The evening world., 1890-03-10

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LAURA YORK.
nurses room Of the great hospital. too!
A guilty heart is that Of this one mother
who has no participation in to.day's fes-
tivitios-yet the heart OF q mother.
A year ago this very morning-it was q
dreary. cold and bleak morning, with o
bleak wind cutting through ono's clothing
and carrying the dampness and chill to
the very bones-a policeman from the
Twentieth street station heard a sound
like the treble of . kitten.
He was at Tenth avenue and Sixteenth
street, and he was on n side Of o high
fence. the noise on ths other. Chamber
ing over the fence he found-a wee bit Of
humanity, wrapped in m old newspaper.
The officer gathered up the little bun
die. placed II under his overcoat and
fastened TO the station. An ambulance
was called and Surgeon Buell., OF the
New York Hospital. found . little girl,
not moro than four hours old, Utmost
dead from exposure.
Packing tho babe in q box Of cotton he
~ W tIc ihooDita's aeh
the incessant efforts Of the dortors and
almost instantly il captured the hearts of
oil the forty nurses, especially that OF
Miss Cyrena McLaury, who was at that
time head nurse in the children'a ward.
And Miss McLaury felt honored in
being accorded the pleasure OF naming
the baby after herself-"L aura"-and its
only known mothor-"York."
Laura York was the iuckiest waif ever
deserted in this big town. for though New
York Hospital Ia not a founding asylum,
With one accord the attaches of this great
charity. from Supt. Ludlum down to the
ambulance drivers, decided to keep the
little one.
And Laura York has reigned supreme
over fifty hearts ever since. When hot
weather came a wet-nurse was engaged.
and she and Miss Lnurn were packed
away. bag and baggage, TO Coney Island,
where Miss York drank in the sea air for
two whole months.
Nurses. was installed ~ chief mamma to
Miss Laura when Miss McIAury left the
Hospital. and the baby queen has 30
journed with her ever since.
Miss Franc Sutliffe, the h~ousekeeper,
claims q share in Baby, and Miss Kline.
charming In the pert little white cap and
scantiness OF skirts. bringing Miss Laura
down TO receive the compliments and
congratulations Of TIE EVENING WORLD
this morning, proclaimed with half-in-
dignant voice that MISS Laura was no
ommon street wait, but q born lady.
To all Of which the reporter said
"Amenl" for Baby Laura IL the sweetest.
round and dimpled little lady in New
York.
She crowed and displayed between lips
of ruby six pearly teeth. and held out n
~pincushion hand with n dimple at every
joint.
Laura's eyes are blue as heaven and
twinkle like the stars. Her rounk cheeks
are delicately tinted in pink and white
and her feet are dainty as any lady's.
The young lady wore n gown OF white,
q knit jacket OF pink zephyr and knit
shoes Of ably blue.
The reporter presented his compliments
in his best baby language, and little Laura
said. 'Aa Aa!" and " Goo. Cool" quite
her appreciation by putting out her land
TO be taken.
Supt. Ludlum forsook his desk 10 pet
Baby and take her in his arms, and per-
mitted Baby TO pull his VIII skers and re-
move his glasses from his nose.
In two minute there were q dozen at
taches of the hospital about the little
queen.
But presently Miss Laura said some
thing about breakfast. and was taken
away, waving her hand, and saying by
by" as she went, her big blue eyes
twinkling merrily the while.
Baby has been the recipient Of q hun
dred gifts from her admirers. and to-day.
IN honor OF her birthday. she received a
golden chain from her forty mammas, aud
this evening there will be a reception in
her honor.
Laura York weighed four pounds when
sha blossomed on a cherries world a
year age. To-day she gets her nj kels
worth IN depressing the slot-weighinG
machine eighteen pounds.
Eighteen pounds of JOYOUS loyeliness!
And her mother. 0 child! can have
no participation in'the happiness of this
day.
Laura is the permanent charge. not of
the hospital. but Of the nurses, and when
she gets a little older she will be educated
just as though she were the child of
wealth.
She now has a French nursemaid. a lit
tie Sixteenth street girl. who Is a d by
the forty mAmmas TO come every day Aud
take the little one out for an airing. Sire
has her own carriage, aud n of the
birthday gifts was a beautiful afghan
from Miss Kline.