The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-10
Pioneer 4 Democrat Correspondence
Regular Correspondence Of the Pioneer And Demser

Regular Correspondence Of the Pioneer and Demsera,
NEw York. Dec. 90, 1883.
There are little children in the country, and
they are coming into the city. We are glad OF
IT, for there arc few little children here, among
the bricks and mortar. II is often said that
you grow to be like those you live with. -
It's true. every word Of il. We grow hard
and caIlous here, like the bricks and granite.
We have outside polish enough but il is out
side. and 20 have the granite fronts. There
are few little children here. They all learn,
with child's aptness, the selfsbness or deceit
Of their elders The bloom is soon rubbed of
the heart among the crowd and the hurry But
the little crowd are coming into the city Yes,
we see it every day. They cone in with their
fresh, kind hearts and are beginning to speak
out in kindly words, which they seem long TO
have been afraid TO speak, and they find listen
ers and hearts that had long grown hard and
cold. grow warm and answer them love for love.
There arc children among those old in years,
and il is Of them we speak. There are more
Of them every day aud they talk right out
and put their words into deeds Now, for in.
stance, fifteen years since, we had oil sorts Of
institutions for the poor, the sick the manned,
the blind, and the orphan. But they went on
in their old-fashioned. lazy. good enough
kind OF way, and for every one they helped,
they neglected thousands Then came good
Mr.. Pcase--hc is one of the children we mean
he came into the city, and he uttered some
kind words, and after deal Of trouble. he
found some simple childish hearts, and so they
went to work. aud brought joy and gladness to
little ores Of the Five Points. and even among
the grown up outcasts Of those dark deps, they
found, and soothed, and saved some who still
had the heart Of child. Why, our oldfash-
ioned philanthropists never would have dreamed
Of such thing, II was because in the grca,
city. they had lost the heart OF their childhood.
Well, there were little children coming in.
and they thought Of the pooT, despised news
boys, and they made them happy, aud so with
other classes OF the poor aud ireDdless. We
have all read the " Waterman" and the News
boy" and other stories Of the poor and dcsti-
tute. These utterings Of iull heart ARE good
for the great cities. II is the talk Of those
who come in from the fields, and who see sor.
rows and wants that we Of the city cannot sec,
for We have CEASED TO be "grccn," and by so
much have ceased TO he good We have mixed
90 much with the world, that ia learning its
ways, We have los, oil else Come. dear hearts,
como In. more Of Won There are thousands
mort. claSscs and families, and men and women.
despiscd and Stunned. and thrust out. and a
good. kind word from you will raise them up
and save them They will never ge, il from
those who live In giIdcd halls and aristocratic
avenues II must come from the hearts Of
children. Suffss little children to come unto
nv. for Of such is the kingdom OF heaven -
Ths, is true. aud the Saviour knew that they
were many such" who had grown beyond the
nurses arms.
Our city philanthropists arr looking up the
swrows Of the poor omnibus horss Just now
1hry have been falling down upon thc slippery
russ pavement all summer a, thu rate OF two
hun.lr,d day. and have had to groan and bear
il. until the election rturns werc settled
Broadway y now 10 h. chiarIls cot in grocyss. |
over lis whole tugth and hradth. So that the !
horss can gct 6oihold ios their hoofs.--
What a pity that sour 1T tho hard hearts ot
the grcai human pave, tina, each days traffic |
lays down on thu sidewalks. could not IL chs |
elle,l out TO give kothohi for thu ,oilng and
tbs suff.ring,
How silcnty bot survly the net work Of the |
telegraph wirc Is spreading over our aBi--
Tbs wild forst and thu high mountain tops arr
startled with thu tall, naked. halfhumaniiy 81
It's rsscs The conntry villagc has q new in
stitu,icu. and the village telegraph otfcc will
sosn kick thu obi Post Oiicc out II ,luors. along
with the siag,s anal mail has7s cf car sathcrs-
Evrn cur ctscuN city slrtts arc getting sur
prtsri with spruce little branch otc,s where
We can communicate with Wan strrt or
The rst OF craibon. but ,he giant genius OF
America y about to TAXI another strike, which
may ann 'orph down the ,aH ,ehyrarh p-,gk
AMI l'Svc them 90 ~, IN oblivion -