The Richmond palladium., 1874-02-28
LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AnGsT At BE THY GODS THY
WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, FEB
From the Washington Chronicle.
ssWh0F0,D Dobbie9s'

From the Warrington Chronicle.
sWhsrs's DoAbies''
By-the-by, speaking Of returning
congressman, rather . good story has
been telegraphed of new member
who arrived with his family, consist
ing of wife, Eve children and nurse.
The economical member of Congress
packed his family in one hack at 9p.
M, and drove to Willard's. They had
been car riding for many nights and
days, and were in consequence, exceed
ingly fatigued.
Arriving at Willard's they paid the
hackman, ordered their trunks of,
and trudged wearily, half asleep, into
the famous caravansary. The hus-
band, wife, and four children were
escorted into the supper room, they
were carried beyond the jurisdiction
of the Board Of Public Works to
rooms under the roof. When the
good lady entered her bedroom she
encountered the nurse, and both ex-
claimed:
Where's Bobbief"
"Why, miss, said the nurse, Il
thought you had him"
Nancy" screamed the Mrs. NJ. G.,
didn't you fetch him in?'
mo, mum; I had the three carpet
sacks, the cloak, baby's clothes, and !
thought you had him."
Now, Bobbie was the baby, and
the frightful discovery was made that
the baby had been left in the hack.
There was . frantic rush for the ele-
vator and the stairs. The insane M.
G., tried to burst open the door so as
to precipitate himself down the we'll.
He then pulled away at the bell until
he broke it; then shouting "fre!"
rushed down after his wife and four
children, who by this time were in the
clerks Office trying to make the cor
pulent and amiable Mr.. Bagley under
stand the horrible situation.
Some one suggested the telegraph,
and all the police stations were ad-
vised of this loss Of Congressional in
fancy. But the worst part of it was
that crazy representative could not
remember the number of the hack,
and hacks are not remarkable for
their ready return of lost parcels.
In the meantime the unhappy hus-
band made . short excursion into the
neighborhOod. He hurried through
the hacks on the hack stands, and had
all the retired convicts who drive
those vehicles volunteer to 90 and
search for the lost child for two and o
half hours. Each one was ready to
make affidavit that he knew the hack
and one driver, who ought to have
been hung long ago, swore that he
heard the child cry as the hack drove
by. From the hack stand the hus.
band hurried to Newspaper Row and
stirred up the Bohemians to the high.
est pitch of excitement by his tale oi
woe. The cOrpulent Ramsdell sal
down and wept; Adams blew his nose
while Boynton philosophically re.
marked that the loss of . baby wal
somebody's gain, and Preston added
that it was loss easily repaired; anG
so the night wore on.
What became of that hack, with th,
| precious little burden, is the most in
teresting part of the narrative. /
seems that old friend Zach. Chandler
the Michigander, who goes moOnin,
himself ON Four -and "a half street, il
such state of observation-disclosures
that he couldn't tell where he was O
where he ought to be. In these emer
/ gencies he instinctively calls . hack
All the hackmen in town know tn
great Michigander, and entirely re
gardless of what he orders or says
they invariably drive him home, stop
ping at all the sample rooms and bar
on the way. On this occasion he hal
ted hack, and getting in said as b
did SO:
"Takeme' 'omedamnyou!"
Sitting down upon the back seat, h
was startled by Wild cry that almos
sobered him. This will sound lik
exaggeration. but it's fact. 1t cam
very near being . case of spoiled child
for old Zach. had hinged two hundre
pounds Of Senatorial beef and whisk
on the lost child Of the lower House
He started up with such violence tha
his head struck the top of the hacl
nearly bouncing the driver off hi
seat, more, however, with astonish
ment than jolt.
Old Zach. resolved himself into q
investigating committee, and sittin
down on the front seat, felt arount
He gathered up the child, and for
minute sat turning the situation owe
in his gigantic intellect, then stickin
his head out of the window, he shou,
ed with that voice which has made th
British lion tremble:
Driver, goomequick = I've-got-,
baby"
As the infant continued its scream
ing, the driver had no doubt as to Il
truth Of this startling revelation, al
80 tore along the street at . frightfi
rate, considering that his team Co
sisted of one vicious kicker and o.
runaway. Pulling up at the palati
mansion, the great Michigander tu1
bled out and rushed in with the chi
in his arms. Presenting it to the q
tonished Mrs. Chandler, he said:
"Moststrornaryfair- sot - down
baby-on-hack. Going-to-dopt
him"
The good old lady did not recei
the new conner with the same ent'I
siam, but sent for . policeman, nc 4
arrest the Senator. but to remove.
encumbrance. Through this ae,
the poor little waif was return ,ed
its frantic parents.
/ We are happy to say tn At b,
Chandler and the baby are "a :
as could be expected.
Doinss - fCeagrs0-Psstal ay.teu
be DodlDed.
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