The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-11-13
NUMBER IS.
,MyssGE'iows AFFAIR.

Some eighteen or twenty months since, o
couple of gentlemen, accompanied by lady
and an infant child, the latter not more than
IA month or six weeks oil !, arrived on the South
ern train, and registered at Jarratt's Hotel.
TShortly after their arrival they stated to the
servants that they were in pursuit of wet
nurse, the mother of the infant then with them,
having died shortly after parturition had beer
| consumtnatod. One Of the servants stated thaf
he had sister, free woman Of color. who.
had recently become mother, and as she had
supcrIbundancc of actcal nonrishment, would
no doubt chcertully undertake to supply the
stranger infant. An interview with the nurse
was obtained, and it was agreed that thc should
take the child three months, and receive as
compensation for her services, gold watch and
$50 in money. The child, the watch and the
money were handed over, the wet nurse agree
ing to assume all the duties, and plcdgins
all the kindness and affection o. a maternal re-
ation The three months sped away rapidly,
the child in the meantime prospcriug in health
and growing in size. But at the end of the
appointed time, those who had solemnIy pledg-
cl to DO so, came not, and the servant being
without means save what she earned by her
own labor, felt that tie increase to her family
imposed obligations which she could not dis
Charge. The circumstances becoming noised
about the neighborhood lady residing in
South Ward who had been married sometime
but was still chi!dlcss, proposed to take charge
Of the little infant, and bestow upon it all the
care and attention, which parental affection
cotd p' 'ompt
The proposal was assented to by the hther-'
to coIorcI guardian, and the lady took posses
s;on of the tcudcr offspring and has continued
i'll Possession mp to the present day. We un-~
dcr<t;nd that both she and hcr husband bestow
upon it all the care and affection that could be
Iavishcd upon "bonc of their bone and flesh of
their fesl." They are in tact dcvotcdly at
tached to the sweet little <<chcrub, who is now
eighteen months old, and one of the sprig. IL
est, most interesting aid prettiest little girls of
her aye in that part of the city where she re-
sides. So far, not one; word has been received
from the "lady and twp gentlemen" who were
to call again in three lponths, and as six times
the period fixed upon has passed away, it is
suggested that probably the mysterious three
are persons OF trcachefous memory, and have
entirely forgotten the circumstance. Should
this fall under the cytc OF either, or all, they
may rest assured that the child is in the care
Of those who are doin5 for her all that can be
done, but still there J mystery envcloping
the affair, which those lacquainted with the cir
cumstances would like ito have unraveled Gu
riosity is one of the Strongest passions which
belong to human natll lrc, and for its gratifca-
ton, mankind will end lre much and long It.
is suggested, that per}chance the watch may
be identified, and tllatl such an event may ul-
timatcIy reveal the mb bther of tie little girl, E
who is at present in igtfoSancc of fact, which,
when she arrives at ycaAs of discretion, will
ever prove source OF eIAncholy and regrets
l'eSersbury ExpSs
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