Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-20

here comes that cross woman, who loots
90 ugly At baby's sister and Companions !,
face. i-i'T ''S y 'on ~ :
~ should think you would be sick. and
saouiq tnink your husband would drink" says
Mrs. J. 70 pale, feeble looking woman; III am
no. r. ,sI ss1Irprsed az itat all You oughtnt to live
Mrs. Jefferson did hof duty In Distributing her
tracts, but she had the satisfaction Of seere ~
most OF them follow her into the stree,. and tbs
rest were consigned TO tho flames. =
Inose creatures are hopelessly denraved %
saic Mrs. Jefferson. "There is no use irving
10 90 anything for Howard street. +" =
Mrs. Baldwin could not help feeling an inter-
est 10 me children who responded 60 readily "a
her Kind looks, and 80 without telling even
Mr. Baldwin what she proposed to do. sbe
set out TO make some calls among them. She
thought she would call fret where The babv
liyeo' Tor che fclt quite sure Of a kind recon.
tion -fII gl-l'''l = "
'TSas . joyful welcome they gave her, for
the oaoJ's sister exclaimed:
W here lie the pleasant lady who stopped to
iook az ratsey, the other day. o, che Is COM
Ing right in here!" - !
"ls ia too dirty for the like o. ye," said Pat
"Never mind,r said our sunshlpy Mrs pald.
win. III felt like dropping ip, and thought II
would take the liberty" ..,.t
'Bless ye Tor il! am ashamed 10 have a rale
lady see my house. Things didn't use to 20 go
via me! No, indade" And the poor Wonna an
poured her lfe's history into the stranser's
ear. f- n'
Tears filled the loving listeners eyes, and she
replied:
| think can understand your feelings, M
good woman. A poor, weary body m1et re
quire rest after she has been out over Wash.
tub Oil day but this smart little girl, who
swept tne walk 80 nicely the other day, could
make capital housekeeper, am sure. Won't
you Try iE, my little girl7 Won't you place
everything, and scrub everything up clean, and
Keep nice aud tidy Try, so when I call again |
can say how nioe you look here. Wash your
dear little baby btother's face, and brush his
hair aud have his clothing clean, and shall
love to tend and kiss him, for he Is a beautiful
baby, think"
Mrs Baldwin called upon every family in
Howard street that afternoon. None treated
her rudely, and many opened their hearts 10 her,
as the baby's mother had done. They prom
ised to follow the kind advice she offered while
her tears fell with theirs, and the kind look and
encouraging words left sunbeams in the cheer.
less home after she had gone.
In two or three weeks Mrs. Baldwin called
again. Baby's sister bounded to meet her, ex
claiming with delight:
"The sweet lady has como at last she's come |
ut last" |
The "sweet lady" could hardly believe it |
Vas tue came place where she had called be-
lore Ihe cobwebs had been brushed down
tne OLD broom instead of doing service In the
mud puddle, had aHept and scrubbed the floor.
m ord a e., n. a |
common flowers formed a bouquet for the table,
ahd the growing, osperlng baby, was perfectly
beWitcblng In his Wholesale cleanliness.
mWell done my brave little girl! | bOpe you
will keep on" -.
keep on! Indade, an will keep on ma am!
Rather Gays he wont stop away nights, 40 long
as everything is 20 nice and pleasant here--and
my mother says she can rest 3 great deal better
when she comes home, and her face looks 80 |
happy too! o, amt it nice to be clean!''
Some had failed to carry out their plans of
reform; but others had succeeded, and testifi ed
to the delights of neat, orderly home The
indolent and discouraged housekCepers we're
reused By the good example Of their neghbors,
and one by one they followed suit, until at
length the leaven had leavened the whole |
lump.
After two or three such friendly,vialts, Mrs
tooA SOAtS bIuOth WIN Q6Es l06y were
not only kindly received, but different families
met together TO hear them Fead--nos 80 much
for the good they might get as for, the kind |
ladg's sake. The tract produced good effects,
however, and from time to time there we're sd-
ded to the various city churches from the in |
hahitants of Howard street, of such as shall be |
saved
It wss two years ago that Mrs. Baldwin made
her first call at the dirty alley, and now the
walk which shortened the way down ia lined
with neat cottages, with flowers in the yards,
aud vines curtaining the windowa-;he homes
Of sober, contented working men and women
Mrs. Jefferson wonders, and many othe.s, what
can have wrought such happy changes. Mrs.
Ba. dwsn has never blszOEed her successful
work abroad, but che thanks God that He
made her. tha humble instrument of beginning |
the work In Howard street --MooTe's RuYsiI
Nsp Yorker.