National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-15

HALF Az HOUR WIZ GEORGB +



H4LF AN HOUR WIZ GEORGE r
GHILDS
ffrom the Fhiladelpkis sunday Tines.l
There are two ways Of siving--one, from .
sense Of duty; the other, out Of The spoptane-
oos bensvolenee Of the heart Sometimes the
humble applicant turns neglected from the
rieh mans door, 80 mortified In suirit ana
crushed IN soul By the repelline manner end
cruel questions Of the afluent. that tas vsfua
OF the hardly-Won benefaetIon Is utterly de-
siroyed TO the unhappy recipient. Ths wealthy.
as q general thiEz, are 90 fho.ouohlv -ur-
rounded with the Injuries Of this life th.t
they are lacking IN that sympathy for s,rifersu,.
which, II accorded By even s v0rd or q glance.
would double, nay, treble, the yalne OF IN.
-he rsteFSe Of this picture was 90 foreihly pre-
ssntsd "a ny view short tine since b tie
conduct q one Of the u0blest 81 our citizens.
that cannot refrain from begging the use Of
your columns to attempt to depict T.
had never 10 my life taken part IN charlta-
bic UNDERTAKINGS that 1ecesaitated tie disposal
Of tickets, on other sort Of begging, save he
Sanitary Fab, during the rebellion. hyex-
Perience at thlt time 50 elgusted me with the
mean ssreaks one 80 often encounters IL human
nature, that made up my mind 70 have done
with It forever But quite recently, having BE-
come responsible for . large amount Of tickets
for picnic gotten up on behalfofsn adnnrahls
charity, 1 cast about IN my mind for the most
liberal Of my friends as subscriber.
'sNhy don't you go to Mr.. George W
Childss' asked a lady. 'iHe is alEays gen
erons-" So, without hesitating, lest I should
lose courage, the Ledger building Wended ny
way. confess that IS was with eonsizerahIs
doubt that took nay seat In the little bilos, Of
an ante-ehamber that leads TO M. Childs' pr
yate sanctum. The idea that a Rentleuan
whose private judgment was sought In the
councils of the nation, whose associates were
magnates Of our own and foreign countries,
the friend Of statesmen and nOblemen would
descend from his grand interests to consider
for . moment even the small local interest
represented seemed preposterOus; and even
after very polite young page had invited me
% enter M. Childs private ofiee, fe,t very
doubtful. Three gentlemen and one lady were
already In waiting for him; 50 I quietly took
my seat In corner, meditating upon the ab-
surdity Of my position. - st
In ! few minutes George ". Childs entered
the room, and saw At once that he belonged
to that type Of man apparently calculated %
difuse blessings around him. The b-frht
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pressiye features, the noble head, where rev
erence and beney olence reigned together-
above, al, the genial smile, at once treasured
me.
The three gentlemen arose together, but the
tallest got the floor. he Al oEce proceeded to
enlarge upon the necessities Of new syra-
geEue, which the Hebrews were building. and
requested donation Of one hundred dollars.
Mr.. Childs said nothing. He LEFT the room
for moment, and returning with q ponderous
roll, OF bank notes placed them in the Rabbits
hands.
The second applicant seemed to be an old
stager. "Fifty this morning, Mr.. ChIlds,n he
said, as though Il were matter OF course that
be should get All be asked for; and, again, Mr..
C.retired and returned, armed with hand
full Of greenbacfs. 'sThe thanks Of the Pres
byterians" nodded this petitioner, Is he took
his departure.
The third beneficiary next took the stand.
How Is your chapel getting onl'' inquired Mr.
q. ttOh, it q nearly out Of deb, /" replied his
visitor. If we only had one hundred and afty
dollars more we might have It eonsecrated y
"Send for your bishop,n said Mr.. Guilds,
who once more fell back on his cashier for
supplies. @
At this juncture young man put his head
some money for the children's excursions
Give him one. hundred dollars NJ
Muckle,D answered Mr.. Childs, Is the coar-
teous cashier OF the Els5lie Ledqsr appeared
at the same moment at the dOor, Of the apart.
ment.
The lady next arose, and after > Whisperel.
tale, intefspersed with a few tears, went awar
eomforted with roll OF 8 filthy lucre p In
the meantime an enterprisng youth had found
his way from the street into the presence Of
the millionaire, and in q graphic manner -
lated bis woes, and his desire 70 emIgrate He.
too, received I'VE dollars, 70 pay bis passage 70
parts unknown.
This last was q pleasing incident; for / con-
fess that rejcicsd that one beegar was sent
out Of Philadelphia. said as much TO M.
Childs, telling him could not now ask his
assistance, for felt that this continual drain
was little too much for any one man, how
ever long bis purse or generous his heart; but
he answered that what wanted was a small
matter, and be would feel great pleasure in,
taking All my tickets.
am told BY those VINO frequent the Is1lgsr
ofdce that the above IS bat transcript Of
every morning IA that building, and I could
not help thinking that the burdens Of puOlie
and private charity imposed upon Mr.. Childs
should be hghtened.
From Miss Annis Mcdowell, lady con-
stantly engaged In good works, heard the fol-
lowing instance Of his great kindness A young
girl, entieed 70 the city BY villain, applied 10
him for assistance 70 return TO her friends L
was necessary to raise $50 70 enable the child
70 90 so. Miss Mcdowell told the facts to NJ
Childs, who at once offered her the entire sum.
This she refused tot take, accepting orly $50, a.
she felt sure Of making up the balance among
other benevolent friends. Unfortunately she
failed in 90 doing, owing to absence and other
causes, and While returning in the afternoon.
tired and dispirited, from her expedition, she
again encountered Mr.. Childs on the 81 rect
he stopped, asked her Il she had succeeded,
ana learning the result, handed her the $50 ad-
ditional from bis pocket. This Is only one Of
the many instances Of the natural impulse to
kindness continually yelling up IN tie heart
and cropping out IN the life Of George ".
Childs. Instances Of transformations beneyo-
lenee which daily en6eaF him to the mass Of
our citizens but the question arises, and put
Il here Should net sense Of justice and
moderation restrain rs somewhat and sh1uld
not the purveyersof our numerous Institutions,
both religious and charitable, lessen their de-
mands 8 little, and, 10 Use . homely but ex-
pressiYe phrase, refrain nom s'spuring 4 win,
ming steed on the home stretehP' Mr.. Jhildf
Is gentleman of artistic taste, aud az hspk ~
telleeiual culture. Though Immensely SCR
( ought TO Be considered thai BIS tina Is fn-
mep5ely valuable; and the fact that his natu-
Il fpqriesy and great goodnessof heart induce
In 10 reeve 55srsonallv all applicants for his
bounty, should engender n people generally :
degree or consideration that would prevent the