Daily Republican., 1879-07-31
THE wAIrs ~ THE esuxsr.
How They ara 0athsrsd In and
Cared fOP-Baby RaPnninx In It's
Most Pisasant Aspect = Where
Ehey 80 to ana How They Become

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Most Pisasant Aspect = Whsr'
Ehey 70 to ana How They Beeen'
Useful Citizens.
Babies here. babies there, babies
everywhere! Some swestly slsepin,
upon low mattresses. Some amusing
themselves by comforting their little
figures in curves and angles in distant
corners while others lay upon their lit
tie backs and with chubby legs in &C
tive motion cooed and prattled as they
vigorously beat at imaginary floating
particles! And this 10 how they farm
these infinitssmal object Of human com.
passion. The scene as the Trustees
with the RRPUBLCIAH reporter entered
the apartment for the infantiles at the
aims house yesterday was an interest.
ing one. N1 Ns5
The little waits looked mp At the In.
truders with questioning glance min
gied with deep curiosity. Their eyer
sparkled and the smile Of infantile mer.
riment that covered the round healthy
faces, despened as they found them.
selveA eagerly caught up and handled
upon knees that had long ago become
accustomed to the motion. There was
nothing about them to indicate that
they were objects Of the worlds tender
mercy.
Some were fat, some were lean, some
had kinky hair and chocolate hued
complications, while others were as ten
der az the tenderest babe in any paren-
tai cot. Some had mothers while 9th.
ers had none; some had been gathered
in from byways and hedges, =" while
others had been left to the cold unfeeling
sympathies ofstrangers but being moral
lepers had been thrust into pauper as
sociations and subjected even to pauper
contempt.
''How do you get them all and what
do you do with thcm," We asked as a
big fat infant slipped from its seat
on the pillow and rolled at our feet /!
"G-e-t 'e-m!" our informant slowly
remarked as he gathered up the rest
less infant and firmly planted it upon
the edge Of its bed and adjusting a
piece Of bread between its toothless
gums. sect 'em!" why they are
brought here. Last Sunday We had
one brought to US that had been put
out to perish. The little thing had
been left all night in the dew and
dampness, without nothing upon it and
it died q few hours after it was brought
here. Eyes sir; mur- hello confound
that young'un !" he exclaimed turning
from US to re-adjust the fdgsty infant
who had again rolled from its perch,
"now sit there and be quiet I" As the
babe seemed to be in no immediate hur-
ry 10 disobey the injunction the man re-
"Yes sir, that babe was ac-
tually murdered, left on a bank by a
ditch, to be carried off and drowned by
the rising tide"
We were aware Of the instance, we
informed him. ~
"But where do they 60 to?''as again
asked.
"See that 'un over there that 'un
with nose like croquet mallet and
head like the butt OF blackin' brush,"
be continued, without noticing our
question, "he's Cuban"
IA Cuban I" we calculated, as We
"dusted up" our geographical
knowledge to determine the particular
part of Africa a Cuban inhabited.
"Yes, Cuban. He's from Appo-
luinimink Hundred as fine and pretty
! baby as you could find anywhere
Why, people came here and scoop in
ust such as he and ask hardly ques-
iOn."
This then was the path over which
Ill babes so situated had to be carried.
It had been stated to us that it was
true that the colored infants
N the establishment stay but a short
Thile but are taken by individuals of
kindred color, better situated in the
world and reared with parental kind
ness.
"But the white infants?" We interro-
rated Of another gentleman, the Doctor.
"Oh if they are good looking, well
behaved and keep clean faces they
lave no trouble. Their situations have
hances to be greatly improved. People
rom the country. having no young
hildren of their own, come here and
'fter inspecting the nurseries generally,
AIRY off the best. This has been the
ass for ears back and now many
hildren reared in comfortable homes,
,iven good educations and occupying ,
ood social positions who live in entire ,
ignorance of their obligation to the
ounty for the happiness and even {
ife itself. which has been thus un- !
willingly bestowed upon them. =
"Do any ever turn out bad II we :
sked. !
''Yes, sometimes" was the answer. i
| remember some years ago there was A
handsome little boy brought here. n
|e was admired and petted by every n
'dy. One day gentleman of consid- "
fable wealth going through the insti- il
ltion saw him and took fancy for (.
i'm. The upshot Of it was the mother
as induced to bind over the boy, and
ow that boy is developing qualities
epraved and unnatural which could
,ly be born in his blood. He was "
ven the benefit of good education, 81
tristan associations were thrown p
ound him and everything done to 81
axe him happy; but Notwithstanding X X
is his natural depravity is coming to n IL
9 surface and the sinfulness of his " "
ther is likely to blot forever the hopes 81 :,
his adopted parents" r.
We could not contradict the force of St .,
I informant's platitudes and so we ot
t short his reverie with: "Do the )"
'thers consent to the separation ?" ~
''Generally In some cases they are ol y.
I'd to have the opportunity to relieve VII
of something that would be
source of much trouble to them in