The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-03

How many pheasant gatherings ver,
held last Thanksgiving Day. How many
a troCp Of bright merry children spO-ted
On cur green lawns. II our ever beautif u
/ homssteSis. How the trupie foliage uuiv
ered with the shouts u <lee, how the
I ruurlS r,Sc0niei with the merry Laughter.
Many was the grsy head th5t grew young
I NEain. many the shrivslled heart that ex
I pAndsd under the genial warmth Of guile
| les, infant love and nerrinent. With
what pride has grandpSpG seen the image
u his OWL loved daughter. nov q bu1Cm
I mGtr1n. repeated II some toddllng little
I beauty, rUsy Of cheek inpersU1s Of manner.
I that sweet iulpsuousnsss that comes "
Innocencs. And graninanmS IN some
stAlEErt boy may have seen once mure the
image q tAvurIte son WY dear 70 her.
but who, alas was taken from her years
sz,o now only 70 be treasured d q memory
IN the most sscred recssses Of her
heart Of hearts Lost, W., but there was
a comfort IN the los. There was the little
green mound IN some quiet cemetery. some
retired churchyard the seat was vacant,
but ths bitterness u scrruw had passed
and there Wa that blessed hope that the
suirit was al rsst. and that after her own
struggle II life WAS over. acruss the dark
waters q death would cUrne the voice Of
the long lost one. that be was waiting On
the golden sands q the shurss Of the ever
lasting And - the comfort comes and
such surruw serves bot % shadow for q
moment the sunshine q Efe a. 6 passing
cloud hot closures an instant the brilliant
colurs q h0Ulau. when We gaze on It from
the Pal.
o. most Of those who celebrated
Thanksgiving last THURSDAY. the Joy was
great. the ssrrrvw q sweet >lrruw- There
were some homes here. however, where tGe
s1rruw Was not such. where Il was g Eryw-
M pam saflnS into the mothers heart
Tgrl moment. thsre are darker culors
than this. II which life may b. painted
In hSkaako Hospital, last THURSDAY
there wers thIrty-lscs lspsr children under
the a--e Of fifteen OF tEssa eighteen were
boys, thirteen were girls. How yUUns did
they run down to- Three we're under
seven two SiriS and d boy Who took
charge u them There Wa one lspsr
wguaH 70 look after the girls. and nan
% looS after the boy. These very young
Children had not lsper parents with them
No TheS were alone Poor little seven
ysJTs old children alone
Think of It sood Christian people, think
u It you who bad yuur Children clinsirS
around yUU the other dsy-think Of It you
who have buried yuUr loved ones under
The sod and b thankful, Yours sre at
-sst. these Eve-alone, For what / ka-
SasLkDf There E-e there a: the present
moment us patients. Of al avs. Of al
iecreus There have been As many 81 2S6
!
Ted nothing % do The CHILDREN have a
little schooling huu g % II 4 N and
l>aIn from 70 :, Il - sud lur inform
ant That / three hours j day. The rest
y the tine they run about II the lot they
1-nSie with the grown men the gruEu
=1men. They hsar-HeavsEs, what DO /
hey not hear What do you expect they 1
lsa- SDcnS a set q people drawn from /
he sources some OF thSse unfgrtUuatss [
re The very dress Of the people The I
good Catholic sisters E-e Uvgr-urkeds these I
loblP women % a sUpsr-buuzn work but I
he work i too great. they cannot Do al I
Poor little wsIfsi poor suffering 0Uscssss
.-sly sometime ought to - done for 1
hem more than 4 durs- surely they who /
ave been deprived Of home. have a claim
,pCn u who have homes. to supply, II
Cne sort a better place than they have
low better atmosphere than they nov
.wpu n
You who are lockinS forward 70 making
]E-lSt1as prsserts.to deli<htIn- the hearts
{ the healthy: think Of these unfortunate.
Ivslsss children and spare something for
hem Many and many DO think OF them
I1nsy. % considerable amount has been
r : ready 70 be subscribed By a few truly
haritahls ladies'. but We need a great and
1ited Effort. ~ need all % come forward
nj help II a work Ike this II the hard
cart q the Middle A--ss could be touched
y sach sur-Uw and misery a. the poor
per. and could pour forth it thousands.
zy- Millions II such a canse- surely the
rInetesntb century VII lot be
shirdhand and vii II Honolulu gladly
lus forward and ASST II rai-Lr- a Hos
VA FuE CE L-EE CE-CEEN