Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-20

In spIIe of the sxsrtIons made by the Chill
dTen : AID Society, - The News Boys Lodg-
ing Rooms, and city missions gen.Ially, there
IL s.Ill m uch 10 do the matter of relIey ing
Jne EeoesSItIes of the suffering little ones known
a. - The CIty's Children"-IIttle. white-faced.
ptnurS-pinched sufferers VINO live in pestilen-
ia!, Subtrrranean abOdSs. dark courts and
hihy alr-roisoned alley-ways, or roam the
Suerts IN The day time aud sleep a. night in
covered wagons. cCGl boxes. or any other y &c
they may be able 10 stsa. mto-scre of WI an
nave NEITHER parents nor friends, aud Others
~ no have relatives, Dut would be better OF
without Them.
fEerybody viii remember the case of the
unfortunate orphan EITl who, some twelve or
fourteen years ago, was taken from the poor
ECC~e oy hend IN human shape Hamed Mrs.
Ieyzv-. who rrsid'd a. rhe time oa staten Isl
and II VIII b. IN the recollection of MANY
LCw fEis pCCr, fTiend.eSs n5IIe creature was
tortured by the wretch v no nat adoD- ed her,
tlti u~1tn kindly put an end 70 her suf.rrngs
How she was beaten uIl he's little body was a
mass Ji bTulses- starved tIll her bones seemed
bursting through me skin-tuTned out into the
bitter cold almost nakeC, tIn her faet were blis-
.sIeG With frOsi, aud her emac Iated frame
Hacked oy rheumatIsIl-vh hIle all the while the
monster " he subjected DeT u such yortures a.
jtbatd CHURCH regularly, and was regarded as
little less than SAINT Uy hose no did not
know hsr.
This. as we have said, occurred nearly a
score Of years Sgo, but VINO can say how many
simllaT cases lave happened sInce-aIs hap
FsDILS every day tact. The Mrs Decksrs
are not all dead yet-SOcIety l. fun OF them and
their victims, and, what is worse, th,s will
always Dr. the case till the millennium comes.
We cannot alter human ma ure. but We can do
The next best thIng-we can expose such afro
cities WEen they come 10 light, and such is our
purpose al the present time. ANYBODY who
Will follow Us through The folio wing narrative
Of wrong and IetrIbutioD Will acknowledge
TIE iuiI force of all which ". have said and
VIII isei themselves Well repaid for their
trouble as we'll.
Phase, sIr, may ! shovel OIL your side
WaIk
No, oOy-go home and tell YOUR mother 10
take Gaze Of YOU
i CIIy want five cent, sir-Iust Ii ye cents
To- me have five cents Tor nalf an hOur ami I'll
40 any work you're a-mIud L, set ne al
don Z care what n Is.
mo. tell you. Go home and keep out of
TIE streets, Go to school, / don't see what
parents can be thinkIng OF 10 allow their cniI-
'.ren 20 90 running around Begging -
Inc hrst speaker was s'out-buIlt lad. who
carried upon his shoulder rudeIy cons ruct-
.d wooden shovel, and the pei son TO whom he
addressed himself was the :. .e1lthy Mr. S@y-
MOur, VINO occupied a rala,isl manson n one
~ ih@ streets cutting the FIf,h avenue at right
angles
IEe OOy vas abOut fourteen years OF age and
though sbaobily dressed and WIetch-d.IoOkipg
enough, there was something about his coun-
i'IanSr winch could not fil 10 impress elise
observer fsyorabIy.
NII. Seymour had JUS, returned from a drive
cut Or The Avenue Ia his magnIhcen; sleigh,
and was about entering the dor of his resi-
CsLce when The boy, VINO mad teen looking
WisiiGlly, a. be walked along, a. the windows
II he rich mansions III front OF which be vas
IassiDg. paused and aCcO ted him
About an hour after the above con yersation.
MI. Seymour. again dressed for the street,
TODD gazing from the window OF hIs front
Yarlor. Already he regretted thai he had so
TGceIy answered The boys petition, and IN i'm
sCInatICn he again beheld the pleading lace
Sntdenly an exclamation, half OF fear, half OF
surprise, burst from his lips he actually
me- he mournful gaze OF the boys large, sor-
Towful eyes.
IL was but a single glance. and the boy passed
away without Offering 10 stop, but som re-
covering himself, Mr.. Seymour sprang to ~
hail. hen out Al the door, and IN instant
u The boys side.
the lad on the shoulder. have you got what
YOU were asking tor yes"
NO slr." replied the boy deJectedly; ''the
people tell me that i am too small TO shovel
snow, and TOO bag TO beg, and so s'pose 1 shall
have 10 60 home without anything. No /
won't though, he added, suddenly, while a
palhd features-'no i won't, 1 have never
done anything wicked yet, but III steal-Il
.taTdsr before go home without arythingr'
s.Gooi gracious, boy!" exclaimed Mr. Ssy-
I1our. .wnat are you sayingl Upon nv life
you talk like perfect young savage. Here
here's some change for you" And he placed
v his hand few silver coins.
Instantly the look OF blank despair vanished
irom ;he boys fsce, and an expression of In
tsnse satisfaction took its place. az eagerly
elaicnIpe the money Tisn i,ss. me rica man held
.rhank'ee, sir,' and fled away up the street a,
lis topmost speed
Nj Seymour stood looking after the boy till
Ee saw him enter \ bakers shop on the cerper,
snd inea he NEE chanically followed In the same
cIrec ctIon.
so ne hungry" he mutiered. as ne
walked along, "and perhaps be may oe con-
nec,ed with some one who l. also hungry.
VITO can telli i don't know that it's anything
20 me, bui, by George. something which can
10: exactly understand, impeis me 20 follow
EIIn- and will do so, let " na. Will come OF ~.
Ine BOY Was bupgry-reTy hungry-for as he
emerged from the bakers shop clufching ioaf
q bread An his nervous grasp, Mr.. seymour,
who followed closely, observed that he tore
piece from !; and ravenousiy gnawed II as ne
s;ar,so on arun.
A. length the boy darted up s dark alley
Vay- ne entrance 20 which Mr. seymour
-eacned Just IN Time 20 he object OF MS pur.
aI: enter . tenant building which stood tar
rsck n The rear.
Mr. Seymour also entered he dismal nab.ta-
-.on. and after some delay found himself In
Apartment en- ths second moor. The room was