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Show i . . ...-Vyi.! iioj. ...... A i 1 1 XjLKLlJ O -1 i 2 ' ... -BY-SALT LZj;T0r,:AN First a nameless foundling, thea a, mite of humanity In the riant Incubator Incuba-tor at the St. Louis World's fair, tenderly ten-derly cared for. It Is true, but with no permanent home, and no name, and now as an adopted child In Salt Lake. Is the story of the incidents of the months' life of little Magdalene Matthews. Mat-thews. j When Mrs. Joseph R. Matthews of 65 "West Fourth South street, decided, to visit the world's fair in, St. Louis, she 1 had no thought of bringing home a new sister to the seven children she left behind, be-hind, but the sight of the pretty, blue-eyed blue-eyed waif, in the big Incubator was too much for her motherly heart and she had the adoption' papers made out, and carried Magdalene home. The records of the Incubator show that Magdalene was brought there from a maternity hospital the day she was born. he entered the world two months before she should have seen the light of day, and there was little hope that she would survive. The mother of Magdalene said that she wanted nothing to do with her, and the hospital authorities quickly bundled bun-dled the tiny waif in cotton wool and carried her to the big Incubator at the fair grounds. There she was weighed and tipped the scales at a scant three and a half pounds. . She was fed from a nursing bottle that held half an ounce. i For weeks the baby lingered, hovering hover-ing between life and death, and then kindness and care conquered and she began to show signs of baby Interest In life. . In November Mrs. Matthews went to the fair, 'and merely 'to satisfy, ber curiosity, visited the big Incubator. No visitors were allowed Inside the big glass walled room, but In a tiny crib, Mrs. Matthews first saw Magdalene. The baby was crowing happily and catching at her toes, and the sight went straight to the Salt Lake woman's heart. She made Inquiries at the office and was told that Magdalene was hunting a home. -Mrs. Matthews promptly replied re-plied that she wanted to see the baby closer, and she was taken around to the side entrance of the building and admitted ad-mitted to the big, warm room. "When I got; close enough to that baby to see her well, -1 knew that I must have her." said Mrs. Matthews to The Telegram. "Her big blue eyes, and pretty little face settled It, and I had the papers made out and took her away with me. "Yes, I've got seven of my own, but there Is always room for one more baby with me. There were three little boys there that I'd have had too, If I had been within twenty-five miles of home. We are not rich by any means but' I can always find a place In my heart for a homeless baby, and Magdalene will be one of my own daughters." Today Magdalene Is a healthy, well formed girl of six months, weighing eight pounds. She Is still small for her age, but the doctors have said that she will live and grow to womanhood. |
