Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-26

into the echool-room. While the reading les
sons were going on, the MAtron called mo ont
to say that woman had come with another
little girl, whom she wished to place in the
Home. l went to see her feeling that No
already had more children than there was
10 oney to support them with, and that must
say no. l found q nice looking, well dressed,
little American girl five and half years old,
and listened to tale similar to many others.
The father lived in Jericho, was killed in the
war some three or four years ago, leaving
widow with FIVE little children the children
were divided among various friends; q cousin
of the mother adopted this little one as her
own, now the cousin herself has become q
widow, and having several children of her
own can no longer ksep this one. The moth
CT seems to be an unsteady woman now
great sufferer from inhammatory rheuma tism.
could not give the nsser had first in
tended. and told the Matron to take her in,
but with the feeling here the line must be
drawn, not another one can be received, tor
We do not know that ell these can be fed md
| clothed however before the woman left, the
Matron came in again to say that che hoped l
would reserve q place for an orphan child
about whom the poormaster had been to see
ber He said the child had neither father nor
| mother and had been in the hands of people
who bad personally abused her, and that they
I, now wished 10 get rid of her. That case was
decided one of the managers must see the
poormaster and If the case is indeed 80 bad
DO not know how to say . no." here either.
lt is certainly very difficult to know what to
| do and which way to turn for more means.
Tha oldest child at tho Home Is q girl oil
twelve years, and the youngest is boy OF
| three.
This Oldest girl of twelve with one Of the
younger ones, eight Yeas old, had made al
he beds and swept the foors In the Two bed
rooms of which l spoke above The beds
were dressed in white sheets tor quite. buI
The Matron said ihsre were so many beds tC
BE- IL ade now, nat the sheets were all needeC
IN their proper places and more than all. tn,
children We're all cool bright and promising,
with the exception of one who does not im-
| prove the others do. she is poor little
muiatto girI, ali orphan eleven years Old. Ii
does not seem as II che had the same sense OF
ri ht and decency tina: ali the Others have.
| Inere are five children of soldiers killed II
the War at the Home and all of them very
sweet bright American chiidren-NeTmOniers.
The oldest Is nine and the youngest i've. Inc
Attic boy three years old, the brightest lii.
Tie sunbeam that ever giaddened house, toll
OF iun and trolIc AS he can be, and yet per-
;ly obeoient and sits throsh ali the Sunday
services at the Home, quiet aud grave u,
tie most proper. Tnls Is also a second glrI
who hos some negro blood. She Was u wild
specimen when she came, and looked on IL
amusement TO See the books and lessons, the
instruction In IRONING and work, and al
The wonders OF u well ordered Christian
household. She ha. tbousabd-foid T epalc
all THAI has bean done for her. Sac has be-
come very faithful and conscientious and e,
earnest and simple in the iLqurry after rsll
gious trulh that Il Is very touching to see her
- a AID krnu lori ,er, sha ov11
now READS in her Testament, though imper
iecily. The three boys who have lately Ell
tered the home are from five 10 nine years o
age. Neither one has ever been to school, an,
the only letters they know have been Learned
the past lew days.
They have no father and come from
wretched home.
j Again, please thank the children OF Spring
: field Tor reme mbeII these destitute and
Yours truly
= LUCIA L. WHEELER.
Pres. Home for Destitute Children