The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-10-27

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BOW TWO wo,GKx Dncuvm rHr PuB-
L1c AND MADE ,zonEY.
About six weeh aeo The city
papers announced that o colored
woman, living in the northeastern
portion Of the city, had given birth
70 four healthy male children, and
that the mother was looked upon as
. heroine by all the colored people
In that section, who crowded to
zee her, paying freely for the plea.
srre OF gratifying their curiosity.
From time to time it was reported
that the mother and children were
doing better than acould be ex-
pected, under the circumstances
Il was also reported that his Ex.
celiency Gov. Scott--who, if rumor
DO true, has the milk of human
Kindness strongly developed in his
bosom-thinkfng nature might not
have supplied the mother with as
much Of the alacteal - az was ne.
cessary for the occasion, sent her q
nilch COW. I'm passing, we nnust
cay, IT this iast report be true, the
Governor 10 o far-sighted indiyid-
nal, and doubtless anticipate be-
coming . candidate for the Presi.
dency Of the United States, about
sixteen years hence, and made q
bid for the votes Of these four
babies, who, II they grow we'll,
will in that time be "duly quail
fed voters" ~
THE DECEPTIoN KxPosED.
The mother and her four babies
have been the worship Of the col.
orcd people up to two or three
days ago, when the idols were
dashed to the ground. Mother
pride could no longer retain q se-
cret which NOT only prevented her
from pablicly acknowledging the
compliment her g darlinash re.
|ceived, but allowed another. wo-
man 30 be praised for what she
had not done, viz: given birth to
two splendid specimens of baby.
hood. A told, IL appears that two
coaored women, for convenience,
we shall designate A and B, live
IN the same house, and on the same
day, about six weeks ago, were
made happy by giving birth to
male twins. A, who is Of q " spec
ulative turn Of mind" proposed to
b that che should put her two
babies in her (As) bed, and she
GAY should announce that tho four
belonged to her. AS such q thing
% four children at o birth was un.
usual, she argued the people would
want to see the sight, and would
pay to do %. b coneented to %
into the speculation. In q short
time the house was crowded, each
pc: son visiting paying something
for the privilege. In this way
money was made by both. B, after
recovering from her illness, did the
show-keeperis part. Her two child.
rem were the liner looking Of the
four, and the frequent compliments
paid them, gratified her very
faacla, although there was q little
ranking ut the heart because A
wac also complimented for the sup
posed part she took In their birth.
This sore spot festered, and at last
became as sore as could be borne.
An opportunity for . display If
the feeling it engendered soon
came. About two or three days
since o young married woman, who
has not been " blessed" and is con.
sequently very fond of babies, paid
o visit 10 the house. She was
overwhelming In her endearments
10 both A and babies, especially
to the two healthier ones. She
congratulated A specially on being
the mother of these two, all Of
which A took in good part, and
said she wss very prond or them I;
that she doubted II any woman in
the country ever bore finer speci-
mems. b stood by and listened
with o heart almost bursting with
rage. She could not stand the last
sentence /; al q mothers pride rose
in arms, She claimed her babies,
and denounced A as an ugly crea-
tnre; the two boys were her own,
and the other woman had nothing
TO do with them. An tbis and
more did she tell, at last conclpd-
ed by denonncing the whole affair
% . swindle, and then with drew
her stock from the concern. This
exposure created come excitement
in the vicinity, and those who had
been deceived were load in their
threats against the imposters hnt
now oil is quiet. The women, 1t
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