Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-24

htAWauhee. oOLhe time IN Septem Der
they told me they were going to send
her to place in Milwaukee called the
blouse of mercy" Louise went
down to Milwaukee and a short time
afterward Mary went down and
brought her back She said she was
starved there and couldn't stand it.
They wanted to know if knew of any
place in the country where she could
go. After this | saw MIR. and Mrs.
Belcher and they were willing to take
Louise for reasonable pay. l told the
Wagners and also told them that Mrs.
Belcher said there were places where
such children could be taken care of.
Maryand-her mother thoughtLou better
go back to Milwaukee if it was hard
place. because there the baby would
be taken care of at once. When they
found that Mrs. Belcher would take
care of the child or might find a place
for it they were perfectly willing for
her to 60 there Instead of Milwaukee.
met Mary at the freight train /
think on Friday night. She told me
she had good news. that a man met
her on the sidewalk and asked if her
name wasn't " agner. She said ''Yes,
what of it?n or something. He said |
understand your sister Lou is in trou-
BILE. I'd like to help her; l am a friend
of hers. He asked if she had her
child yet. She said yes He said /
would like the child as we have no
children of our own if she wants to
hiGrAnen Of h.tA I1,,ft
know who has got it for fear she
would want it back some time. She
said she didn't know where the man
lived and that he wouldn't tell his
name. He wanted to get one young
enough so that it would never know
but they were its own parents. |
asked if she could give description.
She said only slight description.
Said he was a man about her height,
dark mustasche, had on overcoat or
macintosh. That he would be there
that night to take the child if they
wanted to lei it go. She wanted to
know if could 60 after the child that
night. l said | couldn't but could
probably go Sunday night. She said
he would give the child good home.
That's what she told me. Seen her
next Saturday or Sunday evening. /
told her l would go Sunday evening.
She was glad they had home for the
child. When went to Belcher's after
the baby heard them ask Mary what
brought her. She said | bring you
Joy or something to that effect. that
she had found home for the baby
Mrs. Belcher remarked what a fine
healthy child it was, that it had never
fretted or cried any to amount to any
thing. | understood from what Mary
told me that this stranger would be
there to receive the child that night.
had made no inquiries about town
about any stranger. They told me
he'd gone onto Fennimore and would
be back Mary had said to me that
he had said ne had to go to Fennimore
and other places or something like it.
heard Louise, as though she was
crying, say that she hated to see the
child go and Mrs Belcher said that
she hated to see it go too as she had
become kindly attached to it. Mary
said something like what do you care
so long as it is going to have good
home.
w. II. BELCHER: Live in Crawford
county. Saw Mrs. Wagner and Louise
at my house about 9 O'clock p. m.
with MI. Devoe. They came to make
arrangements for us to take care of
Louise. MIS- Wagner and myself
wanted Louise to stay that night She
did not want to stay, thought IL
would be several days before confine-
ment. Mrs. Wagner insisted on us
taking her and said she would GER
tainly bring her back by the middle
of the week. On Monday morning De-
voc, Mary and Louise came at $3.50 a.
m. Devoe or Mary called for us to
get up as soon as possible. We got
up and dressed as soon as we could.
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