Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-13
BABYg LAUGH.


". y. Horid'
There was very tiny girl IN me
court Of Oyer and Teunlnor yesteIuY
morning. A. she sat In the great CHAIR
where they had placed her, her iee1
were a long, long distance from tue
floor, and her baby fingers couid haru'
liz reach round the top OF the arm ~
she tried 10 seat herself more firmly
She hal blue eyes, short yellow c1rls,
which stood on end with Interest In
the proceedings about her,and she Wa
radiant In a clean pinaforc and an eA'
ccodingly sunny smile.
II YOU had asked Why she was there
she would have cheerfully answered
you that she had two papas, "a new
napa am an old papa" and that the
new papa was going TO take her away
from the old papa. She was not In the
least disturbed by this prospect. for she
was having royal time. She had us
covered that she could make her chair
squeak" by turning II, and she acted
uuon this discovery with an cnthua'
lasm which partly cleared the court
room aud brought drops Of agony 10
the brow Of the Judge. Wheh
the pursult lost IT, charm she Dis
CuNeftu Eueu-uhtufHu hN mHh WV
smiled nj her and played hidc'and-
seek with her behind his newspaper.
At one exciting moment their heads
bobbcd up together aud the little Rifl
laughcd-a clear, ringing, childish
laugh that penetrated the very corners
Of the dusty old court room and brought
sympathetic smiles 10 the lips " the
few who had not forgotten how TO
laugh Themselves.
A TURNING FONT ~ IiER LIVE
II Minnie Costa had been fifteen
Year, old instead Of i've ahe would not
hav. aughud yesterday morning. She
would have realized that she wns In y
very serious position for little girl and
that her presence In court aud the
presence oi the two silent men who
sat near her might be- turning point
IN her life from which all future good
or evil might date. but being only
i've years old, she lAughcd-aud II l.
probable that IN laugh was the beet
lining She could have done under the
circumstances. Her evident happiness
aud content must have moved the two
men with her, for they began 70 talk,
aud a. they talked II was evident that
things were smoothing themselves out.
This lawyers Of both parties came and
Joined IN tho talk. Next dark'eyed
woman had somcthing 10 tay, aud the
result Of II all waA that compounds
was effected, aud the parties left tho
court room hcforc the case came up,
Al was forgiven, hands were grnspei
and shaken and the "ncw papa" did
not take Minnie from the "old papa"
after all.
Minnie Cos,a's real father n Walter
Foster, n young man who Il employed
as conductor on this Third avenue sur
face road. Foster married ak ycap
ago and Minnie was born Just ono year
later. The next day the young mother
died, and the husband gave the baby
10 his aunt, Mrs. John NJ. Costa, OF
No. 255 West Fourth street. The little
one was taken 10 Mr. Costa's home,
aud has never since len II even for one
night. She has been taught 10 call
Mrs. Costa "mamma" and her husband
papa" and the couple, being child
lcss, love hor ~ their own.
MINNIE FOSTER.
In Fosters petition for tho custody
Of the child he states thnl for time he
raid a. q week for Minnic's board, nj.
though tho Costas declared nj the time
that they did not want tho money and
wcr, NOR, than willing 10 care Tor her
themselves, After SONS months Foe.
ter lost his situation and his payments
necessarily ceased. IA soon as he
found work no again Insisted upon
nayinR hts childis board, but the
tsIt.-- s....ll.f ...gs...N Ia In - fh. t,tnUaW
aud he admits that none has boon paid
sluec that time.
sitE CALLED INN wALTER.
He says he visited the house fro.
quently, however, aud that he was
called "NAltef" by his little daugh'
ter, who had not the slightest suspicion
that lac was her father. She liked him
NJ n Jolly young fellow who would toss
her IN the air aud play with her with.
out wcarying, but she Always believed
herself 70 be ''papa'H" lMr. Cos,a'sl
"btst little girl"
Several years ago Foster married
again, and now lives with his wife and
two children nj No. ass East Sixty
sixth street. His marriage and tho fact
that lac made no claim upon Minnie NJ
that time encouraged the Costns 10
hopo that h.. intended 10 leave the
ohili Ia their care indefinitely.
They grow more and moro nj.
tached 10 her every day, aud she
became the very llfe and light
Of their home. She Developed Into
charming little girl, with the hAppiesl
disposition In the world. No amount
Of Indulgence could spoil her, aud no
friends or playmAica could ever turn
her heart nom the slender, brown
eyed woman she called mamma. The
Costas, while not wealthy, are In very
comfortable circumstances, aud Min
ME had everything TO make y small
girls life seem worth living. She had
dishes and toys galore she had picture,
books that fiyallei the rainbow IN hue,
aud she had large and interesting
family Of dolls, which she had brought
up In the way they should go. And
when II was nm0tcd that "MalteTn
was going 10 take her away, her chief
care was TOT the welfare Of papa, nam.
ma and the dolls 10 be lct bchind her,
There WAS not one thought VI hersnlf,
or Of whore she would 20 or what was
10 become ~ her.
TnE NEW PAPA AprEARs.
A. those charms and graces Of Min.
ME uniolded themselves Walter began
10 indulge In vain regrets. II srpmVd
cruel 10 him, aud looking at
II In hls way one eau under.
stand why; that this beautiful child
Of his should regard him as almost 4
stronger; that she should call him
aMAltprAu aud Costa 'tpapn.ll that ~.