The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-13
ONE MORE TINY VAIF.
The Eighteenth Deserted
Babe of the Year Goes to
the Poormaster.
LEFT In THE RAILWAY STATION.
Its Mother Seemed Worn and Hunt
ed--A Quaint Police
Incident.
LEFT In THE RAILWAY STATION.


Another deserted baby was last night
added to the List of seventeen which have
been found In this city since January /.
Early in the evening well dressed and
fair looking young woman entered the
waiting room of the Pennsylvania depot
from one of the entrances to the ferry.
With the air of person hunted and tired
and furtively glancing at every face as
though she feared recognition, she ten
derly deposited bundle done up in clean
white muslin on the seat beside the one
in which she sat. She attracted no spe-
cial attention until one Of the gatemen
yelled out above the busy hum Of voices,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
tonp'
The woman Immediately arose from
her seat and started in the direction of
| the train door,
You've left your bundle p said an old
/ gentleman sitting near by.
| The woman hesitated moment, and
cOnfusediy muttered something about
only going to ask the gateman ques-
| tion.o
The old gentleman's attention was sud-
denly riveted upon the bundle. He
thought he saw it move.
| suddenly cry issued from the bundle.
A BABY.
BLESS my eyes" exclaimed the old
gentleman, why that's baby. What's
| become of its mother?"
| Several other passengers gathered
around. One declared he saw the woman
who left the bundle pass through the
door toward the trains Another
denied this and said he SAY
a. lady answering the description
OF the lady go out the door leading TO the
ferries. Halt an hour elapsed, and no
one called to claim the baby. Then Pa
| trolman Reen telephoned to Police Head
| quarters for the ambulance. 1t was in
use, and the patrolman becoming tired of
| waiting took the baby In his arms and,
carrying it to Police Headquarters, de-
| posted it on thesofa in Captain Farrier's
| office. 1t was dressed neatly in white
with black worsted shawl A big white
veil completely enveloped the bundle 1t
was a sbeautiful baby several weeks old,
| and it made a pretty picture as it lay
amid 1t swaddling clothes on the cap
tain's lounge. The captains little black
ana tan spaniel sped around the edges of
the lounge and curiously squinTed first
at the babe, then at the captain. 1t
seemed strange that mother could de-
sert the little thing,
A CHANGE.
But all of q sudden the Captain
changed his mind. The beautiful little
babe became restless. Such wall as
emanated from the white bundle on the
lounge the Captain never heard People
commenced to gather in front of the
Headquarter Building and peered Curl
ously through the omen window. The
Captain put his hands to his ears and
paced the room furiousiy.
Nellie began barking
Unable TO endure it any longer. the
Captain took the babe in his arms and at
tempted to sing to it. He swung it back
ward and forward, then up and down;
then swung around with it; but the baby
only screamed louder.
sOh, he don't know how to handle 8
baby cried middle-aged woman out ON
the sidewalk.
s'What in thunder's the matter down
there" shouted. Inspector Lange from the
clerks room at the head Of the stairs.
For G- sake keep that young one quiet,
won't you, Captain.
Come down and see If you can do any
better, you white whiskered Breonaut, -
yelled back the captain. excitedly.
The Inspector came down and inspected
the scene.
Here, give. me the youngster,' said
the handsome inspector. "I'Il show you
how to get it quiet"
The captain, only too glad to be re-
leved of his charge, gracefully deposited
the yelling infant in the inspectors
strong arms.
There was just little color that crept
W tu6 DhlQ lOEcuEdu Ol buS luSptctOEs ds
he caught a glimpse of the women's
faces through The window; but not in the
least daunted he commenced the task.
He struck a "Peek-a-boon attitude
swung the little one from right to left
laughed into it's face and actually
chuckled it under the chin.
That chuckle did the business. The
little stranger suddenly stopped its yell
ing and chuckled back at the Inspector.
THAT'S the way to do it, +" said the In
spector as he deposited the Growing little
plause of the women who stood outside
, on the pavement
The ambulance soon arrived and tbs
little bundle was sent on its journey Il
Poormaster Hewitt's.