Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-06
"SOMEBODY LOVES NE"
4 STORY WITH A GOOD MORAL CON-
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Some two or three years ago the
Superintendent Of the Little Wander
ers Home, in R, received one
morning a request from the Judge that
he would come to the Court House.
He complied directly, and found there
a group of seven little girls, ragged.
dirty and foriorn, beyond what even
he was accustomed to see. The Judge,
pointing to them utterly homeless aud
iriendlcssl j. said -
"Mr. T, can you take any Of
these r
Certainly, | can take them ALL"
was the prompt reply.
"All! What in the world can you
DO with them ?"
Ill make women Of them -
The Judge singled out one, even
worse in appearance than the rest, and
asked again -
What will you do with that one p
I'll make a woman Of her" Mr..
T repeated, firmly and hope
fully.
They we're washed and dressed and
provided with a supper and beds.
The next morning they went into the
school.room with the children. Mary
was the name of the little girl whose
chance for better things the Judge
thought small. During the forenoon
the teacher said 10 Mr.. T in
reference 10 her -
IL never saw child like that.
have tried for an hour to get a smile
and have failed
Mr. T said afterward, him
self, that her face was the saddest he
had ever seen-sorrowful beyond ex-
preston yet she was very little
/ girl. only FIVE or six years old.
After school he called her into his
Office and said, pleasantly -
MARY, | have lost my little pet.
used TO have a little girl here that
would wait on me, and sit on my knee,
and loved her very much. A kind
lady and gentleman have adopted her,
and should like for you 10 take her
place, and be my pet now. Will YOU"
A CLEAN of light fitted over the
poor child's face, and she began to un-
derstand him. He gave her ten cents
and told her she might 60 TO the store
near by and get some candy. While
she was out he took two OF three news
papers, tore them in pieces, and scat
tered them about the room. When
she returned he said -
"Mary, will you clear up my Office
little for me, and pick up the paper.
and see how nice you can make it
look p
She went to work with will. A
little more of this kind of management
in fact, treating her ms a kind father
would--wrought the desired result
She went into the school-room after
dinner with so changed look and
bearing that the teacher was astonish-
ed. The childs face was absolutely
radiant. She went TO her and said -
MARY, what is itf What makes
you look 60 happy"
"Oh, I've got some one To love me
the child answered earnestly, as if il
we're heaven come down TO earth.
That was al the secret. For want
of love that little ones life had been
30 cold and desolate that she had lost
childhood's beautiful faith and hope.
She could not at first believe in the
reality of kindness or joy for her. Il
was the certainty that some one had
loved her and desired affection that
lighted the child's soul and glorifed
her face.
Mary has since been adopted BY
wealthy people and lives in beanti-
ful house; but more than ell It's beauty
and comfort, running like a golden
thread through il all, she still finds the
love Of her adopted father and mother,