The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-30
THE MYSTERY or MIDGET NAIL.
Why Mr. Hogan SIN walks the Floor and
Peer Into tho Faces OF the nabes.

THE MYSTERY or MIDGET NAIL.
Peer. into IN. Face. of the u.be.
From 10 o'clock in the morning until 10
~ ~ :, ',-e'' y" " '''''', ""'"' Wv
noor OF Midget HAL. peering into the lace oi
every baby with desperation that is fast set
fling into honolessncss
nj, NJ -. .1,,.,.. ... ,-...-
inc strange pcrtinacty OF the man Is Won
dercd at 10y some visitors and by fcw unnoticed.
JIc il al,yovs In ,hc bau somcwbcrn in ,be
,hror, ,,rosair,, his ,.n, iaro nod ,hora T., ~,
apparently aimless manner. turning from child
to rhild with mono,onous scrutiny and fright.
=" ~ Wv" '"O',V'.,'o"7 "''"' "," ''N"
enlng innocence 10y the wildness oi his regard.
The man IL not insane although he may soon
6i, bfS9me 80: mhe onslql a,eniHns on the eN
hbon one o "fS Se w rs babe T prs sn Monday
,,,>,rt,,,, ~, ~. h,,ah, gi ~ -"v,nuS
whiskercd 1entlnman who eave his name "s
Vnien,ino II ,nn t W., i h"r a,roo, ~
Mr. Hogan blashcd % 4 when hen he @xpanSd that stS the
bS'r Tho yl s 9an rah was Gee q" n y T
% %un,ef nrs anu 'na' NE proud du'y nl intrpHuchi i
,hcrnfore s,,ds,Iu diraI ~ p"hhiiv hi "t. "t,
fntbar p.n'i.in i, iN"Nou iukun k, .'h'd' ' ~ "
hronvht aicng in his over,noi norln, H.. XII
w0dd do @ sne no mo'nfr g2od to Know tnai her Wn
Hitchcock therefore % gave the baby a number.
With '1 not pa r paTs f Pnf bn Sf'h
: :
vhosc parrativc Sssa sec,s ara nriynI NJ
W n'',e 49, , Inv's nre r.
iress and nn,irch 'i' whrtthnr Rod saen s ony. nv,
ciis , ~, " 'vse ropSi o,in Io ri liz i VIII ~, u,
roaJ ~ ,,i,S, ,, ,,i'b ui,t' ,s, III ,o U
i ti ,. ~, IKE hs b nbrMsp"l',, Nv, WIN Il 80 i'
hnn hnn ucpo7 tea VI !, T ~ w H""I m,lWf'i,
% H. 80, IT, s, mu nv ~ h ia ne " H9,,, vi
w taL, NH iio,,,r. w ,,e I, b u
t,th hon i,v., ,' il,ii i, 'su h,J
i,i - W. ' , w. ''.. W. i,i,i ~
mrrsSi nsel Y ,h' frsat 1ya "t lniany on ~,
III
rrtnrn ,,1t within, II s"'"'" "V''' ""ie -
Mr. Thomas 'ssai assured the DISTRACTED parent
ihat he hat no eagsG for apNigty. The child
ihat ant.rni wls r,i,ist.r.d awI oyorv hahvth
In v,. lI ~ i'm ,b' ms, In, is iil ii.,,
~ -. N"s ''. ~. .'i IA 'ii' ~, IT
TThnnnmials '"n you u's'r''e ~ "sA'u "r'
On ~ hr osan omuId u,s. rine H. IL wqs ',1
,n l., ,i., ~ ~, !, ~ = " ;" nav NV ,vt ','"f, +,
,v,s ~ "A ','' ~ hi, lli1, ehi ~
81 ni;',t ,i,. i ,, sa,i NJ Tl.,,, w
yo,,rs M ~, a., ,rr ,''"'" NJ iNo'n"9' was
Mr. Il',,,',n' nniartunntelv. could not rom.m.
- - ii'e"" "''i'"""''''' eV"'' ho' V'''iH-
How was il dressed"
NJ II I,", " - - i,,,,r'.uio, ,r,s ,bo. I, bo1 .,
somethin, round H. meek IL was was not leo c5nn
exiraor-iinnrv hHbR il lad ~ "mckins when
,,ra,'u maj "'''' I" ""' "a N'u "'"- ""V"
srHiii,,'b XIX tboro ore bur1roas boro in the hail
soii NJ n n, ~" Vi ~, M u, ,r u', ,,.'
crnil1ai "''' '''0' "'' "'''''
Then lIr. Hogan didqtknow what to do; Per-
mP n"Ps & m ,I v"inf n ush ho, "l iwn , 7' %
ut-nnry,l Vnulln't MIR Thonus La. 50 Kind a.
