Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-22
HOME FOR A BOY.
Many People Were Willing to Take
 Youngster Into Their Homes.

Many People Were Willing to Take
 Youngster Into Their Homes.
 1 Children appear to be in big demand by people who have none of their own or whose boys and girls have grown up and left the parental roof and gone out into the world to seek their fortunes. The other day man put an advertise
 ment in the Democrat stating that he had a boy for whom he desired a good home and that if he could find the right place he would be willing to pay all expenses of maintaining the child. It turned out to be very catchy item. People wrote to find out about the youngster, others telephoned in and more stopped the reporters and wanted to know if they could help them get hold of that little fellow in the paper. A man who has great deal to do in caring for children was informed about this matter to-day and he promptly re- marked that he was not at all surprised at 1t. He said there was scarcely a week in the year that he does not have request from some one for the cus- tody of boy or girl, but that he rarely ever gives one out that way simply because they too often prove a legacy of trouble to those who get them. If they turn out well some friend of the family who refused to own them when they were weddings want to claim them and rather than go to law about them good meaning people often have 1 to part with children that they have reared and become attached to with the result that the rest of their lives are made miserable. One woman who l inquired about the boy was very anxious to know the color of his hair. She started to tell why, but before she 1 had, spoken many words something came into her neck and she couldn't utter word for several minutes, She had boy of her own, but he died when he was seven years old, just the same | age as the one the man wanted home l for. He had the incest black hair anybody ever saw and if she knew this one looked like him she would give the world to have him. Others wanted the boy for various reasons, one old woman stating that he would come In right for chasing the chickens off the potato patch and keeping her company. She would send him to Father Crow | ley's school and make a man of him if l he turned out we'll
 After hearing all some folks had to say as to why they wanted little boy one is forced to the conclusion that the man and woman who have several nice boys and girls of their own are by no means poor, supposing they own noth- ing else. They are better of than those who have brick blocks and vast sums of money out at interest, but have no children about the house. A man with money can purchase almost anything he fancies except somebody's family, so that no matter how poor people may be handicapped in manag- ing to support their children they should consider themselves fortunate in having them, for perhaps if they had no little ones to bother them and lots o9 money to spend they would not be half as happy as they are now. Of course the man who has the children and the means to maintain them Is doubiy blessed, it would seem, but you never can tell about that. There is no reason why the man with modest in- come who has to go without some things which he might like to have himself in order that the children may not be neglected may extract more real comfort out of the sacrifice he is mak- Ing than would ever come to him if he were able to meet every demand made upon him without any special effort. Probably this is the reason why so many men and women who have not much of the worlds good always ap- pear healthy and happy while others who are rolling in riches are constant ly finding fault with the world and grow old and wrinkled worrying over imaginary ills.