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Show BABY LEFT IN A CONFESSIONAL in nil inn NOTE HANDED TO THE SISTER OF THE PRIEST. Fine, Healthy Boy Only a Few Days Old is Discovered Wrapped in a Woolen Shawl. New York. Feb. 22. "Iok in the Confessional box on the left-hand side as you go Into the church and you will find a child." A note with these words was handed hand-ed to Miss iMary Huntnian. sister or the Rev. h. h. Huntman. pastor ot St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church, in Harlem last evening. An investigation investi-gation was made immediately and sure enough there was the babv. The child Is a fine, healthy boy only a few days old. It wore a white dress and a white lace cap and was wrapped In a woolen shawl. Tho Rev. Father Doyle was busy baptising some children when the little foundling was discovered discov-ered and It was taken to him and baptised bap-tised with the others. The name Michael Mich-ael Joseph was chosen. The mysterious note.whlch told of the child's whereabouts, was given to some boys near the church by a man. who, after asking them to deliver It hurried on his way. |