Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-08

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might be willing to take The girl."
Yes. but it is to keep her child"
No, the baoy can go 10 some OF the
louuding asYlums- there arc enough OF
them
But babies do not thrive well in
fonndliug asy lums; more lhan half ol
them die, and besides it is the mother
love that shrinks 50 from this parting
that will save the girl
III Mary lclt so badly about them,
why did She not take them"
Mary? with her slender income and
invalid mother, living in apartments ~
well they can both 90 to the good
Samaritan. That is a splendid plan. The
last lime | was thcte, it was a delight to
see it. such clean floors, and beds. and
the children looked rs well taken care of
az
AS they could look in any institution.
but at The most, that would only last for
two years and then they arc thrown up.
on their own resources, Besides in an
institution could she get the same
personal counsel and sympathy ~
III institutions are not good for any
thing it is u pity there is so much money
speHl on them"
They are good. They do necessary
work. work which could not be left un-
doGc; only in tbs particular case, is
there not something needed besides act
uai food and shelter Is there not here
an opportunity to touch and thrill two
sous with the power oI right living,
such as could only cone from personal
contact? Could you not guide and bless
in way. that YOU could not by merely
sending an additional iiry dollars to the
"Good Samaritan" this year,
1t would cost me more than fifty dol
la>. I'm thinking
III it did you have the money bat
you know you neOi some extra help
about the house and
"Grca, help This child would be likely
to Ice. Il would probably take all her
time and hall OF mine to Look alter the
baby"
That docs not follow. You know
healthy babies sleep 4 great deal aud
amu,r themselves il trained to do so,
and You remember, when Robbie WAS a
baby }cU managed TO do many things
about The house
This gitl may be lazy and Indifferent.
"She Is 80 Young; perhaps il you
showed her this loving kindness, YOU
cou.d train her as you wished"
she might not cato ia come
"She would not be obliged to do So
There /, Roberts pleasure 10 be con
suited am uutHt al sure he would
wish ne to do it. 1t is not very likely
hc would care t. have lis house made an
asylum ol in this manner"
Hem You could 3, least ask him"
"But the child, IS it grows older, viii
b. great trouble
some, 10 is rue--supposed Allie had
lived"
But Allie was mine, and the mother.
eyes Tiled a, She thought OF the baby
girl "auI lnc trouble one takes Tor ones
own
should be- counted less trouble q
take Tor the Master"
But the conilic, Was suspended now.
The mo.herS thoughts were all centered
on that darling child. who. for lour
monlns was with her and then was not
and whose going, left such dreary
blank in the house. and such sal. sore
spot in her heart, that the love of hus.
baud and sou lad not flied the one, and
he other ybrated Tor hours with pain at-
ter the lightest touch The reverie last.
ed long but iamils: click and merry
shout broke in upon it, and Gertrude
Gwiu came back TO the present and tried
to still the QuiverinS lips and call up
smiles to eyes that had been fearful, as
she rose to respond to the stamp and pat
ter of feet upon the porch. Quite IN
vain, though, if she thought 10 deceive
the loving eyes that met her own; but
10 notice was taken of the represed feel
ing save in the added heartinesS OF
greeting, aud the evident intention OF
monopolizing, just then, the most OF the
conversation it Wa only when the even.
in4 maa, was ended, rs Gertrude glauc
ing up. caught the inquiring look which
interpreted The "Weil Dearie,' that she
knew her lace had been telling tale,
the c!ew of which Robert had been
patiently waiting. This led to the reel
tai Of Mary's story. and her own sugges-
ton in regard 10 it-no hint now of the
pro, and cons to which she had given
heed, and Robert listened and grayely
poudered; but the answer;
You woGld have all the care and
trouble Gertrude. TO as you think best. "
Though not unexpected, it still lett the
perpIexing question unsettled. So she
sat balancing her spoon on the edge of
The dainty tea cup. and. Tor y while, SIC
little foylorn strangers prospects waver
ed rs uncertainty.
Her quiet home invaded ? her leisure
for books and music cncroached upon /?
the orderly household ways Jared Was
she her brother's keeper? And yet
could she turn away her hand from the