The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-05
IN DEMAND
The Unknown Infant Left With n COL
ored Woman i'm the Outskirts of the
City.

4 few days ago The Telegram told
how a strange woman had driven in i
carriage just before Christmas. TO the
home Of Matilda Holt. a colored wors-
m living or the outskirts Of the city
and deposited with her an infant, to-
gether wish some money AMI clothing
Ii was also published that the old
colored woman was about to dispose
of the nabs, unless the strange lady,
came after IL.
This notice has brought ahout as
much Illustration 10 the old colored
woman As did the baby. Several news
paper clippings containing the account
have been enclosed in letters and the
inquiry made of her If she would let
the writer have the child But along
with other letters. came one post haste
mailed IN Concord. y. C. from the
strange lady. saying under no circum-
stances must the baby be surrendered
but that 1t will be sent for in a few
days.
Several people in Greensboro have
offered 20 take h baby. and three adj
vertisements have appeared in the local
papers telling the old woman she can
get a fine home and new parents for
the little waif. Four couples have
come here from 4 distance. 10 adopt
the child. But all have been disap-I
IpofI1tu- ME TIE oid NtEtfdt NaS
'%studyin" who to let have the child. in
answer to a great number OF applica-
lions after the matter got in the news
papers,. the Concord letter came. tell
ing her the baby would be called for
in a few days, by the party who left
il, h money. the crib. the clothes and
the blankets.
OF two couples who went tn the old
Woman's home yesterday. one was a
childness husband and wife from RAM
dOlph county. Ten years ago they
adopted q girl seven years of age AMI
she d grown into a fine young wom-
an. but q month z Sickened and died.
As oon 81 they saw The notice in the
paper. the LADY urged the husband to
come here with her and get the little
baby. When they Went there vest"r-
day, with a couple of we'll known
Greensboro gentlemen. they found
seven or eight colored people in the
house. where the child wa>. and they
were making "miratlons'' o--ar the
piles Of letters and newspapers 5eirT
delivered by the postman - ne door
Of matilda Holt. colnred."
The baby was living in its handsome
crib. finely dressed. ard almost smoth-
cred under elegant blankets. 1t was a
wee little thing" about half the size
of a real good sized baby. 1t was hand
ed around and fondled. n when the
~ itt1 III 1iilol litf iIt "a
ty that Its owner had wrote lot TO
let it go" the lady IN the party seerl-
ed greatly disappointed for she had
fallen in love with the baby at first
sight.
The baby has a dark ~a~1otexior.
and the ady's husband. to oSSuage her
disappointment remarked +h9t the
chile was not Of white. but Of mixed
blood. At this Aunt Matilda waxed
| wrath. declaring that it came from RAJ
leigh. and had Jess es good blood in 1t
as emmy white people in the state on
both sides" She said the woman who
brought it here, she had found out,
was one who made it a business to help
big rich folks out of trouble and was
not the child's grand nanny as she at
first supposed. She said the young
mother upon awakening from a NOR
phine stupor following intense pain,
had called for the child the first thing,
but was told that she was crazy there
wasn't anything of the kind.
1t is all a mystery, except the baby
IS there. it will be kept a week longer
for its real owner, and will not be given
UP to any body until after that.
Whether the old woman is romano
ing about its place of rightful resi-
derce. is also nebulous. but as she got
mad at the insinuation of its mixed
blood yesterday, h in defense of The
little one didn't hesitate to make the
above statements.
She said you could tell it was white
by one thing, "a pink spot behind its
ear Pushing one of the elf ears OF
the baby forward with her thumb. she
exclaimed in triumph. Now look al
dat. see dat spit?" The visiting lady
left an application for the child
Greensboro Telegram.