New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-03
MAY GO BACK WITHOUT BABY.
Gentleman from Hawaii" IN Quandary Over
Proposed Adopted Child.

I'm not at ali sure that 7 shall adopt a little
daughter after all the connection that my advertise
nent seems tc have aroused" said Daniel BidweIl,
OF Hawaii. yesterday. at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
I'm not pledged at all to take child home with
me. IN the notice that put in E local paper a
couple OF days ago you viii that I said would
pay 800 any one who could tell me where there
a healthy and attractive girl two three
years old that could adopt That doesn't mean
that would have adopt her. you gee"
IF you don't take her home with you youu be
in the 800. OF course" was suggested 10 him.
Well I don't know about that" Mr.. BdWeu
answered. If 1 ind the child who fulhls my
quirements. but don't adopt her may leave the
money. at least II the family is in need Of It.
Yes I've had some rather amusing experiences
In nv advertisement I expressly stated that the
child must have refined features and indication
OF foreign parentage. At one house where I called
IN answer to a letter I was received by an octo-
room who had a little girl clnging to her dress
The baby didn't give much indication Of colored
blood; yet it is needless to say she didn't suit Z
have made only other VISIT for this purpose and
the child saw there is the I shall probably
take 4 I decide TO make a choice. She's a pretty
little thing, with big blue eyes. but she's shy and
she hasn't made up wiki yet Her mother has
one other child. and isn't able to support them
very well, although they are not exactly poverty
stricken.
continued Mr.. BidwelI and not for the purpose OF
! adopting daughter I've spent too much time
already on this side issue and probably I'll not
make any further search for a child. However I'm
going 10 answer all the letters I have received
That's only fair 7 think"
Here Is a sample of a number OF letters Mr..
BidweiI has received IN answer TO his advertise
ment:
Dear Sir. seeing your Add in tlo paper thought
I would drop You a line IN regarding a baby girl
wich We have fl care the mother died in March
and dgn't think there IS any 1aAsnler child in
New York than this she IS IS months old and
is very bright and refined the Father Is living bur
Z ne Is a shifless fellow and Is worth having
II In his care he takes the child around in saloons
with him and were thinking about having Il
taken away from him I think Il you saw it YOU
would take it home WITH you you might
call and see it anyway
Another letter was from the mother OF q large
family, who tntImated that she would gfve up
her youngest child for 500. that she might be
able 70 start Up in business" and several other
women were sure that they could get along better
II they had one child fewer 70 support. Most OF
the people who have written are Wcmen. said Dir.
RidWeu although I have a few letters from men.
and several have come 10 see me or called
Not an OF my correspondence on this subject
Women who their own monogram stationery
have read my notice and have written, telling me
who would make splendid daughters, one CORE
spondsnt wrote. II your reIersncss are satlsIac-
sweetest. little gln that II has ever been my
fortune TO see %
planning get her homer
That long trip was one OF the things I was con-
ef6ersrv when advertised that the child must be
two or three years old A child OF that age would
stand the trip across the continent all right. and
when got on the steamer the steWefaess would
5r. BidEeiI has his pockets filed with CORE
sd0pffon and he intends 70 keep every OF the
letters Probably there are good many other
$50 ri be able to HELM them out II they call on
me by giving them addresses"