The sun., 1914-09-27

suit n you DO not care to reveal your
whereabouts"
The widow and her foster son talked
the matter over at great length and
Tor several days. Finally the young
man concluded that II would be best
not to reveal his foster parents name
ana his Whereabouts. SO the girl had
the suit brought and 1t was lost.
The home has also witnessed the very
happy marriage OF one of its little K rls
to the wealthy nephew of her foster
father. She came blushing and happy
with hsr husband to revisit the home In
which she had dwelt six years. and be-
fore her departure the society received
substantial check for the carrying ON
4 its philanthropic work
There are tears shed a-plenty in many
cases of adoption. All children placed
with responsible persons for adoption
are not permanently indentured until
after a trial period. Childless men and
women often come to the home to obtain
children. They all desire good looking.
strong children. They have to prove
their responsibility Of course, and then
may take their pick. After the trial
period has expired 1t is for them To say
whether they Will keep the child for
good
one day there came to the home a
man and his wife seeking child for
adoption. They were greatly taken with
little. pouting Tipped, brown curl.d
boy, who looked at them solemnly from
big blue eyes, heavy lashed. The couple
were investigated and found all right
and the boy turned over to them. They
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woman brought him back. She eX-
plained that after thinking the matter
over her husband and she had concluded
that It was too much OF a task to bring
up child and that they had overesti-
mated their Willingness and ability to
care for a child when they had sought
one for adoption.
The little shaver began TO pine right
! away. lie had no appetite, weakened
! and finally had to be put to bed. No
particular organic trouble developed.
| only wasting and pining away. The
woman who had returned him began to
annoy the management with telephone
calls several times a day, asking how
the little fellow was doing. Whom she
didn't get satisfactory answers she
wrote. At last she learned that the boy
| brought him back and had been grow
| ing weaker. Within an. hour she was
| at the home with her husband.
! Give him to me-" she cried, running
! 70 the little crib. sobbng her longin.
az she lifted the little form to her
breast. give him back To me. this time
never TO return. didn't know how
much | loved him and my husband
| In ha' hIr,,
Don't pu; anything in the way OF my
| taking him right back with me. I've
got to have him with me tonight. /
| want him close TO me tonight"
So the boy. tightly hugging the foster
mother, from whom he was never To
/ part again until her death, was dressed
/ and carried out 10 the waiting taxi.
| The couple never wavered again in their
devotion and the boy received a univer-
sity training.
| The twin sons OF a reckless father and
! careless mother were committed to the
home some years ago. The parents
braced up once after ;he commitment
and at their earnest pleading they were
permitted to take them out OF the in
stitution. They soon lapsed into their
old habits and 1t was not long before the
children were brought to the home
again. The father died shortly after
ward and the mother got place as
companion TO a wealthy woman. She
was not exact enough in the perform
ance OF the details connected with her
duties and later became a maid in the
family.
The twins were eventually adopted
ono being taken by merchant Of Gin
cinnati He was years old AT tho time
and pined for his twin brother. His
foster parents hoped to divert his mind
with childish pleasures, but often at bed
time he would burst into tears. He eX-
plalned in answer to their questiOniue &
that he and his twin used 10 sleep near
each other and had said their prayers
at night together. The couple who hd,
adopted him were greatly troubled over
his childish sorrow. They took the mat
ter up with their clergyman and praye
over It At last they decided that grca
az the sacrifice seemed to be 1t wa
their duty to keep the twins together.
, SO the foster father went on TO tht
; homo 10 get the other twin. He had al
, ready been placed with a worthy family
, To this family the Cincinnati man wrote
a letter, leaving 1t with the management
) OF the home to forward. The letter wa.
such an eloquent plea that the twins
! be no longer separated that the fainil,
; to whom It was addressed relinquisheG
their right to the other boy. The two
J little fellows were brought together am
IL was a touching sight to SEQ the al
fectionate foster parents. each will
A twin linked in arm, revisit the hom
Whenever they came East.
Probably romance worked overtim
IN arranging the case OF the schoo
, teacher who having made secret mar
, rlage-secret because she wished 4
retain her position--found herself
= widow with n year-old baby only tw'
, ycars after She had become wife. Sh
, had obtained six months leave OF ah
sence at the time covering tn" baby
, birth but had never rcgalned he
health Her husband died and she wa
, left dependent upon the bounty o
strangers. They tired OF the cxpcns
of caring for an invalid at last, and sh
and her baby were sent to hospita
There It was pointed out To her tina
V because of her III health she was
: detrlment 20 the baby, She conSente
! to have the child placed In the hom'
( II began 10 thrive at once.
. In the meantime It had been revea,e
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