The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20

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withdrawn that she might see her baby,
the same admonition were given, the
doctor also insisting that 1t would be
best for the child to have a foster
mother.
But one person beside the discreet
nurse and physician had seen the child
that was Jullet's mother-and when
she gazed upon 1t her face turned white
and cold as marble, for she saw an
infant with dark skin, thick full lips
and head covered with genuine wool.
In short, child with unmistakable
African blood in its veins.
Dumb with horror, the lady left the
house with the physician, and when
they reached her own she implored him
to explain this phenomenon. "Madame,"
said the doctor, sternly, "there is no
phenomenon, but two explanations,
either of which may fit this case. The
first is too painful and horrible to men,
ton; the second is that your daughters
or your own blood is of mixed purity,
and that in this unfortunate child the
characteristics of the race of its grand
father or grandmother are repeated-a
fact that medical lore proves no uncom-
mon thing either in mental, moral or
physical attributes"
The lady wrung her hands in despair,
exclaiming CT will tell you all, for
something must be done, and 1 do not
know which way to turn. Listen
About sixteen years ago my husband
and were travelling through the South
on an extended tour for my health.
During brief stay in Atlanta noticed
remarkably pretty mulatto woman,
who waited on me at the hotel. She
looked very i'll, and, in fact was In
quick consumption, which, being the
disease that threatened me, reused my
sympathies. gave her some medicines
and little comforts, but the poor thing
seemed almost distracted at the thought
of dying and leaving her child, little
girl of two years, which she brought to
show me. Its father was evidently
white man, and the child bore no traces
of negro blood, but was as fair and
lovely as any have ever seen among
ourselves. Sorry for both, promised
the mother to take her child North with
me, bring it up well and have her
taught to support herself. Matters were
arranged with little difficulty, and on
our return TO New York we took the
child with us. On account of her great
dark eyes called her Juliet. AS she
grew older her beauty, her lovable char
acter and her affection for us won upon
my heart. Gradually the prejudice of
race faded away, and at last, as Heav-
en- had denied me any children of my
own, we concluded to bring her up as
our child. No one, from her appear
ance, would have suspected her descent,
which ceased to trouble me until the
time of her engagement. The young
couple were SO deeply in love with each
other and so happy that had not the
courage to tell the truth which 1 never
dreamed could be found out. Now 1 see
my terrible mistake. What shall 1
doY"
Tell the husband all,' was the ply
sician's advice, land let him decide
whether or not his wife shall learn the
reason of this misfortune or be led to
look upon it as an afiiiction that might
have taken the shape of any other
deformity."
The lady acted upon the advice, and a
bitter scene followed between herself
and her son-in-law, who was almost
beside himself with rage and grief.
The unfortunate young wife has not
yet been told the whole truth, the child
having been taken into the country,
where it is cared for by kind, respectable
people, and as yet no other steps have
been taken, though it is understood that
the lawyers advise separation, so the
end of the cruel story cannot be told
at present.
Mo C,ramnaar For Him.