The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-04-14

then late in the afternoon, and IL seemed that
there was indeed no place for "dot leedle
baby" as the mother kept repeating. Didn't
the sister know of some woman who would
nurse baby2 Yes, a Mrs. Kaiser, whose
childlha died. She lived out by Hyde park
Her husband had been disabled and she
wanted to take another child to board, hav-
ing nursed several for the asylum. And Mrs.
Kaiser took the child at So 50 per week. The
mother arranged with her to get it back as
soon as she could find suitable home, kissed
it and went down town overjoyed that the
child would be properly cared for and that
now she could go to work.
A few days later the widow who had shell
tered her met woman who on learning the
story--that the mother had only been in this
country few months and that her husband
found poverty and death where he had
thought to find prosperity and health--offered
to take the woman and the two children. The
Green Tree was accordingly visited, but no
such woman had been seen. Then she was
observation-disclosures maroon dress with wide
ruflle, either black sack or a
gray and white cotton shawl, a black
straw bennett; little girl 10 a shaded
blue yarn cloak and blue hood, is call
lilly" This did not help matters, but the
police in that locality were notified to report
If they should see her The next step was to
see Mrs. Kaiser, but the woman had not been
there, though she had promised upon leaving
TO take some clothes out for the child nexI
day. Mrs. Kaiser went down to investigate,
but could find no trace of the woman, who, il
seemed, had either left the city or had been toe
| bewildered to remember the car line and the
| number of the house. II troubled all con.
cerned to think that perhapS the woman wa.
at work in some house dowhStown and woulc
miss the opportunity to have her child bach
simply because no one could find her. Notices
were put in several papers but nothing re
suited. The clothing which a number o
women had kindly contributed for the littl,
waif whose name is known to be simpl,
MARY" was held back until the mothe
could be found.
Last Monday morning Mrs. Kaiser ap.
peared with the baby in the house where tn,
widow and the insignificant woman hav
rooms. She had come to the conclusion tina
the mother had deserted it and She decline,
to keep it any longer. She nursed the chill
upon leaving, but it wasn't long till it wante,
more. Then something like panic ensued
The only available material was an old nurs
ing bottle, and this the child refused to touch
Its protests aroused the household. There wa
an immediate objection to the baby's stay
Like the Chinaman, it must 90. Blu
where Various theories were ad
vanced-that many persons would be willn
TO adopt it; that the mother might be found
etc.-but, meantime, the child might starve
and it would cry A consultation was held
and il was decided that the baby must 60 t
st. AIMS, where it could be suitably care
for. The clothes intended for it had been &c
from the donors, and after dressing it neatl
and bundling the rest together the wido,
started for the asylum. The child ha
been temporarily quoted with
sugar tit, and stout young woma
accompanied them carrying the bundle c
clothes. 1t occurred to the widow that In
sisters might decline to receive the child
They might suppose it was hers and think sh
was trying to desert it. She could not tax
it back, and kn-w OF no one who could car
for it even a single night. She solved tn
dilemma by pulling the bell at St. AIMS, de
posting the babe and bundle on the top step
and walked off down the block to her waitin
companion. Five half grown boys who ha
observed her then started after the pair, calm
to them to 60 back and get their baby. Thi
persecution was kept up for thirty squares an
there was a continued shrek for "Police
which frightened the women terribly, as the
did not know before that it was possible to g
that distance in st. Louis without seeing
policeman. At the goth block, however, tn
lads ran across an officer, who sounde
his locust and hurried after the wome
with the pursuers. Visions of the sta
tion-house and Of a court room then stsrte
the women in swift run, and before the
pursuers had turned The corner behind theI
the women had disappeared.
This is the WATTS story II any one know
Of the mothers whereabouts word may b
left at this Office.
The Message of the snowdrop.
Courage and hope, true heartl
Summer is coming though late the Spring,