Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-18
"Where's Bobby
The Trouble of q CongressmaIi's Family
What Zach Chandler found IN Iiack--
Narrow Escape Of q Precious Baby.

The Trouble Of Congressman Famiiy--
What Zach Chandler found IN Hack--
Narrow Escape Of a Precious Baby.
BY the by, speaking of returning
Congressman, Iathcr good story has
been telegraphed Of new member
who arrived with his family consist
ing of q wife, FIVE children, and nurse.
The economical member of Con-
gress packed his family in one hack
at Or. NJ, and drove TO Wiliards.--
They had been car riding for many
nights and days, and were in conse-
quence exceedingly fatigued. g sa
Arriving at Williard's they paid the
hackman, ordered their trunks off,
and trudged wearily, half asleep, into
that famous caravansary. Tho hns-
band, wifo and four children were cs-
corlcd into the supper room, after
which, elevated by the coffee and the
elevator, they were carried beyond
the Jurisdiction Of tho Board of Public
Works TO rooms under roof. When
the good lady entered her bedroom
she encountered the nurse, and both
exclaimed:
"Wherc's Bobby p
"Why, MISS" said the nurse, 81
thought you had him."
Nancy" screamed the Mrs. M. c.,
"didn't you fetch him in2
mo, mum; ! had the three carpet
sacks, tho cloaks, baby's clothea, and ]
thought you had him"
Now Bobby was the baby, and the
frightful discovery was made that the
bady had been left in the hack
There was frantic rush for the ele-
vator and the stairs The insane NJ.
c. tried to burst open the door SO as
to precipitate himself down the well.
He then pulled away at the bell until
ho broke it; then shouting "Fire"
rushed down after his wife and four
children, who by this time wero in
the clerks Office trying to mako the
corpulent and amiablc Mr.. Bagley un-
derstand the horrible situation.
Some suggested the telegraph, and
all the police stations were advised OF
this loss of Congressional infancy
But the worst part Of il was that the
crazy representative could not rcmem-
Der the number Of the hack, and the
hacks are not remarkable for their
ready return Of lost parcels.
In the mean time the unhappy bns-
band made q short excursion into the
neighborhood Ho hurried through
the hacks on the back stands and had
all the retired convicts who drive
those vehicles volunteer to go and
search for the lost child for two and a
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 be
heard tho child cry as the hack drove
by. From tho hack stand the hus-
band hurried 10 Newspaper Row and
stirred up the Bohemians to the high
est pitch of excitement by his tale Of
woe. The corpulent Ramsde!l sat
down and wept: Adams blew his nose,
while Boynton philosophically re.
marked that the loss OF a baby was
somebody's gain, and Preston added
that IL was loss easily prepared 7; and
SO the night wore on.
What became Of that lack, with the
precious little burden, is the most in
lcresting part of tho narrative. 1t
seems that our old friend Zach Chand-
Ter, tho Michigander, who goes moon.
ing about at all sorts of late hours,
found himself on Four and bali street
in such a state of abscntmindedness
that he couldn't tell where he was or
where ho ought to be. In these en-
ergencjes be instinctively calls hack.
All the haokmen in town know the
great Michigandcr, and entirely re-
gardless of what he orders or says,
they invariably drive him home, stop
ping at all the sample rooms ard bars
on the way. On this occasion he
halted hack, and getting in said as
he did so;
"Takemo'omodamnyou !"
Sitting down on tho back seat, he
was startled by wild cry that almost
sobered him. This will sound like
cxaggeration, bat it's a fact. II came
very near being case of spoiled child,
for old Zach bad hinged two hundred
pounds of Senatorial beef and whisky
on the lost child of the lower House.
He started up with such violence that
his head struck the top of the hack,
nearly bouncing the driver off his seat,
moro, however with astonishment
than jolt.
Old Zach resolved himself into an
investigating committee, and, sitting
down on tho front seat, felt around.-
He gathered up the child, and for n
minute sat turning the situation over
in his gigantic intellect, then, sticking
bis head out the window, he shouted
with that voice which had made the
British lion tremble IT,
"Driver, go'omequick---rvc-got-a
baby" Nsf
AS the infant continued It's scream
ing the driver had no doubt as TO the
truth Of this startling revelation, apd |
so tore along the street at frightfnl |
rate; considering that his team con-
sisted of one vicious kicker and run.
away. Pulling up at the palatial
mansion, the great Michlgander tum-
bled out and rushed in with tho child
in his arms. Presenting it to the us.
tonished Mrs. Chandler, hc said
"Moststrorpary fair-sot-baby-on
hack. Going-to-dopt.him toa |
The good old lady did potreceive the
new comor With the same enthusiasm,
but sent for policeman, not to arrest
tho Senator, but TO romoyo the oncum-
brance. Through this means tho poor
little waif was returned to It's frantic
parents. aa.r .att. .r
Wc are happy 10 say that both
Chandler spd baby are as we'll as could
be expected. rdsalsfit .a .l.
'Havc wo a Bourbon among usYo
asked q public speaker of a Kansas
City audience, "i can't say for tho
rest" answered q ong.haircd man,
"but here's a bottle Of The regular old