The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-07
MINED THE BABIES UP.
Queer Tangle Caused by "A Young
Doctor In Pennsylvania.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal
That awful mix-uo that occurred at the
home Of Mrs. Jane Norton, near Sham
olSin, Pa. is not yet unraveled. and there
is no chance that it ever will be. Mrs
Norton does not know whether she has
a new daughter and grandson or a new
son and a granddaughter Her daughter,
Mrs. Foster. can only guess whether she
has a new brother or a son, a sister or a
daughter. DR.. William Thompson, who
committed the Buttercup, only knows
that he wishes children were born with
a trademark
At present both Mrs. Norton and Mrs.
Foster live. at the elder woman's home, a
beautiful farm in the picturesque Irish
valley, and the babies are still commu-
nifty property in that home, though a sat
iSfactory division has been arranged, and
Mrs. Norton taxes the girl and her daugn-
ter the boy. The people are wel-to-do
and, except for a possible difficulty about
hedrship away off In the future, there IS
no cloud on the prospects of the young
stcrs.
Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Foster smiled
gOou-humOrediy when asked If they had
blunder NO" SAID Mrs. Foster; "it Is
not likely that we will, the babies look
so much alike; so we will have to be con-
tent with the knowledge that we have
them and that they are healthy"
Here Mrs. Norton spoke up, saying:
Hannah ought to be content, for she has
the boy, but / am not worrying at that, as
l have three boys and two of them have
nearly reached manhood, too and she
nodded proudly toward three youths who
sat on the opposite side Of the room.
/ Here the boy babe set up a squat, which
awakened his aunt. or his niece, as the
case may be, who Joined I'm the chorus.
Both were quoted in minute, and Mrs.
Norton told of the discontinue they had
! experienced when the blunder was dis
you See" she said. my child was born
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was born. DR.. Thompson hurriedly
wrapped them both up and laid them side
by side in the cradle. 1t was not until
/ twenty minutes later that we asked to see
| the children. The doctor went to the
cradle, and ] noticed look of perplexty
| come over his face. Why, Mrs. Norton,
said he, 4 actually don't know which one
belongs to you We thought the doctor
was Joking, and told him so, but he in
/ sisted thar II was utterly impossible TO
tell which was Hannahs. John" and she
| indicated her husband, got : little angry,
/ and said some things TO DR.. Thompson that
! he was sorry for afterward, but the phys
/ clan couldn' do anything TO remedy mat
! tiers, so we had TO settle the affair the
| best we could. One of the children proved
a boy and the other a girl. I've had no
| daughter since Hannah went to house
like TO have the girl Hannah was de-
| lighted with that arrangement, so things
We're settled-but we would like to know
4 which is which, she sighed.
| Mrs. Foster said the arrangement pro-
posed by her mother was very satisfactory
| TO her and her husband, as both wanted
| boy and would have been very much dis
appointed had they been obliged to receive
a girl.
I'VE have been married just fourteen
| months" Mrs. Foster said, "and 1t Is very
4 lonely for me at home when VIII Chats
my husband) Is away, and he Is out OF
/ town very frequently-he Is in the coal
| business, and has to travel. The baby will
/ be lots Of company"
| Mr. Foster was away when the mixuu
| occurred and has not reached home yet
| Both Mrs. Norton and her daughter Mrs
| Foster, are keenly alive to the humorous
side of the affair. and laughed heartily
! during the interview. Neither had any OBJ
/ lection to their children being photo
! graphed although one of the babes SEEM
/ ed to be opposed TO II, and cried Justify
| Mrs. Norton is forty years old. Mrs Fos-
| ter IS not yet twenty-one years old and is
| quite pretty. Both are making the best OF
| the doctors mistake.
The only person who Is really unhappy
over the matter is the doctor. He Is a
young physician and is afraid that his err
ror will damage his prospects.
The New Girl.-"Johanna, don't forget
| to dust the bric-a-brac."
mo, ma'am. Where do you keep the
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