The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24
A Conductor Badly Sold.

ing nappeutu Ou u IOdu uuNlHS lJS IGIHIl-
nus in that city:
On recent trip there came aboard the
train at Adrian well-dressed, though
modest little woman, bearing in her arms
q cherub Of some three months Of age
The woman with her child took Il seat in
the ladies car. Soon the conductor came
along to collect the fares. When he ar
rived at the seat occupied by the little
woman he appeared slightly confused,
but regaining his equilibrium, asked to
see her ticket. She replied that she was
not possessed Of the desired piece Of
pasteboard, neither had she the where
with to purchase the article. Some con-
vorsation in q low tone then occurred be-
tween the conductor and his impecunous
passenger, when he turned about and go
ing to the gentlemen occupying the coach
told them that the woman was u deserv-
ing creature, who had met with misfor-
tune through the Vaccinations of some
double-dyed villain" etc, and whom he
desired to help. He proposed to head 4
subscription in her behalf with q V;
would not the iberal-hearted passengers
assist him? Of course they would Who
could resist such tempting offer? In
less time than it requires to write these
lines purse Of considerable magnitude
was collected and handed to the little wo-
man in black, who returned her thanks
with tears, which spoke more eloquently
than words.
While what is above related was
occurring, the train was speeding on its
westward way-station after station being
passed in quick succession. When Hud-
son was called, the little woman in black
started to her feet and rushed for the
door of the car, forgetting in her haste to
take along the blessed baby" which was
left in the seat lately occupied by its
mother. In minute the train was again
under headway, and was soon beyond the
suburbs of the charming village. As it
sped along toward the setting sun, the
jostling awoke the offspring of the "wo-
man in black" ," the late recipient of aims,
and then, for the first time, were the oc-
eupants Of the coach made aware that
the woman had abandoned her babe
The poor innocent was at once kindly
cared for by some gentle ladies, and the
conductor notified of what had occurred
At Pittsford, the next station, the con-
ductor stopped the train, gave the waif
into the keeping Of the agent, and call
ing the telegraph into requisition: sent a
dispatch to Hudson, requesting the ar
rest Of the 'woman in black" and giving
his reasons for making the request.
A lapse of twenty-Iour hours must now
occur, as they say in theplay bills, before
we can commence the second act of our
little drama, the curtain having descend
ed on the first at the telegraph Office at
Pittsford.
On Saturday our conductor was again
on the road, this time journeying east
ward, bound for Toledo. When he reach
ed Pittsford he again took aboard the
abandoned child, intending to deliver it
to its mother at Hudson. Upon reach
ing the latter station he alighted with
the cherubim in his arms, and Immediate
ly set about searching for the mother or
some one into whose possession he could
give the babe. But no one could be
found to accept the charge. Not they
Not for Joseph" They knew trick
worth two of that. They had been pres
ent at an examination Of the little woman
before Justice of the Peace, and heard
the testimony "Oh, no, Mr.. Conductor,
keep your child don't try to bring it
over to us to bring up. A pretty father
you are to act so shamefully."
Such were the noble responses our no.
BILE conductor received from the people OF
Hudson, whose population he was SC
anxious to increase to the extent of one
soul
OF course he was mystifed, not to say
dumbfounded What does all this -
nonsense mean? Would they explain ?
Would they come out from behind theil
masks and inform him who he was? AnC
all that sort of thing"
An explanation followed. 1t appear
ed that when the woman was taken int
custody in response to the PittsSord tele
gram of the day before, she demanded
an instant examination before compe
tent judicial tribunal. This was accord