Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-02
II CAPITOL BABY.

| naif Left in the custody of the Oecu-
pants of the State Cap1toI-The Infant
TenderIy Cared For.
at 1880 a. m. yesterday two of the
watchful custodlans of the state capitol
entered the Cedar street portals from. the
outer cir and noticed nothing out of order
or unusual on the exterior or in the inter
lor OF that structure over which the god
cess OF Justice has been weighing out at
mosphere for the past three months, and
where some of the occupants have been
waiting public summons to get or stan for as
| many moons and have but just got quoted
down IN their three years nests.
LII was but few minutes TO II o'clock.
however, and just before all the whistles
ana bells IN the city start out on their Der
olenl yeil that dinner is ready, when gen
tieInan from the rural districts. calling at
.er that promised certificate of iussice Of
the peace, to see If that pension had
turned up after months of delay,
or 10 naYe congratula-
Tory taik with those in whose political bat
| TIES ne mad fought manfuliy, dropped into
| Inc war ONCE and announced that there
was something out on the Cedar street
sloe OF the house that needed speedy atten-
| ton from a wet nurse.
Inc war ottce, the educational DEPART
nent, the railroad corps, the insurance
unoerWrllers,andv ariousothers in the halls
al me time, attracted by the evidences of
sfeS' anu unusual excitement.
heaoeo by the pilot country
man tumbied out doors in hurry to ind
pretty baby boy from four to six wesks
old, very scantily clad in a long white
dress, lying upon its face on the grass un-
| derneath an insurance bureau window.
Just within the gas pipe railing of the
walk, and making hearty infantile vocal
| Ism to let his unpleasant situation be
known to whomsoever it might concern.
Line JOKE was an immense one as the
heads OF the departments and their next
IN command looked each other over with
suspicious eyes seeking vouchers for the
presentation to the state of such a ssrespon-
slollity" on the first day of the winter of
1888 and 1884.
But there was no time for q bareheaded
court martial, for the calls for rescue
and hospitality were too urgent
for waste of precious minutes and action
was immediately substituted for suspicion.
and curiosity for mercy.
J IL was The educational department that
reached out it's hands and took this little
walt from its cradle on the sod and car
ried it into legislative halls and sought to
warm and solace it, while the war depart
meat trumpeted through the tel
ephone to the city hall that
that which was lost had been found,:' or
rather that which had been dropped had
been picked up; and meanwhile the in
| surance department threw out skirmishers
upon the streets to try and discover who
| had seen the depositor make this yiska,
deposit and to eRdeayor to ascertain if the
author of this policy was on the watch.
AT this juncture Officer Gibbons
arrived with the patrol wagon,
and there being no evidence that
1t was the intention of the capitol mag
mates to put another mouth on the state
government pap, he tenderly enveloped
the little chap IN the best horse blanket Of
the force and gave him his arms as draw
Ing room car IN his conveyance to the city
| hall.
The kind hearted police recognizing the
need of having the little stranger imme-
dlateiy cared for posted Officer Gibbons
and his coach to the city hospital, where
ne undertook to run the gauntlet Of too
much red tape, which he
failed to untapgle, and re-
turned with his charge to the city hall.
Then Officer Joe Spiel, having his warm
sympathies. aroused, bethought him of Mrs.
Nelson, good, motberly lady living near
by and taking the forsakep babe to her
she gave it her tenderest care, until some
hours afterward the sealing wax having
thawed, it was sent for by the authorities
stthe city hospital and was conveyed
thither by the police.
There are SO many interested in this for
saken babe, SO singularly deserted in the
broad glare of noon day in so public a
place without detection, perhaps because
of shame, of poverty, or of heartleesness.
that the board of control Will probably
have no difficulty in finding those who viii
care for it and give it home.
Ii Is suggested that 1t oe christened bv
some name political or personal as con
nected with the locality il which it was
found, but as the personal names of these
gentlemen in the departments of state
If applied might be somewhat reflection
upon them,or eventually bring misfortune
to the child, the GLOBE would suggest that
1t be named Samuel j. Tiiden---the comma
man.
| Thanksgiving is over,