and never heard anything.
But having made up my mind that
my sister-in-law must, come, I began
to wonder how, since Hepsiba could
not read, the fact thijrht be communi
cated to her, in order that due prepa
rations might be made.
I rang the bell, Hepsiba saw it
shake and came. She stood and
looked at me. I pointed to the letter;
she'Yiodded. I pointed cut of the
window at a lady going past; she
nodded agafn. Then I dretv another
armchair opposite mine and put two
plates upon the table, and marked oft!
three days upon the almanac.
Hepsiba gazed with astonishment;
looked at me again, shook her head,
and patting her apron to her eyes
rushed out of the room. I followed
her. I found her crying in the kitch
en and had matters thus explained to
me:
"I'd best take warning. I've kept
house for you fifteen years, and a
missus will on-settle 31c. I thought
you'd gin up marrying years ago."
I left her. I hoped she did know,
but I wasn't sure.
Friday Hepsiba came down in her
best gown, and I retired to my study
to wonder what I should do with my
sister-in-law.
I heard the bell ring after awhile.
Then several kittens began to mew in
the hall, or I fancied so.
Kitten! no something more; for in
aminnte more my study was invaded
by Hepsiba, who marched in, holding
in her arms a baby, in a dress long
enough for a six-footer.
"She's sent .the baby on ahead,"
said Hepsiba, solemnly. "Hadn't you
bo confidence m an old critter like
me? I shouldn't have objected to
yonr gettin' married, but to keep it
from me 't least a couple o' years is
kinder hard."
The truth flashed upon mc Some
wretched impostor had brought an
infant to my door and deserted it. My
sister-in-law might arrive before I
could rid myself of the horrible little
creature.
To find a policeman and tret the
child off ray hands was my only hope.
I rushed to my study window and for
tunately saw the sturdy form of our
particular guardian just turning the
corner. I beckoned to him.
And away we drove to the station1
house, where, having been cruellv
cross-questioned, f-was informed that
the little 'waif and stray would be
sent to the foundling hospital, and
that I "might go."
I went. At least my "iister-in-law
woald never know of this absurd af
fair. My heart was lighter. I grew
even cheerful.
Bat at the door of my own house I
baited in terror. Screams of the most
fearful description were being uttered
within. I burst open the door and
passed in.
: la the front parlor a young lady lay
BPt til &r shrieking, and tearinr
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tKaHiif m!
ncr hatt TV. servanfcirl, wnora 1 re
member to navn seen at my brothers
house, sat rocking to and fro in ccsta
cies of grief.
"Here's your wife, I reckon," said
Hepsiba, "and her bister. They come
In and asked me suthin' didn't ex
actly hear what it was. Then they
began to tear up and down the house
liko mad. Now she's got fits."
Then Augusta sprang to her feet,
rushing toward me, clutching my
arm with both her hands, and
screamed:
"Oh, where is he? Where is he?
Where is my son?"
"I I don't know. I'm not ac
quainted with him," I stammered.
I what do you mean, Augusta?"
"My dearest angel! My baby!" cried
Augusta.
"Baby!" I cried. "Eh, your babyf"
and sat down, faint with horror.
"Me and Mis' Smith we kem up
from rokeville," said Mary Briggs,
''this mornin' and we fetched the
baby along with us, and me and Mis'
Smith come to the door in a cab, and he
charged us most an awful price, and
drove off with the travelin' bags,
with the baby's most particular and
needful things in 'em, and so says I,
'Let's run after him;' so says she,
'Yes.' And we rings the bell, and I
says to the old lady, 'This is Mr."
Smith's?' Says she, 'Yes.' Says I.
'Take in the baby and we'll bs back
turcctly.' And off we puts and caught
the man. But we got lost somehow,
and we've been half an hour inquir
in our way back, and can't find the
baby."
"There's been a little mistake, and
I'm sorry, but I will rectify it. Come
along."
We arrived at the station house.
"Well, sir, whatjlo you want?" in
quired the sergeant
"The .baby!" I gasped. "You re
member the baby. I made a slight
mistake. I want him back."
"You are the fellow who gave us so
much bother an hour ago. are you?"
asked the gentleman, fiercely. "The
unfortunate child has been sent
to the foundling asylum. The mat
ter is out of our hands."
"Where is the foundling asylum?"
I asked.
The direction was hurled at me, so
to speak, and we departed. The
dreadful journey, with Augusta Jano
in spasms of grief, and the other two
women crying I cannot describe.
At last we reached the spot were
admitted, ushered into a parlor, and
there at last interviewed by a stout
lady in black, who called herself the
matron.
"The last baby was brought in,"
she said. "Dear mc, it's so bard to
tell. Twelve was fetched at once.
Was it a dark child in a ragged blan
ket, or "
"It had a white dress, and a white
cloak lined with blue, and a white
hood and his name was Ellsworth
Lincoln Grant Smith," said Anna
Maria.
"And his nice white cloak was
lined with blue. The Irish lady said
he was quite perfectly beautiful. Oh,
he has been adopted alrcadyma'am."
"Adopted! My baby adopted!" cried
Augusta.
"By an Irish lady, just starting for
Liverpool," said the matron. "Oh,
dear! if it is a mistake, you'll have to
hurry, or you won't catch the vessel.
She starts at 4, and it's 3:30 the Ari
zona, and the lady is Mrs. Murphy.
We reached the proper pier at last.
The crowd was just dispersing.
"The Arizona!" I cried.
r "She's off these fifteen minutes'
said a man. "That's the smoke of
j ,t
uer juuuer.
Then Augusta fainted away. But
just as she did so a carriage jostled
ours.
"Too late!" cried a voice,
"Oh, Murphy, dear, I knew it!" said
another. And a child began to cry.
"Maria Briggs, that's him!" cried
Augusta, coming to herself in a min
ute. "It's him!" cried Ann Maria,and the
two, regardless of danger, wero out
of our carriage, and in that of our
neighbor's in an instant, and I saw
them seize upon something in a blue
Uat4 JSJotK and detour it with kisses.
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it's my Dauy!' cried Augusta.
"It's mine, madam!" cried the Irish
lady.
I stood dumb. The Irish gentleman
offered to fight it out with me. Maria
Briggs it was who explained.
"Me and Mis' Smith we came from
Pokeville to-day, and the man went
off with our bags; and the deaf critter
there thought the baby was a found
ling, and gave it to the police, and
we've been ravin' distracted ever
since," was her version.
"No apologies at all," said the Irish
gentleman. "Shake hands, sir. Sure
we can adopt another just tha same.
Augusta had Ellsworth Lincoln
Grant, and was crying softly over
him. She returned with the child
and Anna Maria to Pokeville by that
night's boat. No power could induce
her to sleep in my house, and she has
never forgiven mc
As for Hepsiba, I have never been
able to explain the thing to her, and
she still alludes occasionally to "the
day your wife came."
At 117 so. Tenth.
Is located the city ticket of the North
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street.
Sutton & Hollowbush have invented a
cough drop. They call h the S. & H.
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Stop and get one on your way to the
theatre. It will save you a spasm of
coughing.
Remember the "Whitebreast Coal and
Lime Company is still furnishing its cus
tomers with best grades Pennsylvania hard
coal at $8 delivered.
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