The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-09
BY STRANGERS HANDS.
THE ROMANCE or A BLUE GRASS GIRL.
Wait and Estray, Abandoned by Its
Unnatural Parents, Falls Into the
Hands of a Hospital
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towingsville tKy.) speciaLl

at Mr.. Enoch Vices, near the town of
Bethel, beautiful child. Mrs. ". b.
Young, wife of Colonel v. b. Young, q
lawyer OF this place, hearing that child
had been left as stated, got into her buggy
and went to see 1t. In the evening she
drove into town in possession Of the little
stranger. Instantly our whole community
turned out and went to see Il. 1t held
quite levee until ten o'clock that night.
As soon as the mothers would see it they
all admired the beautiful little boy, and all
were anxious to have 1t. Mr.. and Mrs.
Young have no children, and are perfectly
delighted with the find.
Mrs. Young says that Mrs. Vice told her
that about eleven o'clock of the night of
the 14th inst. lady and gen.
tleman drove up to their house, which is
directly on the turnpike road leading from
Owingsville to Bethel, and about one-half
mile from the latter place. The gentleman
got out of his conveyance and said to her:
"Madam, have just passed some movers
about two miles back, and lady requested
me to bring this baby here and ask you to
take care OF it until she comes up. Here Is
Its nursing-bottle, and also its clothes.
The lady says her name is Mrs. Davis"
Mrs. Vice took the child, and the gentleman
bid her goodnight, and drove rapidly away
in the direction Of Bethel.
Mrs. Vice sat up until the next morning
waiting and watching for Mrs. Davis; but
sale failed TO put in an appearance. Then
she knew that the little fellow had been
abandoned. Mrs. Young suggested to Mrs.
Vice that probably the child's parents were
not Of good repute; that they were of bad
stock, etc. Mrs. Vice replied: "Mrs.
Young, you are mistaken. It's parents are
good and high-toned people,; they belong
to the aristocracy, because we poor people
never abandon our children in this way"
Mrs. Young took the child, as above stated,
and is perfectly devoted to 1t. IL is a
beautiful child with delicate and refined
features. Its skin is very fair. The eyes
are deep blue, and 1t has light hair and
fine form-not a blemish from head to foot.
Mrs. Young has named It Stoddard John.
,ton Young.
This morning gentleman made his ap-
pearance at the residence of Mrs. Young,
and requested to see the child, to see IL he
could identify 1t. When he saw it he
recognized It instantly. He brought with
him some pieces OF clothing to compare
with that OF the child's. They were the
same. This is bis story:s ..... rf
My name is Shelby Carpenter; live five
miles southwest Of Owipgsville, and am a
farmer; have wife and family OF five
children. On the 3D. day OF October, 1888,
gentleman and lady came TO my house
and stated that they were married. He
gave his name as Henry Cancher. He
stated that he was employed on some rail
road, and that his wife was in bad health,
and that he wanted 10 get some quiet
healthy place In the country where she
could recuperate. He was a man appar-
entity Of about twenty-five years OF age,
six feet tall, sandy hair and red whiskers,
handsomely dressed, with a diamond pin
and an elegant gold watch and chain. His
wife said she was twenty-three years OF
,ge; she was OF small stature, had deep
blue eyes, faxen hair curled over her head,
IN oval face, straight nose, and would
weigh from ninety TO one hundred pounds.
Mr.. Carpenter, after much persuasion,
concluded 10 board her. He soon found out
hat she was q very refined woman, highly
educated and very intelligent, and was
Jastly superior to any person in his neigh
,orhood; that she brought with her guI.
ar and quantities of music. and great
many books; that she sang and played on
he guitar. and read her books; that she
brought with her a large valise with her
clothing; that she never left her house; Wis.
ted no one; that her husband came 10 see
aer only three times, but did not stay long;
hat on the 18th day OF January, 1884, her
,hild was born, and when his wife suggest
ID to her to send to 0wingsyille, for a
physician she declined, and sent for mid.
wife in the neighborhood, Mrs. Ann Wilson,
who attended her during her sickness.
The woman stated that she was from JEFF.
ferson County, KY, and that her maiden
name was Linty Evans; that her father
lived near the cit- of Louisville; that she
and Mr.. Henry Cancher were married in
February, 1889. She was devoted to her
child, and when IL cried she would cry.
She would sit up and nurse IL during the
night as late as two o'clock. and would say
II II died she wanted 10 die also. She made
Its clothing out OF portions Of her own. She
kept IL scrupulously clean and neat, and
seemed to pour out her whole heart upon IL.
On last Friday, the 14th instant, her hus.
band made his appeGra ice at the house Of
Mr.. Carpenter on horseback, and an
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