The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21

New the YrAyers e Dlia1 Chto6reos O9erse
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LOouIID tu0 O0valo 8lVvu iu iSSs eUOus suV
large family Of blind girls and women In St.
Mary's Asylum will bs no unwslooms reading
In the rspose Of . Sabbath afternoon.
promised to complete In this letter the most In
teresting story told me By Mrs. Telford. Tor
here In ireland each Of these devoted ladies 10
Mrs. TO the outside world. although to the
sistsrhood she bears another name. On our
nrst entering the ololstered precincts OF this
large establishment. where there are. besides
the $50 blind inmates. 400 Door children ad-
mirably educated In the industrial school. We
came upon . lifo-sized statue Of our Lord.
majestic figure surrounded by floral offerings
and shrubs. Here 10 the Master" said Mrs.
Telford. He has the care OF us al and 10
bound to provide for His large family here"
There came time Of terrible anxiety TO Mrs.
Tolford and her Sisters after 1883 whom they
assumed the entire responsibility OF support
Ing the rapidly increasing family Of helpless.
they had taken Of the hands Of Monsignor
make ne p royis .,2 for them and the Dublin Il,
sSSs ShsS sSSS S5s5 SS
ss if:; - =: S shut:
unseen spiritual world. Such OF them as have
u IN .9 sss
vivid sense OF moral beauty and Christian
ras n. q S Eo Fhs w s
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fails to grant in form .eT' another and 'H n
the time which he deems best for US. what We
0 ony sa
suffer from want Of room and Of tho pure coun-
try sr 6gt our Us S.en to the
We did not Wish to distress By letting them into
the secret Of all our trouble were told enough
Tsiv; until as's:s
earnestly. but Was not aware that they had
and that OF the Sisters, They had agreed to
night. 30 that some one OF tho dear, pure souls
sou,d he continually importuning God Tor our
Surely tho answer came2' interrupted.
Yes II came IN our very extremity One day
and a. she
go away. asked mo whence came the money to
SUPPORT SO large a house. II has ceased 70
weeks have only received nineteen shilings
to feed all the mouths you have seen. We are
was tho beginning 81 tho end. " She and other
our poverty still went on; and sti our dear
children, unknown to mo: prayed through the
I must abriSe my narrative here by saying
that. at length and al OF sudden a great in
dre Ii; was Awakened among the Catholic COM
mqnity. The idea of a charity fair in their be-
hnf 9SfGrred 70 some OF the lady friends 81 the
classes. lord Mayor MeSwiney was Just going
out Of office. and offered his magnificent state
tracted notice on both sides OF the Cham mel and
acquainted " with tho fact that this great family
depths Of misery and given in st. Mnrys tho
hanpest q homes and the most refining edu;
with the chief part in managing the fair. and
they made OF It great success. The first prize,
resident Of Glasgow. and auie a sensation was
caused in that city BY the sight Of the brilliant
HPss' to a oS1d 81 ni s as
still when the committee nm e Of
as the net proceeds OF the fair.
1t was the first solemn answer to tho fervent
and nninterrupted p!eadines Of Mrs Telford's
This indeed enabled tue Rseiros. ' to u" satisfy
creditors and provide for pressing wants. Still
keenIy. and for that Special PURPOSE the chi.
girl. greatly beloved both BY the nuns and ali
her coInnanioons. vas wasting away with con-
n ercat house in. the fields " and the pure
country Ar she lay nov at tho half-opeped
above its loved home. asked her to DO sure.
hs@ da in TO Sr Sar .ss for the boon
s you sumo not Hs SSan hsS S S5s
:. oh: yes, darlingn Mrs Teiord answered;
that ono had Sas 81 the olS "
fields. with shade in sumner ana the pure. In.
ylgorating ocean breezes at all limos to give
came neverthe loss. Some ' three " weeks ali aiter
ne eh sor hpd ds"nsied .entemnan called on
ike to have home BY tho sea sfo EoH for her her
large family She was startled by tho aues-
and af Ss. d1 her What made
such a place. He replied that, knowing Of her
intention to obtain ~ soon as possible prop.
q seaside residence would DO very desirable 10
hfr End thn hsn said that he had been
ior his own family, hut that he would secure Hr
r TclSrd saw the hand 81 GOD IN VIII this OF
nrst sten toward t ara thG realization Ct the promise
hsF sKn sss S %So ws e
working for her dear 9nes and 50 sho did not
to TO % o tho sr hfd to Ss
hncient medieval stronghod tho spaciops and
fpahtin e MnSav !. q the wonders q
how, in small sums and in large her Children
on earth nrS ,ts to pray win
avi W. viz ucht oOulS BIO uHu prepared
for heaven pleading there for her nj light and day
md now, before leavin this sweet sanctuary,
ural world, come up into one OF the corridors
OF the upper story and look down on the large
smooth. nicely travelled space between the
Telford's latost purchases. Sho wished to have
recreation ground as near as possible to the
ever hear, tho plash of the waves upon the
shore and feel their lungs filed with the pure
sea breeze She pulled down the cottages and
houses. cut down the trees. levelled the ground
surrounded the 0ntro space with high wall
70 shut out pryin9 curiosity. and fixed seats ali
along the walls. where the girls may rest whom
they DO not want to walk: Soc they know
there Is nothing In the entire circuit against
which they can stumble. not q stone larger
than pebble to trip them up. There they 90
chatting joyousl y. warmly clad In this Deoem-
per weather. As happy as children can be In q
nome where they are tenderly loved and cared
for and where the morrow never trombes them.
Another masterwork Of this creative charity
10 tho Hospics for the Dying In the suburb
10 mn