The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-10
CHILDREN FOR sALE.
IN. Y. Herald

If anybody wants to buy a child from two
weeks to say four years old, he Gun do it IL
New York. There is scarcely anything
people cannot do in New York, in reason,
and buying babies is not unreasonable, as
times go. So, at least, a reporter on the
Saturday Nercury writes, because he tried,
after the following manner:
For ADDITIONAL newborn male infant !:
also several other infants. Apply
This was the advertisement, with address
added, that caused the reporter to start out
on his mission of inquiry. He found the
house, with Mrs. Worcester, Physician"
on the door-plate, and he pulled The bell
A short woman, with pinched features, cold
gray eyes, hard-iined mouth, keen and cal
cuating, slovenly in dress aud fifty years
old, opened the door
Yes, she was Mrs. Worcester; she had in
serted the advertisement. Why did he ask!
with quick, scrutnizing glance Oh, Il
friend OF his wanted to adopt a child. Well,
then, walk into the parlor.''
The department was handsomely fur
nished Piano, centre table, pictures,
crmson-covered furniture-all i'll the heavy
swell order, indicating a lively demand in
babies at steady prices, and altogether
surprise.
He wanted a child; boy, about two
on hand. She could let him have "a boy two
weeks old or one of ten months; fine,
healthy child, in good condition. Mother
dead. Father out of employment. couldn't
pay for its board, and had asked her to get
it good home. Yes, those were young.
She had another of four years. A stout hear
ty child one of the finest boys she had ever
seen Both pare.ts dead His mother had
asked her to get him good home before
she died. She could get one of two years if
the party would pay her for her trouble. 1t
was her business, and she must live like
other people. If it had been girl now that
he had wanted, there would have been no
trouble. She could have supplied one right
away, but If she had to search up one, she
had to be paid extra Tor her trouble. No,
he could not see the chllren-another
quick, anxious glance-they were not in the
house Just then, but if he liked she would
nave them there on Friday. What was the
price! Well, the didn't like to deal with
penurious people. If she got a child for the
gentleman she would expect compensa-
ton. Certainly! She had to take a great
deal of trouble, and it was her business. He
could have the two weeks old infant for
thirty dollars. She wonld expect fifty dol
lars for the ,ne of ten months old, and for
the boy of four years cid she would expect
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Where it was a special order she must be
specially paid. Her regular price for
child two years old was seventy-fve dol |
lars. As she said before, she didn't want to
have anything to do with penurions people
He need not be uneasy about surrender OF
claim to the children; she had the control |
She would give perfect titles to them.
When she gave child, there wasn't any
chance of anybody disturbing him about it |
quite calmly as il she were I
selling hog or sheep. No, she could not
show him the child, but she could show him
his photograph. Then the good "Mrs.
Worcester. physician" showed the reporter
IN album filled with photos of children of
Ill ages, and there wer" other albums on
he table, which were doubtless filled with
photos of babies too. She had forgotten to
mention it before, but she must have refer
,nces. She wanted to know that her chill
lren got comfortable homes, because she
oOked upon children as the-as the-as
he miniatures of our future inhabitants"
OF course, after they were out of her
lands, she had nothing more to do with
hem: the person taking them was never
roubled any more, but she wanted to know
Who got them.
1t was evident that Mrs. Worcester had
Gale of prices according to ages, and that
he demand for boys was more active than
or girls. She was not to be pumped and
ike old Joe Bagstock. was "develish shy"
When that process was attempted. There
we're no children to be seen about the house,
nd yet it may have been full of them, for
he was dealer in flesh and blood by her
wn admission, and she was midwife, liv
NC in the doubtful neighborhood near the
hudson River. Whether her merchandise
we're the logical results of poor but honest
,arentage. or of a lovely woman loving not
wisely but too well, is known best to Mrs.
Worcester.