, 1873-04-08
HELP FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Appc6I KrOm nlAaN Unn Hawthorne
to RHor C0untrynacns

10 RHOT COuntrynAcns
,,.' LONDON, Esa., March II, 1873.
70 ths Editor at The chtcapo Tribune:
bIR: ! am certain tho following appohl to my
dear countrymon and countrywomen will DO
doubly suro OF prompt aud generous response,
as 1t Is for llolp to those for whom ovory hoart
III the world must fool sympathy and tondornoas,
tho orphan and destitute children Of tho poor
cat class In London, whose misery Ia unoqualcd
by my In our happier land; who too often can-
not evon gain the sheltor of a work-houso, but
dlo starving in the streets, or aro spared for a
llfo Of sin aud wrotohoduess that Is worse than
DEATH.
ask you to hear me for my fathers sake,
Nathaniel Hawthorne, wlQso name, I know, Is
still dear to MI your hoarts. I ofton think how
ho once took little English pnupor In his arms,
regardless Of it's loathaomo disease, becattao 1t
pulled his coat and tooltod up at him With tho
trtlstful love ho always inspired, shining on It's
wrotchod face. And 80 haYo taken to my heart
como Of those English children, and boHoech
yop to give Of your luxury and abundance and
nlso Of that little whioh III still moro precious In
tho sight Of God, that VIC may work together to
make homo for these little wanderers, whoBo
cnuso waB advocated long ago, on tho shores OF
dhliloo, by Ono Who had tho littlo children como
unto Elm, and thon laid His hanlB upon tAom
and bloasod them. "
If, In those days Of rapid communication, the
bond of human brotherhood ia becoming moro
gividly realized by I'LL nations, aud II "Ono
touch Of Nature makoB tho whole world KIM"
surolyI may hopo to strike successfully tho chord
Of kindred fooling botYeoh tho Old England and
tho Now.
None who know them neod be told Of tho
sterling generosity and warmth Of Eng
1sh hoarts. Other corntrioa huve as much
cause to fcol 1t as their own; mud, aftor
the Chicago fire, many doao1ato hourth
by 1neans Of English gold: So, although m ap-
poal made fow months back, In somo Of tlo
London papors,, mot with hearty responao, TINT
giyes ua hope and courage I am s,lro you viii
DO glad to join In tho labor Of loye, and thus
help me to show my gratitude to tloHo who havo
paid sucl. q warm tribute to my fathers namo in
their answer to my appeal.
Tho work waa begun BY my friondI Miaa Hales,
about . year ago, who,,, for some time, had de-
voted horaclf to nurBing in hospitals. She oon-
nentol to take charge Of d little child, years
old, at tho earnost request Of its dying mother,
who left 1t utterly Destitute. a fow other chill
dren were soon added to that one. and she hlrod
O small lodging aud worked for thom with her
own hands. Joined hor last spring,
and, by dogroes, became 30. ,dooply in
o teSea works ba9s Ssy1s a1 ass ss hss whs sn
have thirty children, from tho agea Of q to 10,
whom We aro teaching the common branches OF
knowledge, and training for domestic servants.
But III spite Of all VIC can do, and the assistance
We havo received, it Is great and anxious work,
and<we fool tho time has como to strain every
norvo in . strong cry for holp, that slal1 sound
beyond the soa, and pierce its way, with tho olo-
quenco Of oar1leBt tr1lt to tho warm hearts that
bent there nrothoza and Sisters, shall my cry
ho heard In yain2
You will not soy with Cain, "Am I nv brot1,or'a
keeper ?" but rather ronomber that, ullile ono
child is starying in the world for bodily and
ariritual food, every human being who haB powor
to help has debt to pay, and o stewardship to
account for which is Of Divine appointment !;
and, II faithfully fulfilled, 1t wins q blessing
swoeter and moro precious than any other God
bostows. And, instead Of one alone, hundreds
Of these little onea aro needing your open hands
and tender hearts to befreud them. I nm,
yours, ::.~.-. UNA HAWTHORNE.
Donations, or annual subscriptions for tho
Homo, u st. :Loonard'a, Terraco; Bloom
aold road, Matda Hill, London, may. .bo .sont to
y Miss Hawthorno'a account, Barring Bros, Bis
hopsgnto atreot Within, london 2. O., or caro-
George s."Hillard, Esq., Boston, Mass. :