Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-02-13

without attracting tne atAohtiuh ~ say
save the pretty head nurse. says sse
New York Herald. The little chap was
an Indian baby, the tWo-Weeks"old,
three pound son OF l7-year-old moth
er, who Is said 10 be as near a llttle
heather" as we often rnd in New
York. She Is a Carlb Indian. pref
~. 6rown-skinned daughter OF a race
which Is rapidly disappearing from the
face 81 the earth. His father? But
that's The old. old story" The girl
came originally from Maraealbo. where
her sisters are being continually sold
by their mothers 10 liquor dealers for
liquor or for beads or silk or bracelets
OF beaten silver. wheFeNlth 10 deck
such bodies as John Boyle O'Rellly
said CLEAN Ia the sunshine like little
copper stataettes" From Magacashn
these tiny slaves are taken 10 Caracas.
where they arr put into families and
servants Nhen they are scarcely more
than babies themselves. when this
/ girl was bur is years ola she @aa
brought TO this country Ny a family
/ In whose service ahe had been for
/ years Annie and her baby were TAX
/ en- 10 Bellevue by beautiful span.
/ ish woman Who lives In Goth street
and Annie was taken away By hrr
when the llstle tragedy was over
While the baby lived Annie slept In
the lodging house provided for such
forloFn mothers a. che. but the days
she passed b. the baby These 40.
men have no affection. said i span
lsh woman who has aesn such women
for years, but how ltttie she has kao@n
the dnsky little creature other 40
men may decide They are ahsoiuss.
" without moral sense. which Is nat.
urai They arr siothtat and dreamy
and maternal love IL 10 them 4 sealed
book" Yet Idle curiosity Id the me,
chariam % baby. even her 0Nn nfst,
born. seems hardly sufficient rcasaf,
for the way Ann!s passed the hgIga
by the cot Whsrc her etue.eyed baby,
with her oaa straight black hair and
oid-ivory skin. lay anoozlng ana anut,
ing after th. manner ot his kind The
uuraes would pass and flua her On bet
knees upon the door bending over thu
little fellow. watching the tiattsrgaE 81
his tiny breast, tistcatnE Is hts gulek
light breathing. sonctimcs rubbing her
finger over his delicatsiy curved cAsrs
and sometimes even daring 10 opsn the
crumpted pink aata to dwell upon ths
wonders 81 the tiny nails. "a perfectly
almond shaped M her own. lyon must
not sit on the tioor. AMAZE. they wnui1
say. and She would oAcatFatlF asat
herself Upon the wicker rarker theY
gave her ngs Hbs would al quickly
forget and they would pasa through
the ward again, % nud her pnre mera
upon her kuseg. engaged In thr same
hungry Worship. dot she never taok
her baby In her arms. argued me Fbe
vas full 81 theories regarding the laeS
~ maternal love Ia such ,heathcn
little Annie
Possibly said tha vamanly paras
graelonslY but there's many moth
er Who II not ! heathen who can rp.
: member how her own hands fremble,l
. and her own knees shook The frat time
: She dared 70 take I'll har arms the
precious little creature beating tho Nil
with It's fathers hands ana booking
nt her with It's fathers eyes. sho can
tell yon why Annie knelt br her baby
: bed and harry breathrd whom shs lalf
2 q finger on it's check
!. Gods greatest gift to man" ah,
, concluded. grayely. "ls tho fact tim,
: mother love is not 4 matter Of clothe.
2 Or complexion