The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-07-16
A CHOICE BIT OF SCANDAk
The History Of a Founding.


At an early hour OF eveni1g before last
the peace of mind of fair young wife,
living on - street, was terribly disturbed
by revelation as unexpectedaas startling.
Having been a year married TO DIR. -,
she had become reconciled to passing an
evening without his company Quasi nally.
She had ceased to pursuade h. entirely
away from an occasional game Of billiards,
or social hour ct the club, and on the
evening referred to was passing time irhis
absence at the piano, at which she and q
young lady from the next door on the west
were practicing duet. They were sitting
at the piano, with their backs to the open
door of the parlor, when suddenly the
door-bell was rung with much violence.
and they turned around in time to see
a black dress disappear from the
steps Mrs. - immediately went to the
door, and was much puzzled to find there
only an ordinary market basket She look
ed up street and down street, In quest of
the person who had left it there, and then
called Sallie's attention to it, and wondered
what they ought TO do with it. The young
lady naturally enough suggested that they
had better examine the contents, over which
lay cloth So they lifted the basket Bnt
they dropped it very suddenly. for directly
it was disturbed, and happened to be jostled
against the door-frame, there came from it
a series of as vigorous screeches as ever
came from an infants lungs. The impress
sion that a deserted brat of poverty had
been forced upon her first suggested itself
to Mrs. IS mind, and on the instant she
felt very indignant, and thought of hand
ing the treasure over to policeman. But
this idea soon gave way to growing curl
osity, as she removed the outer wrappings
from very pretty little baby-boy Of from
SIX to eight months, plump, round fell
low, fat and hearty, who dived one thumb
into his mouth, kicked his heels in the air,
and shook o fist triumphantly as soon
as he discovered a human face, and
that woman's. While the young wife,
herself soon to become mother, was Gu
riously examining the plain but neat cloth
ing of the little founding, including two
or three changes, Miss Salie had rapidly
glanced over note that she had found tied
to the basket handle. The young lady had
not more than glanced at it, and turned red
with the embarrassment that it provoked,
when her companion caught it from her
hand, handed her the baby, read it through
hastily, then cautiously, turned very pale,
and didn't faint. On the contrary, she
folded the note up carefully, and with care
placed it in her bosom. -.
She then laid a hand on one of Sallie's
arms, and very earnestly requested that she
would never mention what had occurred
which silence was promised. (Sallie has
kept her word pretty well, having never
mentioned it to more than half dozen Of
her relatives and friends) Then the new
arrival was safely deposited in corner
| where he crowed and sucked his thumbs
until George" returned. Our dramatic
quill is not well pointed to-day, and We
can't do Justice, in mere description, to
the scene that ensued. The game little
| wife did not go into Mysteries, tear her hail
and shrek her words FORTH But sht
couldn't help crying when told of the oc
currence. called on Sallie to witness the
truth of the story, handed her husband
the note and the baby, and then sobbet
! out: - -s tE- ~
''Now-ow-ow Geor-orge, is it true p
1t was some time before George said any
thing. He turned red, and white, ant
yellow, and looked very much ashamed
and annoyed, to say the least. Then h,
stammered out that it was a lie, o NEAR
lie, and - dirty trick of somebody tina
had conceived a grudge for him. Th'
young wife looked at his face closely, an(
seemed to make up her mind Immediately
for she sighed, o very heavy sigh, and sob
bed q little more, and merely remarked
as she left the room, and took the bah,
with her, ''Sallie has promised not to tell.
This history of these little facts would b.
incomplete were we to neglect to state tina
faithful, loyal Sallie's only regret is tina
she didn't steal that letter or take a cop,
of it. However, we can give as much o
it as she remembers, and has told to he
friends: ---, -.-4
''DEAR GEORGE Or, rather, you con
temptible puppy, send you our baby, be
cause can't care for it properly.
Am going home in the morning, and if you
don't do right by Georgia, Eli swear out
warrant for bastardy. see fit t.
expose you to your wife, anyway.
At last accounts that baby was being
cared for, and the story was going tin
rounds. Es .-.r.r
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