The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11

About six weeks ago the city papers 40
nounced that q colored woman living in the
northeastern portion of the city had given
birth to four healthy male children, and that
the mother was looked upon as heroine by
Ill the colored people in that section, who
crowded to see her, paying freely for the
pleasure of gratifying their curiosity. From
time to time it was reported that the mother
and children were doing better than ''could be
expected, under the circumstances" 1t was
also reported that his Excellency, Governor
Scott, who, if rumor be true, has the milk OF
human kindness strongly developed in his
bosom, thinking that Nature might not have
supplied the mother with as much Of the "lac-
teal" as was necessary for the occasion, sent
her milch cow. In passing, we must say.
that if this last report lie true, the Governor is
farsighted individual, and doubtless ant;ci-
pates becoming candidate for the Presidency
of the United States. about sixteen years hence,
and made bid for the votes of these four
babes, who, if they grow well, will in that time
be s'duly qualified voters" Put the COW down,
Governor, among the ''incidentals' ofthe Blue
Ridge Railroad.
THE DECEPTION EXPOSED.
The mother and her four babes have been
the worship OF the oolored people up to two
or three days ago, when the idols we're dashed
to the ground. Motherly pride could no longer
retain secret which not only pre- rented her
from publicly acknowledging the compliment
her "darlings" received, but allowed another
woman to be praised for what she had not
done, viz: given birth to two splendid spe-
cimens of babyhood. AS told, it appears that
two colored women, whom for convenience we
shall designate as A and B, live in the same
house, and on the same day about six weeks
ago we're made happy by giving birth to male
twins. A, who is of a speculative turn of
mind" proposed to B that she should
put her two babes in her 80 bed,
and she (A) should announce that tho
four belonged to her. AS such thing
as four children at birth was un-
usual she argued the people would want to
see the sight, and would pay to do 30. B con-
sented to go into tho speculation. In short
time the house was crowded, each person visi-
ting paying something tor the privilege. In
this way money was made by both. B, after
recovering from her illness, did the show
keepers part. Her two children were the
finer looking OF the four, and the frequent
compliments paid them gratifed her very
much, although there was little ranking at
the heart because A was also complimented
for the supposed part she took in their birth.
This sore spot festered, and at last became as
sore as could be borne. An opportunity for
display of the teellngit engendered soon came.
About two or three days since young married
woman, who has not been "blessed," and is
consequently very fond of babies. paid a visit
to the house. She was verwhelming in
her endearments to both and babies, especial
IL to the two healthier ones. She congratulated
A especially on being the mother OF these two,
all Of which took in good part, and said she
was very proud Of them; that she doubted il
any woman in the country ever bore finer
specimens. B stood by and listened, with o
heart almost bursting with rage. She could
not stand the last sentence; all mothers
pride rose up in arms. She claimed her babies,
and denounced A as an ugly creature; tue two
boys we're her own, and the other woman had
nothing TO do with them. All this and more
did she tell, and at last concluded by denounc-
ing the whole affair as swindle, and then
withdrew her stock from the concern. This
exposure created some excitement in the
vicinity. and those who had been deceived
were loud in their threats against the impos-
tors; but now all is quiet. The women, it is
said, made about three hundred dollars by
their little operation.