Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-11-24

SoMEBoDY LOVES ME--[From the Brighton
ga Little Things. 1.-Two or three years ago
the Superintendent Of the Little Wanderers,
home 10 Boston received one morning q request
from tile judge that he would come up to tie
CONT room. lie complied directly, and found
there group of seven girls, ragged, dirty, and
imiorn, beyond even what be was accustomed
TO see. The Judge pointed to them, and said
AIT =, can YOU take any OF thu SEP .r
Certainly; In take them all was the prompt
reply.
them all2'
in make women Of Them
The Judge singled out one, even worse In ap-
peafanee than all the rest, and asked again - |
What can you do With this one p
E,'lll make woman of her. Mr.-reneated,
firmly and hopefully. He took them all home.
They were washed and dressed, and provided
with good supper and beds. The next morn |
| Ing they went Into the school room with the
rest of the children. Mary was the name of the
| littie gli whose chance for better things the
Judge thought was poor.
During the afternoon tue teachers said to
Mr. L, in reference TO her: i never saw
child like that; have tried for an hour TO get A
single smile and failed
MIR. T.-said at forward himself that her
iice was the ssddest he had ever seen, sorrow
| Ia oryon expression; yet she was q very little
slfl only seven or eight years old.
N or school he called her into his Office and
SAID p,ea'ant'y' Mary, I've lost my little pet.
'ned 10 have Il little girl here that would wait
| ON me and sit on my my knee, and loved her
very much. A kind LADY and gentleman adop-
ted her, and she went to live with them. miss
| h"t and should like YOU TO take her place, and
hn my little pei; will your
\ CLEAN Of light fitted Cover the poor chds
lace as she began to understand him. lie gave
her ten cents and told her she might 90 10
| store near hV and Inv soyna m nd, xutsito -.
was gone he took two or three newspar ers, tore
Them IN pieces, and scattered them about tine
room. When she returned In few minutes. he
said to her: Mary, will you clean up my Of
ll'e Tor me- Pick up those papers, and make
| Il look real NICE
she went TO work with a will. A little more
OF THIS sort of management-treating her lust
; IKE Kind father would-wrought the desired
change. She went into the school room after
dinner v lih so changed look and bearing that
the teacaer was astonished The chd's face
was absolutely radiant; and half fearful of some
mental wandering, she went up to her and said,
Mary, what Is it?' What makes you look 80
r happyP' -
'oh! Ave got somebody TO love me = the
child answered earnestly, as II II were heaven
coming down on earth.
, Ihat Was the secret. For want OF love that
, it'le ones lie had been so cold and desolate
.nat sue iiad lost childhood's faith and hope
ohe Could not at first believe In the reality of
Joy or Kindness for her. 1t was the certainty
That some one loved her and desired her affec-
Hon that lighted the chid's soul and gloritied
her face.
Mary has since been adopted by wealthy peo-
, p,e' anu lives In beautiful home In New En-
gland; but more than all the comfort and beau.
~ running like golden through IL all, she finds
the love OF her father and mother.
' ohill we WHO have many to love, and 10 love
Us, refuse to be comiored, to see any value and
use IN iiie, any work for our hands to do, be-
caIlsn one of our treasures NAV he removed
from our sisht-from our home and care TO a
/ beitei?'
: And Oh! Shall we let any of these little
, cues SO hungerlng for affection-go up even
: unto Gods land before they find somebody to