Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-15
One Of Seven FOundIings.

From the London Telegraph.I
 But by far the most remarkable child of 4 tEls lot was boy on whom the authorities nad bestowed name suggestive of sweet ness and fragrance-Allspice. Not, however, because or any cheruh like attributes dsvel- oped by the young gentleman in question curing the earlier days of his bereavement. On the contrary, little Allspiee whose Chris tlaH name was Tobias or Toby, had, from his nrst admission to the establishment-which
 was at period of his existence when his age was guessed by competent judges at ten days
 or thereabouts-earned for himself an unen- v1able reputation. The nurse in charge tersely epitomized his general behavior as being that of Tartar. The infant Toby de- rlves his aromatic cognomen from the cir
 cumstanoe of his being found wrapped in brown paper that was odorous of spices HIS d1scardlng had been as ignominious as it
 well could be. Naked as when he had come
 into the world, he was discovered packed at
 full length in sheet of stout brown paper
 that enveloped him, head and all SO that he
 would inevitably have been suffocated but
 for hole in the paper in the region of his
 mouth and his mite of nose, which aper-
 ture had seemingly been made-perhaps af-
 ter brief consultation of the conspiraters
 as to whether he should live or die-by
 p1nching bit out with the finger and thumb
 The parcel was tied about with a piece of
 strong cord, and either by accident or by way
 of heartless joke, an old printed label, ''This side up," was affixed to the parcel at
 the breast part. So we'll provided for, the
 naked, nameless little creature was hung by a
 loop in the string to the area railings in front
 et house in genteeI square, and there it
 was found, after midnight in frosty January,
 by policeman, and carried first to the sta tlon house and then to the workhouse
 No clew had ever been obtained as to who had so exposed the child, and it had now been in receipt of parochial relief for up, wards of two years and half. "Who was his father, who was his mother? Had he sister, had he a brother ?" are questions that are shrouded in mystery but this much was apparent at 8 glance, that, as 8 bud of un- fair promise Master Allspice probably had not his match in that workhouse or any oth- | CT. Young as he WAS he seemed to be aware | of the mean and dastardly advantage that l had been taken of his helpless babyhood and | to nourish a deep-seated hatred against his | Fellow 7eEe4tl1r m conGequenee:s-- He was-a sturdily- built little fellow enough and had thr1Ven apace. He was, as I was informed, possessed of a bushy head of hair at an age when most babies are bald, and before he had attained his sixteenth month he had | nouthful of teeth, which, though possibly a great advantage to infant Toby, was sore 1 aHtction to his orphan companions, owing to ! malicious propensity he had of biting them n their plumpest parts whenever they gave @@A@ SAASAANSb 'n them. When I beheld him he was sitting part from the others who were at play on lis little stool, with his elbows on his knees,
 nd his chin in his hands, scowling at the ire with as evil an expression on his face as hough he were meditating incendial ism. Ie never played with the other children, the
 urse informed me, but compensated himself or his Gstaste for that sort of amusement 1 y destroying or mutilating every toy he ould lay his hands on. He had Iarge out landing ears, heavy under jaw, and small ark eyes, deep set In their sockets His in- ant lips were thick and his mouth wide, and 6 was possessed of an appetite so vorasBas, ombined with an unpleasant habit of bolt. az his food, that seldom day passed with ut his shoulders bearing the imprint of the urse's hand, it being necessary to apply that ort of corrective to save him from choking
 observed as he sat breeding by the fender aat his complexion was not indicative of erfect health, but it was explained to me { nat it's sallowness was probably due to his Rving that morning masticated and swal- T wed the greater portion of necklace of ax beads belonging to one of the little or T. han girls "It may be wicked to say so | 2 T, remarked the nurse to me in whisper, I we stood at the far end of the room, ''but 2 don't believe that such an impish child was fl Ter born before" | f,