The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29
Taken Care or.
Let charity begin at homo,
But not stay there forever.

She was very sick so sick that lifo
and hope seemed 10 drift away togeth-
or, and so poor that there were no in-
dncemcnt, for her TO live, and as she
lay there day after day with a little
waling babe on her arm, and only
stranger TO bring her bite or sup, she
wondered why she could not die and 80
be out Of her misery She had no past
to regret or to look upon with pleasure.
She had no future to promise her healt i.
All She was conscious Of was dull ach-
ing OF all the forces Of life and weary
cndcavor to get help for her perlshing
baby, the only thing she had in the
world to love since her husband mad
died in the hospital few weeks preVl-
Gus. They had always been poor but
pever sick aud destitute before.
BIT some good people, however, had
the case under consideration and wcrc
going to do something for her ~ soon
~ il could be determined whether she
belonged TO tho city or county poor.
There wcro some ladies' who met once q
month in brorades and velvet, and
talked Of her ~ II "pcrson," and Won
dercd il she were deserving, and finally
they decided to help her by taking her
baby from her and sending it TO found.
ling asylum until sh0 could get well
and support it.. They thought as Mr..
Dombcy did, she might get well easily
enough il she won just make m effort.
A committee of two went in carriage
TO the house where she lived, and crop.
inc their way pat the wa'hcrwoman's
room aud the Or.e.cleaners room they
went carefully ~ the lettering stairs
and found her door and opened it.
| don't thin, either OF tho ladies
would have sacrificed diamond ring
To make her comfortable, but they
would have begged for her up one side
81 III. street and down the other and
told her what to do with the money now
she had il, and sent her a shoulder
shawl aud some unblcached cotton, and
their sensitive hearts were troubled by
the suIalUr Of the place and the pale
plnchcd features of the woman lying on
the miserable bed, but they rallied TO
their work
1.-THE society for helping the helpless
has considered your case" said tho
spokc-woman, "and have decided ~
assist you. We will take your baby and
see that it is provided for at the OF
phau's retreat, until you are able to do
something. The ladies have been very
kind in interesting themselves.
Strangely enough she did not rise up
to thank them, she only turned away
her head with a mortal WEAKNESS.
"And we will take the child with IA
in oar carriage-it will be grca. relief
to yOu.'
/ The mother moved one pale hand and
turned the corner OF the sheet from the
baby'l face.
"You cannot have her," she said,
family, "shc is with the angels in Para
dsr!"
They were greatly surprised when
they saw the small swcc'-face OF tho
dead child that had escaped into Heaven
and was under the patronage Of n
greater power than theirs, and it began
to dawn upon them that what wa, to
he done Tor tho mother had better be
done quickly.
But there was nothing to do. Yes
tcrday there crept along st. Aubln
.trcct hcarsc with nota single carriage
following. aud in the rough pine film
were the two-the babe on the bosom
/ OF It's mother.
Ochingrl u wondrous changed
Burst are the prison bars
Thi- moment there 50 low,
SOHgun,2cd, ard now
Beyond the -tarsl
--UetrOH Post anil Tribune.