Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-11
THE GARRETT HOME.

gentleman was one day visiting some desti
tue families in one of the poorest parts of Lon
don. After climbing number of stairs which
conducted TO the top of one of the houses, he
observed ladder leading to a door close upor
the states He thought it most unlikely that any
living being would be found dwelling there, bu
in order to satisfy himself he resolved on ascen
Ding the ladder On reaching the door, he found
1t SO low that he was obliged to stoop before he
could enter
Is there any one here 2 he inquired
Come in, answered feeble voice
lie entered, and found little boy, the SOLITARY
tenant of this wretched home There was nc
bed, no furniture of any kind. Some straw anC
shavlngs in one corner of the room formed the
poor fellows seat by day, and his couch by night
why are you here 2 inquired the kind visit
or. Have you father p
YES, sir
Have you mother p
NO, sir; mothers in the grave
Where is your fa,her7 You must surely
weary very much for his coming home in this
dark, solitary place? p
NO, sir, replied the boy, sorrowfully, my ia
Their gets drunk. He used TO send me out to
steal and whatever | stole he always spent in
drinking
Does he not make you do so still Z?
went replied the boy, TO the Ragged School,
and was there taught the words, Thou shalt
not steal | was told about heaven and hell !;
that Jesus Christ came to save sinners that
God Furnishes the bad and loves the good; and
resolved from that time would steal no more.
Now continued the little sufferer, INV father
himself steals, and then gets tipsy; and then he
gets angry at me, because | will no longer
steal
Poor little boy said the gentleman, deeply
interested in the sad history i am sorry indeed
for you. You must feel very lonely here
No. said the other, with a smile on his face,
4 am not alone. God is with me Christ is
with me. am not alone!'
The gentleman took out his purse, and gave
him small trtle promising that he would come
back again, and see him on the morrow
Stop! said the little fellow as his kind visit
or was preparing to 60 down the ladder 4 can
sing And so saying, he commenced, in simple
strains, the beautiful hymn with which he loved
to cheer his solitude:
"Gentle Jesus! meek and mild,
Look upon little child.
PITY my simplicity,
Suffer me to come to Thee.
"Fain would to Thee be brought
Gracious God forbid it not!
III The Kingdom of thy grace,
Give little child place"
The gentleman was touched with the tale of
distress and the character of the desoate child :;
and the next day he told the case to lady he
knew would feel interested in him. The lady
requested that he would kindly accompany her
to the boys dwelling TO which he readily con-
scented. Taking along with her bundle of
clothes, which might be useful to him, they made
their way together up the dark stairs OF the
house, till they reached the ladder. On ascend
ing the steps, and coming to the door, they knock
ep and there was no reply. They knocked a.
gain; still no reply. Again; but still no voice.
as before, calling Come in" The gentleman
opened the door; the bed, the straw, the sha-
wings, were just as he had left them. The boy
was there, too, but he was DEAD! The boy lay
on the bed of straw, but the spirit had fled away
to the God who gave it Ira gged School Mag
G-iOP.