Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-02
ROMANCE OF A BABY.

A Mysterious Infant Which IL DomIciled
at tho Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
A few days since the female infants of the
corrective institution known as the House of
the Good Shepherd, were thrown into fu-
rore of excitement by the acquisition to their
number of young, handsome, richly attired
and apparently respectable matron. The
ladies entrance to the Good Shepherds was
made with stunning eclat. She drove up to
the institution in carriage, and brought
with her enough Saratoga trunks to trick out
the most fastidious belle at fashionable
watering resort. In addition to wagon load
of trunks, bird cages and stylish brio a-brac,
tho mysterious lady was accompanied by an
exquisitely dressed infant.
The fallen and degraded inmates of the
institution were naturally surprised at the
advent of SO lady like and apparently wealthy
guest, and their amazement was increased
by the marked Difference shown her by the
management, insomuch as she was not per-
mitted to mingle with the common herd of
Inmates. The handsome mother, the aus
pices of her advent, the secresy and exclu-
siveness maintained, the evidences of wealth
and culture, and, last of all, the smiling.
beautiful and innocent child, were ali in
volved in q mystery the solution of which
was given up as hopeless. 80.
In taking his diurnal stroll and musine
on the enviable experience the king of Is
rael must have had in order to have hit the
nail 80 squarely in making his reflection
about the vanity of existence, GLOBE re.
porter encountered the mysterious lady, car
riage, rich paraphernalia, trunks, bird cages
and baby, the morning of her entrance to
the House of the Good Shepherd. It oc-
CURED to the scribe that no rude person had
been committed to the institution, and in
seeking solution of the mystery the fact
was accepted as settled, that she must have
entered the refuge voluntarily. There was
baby in it, too; strange place for mother
to initiate the dawnine life of an innocent
cherub! -...-...
The affair was investigated, and it proved
bitter fight over baby, with the uncon.
scious cherub aforesaid at the bottom of it
As developed by a GLOBE reporter the cir.
cumstances of the interesting case may be
stated as follows: About three months since
highly-connected young lady from the
southern part of the State came to St. Paul
for the purpose of ooncealing the results OF
her indiscretion. A child was born, and il
was given to the keeping of married friend
of the mother residing in this city, who with
the most solemn obligations, was to keer
the offspring for all time. The mother in
due course of time returned home. Two OF
three weeks since the lady with whom the
child had been left had an unhappy falling
out with her husband resulting in their sep:
aration. -...-.....
The husband left for the East on business
and the wife entered fashionable bagnio
taking with her the adopted child. At the
time of her departure the unfortun ate
mother of the child had confided the story
of her shame and its consequences to ben.
evolent lady, who was an old acquainta mex
of the unfortunate woman. The lady was
deeply interested in the child from the fact
that she had promised it's mother to watch
its growth and keep an eye on it's general
welfare. She was appraised of the turn af-
fairs had taken, and the search was tax on uI
by parties best qualified to prosecute the
business, whose efforts were unsuccessful.
Becoming tired of the unsuccessful search
the lady instructed confdante of the affair
who took up the search on his own account
The woman and child we're found secreted
in bagnio, and every effort was used to in.
duce her to give up the child, which she
stubbornly refused to do. The child's mother
was informed of the affair, aad pending the
answer the woman consented to take up bel
residence in the House of the Good Shep.
herd, preferring this course to criminal
prosecution, where abe is at present domi-
oiled, awaiting an answer.