Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-23
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In spite OF the sxsrtisns made By the '.Chil-
drsn's Ard Sscisty," 1.-The News ksvs' Lodging
asons. 6sd cty missions, there il ssiil mech
to DO ID the mstt-r Of relieving the necessitics
Of the suffering little ones known - "rss City
Cbiidrsa, little, white laced, penury pinched
eulierero who live IN pessilsntisi. oabteGs enean
abodes, dark court, and ilthy All. poissnsd a.
lev ways or roam the streets in tho day time and
sleep ~ night IN coversd wagons coal boxes,
" any osher plsee they may k- sSD TO Nlsst in
to some Of whom have nc parents or friends.
and others who have relatives but would be bet
ter OF without them.
fortu natsjor phsn girl whe, some twelve mr. fout
teen years age, was taken from the poor -houss
b. mend IN human shape named Mrs. Decker.
Whe tss,deA Ct tie time On 0sasep lslask Il gill
be 10 the recollection Of many how tn poor,
friendless. little creature was t0fturee BY the
wretch who had adopted her. till death kindly
put an ssd " her saHerinRs. Hoo she pas bes At
Ell tli her little body WAS = mass Of bruises =
Starved I'll! her bones seemed bursting thorough
the skin turned out INTO he oistr coy almost
naked Till her feet we're biisteIsd with tost, ano
her emaclated fame rackcd ~ rhey bnAtism ;
white all the chile the IN uksts9Who AFFECTED
her - such tortures attended church Regularly
and was regarded rs little less IN 4sAint by
these who did not know her. II
THIS. We have SAID. occurred nesd score
of wears ago, but who can say nov MAJ similar
day, IN tsc,. Tho Mrs Deckers a.c MI sil dead
vet: society 10 fuli u them au1 thu viciiins,
and what ~ worse, this viii always y the oase
till the millennium comes. We eanntt alter hu
man nature. butwe can do the sexl psr thing
we oso ItUse ouch attrocttsss 0heO shey ONE
to ia t. and such 10 purpooB ~ phe presens
time. Anybody Who will foiiOo uathrough the
following narrative Of wrong an( retffbuti0n
will ack h Wedge THE full torcs OF bll which W.
hsvs said and will feel themsslved well repaid
| for their troebe = weu.
~. .s,.:.::.s ar, ..r . .'','! \ ,.':' side
mo. boy. acc homo and tell u ur mother se
Il only wan, hv1csnts. sir.ju4 i've &C nt.. 10
my -ori yoaf. ar hile. 4ASer, and "a, a. 4
'' NO sli' .si, 1ou, 90 som. R.eD gu, Of III,
stssstsl " 10 school, ds4A = What paspt /,
can d shin.iug Of 70 allow tfsi children 10 {,
ruaninG about begging" 4
fhs frst srs Il 4 W. ss(Nfbuil. i.d who
carried upos nm shosldsf ~ 0rsy cssssrucsed
1900: :.:a:s : :n0,: - =. The h. :As :. :!
Who occupied . palatial me Jon in one q ti,s
| streets cutting Fifth Avenus h right angles.
The boy'wss abcut fonrssp yeas of age, and
1 though ssahbily dtesscd ~ rrtchsd looking
| enough, there was somethirK sbart his counts
nance which could not fail i'm pfessa close %
Il server favorablv.
Mr. scymsgr had jus, 1kurnsd from drive
Gu. on the Avenue IN ms snisesnt sleigh, aud
when the boy. who had Zen boxing wis,fully
rs he walked along, at - siows Of the rob
mansions IN fr0at Of kbich she was passing,
paused and accosted III
Abcu, an hour aftcy Ne Above conversation,
Mr.. Seymour, gain dressed pr the street, stood
gazing from tue wih4ew 4 his front parlor,
Already he regretted tia, hs had so rudeIv an.
swered the BOYS PeYsios, AID in imagination he
an exclamation. yalf q -. half Of surprise.
burst from his lip % - actually met the mour !.
tul gaze Of the Ms lsrge, serrowfnl eyes.
