The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-30

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that the bed should be searched ,---
Two nurses, who were also present
j proceeded to make tile examination
and theysreported that all was righ'
mot suspicious thing had beer
found. Mr.. Webb, not being salts
fed, and feeling the delicacy Of his
position, went to the clergyman's
house, and secured the assistance oi
q medical gentleman who was staying
with him. The circumstances we're
stated to the surgeon. who determin.
ed on instituling further search in
rsscnce only OF the nnrse.
For some time their3eflorts had no
result, but at length ahundle was dis.
covered between ne child arm and
body, which one Of the, nurses imme.
diatcly laid hold of. The girl, as tits
alledged, instantly called out, syon
must not touch that J. but / must
have it, said the woman. But
said the deaf child, you shan't have
it'll i will have it,sexclaimed the
nurse, and away went the bundle
the child Will, great resignation say.
ing, well, if You will. You umnst.'
The surgeon undid the parcel, and
found it to consist Of about a score of
napkins. These were spread outup-
on the conntcrpanc. and the parents
and the two Watchers We're called in.
Of course the utmost CONSERVATION
was depicted on the faces ofthe pa.
rents. The mother Immediately ac-
cuscd the child ofdcceiying her, but
was properly stopped by the remark
that this art Of the imposition could
not have been carried through with.
out.her agency. The father seemed
inan agony Of distress, andsolemnly
protested tcat he wasaentircly ignor.
ant that the napkins nsWefea here, and
that SO far rs lie knew that neither
morscl nor drop haa.pass the child's
bps for sixteen weeks. Messrs.
MGeb and Wlithv, tie medical gen,
ilemen, ,aRd ylsSt j So s. cliatelY
Is 41t.SSfeeb9iisn fs 5lis fti't Il tka NJ slIs s
to Woodbridge, fcela ~
the imposition W.
tised. 1t is i'm fHdi}fSatii4Ptl fdfSatii4Pttl, ~ to
notice that during Saturday, Sunday,
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, she had had no food or.
drink, neither was any food found in
the bedding.
Probably it will he deemed ncccs$a-
ry TO make further examination,
Should not the report Of the committee
be pei lfccily conclusive. lfthc whole
be an inposition-and many Of the
facts bear this complcXion-it would
be better to have it more satisfactorily
exposed. People are unwilling to be-
lieve that any person could be found
who would deliberately act through so
revolving, SO Gnd-insulting, an iniposi-
ton as this--lct the evidence of the
guilt be laid fairly and broadly before
The world Gre so blaspllemous Il dcccp-
ton shall be admitted.
We need hardly add that il is bclev-
ed that the girl can sec, and that her
alleged ability to read writing with her
fingers is disputed. 1t is also believed
hat .hc can hear, and it'lhc converse
ti"n regarding the clothes be accurately
ntrratcd, there is positive proof that
she has the use Of This taculty Re-
garding the ringing of the glass, We
ought to add tn, she has in her bed
room glass harmmicon, which, was
f. fcqncnlly laid on her bed, and on
which she was very fond of playing,
thongh we cannot conceive What de-
light she could take in music that she
could not hear The belief is that this
is the means by which the ringing is
occasioned-,ha in lieu OF the invisible
angels wings she touched it under the
bed clothes while her visitors were all
sorEel in fhcir dcvotions.
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