The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-04-10
Somebody Loves Me.

tcndent of the Little Wanderers Home,
in Boston, received one morning a re-
quest from the Judge that he would
come up to the Court room He COM
piled directly, aud found there a group
Of seven little girls, ragged, dirty and
forlorn, beyond what even he was accus-
toned to see. The Judge pointed to
them (uttcrly hopeless and friendless)
and saidys.Mr. t |, can you take any
of these ?'
Certainly; can take them all, was
his prompt reply.
An! What in the world can YOU
do with them 2"
"Ill make women of them"
The Judge singled out one even worse
in appearance than the rest, and asked
again: What would you do with uat
one?"
I" LII make woman out of her" Mr..
+ repeated no pefully and firmly
He took them all home. They were
washed and dressed, and provided with
good supper and beds. The next
morning they went into the schoolroom
| with the rest Of the children Mary was
the name of the little girl whose chances
| for better things the Judge had thought
50 small. During the forenoon the
| teacher said to Mr.. T in reference
to her: "I never saw child like that !;
! I have tried for an hour to get single
smile and failed"
| Mr. t said afterwards that her
face was the saddest he had ever seen
sorrowful beyond expression; yet she
was a very little girl, only five or six
years old.
After school he called her into his
Office, and said pleasantly: " Mary, I've
lost my little pet. l used to have a
little girl who would wait upon me and
sit on my knee, and l loved her very
much. \ kind lady and gentleman
| adopted her, and she went to live with
them miss her, and should like you
to take her place and be my pet now
will you?"
A CLEAN of light fitted across the
poor girls face and she began to under.
stand him. He gave her ten cents and
told her to go to the store near by and
| get some candy. While she was out he
took two or three newspapers, tore them
in pieces and scatt cred them about the
room. When she returned in a few
minutes, he said to her: "Mary, will yor
clear up my Office little for me-pick
up these papers and make it look rea
| nice 2"
She went to " ork with a will. A
little more of this Sort of management
in fact, treating her just as kind father
would-brought about the desired re
suit. She went into the school-roon
after dinner, with so changed look anG
bearing that the teacher was astonished
The child's face was absolutely radiant
and half fearful of some mental wander
ing, the teacher went to her and said
"Mary, what is it :? What makes you 81
happy?"
.sOh! I've got somebody to love me
somebody to zoUe me! I" the child an
: swered earnestly, as if it were HEAVIER
} come down to earth.
!; This was all the secret. For want O
love that little ones life had been SO colo
and desolate that she had lost childhood
beautiful faith and hope. She could no
at first believe in the reality of kindnes
!, or Joy for her. 1t was this certaint,
) that some one loved her and desired he
affection, which lighted the child's sou
| and glorifed her face!
) Mary has since been adopted b,
) wealthy people, and lives in beautiful
home in New England but more thai
all it's comfort and beauty, running like
golden thread through it all, she stil
J finds the love of her father and mother
} Shall we who have many to love, ant
: to love us, refuse to be comforted-to Sc
: any value and use of life-any work TO
5 our hands to do--because one of ou
. treasures may be removed from our sigh
2 from our home and care to a better?
: And, oh shall we let any of thes
1 little ones go hun gering for affection
4 go up even to Gods throne, before the
r find Zone to love them !"-Arttur
, Magazine.
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