The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
BABIES WE'RE MIXED.
TIL One Cried for "sticIS BrOd" and
Strengthened the Tangle.


From the Philadelphia Times.
It's wise father that knows his own
chlld.-Old Proverb.
For two weeks a Scotch baby has been
an innocent imposter in n German family
and for three days the real Dutch" baby
has played the same role by mistake in the
Scotch family. The exchange OF babies
was due. 1t is supposed to the Careless
ness of nurse in the Philadelphia Hos
pital. The error was made plain when
the Dutch baby in the Scotch family
created great CONSERVATION yesterday by
asking for stick brod"-a piece of bread
How two families could entertain the
baby of the other as its own child re-
spechvely is a singular case of mistaken
identity. Here's how IL happened. Sew
eral weeks ago S-year-old johnnie Winter
was taken by his grandfather, Richard
McCulia, who lives in modest circum-
stances at, 45l7 Walnut street, to the
Western Temporary Home, in Fortieth
street below Market. The baby's mother
Is dead, and his grandmother, Mrs. Nc
Culla, was too i'll to care for him. Sub
sequently the child was taken III with
measles and sent by the Temporary Home
authorities to the hospital. The grand
father was notified to cali for the child
''Stlck BrOd" n Good Actor.
He was "a happy grandfather that went
to bring back the little child True, he
saw as the clerk of the hospital turned
John Winter aged g." over to him that
the baby's dress was not the same as 1t
wore when II was sent away. But he
trudged homeward with light heart and
with Johnnie" clinging tightly to his
neck.
The two arrived at 4517 and the grand
mother kissed the youngster. She looked
at him for a minute. Then IN surprise
she turned to her husband.
Why that's not Johnnie" she declared
Gamma be, Gamma be. It's ma my BARN"
That's my ain BARN." the old man in
sisted.
Thus the grandparents disputed the
childs claim. Lighting his pipe. the old
man held the burning match to the child
Now blow" he said. "Johnnie" blew out
the match.
THE wee ones ain. The wee ones ain 4"
insisted the happy grandfather But the
old lady still was dubious, still insisted
that IL Gamma be- "Johnnie's" great
grandmother was called into council. She
agreed with her daughter. Later the fa-
Their returned. He, overjoyed at the sight
of the child, acknowledged the boy as his
own and Rugged II to his bosom.
Becomes Subject of Dispute.
In vain the women argued. They declar-
ed that "Johnnie's" hair. short as II was
was curly. The real Johnnie's was not
They said the baby's eyes were brown.
The original baby's were blue. Meanwhile
the youngsters was having all sorts OF fun
with its new grandfathers moustache and
making itself generally agreeable. When
bedtime came Johnnie" and the father
laid down together, the child with its arms
tightly fastened about the mans neck
another convincing point in favor of its
paternity.
Next day the baby was again In dispute,
the women still maintaining that the child
was the wrong Johnnie" the men still
more convinced that II was the real and
original. Finally II was decided that a
/ council of the relatives and neighbors
should be held. But the council was pro.
/ ductive of no positive results. The baby
was still an unsolved problem.
Hunger Asserts Itself.
Back TO the hospital the boy was car
ried. There to all intents and purposes h,
was the real and only John Winter, age,
g." Grandfather McCulla searched tn,
wards, but the child he carried was III,
best duplicate and he trudged home again
Hunger played the part of a solon yes
terday. Johnnie" like other babies, ha.
an appetite which, when It manifests IL
! self, does so with screams and yells. Ant
1t came 10 the surface. But in the baby'i