Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-17
Giving AWAY Child.

Giving Away a Child.
On board one of the lake steam ers, bound
for the far West, were en- Irish family ,hus-
band, wife, aud three children. They were
evidently in very destitute circumstances !;
but the exceeding beauty of the children,
two girls and q boy was the admiration Of
all their fellow passefgers. A lady who
had no children of her own, was deeirous
Of adopting one of the little travellers, and
made application to the father through o
friend, who gives the following Ouchlng,
and ss we suppose, truthful accOtut Of the
negotiation:
i proceeded, he says, immedi ,tely oh
nv delicate diplomacy. Finding my
friend on deck, / thus opened the at
fair:
You are very poori'
Poor, sir r. raid be, 'av, if there's q
poorer man than me trOublIn the world.
God pity both of uE, for We would be about
aqual.'
Then how do you manage to support
your children
rs it support them, sir 2 Why don't
support them any way, they get support
some way or other. It'll be time for me to
complain, when they do
Would it be q relief TO you, 10 part with
one Of them2'
1t was to sudden; he turned sharply
round.
"A what, SIR? he cried, "a relief to part
from nv child? Would 1t be q relief to
have the hands chopped from the body,
or the heart torn out of my breostf A res
lief indsedi God be good to ~ what do
you name?
You don't understand me- replied
IF now, it we're in ones power to provide
comfortably for one of your children,
would you stand in the way Of its inter
ests1 .....
NO. SIR said he, the heavens know
that would willingly cut tie sunshine a.
way from myself, that they might get all
the warmth Of it but tell w what you're
driving at
then told him that lady had taken
q fancy to have one of his children and,
if he would consent to it, 1t should be
educated, and finally settled comfortably
in life.
This threw him into ct of graduation.
He scratched his head, and looked the very
picture of bewilderment. The struggle be-
tween fathers love aud a child's interest
was very evident, and touching. At length
be said
%, murther, wouldn't it be great thing
70: the? But must 60 and talk with
Mary-that's the mother Of them; and it
wouldn't be right to be giving away her
| children afore her face and she know moth.
ing at all about it,
Away with you then,' said I, and
bring me an answer back as sOon as possiA
ble.'
In about half an hour he returned, lead.
ing two Of his children. His eyes were
red and swollen, and his face pale from ex.
citement and agitation"
WELL inquired, what success
'Bedad, it wac q hard struggle, sir,
said he. But I've been talking to Mary,
an she says as its for the child's good, may
be the heavens above, will give rs strength
to bear it,
Very we'll, and which of them is it to
ber
Fax, an 1 don't know, sir and ran bis
eye over both.
Here's little NoFah-she's the oldest
won't need her mother 80 much but then
oh tear an and aigers-it's myself thai
tell which I'D rather part with least sC
take the first one that comes, wild blessing
There, SIR and he handed over little
NOrah turning back, be snatched .heI
up IN his arms, and gave her one ven one
hearty fathers kiss, saying through biz
tears
May God be good to him that's good
to you, and them that offers you hurt OF
harm, may their souls never see ST. Pc
ther.' u -r-... a.-
Then taking his other child by the hand
DO walked away, leaving Norah will
me.
took her down 10 the cabin, and w
thought the matter settled. IL must b
confessed, to my great indignation, how
ever, IN shout IN hours time saw my
friend Pat at the window. As soon a
he caught my eye he commenced making
signs for me to come out. / did 90 anC
found that he had the other child in bin
arms.
What's the matter now ? asked /.
well. q, said he, ask your pardon fol
troublin' you about 80 Polishing thing al
a child or two, but we're thinkin' that may
be it'd make no differ-yOu see, sir, TvI
been talkin' to Mary. an she says she cam
part with Norah, because the creathur haI
look of me but here's liGile Biddy, she's
purteyer far, an az you please will yOr
sWapF
- Certainly said ], whenever yor
like -
So he snapped up little NOrah as though
It were some recovered treasure. and
darted away with her, leaving little Biddy
who remained with Us all night, bat 10
the moment We entered the cabin 10 the
morning, there vas Pat making his myste.
riOus signs again at the window, and this
time be had the youngest baby in his
| arms.
'Whats wrong now inquired.
BE the h0key ay, sir, az iFs myself