Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-22

held the light close 10 the face of this one
and saw that he not only sound asIeer
but had no. moved since she had laid hin
there. She then looked at the other chill
lren for moment or two. After tins she
went down stairs and resumed her work
She had not taken many stitches before
she paused again. and this time with
something like n start. The low cry of a
/ :hild had f,ilen upon hor car with a dis
| tinctaess not - DO mistaken. Again she
IS zen led 10 the chamber, bu. all remained
~ sho had left II bI, minute before
I The children wcro fast asleep and cvncel
i no sign Of rcs.lessncss. Mrs. Oliver stood
and listened in the chamber for some
tino but all remained quiet, She then
/ went below and sat down beside her wor <
! table to resume her sewing. but ere she
+ had taken her work in hor hands the cry
of child was again heard, but from
whence the sound came she could not tell
Il seemed near to her. and yet no: in the
room nor in the chamber n bove-nor was
he voice iilo that of ono of hof own
chidrcn. Broa.hlcsslv shc lstone1, with
I lips apart md every sense alive. In n fow
minutes the cry was repeated, louder md
moro prolonged she arose 70 her fee,
listened gain, and then sprang 10 The door,
luntaslcncd and opened H. AS she did 50.
tho c~t,,. ~. taIcll with large fakes Of
snow. rushud n upon her and for a mo-
rnont took her breath and blinded her eyes.
| A. soon as sho was able 70 SEQ. she per-
ceived that basket had been placed upon
her doorstep; at the Same Instant the cry
that had before fallen upon her ear rose
from the basket and explained the mys-
torv The truth flushed over hor mind =
some bcartless mother had abandoned her
new born babel
Bless m,!' cxc',im Il the widow sicz-
inr the baske. eagerly md lifting i within
the room, at tho Same time TINT she closed
the door and locked il. Enveloped in
many folds Of fine soft blanket an! on
tirciy protected from the cold AMI snow.
she found a naa infant. apparently not
more than n week OH. Several changes
Of clothes were IN tho basket, and n piper
ronta ming a small sum of money. Bu.
;hcrc was no message from the cruc
mother to her whom She had consigned her
habc--not even tho simple request that tho
helpless one should u, least receive kind
moss for lis own sake. Fully aud entire
" had it been abandone1. seemingly with
~, n thought for It's welfare.
.hht an infant ma pccn lelt, on Inc pre-
vious night, at the door OF the widow Oh
vcr and the naIghbors came in ono ftcr
qnothcr to talk over the strange incident.
"W bat are you gong 10 do with ~"
was tho universal Question. and
Keep it, was the unvarylnG reply.
''lndcci. then. am! ! would do no such
thing said one. ''you have enough TO do
10 take caro- of what YOU have
Il wouldn't take the bread out OF my
rhiidrcn's mouths to pat It into the mouth
If n stranger, sand another
''Send /. 10 tho aims house, ADVISED q
third.
Bat Mrs. Oliver had but ono reply TO
Ill these suggestions. II was the reply of a
true woman-
Good has sent this infant to my door
shall refuse TO tate 1t ana nurse 1t tor
jlEN! No-h9nceiorth u shnil be rs ono
Of my own children. viii know no
iiilorcnco.
As she sud, 50 she acted. FROM that
hour. me Mite henry as she ca'!cu MN
was 70 Dc as hor own c"itu' ana II was
Ao' IonS before her 'oVo ''' nun was as
tanief ana oeep rs lor ne' own c"'.ureh'
nth the care OF an infant on her hands
hrs. otiVer cou'd NOT earn as nuch oy
sewing as formerly ou' Inc Geticiency
arising from 'h's cause was h,aue up 10
her N ahother way I'M me money
she receive" VII" 'ie o'oc Sfo non2h'
COW. when gave 1cr enough f''iiK ior tho