Evening journal., 1907-10-16
Expressing the Baby.
IOrlrlnal1

Job in Rosefield and not wishing to
spend the time himself on the journey
back, it occurred 10 him to send the
child home under care OF the baggage
man Of the train, whom he knew we'll
He found little chest that would do
very veil for a travelling crib. His sis
ter lined it with blankets. put feather
pillow in the bottom and when all was
ready deposited the child. Dan put on
a tag as a precautlon In case the con-
tents fell into other hands than the
baggaReman, addressing the chest &c
MRS. Daniel Dollttle, Birkvllle. This
Side Up With Care. Glass" There was
no prevarication In marking II glass.
for the baby's bottle was there ready
for use. There were a fat hook and
staple to hold the lid down when
closed, but It was not intended that the
lid should be closed. Just before train
time the father carried his baby to the
station and turned 1t over to the bag
gageman, who received It willingly. set
1t on a trunk and put the nipple on
the bottle into the youngsters mouth.
An hour later Dan Dohttle saw an
extra" announcing that a bridge had
broken under the train on which he
had sent his baby and let the first two
cars into the river He ran to the sta
tlon and. getting on a relief train, went
to the scene of the accident. The bag
gage car was partly immersed, the bag
gageman had been killed or drowned.
and there was no sign Of the baby.
Dan worked all the afternoon NOV
ing trunks and hunting for his child's
body without avail. While he was at
work his wife. who knew the baby
was on the wrecked train, arrived, and
he was obliged to announce to her that
the child had doubtless been thrown
out OF the car door, which was open at
the time Of the accident, and buried un-
der the car or heavy trunks at the bot
tom Of the river. The poor woman
was hysterical. Dan begged her to go
home, but she would not till she knew
something Of the manner Of her baby's
death. SO he let her stay till the
wreck had been removed, but as there
were still no indications Of what had
become Of the child husband and wife
went to their desolate home broken
hearted.
A month passed without any develop
ments as to whether the baby had been
crushed or drowned. This uncertainty
worked upon the mothers mind, and
there was no comfort for her. Had
her child died in its bed she would
doubtless have recovered from the
shock in time But she brooded over
the poor little things horrible taking
OF till Dan began to fear that he would
have to send her to a sanitarium.
One morning there was a heavy rat
tie Of wagon wheels on the street be-
fore the door and a sharp ring at the
! bell Mrs. Dolittle answered the call
= and an express wagon driver handed
her a book and a pencil to sign for q
package. She signed wonderingly, and
the man deliYered an obiong box. Or
it was a tag with the address: Mrs
Daniel Dolittle, Birkville. This Side UI
With Care. Glass" Mrs. nolittle un
hooked the lid and opened it.
Mother Of heavenr she exclaimed
and forthwith tainted.
1t happened that it was noon, ani
] Dan was momentarily expected home
from mis- work. How long It was after
the receipt Of the package before hs
! arrived cannot be known. but 1t wal
G probably very soon. There in the hal
was his wife lying on the floor uncon
D scious beside the identical chest II
which he had placed her child befor'
sending it homeward, and in 1t wal
, that child, looking as ruddy as an au
tumn apple. pulling away on a bottle.
4 If Dan hadn't been a man he woul'
probably have tainted too. As it was
. he rushed for water, sprinkled It In hi
e wife's face and brought her to- B.
S this time her senses were ready TO re
r. ceive the impression that her baby wa
2, alive and well. She snatched it fror
Y its travelling crib and hugged It to he
y breast, covering Il with kisses. The
o she put it back and covered Dan wit
n kissesN Then she cried a little an
{ laughed a little, never for a momen
q wondering how her child could com
back to her in this strange mannel
But Dan, spying q note in the ches
- opened it and read 1t. 1t explaine
matters.
N A short distance below the scene G
IS the accident lived an ignorant. stupi
II German couple. Neither of them hear
,r Of the bridge breaking down, and
r they had they would never have col
Id nected 1t with what followed. tn
a German was coming across the rive
ar In his punt when he saw a foatin
Is box. The water was smooth, and Ii
ls box sailed along right side up. tt
le man took it in. pulled out the hoo
II raised the lid and saw baby. It wl
unconscious, and he supposed it dea
y, y. Taking It to his hut on the bank, h
~ wife gave it some warm milk, and
n revived. The woman. who was ehil
less, believed the Lord had sent hi
es the baby and would not give it u
B. She kept 1t a month, when her hu
e. band, discovering that 1t was costir
rs. him a good deal of milk and feariI
RS they might get into trouble II tn,
in kept It. prevailed upon her to send
on according to the address on Il
tag. SO he took It to an express ofiic
where the clerk after pondering awhi
whether to accept such fragile freig
F concluded TO pass it on, especially
It would be delivered within a coup
Of hours. 1t is probable that at t
OF time Of the accident the lid closed, Z