Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-06
A Baby on a Picnic Left in the
WonnS

Discorcrcd Ly Dqys-P~eats Distracted.
y few days since, large party Of per-
sons left this city in the Baltimore cars,
to enjoy picnic at Fairvicw, near Ches-
ter. Among the pleasure-seekers were
gentleman, bis wife, wif9's aunt, and a
child about three months old. The day
was pleasantly spent by most Of the party,
but the wife was taken sick, aud she placed
the darling infant in the hands Of her aunt
to be taken care Of The aunt attended
to its wants with all the care Of mother,
and when the whistle sounded for the
party to take the cars to return to the city,
the infant was sweetly sleeping, and the
aunt, being little nervous, feared she
would be late for the cars, in consequence
Of the fact that she had left her bonnet in
part Of the grove some distance from
where she stood, when the notice to leave
was given. To facilitate her movements,
she spread her talma upon the ground, laid
the infant gently upon it, and started for
the spot where her bonnet had been left.
The head gear was found, but, unfortunate
ly, the aunt in her hurry and fear of be-
ing too late, took different direction on
her return from that in which she had
started, consequently she missed the baby;
but still she thought she had reached the
right spot, and not finding the darling con-
cluded that the mother or father had picked
the child up and got in the cars. With
this belief she reached the train and con-
tentedly took seat, but in car some dis
tauce from the one occupied by the parents.
IT, '--;- -r-a M. th" mother thinstno
the aunt had the child, and the aunt
thinking the same about the mother; but,
on the arrival of the cars q. Broad and
Prime streets, 10 and behold, no child was
to be found. Dismay sat upon each coun-
tenance, and fears of the worst kind seized
upon the party while talking of the pro-
bable fate of the child. The father did
what all sensible fathers would have done,
hired a horse and carriage and started back
in haste for the picnic grounds. The dis
tance being considerable, we will, while
the father is pursuing his sad and lone
some journey, relate how the infant was
discovered and taken care of. 1t appears
that two brothers Of this city board near
the grove in which the party had assem-
bled, and that the nurses Of their children
were in the habit of taking the little ones
TO the depot each afternoon to meet their
father. This particular afternoon the nurse
had her attention attracted by the bark
ing and gambols of dog, and on going to
the spot found the baby sleeping sweetly
upon the ground. just at this time one
of the gentlemen referred to came along
and directed that the child should be taken
home. On arriving there friendly dis
pute arose among the ladies, "who should
take care of it, as there was something
romantic in the idea of finding baby in
the woods. The matter was finally settled,
and the lady who obtained possession made
such arrangements a~ would provide for
the wants of the child, and when she re-
tired for the night the baby was placed
by her side but about twelve o'clock at
night, the household were aroused By loud
knocking at the door, which on being
opened, disclosed the anxious face Of the
father. The child was of course given up,
aud the fond parent returned with all
haste to gladden. the heart of his almost
distracted wife.-Phad. Ledger.