Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-03

CARELEEsSEss AND CARl.-peope should he
carefdl-h oAextremeiy CAREFUL by any meant
A good lddySof honofiibld repqte, wasNwated
On yesterday morning bya young fellow u
somo7 twbnty years;N whip very hysteriously
knocked At Her door, ENTHUSIASTICALLY drop
ped package id her arms as she came to the
door, and left, never saying word. 1t was n
peculiar bundle, in little square basket, with
II profusion of linen around the edge, and
weighed about one-and-twenty pounds. She
was a shrewd lady that opened the door and
received the mysterious bundle into her arms
She reads the newspaper every morning, and
never omits the local column. Suspicion
flashed across her mind on the instant, Occu-
pied with recollections of the tri-weekly item
on "baby waits that comes as regular us the
sun. With Il number of responsibilities on
her maternal hands, it was rather II summary
method of assuming an additional one. So
thinking, she hailed policeman who was sun
ming himself on the opposite side of the street,
musing as calmly and quietly Ms though man
was never made to be arrested. The lad had
gone on quick pace down the street, and was
barely in sight. The good lady pointed him
out,and informing the officer that he had drop
ped baby at the door, despatched him for his
body. The municipal Mercury was successful,
and in few seconds the mysterious stranger
was at the portals of the door
Then came torrent of invectivcs from the
good lady, ntorrent of questions from the mag
nnte,an torrent of suggestions from dozen
or two gosspps who were standing around
The Mystery was alarmed, il is true but contu-
maciously never uttereda word. For five min
utes this scene was continued when the Off
GERS seized the Mystery by the collar and
marched him Off to the neighboring alderman.
The good lady took her bundle and followed,
the gossips and the ragged little boys forming
the procession. Al the aldcrman's office there
was the usual hearing. The lady testified that
the stranger had called and left in her possess
sion strange baby, of n parentage and origin
to witness unknown. The officer testified to
the alarm, his agility, and the arrest. The
magistrate asked the prisoner, in very fierce
tone, what he had TO say The prisoner NUT
tered something uninteligiblc, and was foriti-
with ordered TO find bail An incarceration
was imminentb but was prevented by reporter
of one ofthe evening journals, who suggested,
in the midest manner, that the bundle should
he opened. The magistrate was certain that
the evidence was clear enough, without addi-
tional proof, but out of his respect to the pro-
iession in general cOndcsccndcd TO follow the
reporters advice. The linen was unravclled,
the bundle united, ind to the wondering gaze
ofthe whole purity was exhibited IL lnrge shout
der Of excellent veal The prisoncr--a Ger
man-was discharged, and the veal was borne
in triumph to the good woman's kitchen.
People should not bc careless, nor should
they follow the summary example of the good
woman with her veal About the time this oc-
cnrrence had just TRANSFERRED II well-dresscd
woman with an infant stepped up TO young
girl standing ut the corner Of Eighth and Arch
streets and asked her in the poltest manner
TO hold the baby while she purchased yard
of dimity. The girl complied, but the we'll
dressed lady never returned.
Here are two instances of carelessness and
care. The reader can point the moral
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