St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-02
SEEKING HER BABY.
How an Erring Girl Lost Track of
Her ChiId..A EruiflesS Search.

How an Erring Girl Lost Track Oh
Her Child--A Fruifless Search.
A light tap on the open door OF the health
office, followed by the inquiry in soft
voice: lis this the place where record OF
births and deaths is kept?" interrupted a
conversation between the clerk and
GLOBE reporter. who were seated Ill the
health office. The visitor, handsome
girl about II years old, tastefully dressed
explained that she was from saltwater ana
desired to obtain information regarding q
friend who had mysteriously disappeared
The thought of a possible sensation Tor
the next day. together with newspaper
mans usual gallantry, resulted in the
visitor being invited to sit down while the
records were being looked up. In an em-
barrassed and faltering voice the young
girl said her friend, whom she called Addie
b. had left her home one afternoon in
December last, telling her parents she was
going TO visit schnolmate. Since that
time, she said, the girl had not been seen
or heard from. and, while her parents and
friends we're nearly wild with anxiety. her
disappearance had been kept quiet to avoid
scandal.
THE RECORD.
a careful search of the death record did
not result in finding the name of any such
person and, after few moments silence,
the girl blushing deeply suggested look
at the birth record. AS the clerk and re-
porter turned over the pages OF the book
in which the births are recorded and ran
down the list of names on each page, the
girl left her seat and stood just behind
them, eagerly scanning the record. Sud
denly she leaned over and placing her
finger on one of the lines exclaimed:
There's her name"
The entry showed that on March s a
child had been born at the home on Still
water street the mothers name being Addie
Now" continued the girl, ''perhaps I
can find where the child and the mother
are"
The clerk informed her it would be an
easy matter as all she would have to do
would be to see the doctor who attended
the mother and he would undoubtedly
furnish her the required information. She
asked for the physicians name and address
and, being told. thanked the clerk for his
kindness and withdrew.
Half an hour later the reporter called at
tie doctors office and inquired concerning
the whereabouts Of the erring mother and
her offspring. The physician was not in a
particularly amiable mood and declined to
talk on the pretense that he did not remen-
Der anything about the case.
ONE AND THE SAME PERSON.
The reporter insisted, however, and ex-
planned that a friend of the unfortunate
mother was in search of her, and that the
doctor would be doing very humane act
by telling where she and the child were.
THE mother" said the doctor, left my
nAS about fiya min ftar hpSQQah-
ing me in the most pitiful manner to tell
where her child was.''
The reporter expressed surprise and asked
if the girl from Saltwater had been there.
Yes" said the doctor, ''the girl from
Saltwater, as you call her who is in search
of her old schoolmate and the mother of
the child, are one and the same person.
Two weeks after the child was born The
mother left the house, leaving the child in
care Of the matron. Two weeks ago she
returned and asked for her child In the
meantime the child had been adopted by a
family residing on st. Anthony hill. the un-
derstanding being at the time it was adopted
that the mother should never be told who
had taken it. OF course the matrOn re-
fused to tell where the child was, and fol
the last ten days the mother has remained
at the home endeavoring to learn the child's
whereabouts.
A MOTHERS LOVE.
Finding it impossible. to obtain any in
formation there she hit upon the plan of
going to the records, trusting that she could
obtain a clue from them. l am exceedingly
sorry that she learned my name and resi-
dence for it places me in very embarrass-
ing position. l am bound not to enlghten
her as to the child's whereabouts,
and vet it makes me feel wretched to
witness the roor girl's grief. Will she
ever know where her child is? No think
not. OF course it is barely possible but moi
at all probable. True. it is hard for the
girl; but think in the end it is best for the
child and mother too. The poor girl has
my sympathy and | shall aid her in any
way that l can if she calls again, as she
undoubtedly will. in hopes that will tel
her where her child isl
THE COLORED BISHOP.
An African EccIesiaStic breaches al
the Jackson Street Methods,
Church--His Appearance.
AT the Jackson street Methodist churcl
last evening Bishop J. NJ. Brown of Wash.
ington, d. c., one of the bishops OF the