The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-11
a UHERURIU OaILO

That mr.. Meredith Probably Evolved
from HIS Inner C0nscIanauSsS.
A writer who Appsnds the signature o
10, N. Meredith" has favored the Com
msrcial GoEGls with an interesting account
Of m alleged baby with wlngs, and we
have concluded to print the same, together
with the suggestion to our readers lhst
the story has the odor Of Orange Blossom
Oh Friday morning Last Itook my horse
and buggy and started for Plum to wnship
to look vt some coal land | have been
thinking Of buying. Alter having seen
the land and attended TO spms other bust
ness aud was returning home, | met d
countryman and asked MIN II there waa
not a shorter way back 10 Wilkinsburp
than the ono | had taken out. After hsv,
log received the necessary information
was about to drive on, when the man re-
marked:
"Besn up to see the bsby2"
Whose bAby2" / asked.
"Why, Tt"
"Oau't ssy I have had that honor"
fought 10 see II, stranger; queeresi
thing you eve saw"
"What's so peculiar about Tt
bAby2n
"Wsll, stranger, you can believe me OF
wings"
Thought the man was either trying
TO put up i job OH me, or else q fool, and
thanking him Tor his information and tell.
ing him | would certainly embrace the
iret opportunity and see this wonderful
baby, drove on. After half an hours
ride | stopped OF a county hotel, aud be-
Ing tired and hungry, concluded to gel
something 10 eat. Having he'd my horse
put up and fed, l went into the hotel and
ordered lunch, then went into the bar
room 10 await the forthcoming meal and
have q smoke. l had not been seated but
moment when my attention was Attracted
to a conversation going on between two OF
three men at the bar taking their beer.
You can imagined | was somewhat inter.
eOted when | heard them talking about
T-'s baby. questioned the landlOtd
and he told me II was 8 positive fic', that
he OSby was really born with wings. and,
what was more, 1t was alive and perfectly
sound. lie told me that Dr.. HorneE, tbv
attending physician, during the conIiue
Inent OF the mother oil this wonderful
child, was In the next room 10 see ona oil
his children and | could question him
when he came out. l did no, aud the doc,
tor confirmed the statements | had previ,
ously heard, end he said be- considered II
the greatest monstrosity he had ever hoard
OF. He said he was lust going up 10 anI
the mother and child any asked me Il
would like 10 20 along and see the baby
I readily accepted his invitation, ant
ton. We were ushered into the room occu
pied by mother and little one, and there
saw the greatest curiosity Of my life. Thu
baby is n bright little girl, and was jus
three days old when 1 fret saw II Ont
would never know there was anything pc
culisr about 1t till the wraps are takeT
of, then you can see two perfectly foimet
wings joined to the body at the Shoulde
blade. They are jointed the same % thl
wings OF q dove, and are covered with
tiue down. One would naturally supposl
that 0 sight OF this kind would be Tepul
sive. but BuCh Is not the case, hecAus
everything Ia 30 perfect. =.
Dr.. Homer says Il 10 a case that vii
attract much attention tfVm the medtca
fraternity,
Thinking the above would DO Of interes
TO the general public, l send II TO you 10
publication.
Very respectfully yours,
c. NJ. MEREDITH.
WtLKfMBuRe August 7, 1881.