The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-30
Taken Caro- or.
Let charity begin at home,
But not stay there forever.


She was very sick; SO sick that lifO
and nope seemed 70 drift away togeth =
er, and SO poor that there were no ins
ducements for her TO I've, and as she
lay there day after day with q little
wailing babe on her arm, aud only a
stranger to bring her bite or sup, she
wondered why she could not die and so
be out of her misery. She had NO past
to regret or to look upon with pleasure.
She had no future to promise her health
All she was conscious of was dull ach-
ing of all the forces of life and weary
endeavor to get help for her perishin9
baby, the only thing she had In the
world to love since hor husband had
died In the hospital few weeks previ.
Gus. They had always been poor but
never sick and destitute before.
But some good people, however, had
tho case under consideration and were
going to do something for her as soon
as 1t could be determined whether she
belonged to the city or county poor.
There were some ladies who met once a
month in brocades and velvet, and
talked OF her as a 'sperson," and won-
dered II she were deserving, and finally
they decided to help her by taking her
baby from her and sending it to found.
ling asylum until she could get we'll
and support it. They thought as Mr..
Domocy did, she might get we'll easily
enough II she would just make an effort.
a committee Of two went in carriage
10 the house whel she lived, aud crop
ing their way past the waSherwoman's 8
room and the honSe-cleaner's room they
went carefully up the totterine stairs
and found her dior and opened it.
| don't think pikhor Df Tho lol;oo
would have sacrificed diamond ring
to make her comfortable, bnt thev
would have begged for her up one side
! OF the street and down the other and
! told her what to do with the money now
| she had it, and sent her a shoulder
shawl and some unbleached cotton. and
| their sensitive hearts were troubled by
| the squalOr of the place and the pale
| pinched features Of the woman lying on
the miserable bed, but they rallied to
their work.
"The society for helping the helpless
! has considered your oase," said the
| spokeswoman, "and have decided tn
assist you. We will take your baby and
see that it is provided for at the OF
| phan's retreat, until you are able to do
something. The ladies have been very
kind in interesting themselves
oCranSely enough She d.d not rise up
! to thank them, she only turned away
! her head with a mortal WEAKNESS.
; "And we will take the child with uA
in our carriage-it will be great relief
I to you"
The mother moved one pale hand and
turned the corner of the sheet from the
baby's face.
"You cannot have her," she said,
family, "she is with the angels in Para
! dsel"
They were greatly surprised when
they saw the small sweet-face of the
dead child that had escaped into Heaven
and was under the patronage of a
greater power than theirs, and it began
to dawn upon them that what was TO
be done for the mother had better be
done quickly.
But there was nothing to do. Yes.
terday there crept along st. Aubin
street hearse with not a single carriage
following, and in the rough pine-c ,ifiu
were tho two-the babe on the bosom
of its mother!
o change! 0 wondrous changei
| Burst are the prison bars
| This moment there so low,
! SO aTOniZed, and now
Bcyoud the starsl
-DetroU Post anG Tribune.