The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-19
From the Baltimore Saturday Visitor.
THE FOUNDE.ING.

From the Baltimore Saturday Visitor.
THE FOUNDING.
Or Industry Il Perseverance, move Mountains.
By tie author Of a Tale Of N,o England
CHAPTER I.
"Honor and shame from no condition rise:
Act well your part there all the honor lies.
Some twenty-five or thirty years since.
on summer afternoon, middle aged
lady, IF prepossesslng appearance, wal
ked into a store on Baltimore street, while
on a shopping tour, and after making
some purchases, enquired of the clerk in
attendance, ''ir his name was not Will
son." The clerk, somewhat surprised,
answered in the affirmative. The lady
on hearing his reply appeared much agi-
ta,ed, and hurriedly asking him to call at
C--sl., at 8 o'clock on that evening, i'm
mediaely left the store. Wilson watch
ed her until she disappeared around the
corner of the stree, mentioned, and then
returned into the store.
"But stop Moment" think hear
the reader say-"and explain matters
lille. Who are the personages you have
SO Suddenly introduced to us" Very
well !--liave patience and will tell you
all.
In the early part Of January, Is.
the door-bell of one of the most respecla-
bic houses in Charleston, s. c., was
violently rung at ten o'clock at night
The servant on opening the door found
a covered basket standing upon the steps.
but no one near. A glance down the
street, however, showed to the servant
the figure of woman hastily turning the
next corner and disappearing. The has.
ket was taken into the house, and the
family connected around, eager to see lis
contents. Various were the remarks
made about it.
"Perhaps It's an Internal machine, sent
to blow US all up, says Betty, turning
pale at the thought, "don't open it, Mr..
Wilson, throw it into the street. Use
hearn tell o such things"
Thus each had some remark TO make.
and no one seemed inclined to open the
basket. How long they might have
waited canno! tell, but at this moment
strange sounds were heard issuing from
it. Betty ran out of the room, exclaim-
ing, "ils going Off! Oh dear! Oh dear ~
and the children followed her at full
speed.
Tint, Tut" said Mr.. Wilson, (who
until now had sat looking on, much anu
sed at the odd actions of his children and
servants,) are you all frightened to death
by baby p Untying the cover and re-
moving it he first saw note and richly
jeweled gold watch, attached to which
was guard composed of beautiful Jet
black hair curiously wrought, and ruby
sealNpon which were the words, "Indus-
try and perseverance move mountains"
Then, after removing coarse shawl, he
behcld a cherub boy, apparently about six
months old, sleeping as soundly as if in
his mothers arms; sweet smile upon
his lovely lips, his thin glossy hair scat
tered in tiny ringlets over face of deli
cate whteness, save where nature had,
as with = pencil 'dipt in the red roses
dew laid with careful hand, hue no
art can evd, initiate.
swell, WE'LL" said Mr. Wilson, "here's
pretty scrape somebody has got me in
TO, but 1t is too late 10 help it now; and
as the child is boy, and have none of
my own, and wi.hal as bright an one as
need be ;-why,-I will just adopt il and
raise it as my own. So take it up 10 the
nursery, Betty, and see that good care is
taken of it. But hold, let's see what this
note contains, had like to have forgot.
ten it," He then opened i, and read as as
follows:
Mr.. Wilson Dear Sir: Pardon wha.
may seem such an &C. of injustice as the
desertion Of child by its parents. Cor
Heaven is my witness that it is not from
any lack Of parental feeling, but stern
necessity tina. compels me to do thus.
Two years since | married Frederick N
-, contrary TO my fathers wishes, and
without his knowledge. He was the
idol Of my. heart. thought him the best