American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-05
RAILROAD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF AN INFANT,

As the Southern bound trail. of the Mis-
sissIppi Central Railroad was at Wiuona, on
Sunday morning last, as we arc informed,
handsome, well dressed young woman, car
rying good sizsd. carpet-bag, got on board
She attracted some little more than ordinary
attention, as it is not usual for good looking
wei, dressed young ladies to carry their own
carpet sacks. But the whistle blew, the cars
rolled on, and the young womaa w's forgot
ten by all save the conductor, whose business
it is to think of all and collect his fare. In
good time the train arrived at Goodman, and
departed after the usual stoppage. The con-
duetor, as is customary, went into the ladies
car to see If there were aay new recruits to
his company of passengers, but instead OF
there being any additions, there seemed to
be loss-the young woman with the csrpst-
sack was gone, and on examining the seat
she had occupied, 10, and behold there was
a little baby, gently resting in the arms of
Morpheus He soon satisfied himself that
tlM woman had left the cars at Goodman.
Here was nice situation" for conductor
to be placed in, and be a bachelor at that I
an infant left in his "chargs" end the mother
gone His perturbation was great, bis med
itstisns. deep, and be was heard to mutter
something about frailty" and "woman,"
but the cars ratified on as though nothing
had happened, and arrived at Canton in
schedule time-and still "a baby lay sleep
iug," though no another was weeping" OF
course some disposition had to be made of
the "foundlng." So 1t found succOr in the
arms of kind hearted negress, who consent
ed to take the "dear little inHocent" and
care for it. The facts becoming known, how
/ ever, generous and benevolent lady, with
out children, proposed to adopt It, and it was
turned over to her accordingly, though moi
without much reluctance on the part of the
colored woman-to her credit be it said-ii
was a pretty little girl, about two and a hall
months old, and she had already become at
tached to it.
In regard to the desertion Of the child the
| inference is plain: the unnatural mother
wishing to get rid Of her offspring, put it in
the carpet-sack, after having drugged it well
to prevent betrayal by its crying, and took
the cars for the purpose of leaving it some
tukere. As the cars approached Goodman she
slipped it out, laid it on the seat took thu
carpet sack aud slipped out herself by thu
back way C,he cars, we believe, reach Good
man il the night
When the next up bound train arrived a.
Goodman, the same "lsdy" came on board
again, and was Immediately recognized b.
Mr.. Johnson, the same conductor, aud h
charged her with the crime of having desert
ed her child, which she bitterly denied, bu
upon being arrestedi as We learn, she FAC
knowledged the soft impeachment, AM
begged that the child should be returned t.
her, which, Of course, was refused, for tn
reason that she might get rid Of it more sSseiu
ally next time.
May this little child, whose first days dawn
ed 80 iuauspiciously, live to become the prid
Of the mother who has adopted her, an homo
ic her sex, and az ornament to society.