The sun., 1878-10-26
MRS. RAU'S MISSING BABY.
BORN on SUNDAY, lost ON MONDAY,
AND POUND ON THURSDAY,
Vet Held from its Parents beeause n Woman
who Adopted ~ VIII Not Givs II Up-Why
III darnndmother Len u on n Doorstep.

Yet Held Iron, its Parents beeause n Woman
who Adopted 10 WIN Not Civ. ID Up-Why
its GrsndDrother Len ~ n Doorstep.
On Tuesday morning last. as Mr.. william
Martin OF 200 Ellcry street. Brooklyn. stepped
out OF his front door his foot almost struck
bundle sf delicate linen containing a three
days old female infant. II was wcnk and
needed food and had suffered from its sxpoa-
uro to tho night air; for the dew on the gar
ments showed that IL had been unshelterod for
some hours. Mrs. Martin fed the little wni.
and warmed II in her arms 50 that Frightened
up. Then ii was seen TO be very pretty child.
Mr.. Martin bundled II up again and took Il to
The Flushing avenue police station. and put II
In tho arms Of n bluo-coatcd ofrcr Then the
Sergeant flashed message over tho city. de-
scribing the ltlo stranger and the place
whero It was found. Mrs Catharne Hcidsman
Of 1is Hopkins street. who has no children.
heard Of tho pretty infant in tho police station.
went thither In haste. and asked permission to
look at II. Tho minute she saw the child she
clapped her hands with delight. and said that
she wanted to adopt it. There was some doubt
as to who tho Charity Commissioner in the dis
trict was. Ms only the day before Moses kssscl
had been oustcd, and Andrew Xeiscr had been
given the oficc. Application was made to Mr.
Xciser. hut his bonds had not yet been approved.
and Mr.. Kessel was sought. He gave the ncccs-
gary papers for the adoption of the child, and
Mrs. Hoidsinan signed them and carried the
Infant homo rrJuicing. Sh, thought that "A bro
ken-heartrd girl or u poverty stricken mother
must have abandoned IT, but the clothes that the
child wore threw doubt upon the theory that
II had hcen cast upon the world because its
parents wore uQor IN any event Mrs. lleids-
man believed that she would have the babe to
rear and love ms though 1t md been her own.
In the mean time the mother OF the child was
almost ciazy over the loss of her first born. and
her friends were searching everywhere for H.
Tho infant was born on the sunday before
Its mother WAS Mrs. Charles Rau, Of II Bash
wick avenue. whero she and her husband. to
whom she had been married about a ycar
lived. No sooner was II dressed in the emhruid-
cred clothes that were in waiting for 1t than IL
became M Object Of interest to the friends of
the parents. who fiocked in to see 1t. On Mon
day Mrs. Malone the mother of Mrs Rau. tor.
rowed the " grandchld 10 carry II 10 SOM ot
her relatives that they might admire IL. The
babe was wrapped w and dressed in lis preti-
mother t. kiss. 1t was placed In the folds of its
grnndmother's shawl. and thus 1t started out to
Where Mrs. Malone called. so much was made
OF The child that II was dciermined tc drink It's
health In thc best Williamshurgh beer AMI
glass alter glass was drained IN that Little one :
honor |, became dark. and still the be er lastel
nnd II was late in the evening before Mrs. Ma
lone said that Siir must 60. She kissed every
body good night. and went into the street. hug
Elng her grind 'hlld in her arms. 'r head
rather than walked along. until Sic reached 300
Elery -ir,"t. A. the Stoop looked inviting. she
concluded o. ret there Just for few minutes.
sle Iui the child down. aud then nodded her
self asleep, TWAS nearly midnight when -hc
nwOk", and grrln- ul she staggered alon.
Of her gran Aild. who in it, waim wtaT pings
lpy asrcp on Tug doorstep. Sne found hcr
II. n'I l'lNIii, anu Ni'h sAr crossed ~ if
threshold md heard their cNcii-i inquiries
nhoqt ~ ,a.y, the recollection struggled int
her BRAIN nat ih r. Was a iabyi ut Tor her lie
she could not irll where sh" had leu IT,
she started box y H.; p.a,gs Where she had
about her LrenyoEilI. They all told her that