Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-01-19

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marked the mother in frightened
tone, but in such q low voice that
the reporter did not hear her.
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ing more closely at the cherub.
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no teeth. This is extraordinary.
Born so, madam p
Yes, sir" was the reply Of the
unhappy lady, as she searched with
her alarmed eyes for the police.
=" Mo- teeth" pursued the report
er, musingly "that's very sad, in
deed. I suppose the unhappy child
has been brought here as a curiosity.
And, by Jovel it has no hair worth
mentioning. Poor thingr He
turned to the mother and remarked,
knowingly and patronizingly: "Let
Us be thankful, my poor woman
for the progress Of science and the
arts. This unfortunate child can be
provided with teeth by the dentist,
and there-there are hair restora-
tives. Should the latter fail, we
shall have switches, and puffs, and
that sort of things. Indeed my
good woman, take couragei It
lakes a skillful man to discover what
is false and what is genuine in the
women of the period; and we may
overlook the comparatively slight
of your innocent and
still beautiful child. All is we'll,
all is we'll, believe me-"
He looked with serene wisdom at
The wide-open eyes Of the mother.
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hastily, as he turned his attention
accidentally to the sleeping bless
ing. What has become Of the
the lower limbs of this unfortunate
creature y" He placed his hands
softly upon the long white dress be-
low the waist and found apparently,
inside OF it. "I never saw
the ikeI' said the young reporter.
'' And the little one-what there is
Of it, seems to be so bright, too. It's
really marvellous. Born SO, my
poor woman
"Ye-yes, sir" replied the mother,
nearly fainting with apprehension.
"Ah, we'll, never mind, remarked
The reporter, dashing away sur
reptitious tear and turning with
phiiosophie tenderness to the agi-
lated parent, Nature has SO ordain-
ed things that what one never has
one seldom misses. How much bet
ter is it that your beloved child should
be born without legs than that it
should live to have its legs cut of in
Ave will say railroad disaster.
Think of that, my poor woman, think
of that. And here comes in the ame-
influence of science again.
dare say You will live to see this
child walk vet. The time viii come
when You viii remember in your
every PRAYER the genius Of the invent
or. for there are cork legs. madame,
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