St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-17

die, or Charlie, who in each instance
walked, talked and cut his first tooth at
an unusually early age. 1t was even
predicted of the GLOBE heir Sunday
afternoon that he would grow up to be
president of the United States. But as
some provision must be made for him
during the time that he will have to
: spend before entering the White house,
it was decided to place him ia the Prot
estant orphan asylum, and arrange
ments were made to transport him
thither early Tuesday morning. All
this, however, was to be changed.
While at supper at the Merchants Mon-
day evening, word was brought TO me
that a woman wanted to see me in the
parlor. | straightway thought of Mrs.
Stencil, and like RoSina Vokes under
the incubus of her millIner's bill, sup
posed my enemy had
''CoAIE FOR THE BODY"
l found, instead, some one had come
for the baby. A man was desirous of
adopting it, and had sent a Young
woman to arrange with me for, the
transfer. The conditions named by the
young woman were vague and unSatis-
factory, and | insisted on meeting-t the
WOuld-be foster father in his proper
person. Notwithstanding the fact that
he had wished to conceal his identity,
He looked trifle like saint trying to
hide himself under his halo as | entered
his office later that evening He at
once proceeded to tell ME story OF a
lonely home and unhappy wife III juSti-
fieation Of the experiment he had in
view. He was persuaded, beyond q
doubt. that his wife's grief over the ab-
Sence of any children of their own
would be dispelled with the adoption of
child, and, as he could not argue her
into the same belief, he saw in the
GLOBE baby means of forcing convic-
tion upon her. s. L have often thought,
and others have advanced a similar
theory" said he, that if a friendless
baby were cast upon Clara's mercy, her
pity for it would lead her to love it, and
that in time it would fill the vacancy in
her heart. wanted her to go sec this
child after it was written up in
the GLOBE Sunday, but | could
not get her to do SO. Sunday
afternoon drove her by the house on
jackson street where it was taken
from, and pointed it out to her; she
aversion toward child born IN such a
place. | am confident, however, that
If you were to leave this baby on our
doorstep she would find out she is mis-
taken. What | propose doing is this:
want you to dress the baby up in
pretty clothes / don't care how much
it cOsts-and leave it at our door with
note, intimating that it is of respectable
parentagei and begging her to
KEEP THE CHILD ON TRIAL
for certain length of time before con-
signing it to the asylum. Make the
note as pathetic as can be, and it might
be good idea to fasten some trinket
around its neck, purporting to be the
sole earthly reminder of its dead
mother. We must have its mother and
father both dead, so that she will not
have the possibility of their reclaim
ing it TO Interfere with her attachment
to 1t. You get an idea of what | want
done, and if you will agree to help me
out in this, promise to stand any ex-
penSe, and in the event of my wife not
taking fancy to the child VIII pay
for It's board somewhere or do anything
you may suggest. You see my wife is
plnlng to death for a child, and if |
could make her happier I'd get her a
white elephant or have a Wild 4yena
to my propoSal?"
1t was just like hearing that your
daughters young man has broken the
engagement. | had thought nv charge
was comfortably well fixed for the aSy-
lum, and now TO have this new respon-
sibility of deciding what was to do for
1T come upon me, made me wish
that the GLOBE had gone child
less to the grave. If the mans scheme
worked, the baby would have good
home and every advantage of careful
training and wealth as the years went
on. But if it did not work there was
the added danger to his little life from
the exposure of another night ride and
another change of diet. 1t seemed as
though the man ought to understand
his own wife, but from what he said of
her rcvulsi0n at the idea of adopting an
unknown child, and reasoning from
women in general, it did not look likely
that any good would come of forcing
the baby upon her. | modestly gave
voice to this opinion, but, man-fashiOn,
he knew what he was about. The only
feature Of the experiment that appeared
to worry him was the amount of lying
he would be called upon to do. Gracious!
but III have to act the hypocrite,
won't j, /" said he, and | couldn't quite
derermine whether he was snacking
his lips in anticipation of the pleasure
OF lying, or struggling to keep back a
Washingtonian desire to cry over the
necessity of it. "But Pm willing to do
It." he sighed heroicaiIy; I'D lie till
BLACK IN TIE FACE
10 see Clara more cheerful. Are YOU
going 70 help me IN al!;s?"
Il suppose So | at length reluc-
tantiy asseatcd. TIC erGspcc. of toting
baby in basket aEd leaving i. On, e
doorstep at n:elI: was Eot exiiiiaraiing.
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