The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
STORY oFA MoTHER's LOVE.
An Incident Of Life az Eeeu ON a
Railroad Train.

Do The trsio over tue Coast Line SATURDAY.
evening there was an incident that shows
seasa mothsr's love 10 the came tho world
Sver, eso 70 possessed OF strength that 10
esyoud compare.
when the train pulled up ., som,er very
ssatly dressed white woman. app.reut,y
about 30 years old, came aboard the train in
sasss. She tad q little boy about seven
ysefs old, With her-a pretty boy and he
'oossd 90 " DO had been crying. The woman
seemed nearly out Of breath and very much
excited. A passenger handed her a glass of
wafer, which che drank. Theu che leaned
eeck aod coocesled the child as much 90 pos.
sole With hsr skirt aod cloak, aod seemed
seeeey uosil the trsia bad started for Co.
lsnbia.
Thea che told the story Of Q mothers love
70 Ne paeeeugers about her. ehe was from
Castsrsvslls. She said that when the child.
eses saosd Joe. sftsswsrds chsassd to Char.
ley vss mere ialant, che had !ouud that
ens vas too poor TO care fos II, % che sdvsr.
49, ID Z, paper and 90 eyed couple as Sun.
ssesspss&sd. She ,arssd Der child over 10
Bss che isssd The, che could no, nv. With.
- a~ soal6 Sbs 90 villisg TO work for
~ ses dsoppsd. % che could esly have u
sse vsss 70 The sesp,s .sd told then this,
Svs sssy vsss sswill'sG 70 Ist bse have her
child sssis, % che ssseslsd TIE little one
svsy, earned hlo 10 : eolort6 vo1en's
eoen lea sst Of Saosse, sad concealed Ai~
oese sstn ssasly sain nos. Thea ehe usde
eese lee the depot asd took The ,rsin. She
~ ses bed sistsr here as work 10 the
0seeey nile. ed che bed odiy snooeh
9eesy - pey bss vay here. TIE passes ssesrs
Qnoe 20 poeos aed gave q to her aud Nv
toae eee Got . carriage asd started Zoe The
MI village vhss shs tssls arrived here.
De the Vay up The mother rspea a,sdly
eokee Ne little bey, "Doa's you ksov ne.
Ooasley; 6oa's zee ksov yous own mott.
@r' 6e voaIa drew awsy asd declare that
y al4 see ksew bee, esd asksd her to "tsAs
I'D booe eeoeeroW She tried time and
sUais 70 sssz The child 10 sAos souo sien Of
seesesa.es, sss :sssld not. She: declared
uoe see aeaia that che would give up her
shsl1.
n uaoss q sll the psrs,,s an 4. N.
poeeeee>oa of The State sut shsy ere not
ssssonssy 70 ths seoplsseoese Of lhis ineiden,
u . Slsroel eas The State.
\ IT, foeeoolsG pAthstle ssosy which aposar.
q 70 The Stats yesterday mossisR excited
seessoeesebe in'erest 10 thls city and there
Hese ossy teVa,siss duriee shs dsy % to the
teeeusy Of tbs psssons WHO 6eursd 10 the
ssesy
Isqairy By The writer sroush, out The fol.
levssg fsets. The Vonas Who reclaimed shs
ehl)e sad osd % Ooluwbis % related IN the
0eAse Wse ose Jane Gerald, formerly Of
Csssesoyil'e. TIE easd eospis Who sAeptsA
To esiA ubeo 90 lsfAss sad from who9 the
9cssS lses m - Friday vsrs Ne. snl urs.
hlrs 6ssald vss . married vo,... Who
hvsd asss Oasssssvills, bot sboos ten or
twelve yesss EGO che sspssassd from hsr hus.
eesd. Aeest sax ysass ago she gave birth
- eoy child ss1 shortly sftsrWafd Advsr.
49, u tee Walsouse asd Soushsoa oGbsine
- 0ve Ne eeey - ssyoss vho would Give
u heos As6 sajss ts g bic ovu. Nr. ] =.
4Aypos tee mvtsg 10 he broedos esishhor.
oeee, ~ ths edvertlssosst, asI sesss sesios
" voose. hs sssssA 10 adept the isfant.
AaAeeoh u We bses as The brsas, and
oeoe yooeQss thaa hs and bic wife visbed
- eeeps However, - they we're ohild.sss
ese wassed . child. ssd especially % the
oosses sopostseed thso to tAks The child
ese give s . home aad The care snd a,teotioe
Vat che coul6 eot, they nnally conssu ted.
nse. 0ssslA DOT ooly gave up ,hs cbiId freeIv
ed villisoIy Bot wee profuss IN her sxprec.
eoes OF 'hsoks and gratitude to Mr. and Nrs.
nayss Tor etviog hse baby . good home
- sesiGeed ell claim TO the ioisut ssd
psoolesd thss che would never ask than TO
sesese u. nr. Hayes relied upoo bsr word
ese 1i6 not require her to put the transfer Of
she child In wntiog, and they took 90 stems
- rave tes adoption pot toto lego, sh zoe.
teeS ssvss once thooehs the mother would
ees1aso the child Of shich shs vas apparent.
" - sex,ous TO DO md. For are years ~
ssd urs. Hayes have sivso the child every
esss eud have provided 10 With oil the com.
sosw vnhio their means, snd have 10 every
vsy treated 10 ~ u u vas their owo Cash
asd blood
On Friday aoraing lee, nrs Gerald went
" me house Of hr Hayes to Gee Ne little boy
ese siseosgo 10 did not recogoiss her, she
eeueso sto to 80 wNh her TO show her the
ssy 70 Q astGeoor's hoess Hs wsot With
nss. Hsyss' e1sssss, Mrs Gerald promisios
70 esiee him esek 10 . fss minutes Iosisad
81 ssspisG sss promise che got Q buggy aod
osseg the child 9th her went through the
eecassy to nsyssv''ls where she remained 10
etdtsg 10 . ss.ro's house until Sa,usdsy
sight. Thso she took the train for Oolu mbis.
ssssyieg the boy With her
- eotog TO nsyssvills che threw NJ
uayee o6 her track, for be naturally thought
eee BED fs,uroed 10 her former hone ss Gar.
ssssvilIs He could learn oo,bioR Of The
vhsesssouu Of The woman cod bis foster
eeslo, sse wss ssturiog the kseness anxiety
seu % rsae OF The sousu's dight to Coiuu.
eia 10 Meadsy's State
ss dtyss ssoaot recover bis foster child
" veseh both be aod bic wife have become
asea attached during the 6ss years they
ssss bad hin. Tor they have 40 legal right to
u ned no papers 70 prove that the mother
resigned 10 them hsr right to him. Never.
tee'ess 90 matter Of right and jas,ice IL
eoes sssm that Ne Hayes has Q better clsin
90 the eh,id than its mother Who gave /,
evsy wsso . hsIplsss iofaot, sod nov 40
due's u from . coofor,sele home when be 10
sieoss large soo7gh TO work 10 Q cotton mill
. Nd sss'ss b's mother Ia earning . support
ZOE her 90 cell 80 himself