, 1881-11-12

nrn dar last week the passengers III car
hound o,t from st. Louis OIL the Ohio j.
Mississippi Railroad began to be annoyed ny
tl,e cries of 4 baby. The men swore secretly,
oud tha womcl, wondered why the baby's
mother didn't stop its mouth. But 1t soon
l,rrane evident tile baby was alone. Tie
t;nv creature, no bigger than 4 bantlboX,
vri,,o1cd off its sea: AMI fell. Ill the midst nt
,n n,r.s,,littlnr sQs.all, to the 1ioor. Then
tha nearest wouan rushed over to pick the
infant lin. and iii less time than it takes to
1pll it all the passengers got 10 KNOW OF tile
sensational matter. mo, indeed. it isn't my
vo,,ne one,'', Indignantly exclaimed the
,nniden who first ran to its assistance. sit
is,,,t 1nine.: repeated several other atsies to
the inquiry Of the conductor; bnta1l Old maid
II, a corner seat bit tie handle OF her
umbrella half off III, silence. From
that moment until the train stopped
NJ Relay Station the excitement was III keep
in,, viii, the novelty of the occurrence.
Same thought that the Infants mother llad
deserted IT,, Others were of the opinion that
she had been left behind through accident
As the train pulled into Relay, Dcpotlnaster
Whitney. who was seen wildly t}ourislilug a
Telegram. shouted: ''Ainst there 4 lost baby
I'm this here train.': 4 ,iozen heads were
~, o,,t - = flnynn windows and dozen voices
ci. crieJ T. :Ycs.a The BABY was llal,ded to Mr..
Whitney and the train passed on. Meall~
willie, ut the Union Depot III st. LOUIS 4 us
rnnsnJ,,t mUther was waA.u ing up and down tho
Platform Her agony was almost nnbearanle.
When she was landed !: disfatcn from KeI!y
rn,n.ha in the ct,s,tlent words, "I>i. Safe. she
went for foy Fru1u her explanation It appears
that before the t:ain started She i.'.a !nst run
across the street to K.t bo;.'e o. .a'M o,ad
IN his rront door last Thursdny morning by
vigorous jerk Of the bell: Whit he saw ot' tue
doorstep was closl'rs oaSke1; M an II ttu tnn n,
n baby, is TINT household already had a tnll
assortment Of or that kind. the citizen
IN sending the buskct wiihttS contents TO tho po-
lice sutton. As the coIre! 1nas! " DO had been
hired carry the ba'y to the s'ataon enterea i,
lenyortnu TO give IN officer II piece ut 1ntornh-
tipn Giaucin. at tho bnsket however, the
w'.ilan uttered screatn anu husRea ,ne 'ntrna 1,,
iou;,t2lin:, had rpuntl its mother, whose strange
| explanation tina. discharged and angry serv-
ant girl EMu kidnapped It whlie Lhe 3a'hHy "ere
Ut break fast proved to be true
Near Abilene, kas., II few days ago notder
left her infant strapped In Il chair IL tho sum
,uer- kitchen. 4 wlud-storm came up sutIuenlS-
From il dead calm Il g..le arose in twenty seq
ouds. At the first warning the mother hurrlsa
to look after her child, expecting to nna me
chernb uuiefly drinking the contents OF lts
thumb 10 her nmtze1nent aud extreme horror
| she slw her bnby and basket, pots, pans ana
buc@ets lying pr".nlscu!9ustS alo's WIN tn
Ms it hud risen. .d the tn'sher h he sss,ae
! Diit, OF huy about l:U fact beyond the yard
| fence She WAS much Eratiie1 to see that
the baby had sustained no serious injury rs
appetite was .,so nsne.!ateiy after tue rescue.
| i man drove up 1T y terrific Ince TO the ral!- ~
roa.i sutton ,t E,4rwcll. Mlch anu injured for
bis wife She had c1opca with ncis;hb1r q, anS
was uhot take train for the EaSt; Inan; IT.,
| goodness I'm i'll tlue. the husband cried, III
! great excitement. Tie wife shrank covering
| into n seat. and the bys1anders expected Y
tragedy. Heres y"ur Iaty,' be continued,
producing wee Tit of y girl; reckon you ~ Tor
| rot her i,i your hurry. Now, you cnn get OH MS
fast US yon like. Leaving the baby with e. tle
runaway pair he drove away with his plAc:d1ts'
In tho afternoon Of the I'll instant Raphael
Durli,,, farmer, driving with his wife aIid
tmbs near Howard, Ohio. Coming 10 Little
| .jcloway Creek. Mr.. Durbn found that stream:
very 1nllct, swollen. lie whipped his horses m %
the water. About midway ~ tue Stream tho
horses were swept from their feet and the wagon
oytrturnesl In the excitement of thu 1noi1c.it
| tho baby war forgotten. \ few minutes utter
ward it was .J,,1tl alive anu well on the wagon
seat severul hundred yards down stream.