Daily Republican., 1882-03-31
FOUBfh Bil,fIUD
A REpoRrERAuIING As NURSE.

HOW He lntorvleWe0 Betty ouO
tno Baby "a Talk with MRS.
Mason.
Mrs. Mason and :he baby arrived at
| Washington from Virginia Tuesday
afternoon and are stopping with Mrs.
Mason's aunt, Mrs. Williams. The
Star has the following: A Star reporter
started out this.morning in search OF the
pair Two fem Ale figures, with blue
wells flying in the wind, one Of them
bearing q baby i'll her arms, picking
their way through the sinuous paths OF
Armony SQUARE, caught the reporters
eye as he tripped along towards Mr..
Williams huuse. Tuere are y good
many babies in South Washington
bat the rap Jrter concluded To let none
escape uuLil he found the Que no want
ed. So be h.stened after these two
women with tho baby.
Mrs. Mason, presume" he re,
marked, presenting himself
" YES, SIR SAID the taller of the
two.
"And this is the blessed baby"
"Yes.'
Mrs. Masoo's cousin was carrying
tho baby, who was a,tlred in a neat
mood and llltle uiue cloak.
Mrs. Mason is Rather tall and slender,
lSOmewhAt between twenty-five ana
thirty years Of ago. with dark hair, llut
eyes, and with Il geuUit aud modest
air, She is Not handsome, out has d
very pheasant face, The features being
IA llvUie lrSegu AT aud inc lips IulI,
she was attired IN a dark straw hat
wound round with a b.uo veil, u black
c OAK and skirt.
1--WE are going 30 the depot 10 meet a
friend, she saiA " Ike reporter,
Hs was going trdJ w! 700. Might he
carry the baby" His not very heavy
sad Mrs. MasuHs cousin still the
reporter might carry him. 80 the pre-
ctUns burden was traustJrr3d 10 HE re-
porter, WIN tucked him under his avn
while he pursued he double occupation
If nurse and interviewer, wondering
why any wuman would say % pound
bahg wasn't heavy.
| What Is his Nance asked IN re,
porter, indicating .ue OaOy py aJurk OF
mis- head.
"Charley."
| "HUw UiI %
| "SiXteeu months"
" Born Ill tie barracks y"
! "Yes.'
| Vnen the reporter went throurh tn"
lmll!tary t,ure Of right She al +,
SHIFT" got !. new grab IN SLACK part
OF tho bahy's cloak, and l,4nteA ahead
| "Hdve you heard from the :, r.
| seam?"
$50; | have not hal a letter from
aim, said Mrs. Mason. Il do hot know
I Why"
Mrs. Mason either Is not laxative or
she Was III state ut ereaI alarm iOr thJ
! 1..tety of the oaby Al OF the hlandisA-
'nenVs aud garruIous su&ylty Of tie IT.
| pur;ei-adMiulsJ,rci, il is true, under
| dltiiGulties-idlled 10 elicit more than
the 6rIetest rep les. she seemed liltle
shy of the reporter.
"Do you ynronI 10 stay here now"
"les, | will stay Etre soMe WeeAs,"
she said.
The cousin, bred in tic metropolitan
air OF ashlngOun, was more easy ana
| I'd katlVe.
Mrs. Mason, she said was married
two years ago last August. She was
from Orange county, ana her maiden
nam" was Mason, she Icing disLtntly
related TO the Scr geant. She spent four
jmQpths With blm at the barracks AT tAe
Inc the ia by was born.
BY this time the party reached the
B, and p. depot where the reporter de-
| pusited the iutant in ase.t III the ladies'
room, with sigh Of relief Here she
lady whom Mrs, Mason WAS 10 meet
was waiting. 1t WAS MIS-. SHANNON, who
showed much interest it, MIR. Mason s
welfare duling the conrt-martial. IL
soon became known that "iSeuy AID
tue baby were in the depot aal were
maze the objects OF maCn stating, as
well as couteouS attention, as hay aaC0i
ne " the memorial table marking the
spot where Garfield was shot. Oue lady
!usisted upon bouLclng the SerEeant's
baby up aud dowu, all operation which
gave that juvenile much satisfaction
and c@used him 30 COO s,eeIu.iy.
Another lady pun a yellow Blossom IN
his AaLds. Others shook hands with
| Mrs. Mason, and spoke words of sympa.
thy and encouragement. The repo. tor
LneanW hiie endeavored to pursue his
interview. Mrs. Shannon acted AZ ALI
Interpreter of Mrs. Mason silence.
| 81 suppose you sill do something
about The legal proceeI,iugs-.ndicate
| some one 10 take charge Of them, or
| something Of that sort" said the report
| or.
"Oh she won't have anything to do
with that, will you, Mrs. Mason" Sad
Mrs. Shannon.
Mrs. Mason shook her head.
"She Ii waiting Tor the Sergeant to
come Oh 10 ct him do what he chooses,
aren't you, Mrs MasoI?"
Mrs. Mason nodded assent.
'D,es she expect The Sergeant to come
here"
"Oh yes. You know the Judga-Ad.
vocale- General has overturned the find
| ing Of the court martial. 1t nov tests
| with the President. OF course, he will
be leuient. She expects the Serges 1T
will he restored to duty at tia barracks,
and then turned over TO the civil author
ities.'
"Mrs. Mason has a severe cold" con.
tinued Mrs. Shannon. She ighy it at
the barracks during the trial Her
quarters there were very pool, although
they were the best that could be offered,
suppose"
when do you expec: to hear from
the Sergeant"
81 don't know" said Mrs. Mason.
Don't you mink they will lot him
write" asked Mrs. Shannon, but Mrs.
Mason did not know.
"Mrs. Mason" said that lady's cou.
SIN, thinks she will remain mere and
receive he money herself
"Tne members of the court martial
did not have much sympathy with
Mason or his family" observed Mrs.
shannon.
81 shouldn't think So" said Mrs.
Mason.
Mrs. Shannon said they had met this
morn nn for the nurnnsa of uiaitiuu III