Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-15
THAT ONE LITTLE LONE BABY.

THAT ONE LITTLE LONE BABY.
A few weeks since gentleman came TO
us with a touching tale of two young conn-
try girls who had come into this city the
dav before. Ii was only too evident from
their open innocent ways that they were
but children in experience and the fear was
that they had been tempted away from Their
homes and might go TO the bad. We sug-
gestcd tina; the ". c. T. L. was charitable
organization. and that its very name would
indicate that this class of charity above all
others would be most likely to enlist the
hearts and sympa;hies of its lady members
In a few DAYS after, not that gentleman, but
another. whose name and address we have,
came to Us with the information that he had
taken the two little wayward waits to the
w. c. 7. L. rooms and that within two or
three DAVIS thereafter be had learned that the
little girls had been put off north bound
train at Valley Center or Sedgwick City,
we have forgotten which. We both felt that
n
estimate Of the mission, object and aims of
the W. C. T. t., and that the saving OF these
little girls from the degradation, unmeasured
misery and pain Of lite of shame, would
have been far more noble than to have
wasted years of empty words and surface
sympathy on score of old impervious
whisky buns.
Though the mills of God grind slowly,
Yet they grind exceedingly small
Though with patience He stands waiting,
With eXactness grinds He all.
Retribution is inevitable. The other day
this week-a little baby, a sweet, uncoD-
scious innocent, even if the result of betray-
ed love, made its appearance, We hear, in
the ". {. 7. [. rooms, awkwardly nestled
to the heart Of poor girl who had been all
too trusting. Our informant did not catch
the conversation which followed farther
than that the girl-nother would not take
''no" for an answer. No doubt she said:
Here am |, poor, despoiled of all, sick OF
heart and body, inexperienced, despairing
and you ladies, Of deeds Of love and charity
who have plenty Of time outside Of your
homes to run this retreat in the interest OF
men who ought to be strong enough to care
for themselves, and one Of whom ruined me,
YOU, all of whom have had lots of babies
and raised them too, al! combined are better
able, and much better know how to raise
this baby OF mine than poor weak misguided
me, and propose TO leave it whether or
no." And she did. Those Of us who have
houses full Of babies cannot, of couse, come
to the re.,cue Of the W. c. T. L. in this case.
but even it be only a girl baby with no
chance Of ever growing up into AN old
saloon sot and becoming in that way ward
Of that organization, we beseech you, ladies,
hold fast TO that trust. If you could only
succeed in bringing it up to manhood or
womanhood, all pure and noble, what a
multitude of sins would be hidden.
such work will put more
aud brighter gems on your crowns of glory
than to have dragged fifty unwilling beer
suzzlers into port for whose enjoyments
hey would be all untitled. Hold on to that
baby, in the name of the trusting heart Of
it, deluded and betrayed mother, remember
ing only the words of Him who stood up in
all lis loving majesty and spoke rs nevel
man spoke, saying: "Sufier them, for o.
-uch Is the Kingdom of Heaven" kecI
that baby and we will print all your loca
notices gratis for ten years to come and
| throw in copy of the daily for the library,
| Hold on 20 that ward as IL direct token from
Heaven sent to test your love, patience and
| loyalty, and men will give up a weeks beel
or cigars to helr YOU That little one Wa
never born for the poor house or it wouldn'
have been sent TO you, and don't you send j
there and thus destroy the wavering faith o
friends Remember lis immortal soul ant
that the responsibility is left with you TO fl,
the generous purposes of its glowing breas
and with motherly kisses of gentle violenc,
break IFS troubled little dreams, and wher
the wears have flown in the fullness of
| bright, mature womanhood or full, bril-
liant manhood, the recipient of your Low,
| and care will stand up and bless you witt
blessing that will reach the throne of Low,
eternal, though your memory shall have
! been lost 10 every other heart in the city
that witnessed your devotion to principle.