The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-08
MUST BE RICH HOME
Aunt, With Fine Boy and
Girl to Offer, Says No
Poor People Need Apply
(Chicago Tribune.1

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A woman walked into the Tribune
office yesterday. She wore a becom-
ing dress of brown silk, and at her
throat a diamond pin was neatly fas-
tened. She was accompanied by two
children, boy of 8 and a girl of 6.
The children were we'll dressed and
beautiful.
II want the Tribune to help me find
home for these children explained
the woman. i've kept them for a
year now, ever since their mother, my
sister-in-law, deserted them and lett
them in my care
mo, I won't tell you what my name
is. My husband is in business here,
and it would hurt him if 1 gave my
name" she said in answer to the re-
porter. I'm fact, he has grown very
fond of them, and wishes to keep
them. But if anyone wants them,
they can communicate with your
paper. 1 will return, and if they
are the proper kind of people I will
let them adopt the children.
Il will not let the go into sepa-
rate homes. That would be too cruel
Neither will let them go into homes
of people who have not enough to
care for them. People with incomes
of 5000 or $500 q month can do no
better for them than / can. There
is lots of wealth around the country,
and they might as well have it.
There have been a lot of people
who wanted to adopt the children, but
they either wanted to take only one
of them or else their income was not
what I considered sufficient
''Why, one woman whose husband
is earning only SIS a month, wanted
to take them. She told me that her
husband had better prospects and
that he would make them his heirs.
They have been we'll brought up
and would go well in any home" she
continued, looking at the children and
carefully appraising Them
''I've taught the little girl music.
She has lots of character and knows
how to read people. Just look at
her eyes and tell me if you don't
think she has"
The. children sat together on
chair, the boys arm affectionately
around his sisters neck. Both looked
mutely on while their aunt told of
their bringing up. The girls brown
hair was Dutch cropped. Her eyes
were deep blue and she wore neat
pink dress of a simple pattern. square
cut at the neck, and white stockings
and shoes.
The boy, his blonde hair combed
straight back, made a manly and pro-
tecting figure beside his sister. He
was dressed in a blue sailor suit ana
wore large straw hat. His eyes, like
the girls were blue
GIVE got some guinea hens and
canary bird and Tige, my bulldog"
announced Richard, the boy, finally
overcoming his embarrassment. II
want some dogs, and canaries where |
ever 1 CO."
"I want to go school, said Mar
garet, the sister, taking courage by
Dicks example.
20, you'll go to school," declared
the woman And then resuming her
narrative; There was a woman on
the south side came to get Margaret,
but I guess she wanted a domestic.
There is nothing very domestic |
about her. She won't do for wash |
ing dishes and that sort Of thing"
There were tears in the woman's |
eyes and the children nestled close |
to her in sympathy; the boy suggest
ing Lets go home, auntie."
eft would be selfish for me to keep |
them, though" she said further. I've
boy of my own and I'm seeing that
he. is given the best kind of an edu-
cation. Anything I did for these chill /
dren would be taken away from him. |
"Then, I can't afford to bring them |
up the way they ought to be. You've |
no idea how much it costs to take
care of a little girl like that. and the
strain is too great. simply can't
stand it,
Margaret slipped into her Little |
Red Ridinghood cape and from be- |
meath its corner gazed with a strange |
fascination at the ticking of the type
writer's