The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-06
ABANDONING HER Babe.
Mary MnTner's Story After n Strange Wo-
mans Visit 10 Her Home.

Mary Magner lives in whtewashed
shanty in Sixtv-scvcnth street near Third ave-
nue. and she sits all day in little entry sewing
or knitting. Her companions are n goat which
lies at her feet nearly all the time. and n cat
which makes free with the goats beard or
stubby tail. In the evening n little grand
daughter is company for hor and now and then
u fireman from the adjoining engine house
chnts with her. Her good nature has made her
favorte She shakes the white cap with the
frillcd edge that she wears when she tells n
story, and although one eye is gone the other.
which has a mild blue color and is large. ia
clear lighted enough for her to do fine sewing
without spectacles although she j. moro than
20 years Of age. week ago to-day. rs Mary
sat ~ her doorway sewing, a tall woman, with
and asked for n seat, because She was very
tired. she said. She had an infant in her arms
The Lord bless you poor thing thin" Mary
said. ms she drove the goat from his resting
place and placed her own rocking chair in a
Il was that sorry Tor her" Mary said. yes
terday, fur. poor thing, with the hate and tho
sthinG In that chair like q dead woman: an
shure she was" and Mary lifted her arms and
locked mpassionately upward.
took notice Of that poor hnaby." Mary con-
tinued; The peitic9nt Of Il We're inner nor any
my chi lder had, but that little hing WINS a-cryin
enough TO go straight % any mothers heart
The poor thing is hungry. shure. Whin
was after sayin that the woman started w wild
like. an she was sayin that II she'd be leavin'
the baaby with mo for the matter Of five min
utes like she'd go an get some milk. But IL s
your own milk yer haaby is n cryn' for, | WIS
atelin' her. and she started up wild like and
said she WINS lick and SO she were. dear dcnr"
Mary let her sewing fall into her lnp. and
taking up the grcnt ont began Ia stroke 1t before
she continued: The mother said nothing more
TO me. sir. but rocked with the baahy sir, back
and forth. poor thing. Well, thin, my little
granddaughter came in from school, and !
might have been in a bit Of Il browse like. for |
seen nothin'. sir, until | seen my grand
daughter n hOidin' Of the bnaby.
How did you get thatY scH |.
SO The lady was after askin mo 10 hold ittill
ever seen Of her The God above MS will put it
into her heart to come bnck after her child The
wee thing. sir, II cried. and cried. and WAS
after coolin 1t with water. and gave 1t the bot
tie: but the Lord bless us all. sir. | have not
enough to put food into my mouth and my
granddnughter's, and me srrdpin' and savin'.
An the wOrrt with the heat. II WIS frcttin
me. md the wee little thing. an mo too Old 10
be caring sufficient for myself. So sent word
10 Capt. Yule to-day, and h. took it away to the
Fondln'. cir. md sorry were TO see the little
thing go. But il Will be better there nor wi me,
an mo carin' for it and giyin' it the bottle for
week"
Cant. Yue Of tho Flity-nlnth street police sNid
TINT Alarys story is true. The baby was left
with her week ago. and she has tried hard to
care for il, ana even thought sln ought 10 bring
II up, but in her age and poverty she could not
do il. The baby Is a boy, and apparently u
month old. Who Is the mOthcrl