The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-12-15
Expressing the Baby.


wife Of Dnn DOllttic carpenter, her
bnby was In care of her sister In Rose
field, nfy miles away. ~ the moth
ers recovery. the father having
fob In Roscncid aud not wishing TO
spend the time himself on tho journey
bnck, Il occurred 10 him TO send tho
child home under caro- Of the baggage
man of tho train. whom he knew wei
n. found n little chest tbn, would dc
very we'll for a travelling crib. His sis
ter lined II with blankets. put feather
pillow In the bottom and when all was
ready deposited the child. Dan put on |
n tag ns a prccnutIon In cos" the con 1
tents foil Into other hands Than the
nggagcnnn. addressing th. chest To |
"Mrp. Daniel Doiitilc. BIrkylllc. This
aid. In With Care. Glass" There was
no preyarlcntlon In marking " glass.
for tho bnby's bottle was there ready
for use. There were nnt hook nnd q
,tnpIc 10 hold the Ill down when
closed, but Il was not intended that TIE
I'D should be closed. Just before train
,ln. ,b. father carried his baby 10 the
station and turned II over 10 the bag
ynycmni, who received u Willingly. set
Il on n trunk and put the nipple ON
the bottle Into the youngsters mouth.
An hour later Dan Dolltile saw NJ
extra" announcing that bridge had
broken under the train on which he
| hnd sent his baby and let the first two
| cars Into tb. river. lie ran 10 the sta
| tion aud, getting on a relief train. went
90 the scene " the accident. The bag
gage cnr was partly immersed. the bag
gngcnnn had been killed or drowned.
and there was no sign OF the baby.
Dan worked all the afternoon NOV
Ing trunks aud hunting for his chllds
body without avail. while he was ut
work his wife. who knew the baby
| was ON the wrecked train. arrived. ana
4 he was Obliged 10 announce 10 her that
\ the child had doubtless been thrown
out of the car door. which was open nj
the time of the accident. and buried un'
der the cnr or heavy trunks nj the Dot
tom Of the river. The poor woman
was historical. Dan begged her 10 20
home. but she would not TIL she knew
somcthlng OF the manner of her baby's
dcnth. so he let her stay TIL the
wreck had been removed. hut ns there
wcr. stliI no indications 81 what had
become or the child husband aud wilc
went TO their desolatc home broken
hearted.
A month passed without any develop
mcn,s nv 10 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. hut she brooicd over
the poor little thugs horrible taking
OF tllI Dan began 10 fear that he would
have TO send her 20 a sanltarium.
One morning there was n heavy rat
tic OF wagon wheels on the street BE-
= fore the door and sharp ring NJ the
, bell. Mrs. Dolittle answered the call.
and an express wagon driver handed
her n book and pencil 10 sign for
> packagc. She signed wonderinaly. and
!. the man delivered an oblong box. On
II was tag with the address; Mrs.
!, Daniel Doiittlc, Birkvtllc. This Side Up
With Care. Glass" Mrs. Dolittlc un
hooked the I'D aud opened II.
"Niother Of hcavcn." she exclaimed
9 aud forthwith tainted.
u'pp'"eu ."". -.
from his work. How long II was after
y the receipt Of tho package before he
d arrived cannot be known. but II was
probably very soon. There In the hal
was his wile lying on .nr moor u'''n ~
" Scions beside tne 'ueh''oa, .".s. -
N which ne hau Piacea "cr ."nu 49,
sendin. u homewaru' anu III "a'
,hat eh''d, looking rs luuuy Us a. ~ y"
'e 'utnn apple, pulling a"a! ON o'.',, ~,
In u pan hauh ccen " ma" Wv "ou''
"a propan'y nave 'a,n.cu "o, W." ~,
nc rushed ior wafer. sp,,"s'su :" ~ ~,
= wires race "nu p'ousu. NV. w. -. =.
= THIS time her senses we'c 'ea"y "