The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-24

Once upon a time, Could went out to take
walk on winterly morning; he was very much
out OF spirits, and he was made more so by the
necessity under which he found himself to be
frequently repeating his own name. "0h, if
could" and '0h that were rich and great, for
then could do so and So"
About the tenth time that he said this, Can
opened the door OF her small house and set out
on an errand. She went down back street and
through poor neighborhood-she was not at
all grand parsonage, not nearly SO well dressed,
or lodged, or educated, as Could-and, in fact,
was altogether more humble both in her own
esteem and that OF others. She opened her door
and went down the street, neither sauntering
nor looking about her, for she was in hurry.
All on sudden, however, this busy little Can
stopped and picked up piece OF orange peel.
"a dangerous trick" She observed, ito throw
orange peel about, particularly IN frosty weather,
and in such crowded thoroughlare;" and she
bustled till she overlook tribe OF little chill
dren who were scattering it very freely; they
had been bargaining for oranges at an open fruit
''Wel, it's little enough that 1 have in my
power" thought Can, 'but l certainly can
speak to these children, and try to persuade them
to leave off strewing orange peel.n
Can stopped, "That's a pretty baby that you
have in your arms" she said TO one of them;
chow old is heW
''Hes fourteen months DID," answered the
small nurse, land he begins TO walk; teach
'Poor little fellow" said Can, ~ hope you
are kind to him; you know ii you were to let
him fall he might never be able to walk any
more"
81 never let him DROP" replied the child, 81
always take care OF my baby"
"And so do - "And so do l." repeated ether
shrill voices, and two more babes were thrust
up for Cans inspection.
-"But if you were to slip down yourselves on
this hard pavement, you would ue hurt, and
the baby would be hurt in your arms. Look!
how can you be SO careless as to throw all
this peel about; don't you know how slippery
it 1t ~
1--WE always fling it down." says one.
"And ! never slipped down but once on a
piecen remarked another.
''But was not that once too oftenw
eyes; grazed my arm very badly and broke
cup was carrying"
''Well, now suppose you pick up all the peel
you can lind; and then go down the streets
round about and see how much you can get;
and to the one who finds most, when | come
back, shall give penny
So, after making the children promise that
they would never commit this fault again, Can
went on; and it is al remarkable circumstance,
that just at that very moment, as Could was
walking in quite different part of London, he
also came to piece OF orange peel which was
lying across his path.
"What shame /" he said as he passed on;
''what disgrace it is TO the city authorities,
that this practice OF sowing seed, which springs
up into broken bones, cannot be made punish.
able offense; there is never a winter that one or
more accidents does not arise from 1t II i
could only put It down, how glad | should be
lI
to abstain from it; or II | could warn OF punish;
or ii could be placed in position to legislate
for the suppression of this and similar bad
habits But, alas my wishes rise tar above my
powers; my philanthropic aspirations can find
no."
'eBy your leave" said a tall strong man, with
heavy coal sack on his shoulders.
Could, stepping aside, permitted the coal
porter TO pass him. ''Yes," he continued
taking up his soliloquy where it had been In
terrupted, ut is strange that so many anxious
wishes for the welfare OF his species should be
implanted in the breast of man who has ne
means of gratifying them.n The noise of
laundering fall, and the rushing down as of 8
great shower OF stones, made Gould turI
hastily round. Several people were runnin(
together, they stopped over something ON thu
ground, it was the porter; he had iallen OF
the pavement and the Goals lay in heaps abou
his head; some people were clearing then
away, others were trying to raise him. Ooul(
adyaI ced and saw that the man was stunned
for he looked about him with a bewildereC
expression, and talked incoherently. Coult
also observed that piece OF orange peel wa
adhering 10 the sole OF his shoe.
"How sad dn said Could; "now, here is tn
bitter result of this abuse. If | had been Il
authority could have prevented this; how
chafes the spirit to perceive, and be powerless
Poor fellow he is evidently stunned, and has
broken limb-he is lamed, perhaps, for life
People are certainly very active and kind o.
these occasions: they seem preparing TO tax
him to The hospital. Such an accident as this
enough to make a man wish he could be kin