1t was bet 46Rlslksancs and the boy passed
away without oesripS to stop but soon recover
s ;s:i 10: ~; :: :sa d: ''d 'n'''n' ~ at
.H.re. Dol A. Id said. hurs,.Aly. .. h. touch.
ed the lad o the Shoulder, ~Aavs yop got What
You we're aslpns Or YETI"
people tell - Id am too saiali 10 shows snow
and toe big bso, and so ls'lpss shall have 10
80 home VII out ssy thing. NJ lwon'tthoush,''
ne added, suadsoay. while . lo4k Of savage reck.
lessnsss essesd lpon his palli4 fsssures- mo,
~. su. IN ..cs' sss: s s.. . licked
' 'S.ss ~ se|s'ss. by ~ exclaimed Mr.. s.,.
mour,. "wha4 9sysu saying ppen my life you
talk like pe pct young ssvage{ Hers-here's
som: ss.aa ss yss.' And = placed in hi
lnssaniilRe look Of blank dsipair vanished
from the LON face. and an exSression Of n
eanss ~ lectisA. took ito pisck. % earerly
clutchin9ehs monty which the r)ch man eli
out to Dim. he hasNily ejsculated q fTrvsnt
i,sh9kn. y :, cad seAaysy e saessrsst st
mr. VsJ@euF IsUva iuBzsES slssE The bo7 NJ
he saw him enter hsksr's shop on Ne cornes.
aud then be mechanicslly followed il the same
direction.
50 he .aes.ss.y." :. pu.ssrsd. ? b. walk.
81 s.s .s. -: - A .s s.ssy =
tell, don't kaow That rs anything to me.
but. 0eeses, ssmsth,nR which lcsnnot 81
sctiY ondefsisnd, impeis he 70 follew him. ana
- % - lss sAss viii esns os !"
ssboy vss hssesy-vsu hsnQb-isr - he
40 followed closely. observed That he ter~
eieee from It and s.'snoasly Gsswed it as he
Hsisn - ~ boy aar,.d u dark arsy w.,.
lAs entrance - .yhich Mr.. seymour reach led just
s time u see tAs objec, ok6is pursuit entsr a
lenant bulldiag which ss6od far bsck in the
4 Mr.. sey msur al . eplsred the di.mss hssi...
IN, aad. Sebr some deiav, fouo1 himssprf m
slArtment n the scce6d hoors ne rcoef W6sa
sa11l oaa< ond sts pcslsDo tfmlieAssf daS.
;sss:s: :: i:s
y sctusssd, The vslas ssrs0Aiss. 4 ahSSpiu-
dsw panes. what1eo 0sss lslt, g,iss1bsl bsl hi.
y IN shs sunlight. butaassa clean bsprd which,
ss;ss'.S w., sgo. sar.: lPrssS as table. apd
roo. on the Aosr, the spsr:men. contained NO
furniture.
sis,iss holt vpe,gha upsp this latter criticize
wAs woman. wasted away almes. to skolstos.
In both her bony hands she clutched a loaf Or
5sssA f.vmvtics he had rsveao.siy tor. a
facs buried in this pillow, sna grcaning ard SOB
S S'af Az S ~ ~ ~ = ''' '' 'm ne rich m''
Mr., seymour wee unable 70 ecan the woman.
features sssly, for the bnghe glare Of the sun
!, 81. s. as.e! . S.a: .s
= !! db E sf 81 Ssst
& s;, - 80 sAali's hin a''z b sid Il
!. V. ~ li.. Il. man, .al =. e .sr ~
hlsS h Money y And q - Dsks he took some
silyef ceins Fl ON his pocket. -
sing from his mbsatn ositioA = the first
toossf the geNslsmaa's ve(So fsel SPca Aissars
tho boy turned and faced ths latter. who was
sufrissd TO see upon HE fuatures. not look Of
toMaliguity.
Go away y exclaimed the boy. bitterly. "go
10y, and leave me alone lhaie ycui''
aud Why should you hate me, my.poor la1s"
in a.eo NJ: Seymoupiu tone Of unfsignsd
sdpriss-'l never uj6red you -
Neu have." exel6ned the boy. pass ionate
Hss'ysu have alwste injured me, and such %
mf Iha'e you because you ere rich, and be
ceadp you aoe't ears Who stsrves 90 long q yeu
havv plenty - nj md y drink, ana % wear.
aud 0rew apay. feel = though could kili