New-York tribune., 1885-07-19
WAIPs AND STRAYS OF HUMANIIY
HOW THEY ARE TAKEN IN AND CARED FOR.

THE DEMAND FOR ADOPTIoN-PREFERRED TO LIE
CLIMATE CHILDREN.
"What becomes Of the little unfOrtunates
the matron OF charitable Institution asked the
other day by reporter.
"suppose you refer to the children that become en-
tircly our chargeho genuine foundngs that are left
on the Asylum steps at night AS Jean Rousseau used
do with his offspring the little surrendered to
by their mothers. Oh. tho most OF them adopted
There is little trouble finding good homes for them
The demand generally exceeds the supply. or course
we are very particular about letting them CO. In al
cases wo have fully satisfied that tho applicants
the proper persons bring the children before they
can be taken from here, and then We keep
constant oversight OF them a,terward. But II
is not often that they got into bad hands, seldom, In
decd that huk may say their lot is far happier ono
than that OF thousands OF children brought up By their
own parents"
But 1t was asked does not the fact Of their being
egtimate act rs obstacle in procuring them adop
tioni"
"By no means. Why. 1t Is much moro difficult to get
Legitimate child adopted than that Is known to
have been born OF wedock The for this
ouIte apparent There is little likelihood CT waif OF
this sort over being hunted afterward while lawful
child may become heir to property which Will make 1t
the object OF q most exhaustive search Those who
adopt children usually people having no children OF
their own and intend to bring up the little their
not want to run any risk of its being taken from them
when II has become almost part Of themselves. This Is
nGs TSo.s N' existence It's relatives are anxious e
conceal Then again ia children 9f this class
other. Just step In here moment"
sThe reporter was ushered into o classroom wherc
sSs Ss pao lively music They we're not atrcd
In any regulation charity suit but mostly dressed like
9SSr SSr eSes spsrd With Some Of nsm
positively beautiful and altogether hey were as an at
tractlve group as one could Nv wsn 70 see on the
9They are certainly happy any children could
Aud why notr rejoincd their ardent protectrcss.
They arc far better taken care OF than tho average
their parents committed does not rest upon them SO
people think who e ADEPT them ana 20 the world
certain persons whose infancy Is supposed IL not posi-
lively known, to have been spent In places of this
Are not their parents usually Of the lower classes ="
"The majority Of those who como here are house SER
trayed under promise OF marriage, many by their en-
ployers and We have had eases where the unfortunate
son had her run Yes the recourse OF the law Is
but o nS
criminals. you see but innocent young women despite
away out OF tho sight and knowledge Of all that know
them Few can imagine the agony they endure. Dis
owned by their own peope ana cast On py almost every
did before such institutions as this were established for
there has Pss S IN m s ne
or what nationality are the majority Of those young
women r.
irish and German. but that is only because those
two races are more numerous In NewYsrk than any
other foreign race. A great many Swedos also como,
but few Americans, SCOTCH French or ltalians"
"Do they usually reforinw
"Yes, Indeed; II Is exceptional whom they do not
Then the punsiment Is severe and usually sufficient for
lifetime They leave here ssdder and visor. and as
raid It vcry very rarc that we hear OF them falling
tho second tmc We secure employment for them with
those whose influence will bc promove OF their good
and who able TO assist them intsligenty knowing
what they passed through Often they retain possession
of the chid and acts barrier TO keep them from
Wrong-doing In brief, do all that can bo done TO
undo the past
bashfil young man who was afraid to propose TO his
sNeetheart induced her TO hrc 1t him with pistol,
which he assured her only loaded with powder ana
sfef ahe had Dope @ tell down eng PRETENDED e Ds