"rpnN, snnr, Nr ma. os.i.,oll lv tho
i.inn, Nj IJi,rhs,.t on1 tl,n ,ut,r ,rn 80, -
t6. ..'nf.li- H. u,'.,,i iu,n.iiit,,iv t,.k c.n-
IN. of all thn nilrs's AMI of ali t6o hnbc. In tie
hnn 'iier,. t'r,y.d tn H.. ,na morn L,,hv mn.
nrrs.. g. tin logan Lnhy wns thor, some.
,rt.r., ri br.. ,,.'. r. ,t, .,t- tul,. '',,t
w., ,, H. NE ,y ",',,i,',,, III ,'i'f'
"yid,ut truth $50 "
But I.r" mathematics coosol r. so,v. AMI
i"iih rom tbs writiins nin.- ui.'n thr f1or'
nj i.ri,,'.bi m w. ,hn -h,iI ,yhhr. NJ ut,.a,,
liutlN .,f Mr Thomas Wn- flr.ln,.. nul Mir
rnncy. D. Nr. Hotmm ,s, eNamn"d cniiIa,e " ai,r
-Itt III Ln'i Th.r,. v.r,. 4, .,..,,. l.or..- ,i,ai
l.Dk.l Ike lis in ali r-soutinl prriru!nf.
Lent eNpre.sion.
w6rs wsre i1 wra seryoi aftcrn"on i1 pa.sS
vI.itnrs came and vent nnd siiii the nm Niou.
scar ii pro .eedel. II was after . O'clock when
nm uniit',nded infant crawlri up tn Mr.. Hngan
discourul.nd mnn shouted nm exclamation Oi
10y. Ii@ selzci the baby. tore down An Amcri,
ann fltr ,yri,ir.d il snIeri nl,out thn rr1,ioile
form Hill rii.i.tl ont Of the hall Mr. Thonns
ana Nj I.t hro.k uttered sinIultaueous .irhs
81 r.linf
But thrrc is unfortunately sequel to this lit
tie romance Al 10 o'clock on Tuesday morn
lns. ~ Mr. Hitchcock was Standing at the outer
door c9iirt'.'ai-iy assuring a nswiy.mnrricd
coul,l. from Flizah.th thni the show M stairs
wn. well worth tIrir ,r"imp Mr. U"-,n rem.
nsnr,,l hrurtnir "A rd Win n,,i LiI,, HunIir
,nI mnr,' han,.nrd ni lin'u' bn, 'ynr '"'''''V'
N,.r.if,ii ffstvnn- stii NJ iIit,bco.k
"y6i, iny,rt come again =" ~
hi Nr Iinran LaI come npaiu V,rv hum
bV he tnl hi- inrlnn rhniy tnlr U',v H., r',,i,,.1
h'u,' He i,i,,if bnforr GN ,lil nat l,,,n,v H.
ur .'.nn. nir1rn bnd moi seemed Ia y,i,,h 'n
'iiu,'. nni he * illr,l over the pny,ui..t~ , If
b,'ir,'l "i, mir Un ind iur-t uii, th. rInuhrr
v,h.ra iuN nIs virn with nor ulIitinnuI rr-t,nn
shu'ti"s =" hive Lrouelt Inrk nur dnrl,n,,
hnv Maria h, hud snid ear .luily drnn.itiu',
h.5 iun H. on Inc bcd Ills vie tore open til,
unv iru.n -bn hhrlrk.d II terrible sIrink
"'TI - "a - vn. ali -lIc rotId whisper h"-
for,. .h, s,y1nnnd
N.v..i. wln'l " said Mr. Thomas when the
now cn,,,,itation hid iren rouiiluni',aird to
Ii" .,''ri'r n'ott.r WHO'S, nnl,y Nnu hnvn col
t'ii'i' h .,Ir., ,,,u,. Gn * ,tnr Ynu Llyr ,,ut
hora nul .he has l,ot your's All that yon Nil
Int. tn In H. Ia rN ,hunre bnbirs: d,ui Won
.,'s "''s"' W. 80
1, vcee v.rv ulntu md sin,tle in theory bu,
M" tN"9r, di,lt't Work. Mrs. Wigeln oi JAM
.,r.'t .n ,.,,ii,i. IN n,.nniinui.d Iy tbo cnr,.-
i.. mrs. t v,innm sl,o LmI intrt,-tnd her chief
IN. tnr INV b",nrr' ,,mI ,lrm,',,lnI her
',c,, i ia IN r,t,,rn fnt tL tIlnu infant vhiri
,Ln rnturu"d But mi, litt'n riun dim, wa.
i,',t th. ~ Uopnn rlild II wn. ui-o n glri and
,,,,.'l H., ~, ,rnr,rtv ,t "a Mr. fnrtIr al