Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-10-28
Ginx's Baby.

'rrancO-EfuSslan II war;, thus tells IN d.
few lines, the story of "Ginx's Baby,"a
very pointed satire lately published iu
London.
what are you reading p asked Of
literary young lady, who came down,
with lap full Of books this morning.
oh ! Pve got all the sensations-h
is Dame kuropea's School : here's
The Battle OF Dorking : here's 'Giux's
Baby : here's 'Milbank,' aud Bret
Harte's poems
(which is the best -
Wei, 'Ginx's Baby is very clever
SATIRE
who is Ginx /?
'Ginx Was the father of The thirteenth
baby. Ginx was poor, and becoming
impatient at Mrs. Glnx's increasing F,
babies, after she bad had the twelfth, de-
clared that he would throw the thirteenth
Of at Westminster Bridge
'And did he do it =
NO, but he discovered the infant, after
Mrs. Ginx had succeeded in hiding it
away for several days, seized it and start 3
ed Tor the bridge, and
"Threw it in =
no, the police stopped him. Ginx
expostuated said he didn't want the
baby that he had twelve already at
home that be was poor man, and had
no use for the thirteenth Ginx. Then q
Catholic nun came along, aud offered TO
iced it and save its life
And never bring it back " asked Ginx.
Never
Hes yours--to have and to hold Il
and then Ginx ran back TO his wife and
wretcbed twelve children, happy man.
What then =
But Burnstein started up Brooks
Silver Slippery galiop, and bellies rushed
TO the hop room, aud ran to lead for
ward to catch the story
Them said she, whispering aloud, the
tug commenced. The baby was baptised.
Ginx's wife had to go and nurse the
baby twice day. Father Cozan want
ed to--und did-make the sign OF the
cross on Mrs. Ginx before the baby was
allowed TO nurse. Mrs. Ginx told this
TO Protestant friend
Sign of a cross, Mrs. Ginx Oh,
horrors-they are making proseiyte OF
the baby those atroclOus Catholics,
said ,he friend.
Then the Protestant clergy got hold
of the scandal. The Protestant papers
rioted over the matter. The clergy
went to lawyer. The Catholics have
torcibly dstrained a Protestant baby,
and are tying to make Catholic OF
hm-what shall We do 2 they asked.
Bring or action said lawyer NEEDLE,
IAN aotioe of habeas corpus
The case went to court. Thousands
7 of pounds were spent. The newspapers
5 talked about the .Ginx Baby Case 'The
Ginx's Baby Funds were collected the
lawyers took the money, and the baby
a was surrendered to tho Professionals.
Soon the baby fund was exhausted its
nurse in vaine demanded pay for nursing
him and, finally, one day, she left the
poor baby on club house doorstep to
8 starve. Another humane religious So
c;ety took it after the almshouse said
: they would not have it. Another re-
:, ligious controversy ensued. The baby
- was also poor, half starved and neglect
!, |, ed, while everybody was fighting over
J. his religion.
), sWhat become OF him p
well, after fifteen years of kicks, Of
T. cold neglect, of ignorance, and starva-
ton while all the world and newspapers
= were talking about how the Catholics
It had forcibly distrained Protestant
S child from its doting parents-the poor,
e neglected, sorrowtnl, lgnorent boy went
one dark night, with not even flicker.
:. ing star TO see his act, went and jumped