The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-16
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.n,,y.,I. SEPTEMBER 10, 1871.


was . little incident crcu ;, an
M ~, steamer "i'iian o 1.S ,;ncc.
%, D.I rnturn from Boston some ', nnfnld. The
It's &c. 100 orctty 10 remain uli'"'u .r;oa q
when u '' ',r IFS first trip. ana car Iir"
Ne>se' cxcursioniSts. 10 some o, o'rnat
pF'a o5,r. aud the perits oi INC -
Tue 49,, entirely now. W ~" w eo"t
o''.' which passed up Inc h'',"'' Lnnt
S,, c1sf nit was cho"''.,'.,; ,nnv,
"' ~, miles rom tae w ~ &c
n., ,,.as Great deal oil telt"i' s ainot -
there ~ go ,,rsse, was snapped OH ciose I.
mast OF ~" W. awning torn in shreds. ana
The dc ch, ,m converted into mighty whips,
ln' ~ .hirh the storm god beat the ROOF OF
WV" Wv" until the bravest began TO
~. = would come down IN ruins
'I'un , ,,'e;r heads. In little while the
1,'1a md nasscd. and to the great relief
t,r passengers it was found that no
in,ury had been done 10 the vcssel except
IN, already mentioned. The CLOUDS broke
.,ysy. and the soft rays OF the sun were
Struggling through the mist ana liShih1s
nm the cabin windows, when S'iuuGhl,
,h.re was commntion in the vIcinisy OF
ONE of the stcte-roomS--a lady nla oeei
tsken III. Tpere was no physician OH
Ln.ra hut there were a few rcsolutc NV
+rnnS and Il was not long before the whoie
' iv, was made happy by the announce
,nr,li :ortlr whispered from the state
room. "A baby has come on ooaru. inc
inv little stranger. "born oil the su!lsn're
and the Storm" had not been expected ;"
Sam. and those little delicate fabrics "hlch
inc cynpc;apt moihcr had wrought with
her own fair hands, aud moistened win
tears of hope and fenr, we're l1cken up ihrec
hundred miles away. But womanly instinct
aud skill were equal TO the emergency.
There was a burryin9 to ana fro 10 search
of needles. and scissors, and thlmbics !;
frnrkS we're sounded to their lowest depf rs,
ana spuliess linen brought to light, from
which garments for the little larry were
hastily sewed together with nlmpie ipSeIS,
and before the sun went under tue biue
waters the white robes were put on, ara
her infsntile lovelincss taken into an a0-
ioil,ipg state.Ioom, where grand fccel,-
lion was held. Everybody on board. KIND
hearted matrons. were touched: biushihG
v,,Inr girls, who only vaguely comrre-
hruGed The mystery proud fathers, and
ambitious Young men who had not yet
r. !ainrd to the dignity OF fathers INC
gi,l1rt captain Of the steamer, ana the
Tr,tncr-hc.tcn seamcn-all took q look
ri the baby. A meeting was held
IN the ssluon. at which congratulations
were exchanged over the pleasant event,
and ii was agreed 4 testimonial shou!u DE
presented to themol her. to be by her Sivc1
10 The daughter when she becomes Ole
enough TO understand that 1t j. intended a
a souvenir OF the time and place OF her birth
With the consent of the father and mother
Tie Dasseugcrs named the baby Virgins
arc-(su@ge-t by the proximity O
lno gir,a coast and The name OF the yes
>rN Rev. r. 81. Dudley ana Col. Harrison
AdrcoD were appointed committee 10 Sc
cue u silver cup for the interesting infant
AL The good people who love babies vii
be glad to know that the precious lutte
stranger, whose advent made such Il sen,a'
lion on board Inc William Crane, is in
crcasing in lovelincss every day. and thai
Lcr mother is quite wcll.-BGH. Am.