Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-24
From the National Magazine.
GIVING AWAY Il CRTTD.

| from the National Magazine.
| GIVING AWAY Il CHILD.
On board one of the lake steamers, bound
for the far West, were an Irish family-hns
| band wife, and three children. They were ev-
identity in very destitute circumstances bui
| the exceeding beauty of the children, two girls
| and s boy, was the admiration of all their fel
| low passengers. A lady who had no children
| Of her owfi, was desirous of adopting one o
! the little travellers, aud made application to
the father through friend, who gives the fol
| lowing touching and, as We suppose, truthful
account Of the negotiation
proceeded, he says. Immediately upon my
delicate diplomacy. Finding my friend Oh
| deck, thus opened the affair -
You are very poor?"
Poor, sir" said lie, lay, if there's a
poorer man than me tToublin the world, God
pity both of w, for we'd be about equal"
Then how do you manage 10 support Jour
children 7?
Is it support them. sir? Why, don't
support them any way, they get supported
some way or other. It'll be tiuae enough for
me TO complain when they de-"
Would it be & relief to you 10 part with
one of them?"
1t was too sudden he turned sharply
round.
Z" A What, sir 81" he cried q relief to part
from my child? Would it be relief 10 have
the hands chopped from the body, Or The
heart torn out of my breast? A relief
uGted! God be good to Us, what do you
name ?"
g You don't understand me-" replied
=" If now, it were in ones power to provide
comfortably for one of your children, would
you stand in the way of its interests ?"
No, sir," said he, the heavens know
that [ would willingly cut the sunshine away
from myself, that they might get all the warm
Of it but tell us what you're driving at
l then told him that a LADY had taken FAM
cy 10 have one of his children and, if he
would consent to it, it should be educated and
finally settled comfortably in life.
This threw him into fit of gratulaton-
He scratched his head and looked the very pic
ture of bewiderment. The struggle between
fathers love and chiid's interest was ev;-
dent and touching. AT length he said
%. niurthtr, wouldn't it be great thing
for the baby? But l must go and talk with
Mary-thats the mother of them an it
wouldn't be right to be giving away her chill
dren afore her face. and she to know nothing
at all about it,
Away with you then," said I, and bring
me an answer back as soon as possible"
In about half an hour he returned leading
two of his children. His eyes were red and
swollen, and his face pale with excitement and
agitation"
Well,' enquired. "what success"
Bedad, it was hard struggle, SIR said
he. i" But I've been talking to Mary, an she
says, as it's for the chiids good, may be the
heavens above will give US strength to bear
tt-ssse sssa-zsz=sss-. = -
Very well aud which of2them is it TO
be g"
Fax, an l don't know, SIR" and he ran
his eye dubiously over both.
Here's little Norah-shc's the oldest, an
won't need her mother so much; but then
o! tear an aigers-it's myself that can't tell
which I'd rather part with least so take the
first one that comes, wild blessing. There.
sir" and he handed over little Norah; turn
ing back, he snatched her up in bis arms. and
gave her one long, hearty fathers kiss, saying
through his tears =
May God be good to him that's good to
you, an them that offers you hurt or harm,
may their souls never see st. Pether.'
Then taking his other child by the hand, be
walked away, leaving Norah with me.
took her down to the cabin, and VIC
thought the matter settled. It must be con-
fessed, to my great indignation, however, in
about hours time | saw my friend Pat at
the window. As soon as he caught my eye
he commenced making signs for me to come
out. / did so, and found that he had the other
child in his arms.
What's the matter now ?" asked I.
Well, sir" said he, ''I ask you pardon for
troubling you about SO foolish a thing as a
child or two, but we're thinkiu' that maybe it'd
make no differ-you see, sir, I've been talking
to Mary, an she says she can't part with No
rah, because the creature has look ov me
but here's little Biddy, she's purteyer far an
av you phase, sir, viii ycu swap?"
Certainly" said /, q whenever you like"
So be snapped up little Norah as though it
were some recovered treasure, and darted
away with her, leaving little Biddy, who re-
manned with US all night but 10 ! the moment
we entered the cabin in the morning, there was
Pat making his mysterious signs again at the
window, and this time he had the youngest, a
baby, in his arms.
whats wrong now?" ] enquired.
Be the hokey fly, sir, and it's meself that's
almost ashamed to tell you. You see I've
been talking to Mary, an she didn't like to
part with Norah, because she had a look ov
me, an be me sowl, can't part with Bddy,
because she's the noodle of her mother, but
there's little Paudeen, sir. There's lump of
Christian for you, two years old, and not
day more he'll never be any bother to any
one, for av he takes after his mother he'll have
the brightest eye, an av he takes after his IA
ther he'll have fine broad pair of shoulders
to push his way through the world Will you
swap again, sir?'
With all my heart sir" said I, :" it's all
the same to me - and so little Paudeen was
left with me.
"Ha, ha," said to myself, as looked into
his big laughing eyes, the affair is settled at
last"
But it wasn't for ten minutes had scarcely
elapsed, when Pat rushed into the cabin with
out sign or ceremony, and snatched up the
baby, and cried out:
ats no use I've been talkin' to Mary, an
we can't do it. Look at him, sir, he's the
youngest aud best of the batch. You wouldn't
keep him from us. You see, sir, Norah has
look ov me, and Biddy has look ov Mary
but be me soul, little Paudeen has the moth
ers eye, an my nose, an q little ov both ov uz
all over No, sir, no we can bear hard foi-
tune. starvation and misery, but we can't bear
to part from our children, unless it be the will
of Heaven to take them from us"
HOW TO GO TT.
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