New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-31
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So the day away among the lowly and the
faithful, to whom we are much indebted for the
privilege of rest and responsibility. They have
praise. they have love, and they have faith-the
three great that clasp tho earth and make it
fruitful.
And every evening, without regard to differences
of birth, or Church party behold all these lowly
ones stop before the transparency near the great
hotel, where the face of suffering President is
flashed upon the crowd and anon, suffering
making his lineaments re vered already death an
love contend for him; and see them wait for the
bulletins of his health with silent pain and wishes
and did they speak aloud as in some other coun-
tries, what would they say
Poor fellow-man! poor pain racked friend and
brother of us all, laborer like us and beyond our
power to help thee! Our prayers, our sympathes
Ere roun thy bed like those poor women in another
day who walled around the where they
hanged an other One innOcent!"
LITTLE JIMMY.
There is o society in Philadelphia to send sick
children to the seaside for two weeks not longer
under any circumstances. Hundreds of names are
down upon the list of the promised ones, and the
season IS very short and therefore all pleas for an
extension of the term are refused. There was
little boy in the hct district called Southwark be-
tween tn" Delaware and the marshes, who had
never been to the till the society," discovering
him in one of those small, red sunny homes like
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little aleyways arched under the houses, stagnant
cutters and swooning atmosphere, found him Ian
guishing with some heart complaint. They said ::
Would you like to go to the sea for two weeks 7"
"What is the 7" asked the little hey. Is it like
the ponds down by the brickyardY ~
He had seen 1.-THE boys swim in the stagnant rain
ponds out of which brick clay had been dug, and
thought the sea might be as fine as that. So they
asked him no more questions, but sent the ambu-
lance for him and put him on the train among many
other boys all looking at each other curiously to
see If any other boy knew just what that sea was,
and why rich people thought it so important for
boys.
AT first shy then loquacious finally excited to the
highest pitch, the boys made that car perfect
bird-cage of cackle and laugh and anticipation, and
before they had gone half way every boy knew
every other boy by some not previously given.
This one was "Speckle" and that was Rooster
and the next Boney"; for boys like Indians are
great name-makers, and always better than their
parents in striking title. The lowering looking
boy, baptsmally named Washington, they called
Pizen", and it stuck to him two weeks. The wise
boy, who corrected another on q matter of fact
they called Doctor" and asked him where was his
pills. The good boy, whose hair was worn long
and who sat up straight like one thanking God he
was not at other boys they called Goose-necB"
Our little boy they respected by asking his name
and he said it was " Jimmy" They saw he was
sick little boy with eyes of love, and they loved
him right away. With love came little excited
health to Jimmy, and he listened to all they said
about waves and sharks, tons of sea shells ship
wrecks, and life saving stations, till there came into
the dusty windows something in the atmosphere
strange and cool and delicious that one boy said
he thought they must be getting near ice cream"
"That is the ocean," explained the guide. 1t is
always refreshing like that For q mile or more its
influence reaches over the shore, and hottest
mers cannot burn it away"
Little Jimmy thought it mist be something Ike
heaven. and he took of his hat and let the peculiar
breeze lift tine curls of his hair, and fell off into
sick boys slumber till the train stopped and he was
lifted upon the sandy ground Around him
stretched houses of yellow and white, and of every
beautiful color; the frs and little oaks enclosed the
landscape with most 500 thing green lake close
by, long the eye could see, sparkled with painted
boats all going and coming and waving flags and
flashing oars. Jmmy's head was turned with ex-
element and delight. He lay all day in his bed at
the benevolent societys, and toward evening they
put him in a wagon with other boys and drove him
into stronger and stronger air till he saw what
seemed the land stretching of like pale blue field
to the sky.
"What is it 2" asked Jimmy, as if he had seen
ghost.
" 1t is the sea, the parent of the breeze"
Little Jimmy. all wasted inwardly with sickness
and debility felt for the first time in all his life like
a well boy. He was too frail to battle in that strong
surf, that seemed to come up rs from some eternal
spring of strength, but he could hear it talking as
it kissed and bufeted the sand, seeming to saw
Strength strength / am strength. Take
strength from me p He saw the sails 90 moving in
IL, like other little tiny lives, and pass away into
the horizon of heaven. He felt great prayer
arise in his nature to live and be able to walk into
that lnspirting green sea like rougher boys who
screamed among the pillows. Life, life it is the
first struggle and the final prayer as dear to little
dying urchns as to dying mlonaires. Before
Jimmy could realize that he had come at all they
said his two weeks were done and he must go home
Back in that hot city the weakness and the fever
kept little Jimmy awake at nights. He said to
himself: L" Oh, how shall get to the beautiful sea
againY" His friends wrote to the good people who
had carried him there, but the printed answer was
returned that never in season could the benefit
be rendered again, as too many wanting to 60
So one morning before day the little fellow with
quarter of dollar he had kept slipped out of the
door and crossed the ferry of the Delaware to Cam
den. and struck out for the northeast. Ho walked
little, and begged ride here and there, and by
night he was at Mount Holly. Next day some one
gave him lift as far as Hightstown Beyond that
he had to walk. and asking the way as he went
and picking up little fruit, he slept in cart all
night The fourth day brought him, all tired. to
the ocean side dusty and parched but the beautiful
ocean was there, and he threw himself upon its
beach, and went to sleep.
That night little boy was found upon the beach.
unconscious. but alive. They asked in every direc-
ton whence he had come, and who was responsible
for him, but nobody knew till at the Benefaction
Society one said, "That 10y. think, was here
early in the seasonw Brought to sensbty and
intelligence. he answered to the name of Jimmy.
Jimmy, how came you here again ~
al walked"