Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-20

stepping CdI vi Oue Vi our Sr6dI Idll-
roads was an old bachelor, and you
know some old bachelors are cross
and crusty and most of them hate
babies. On the same car was a baby
who cried and yelled to the annoy
ance of every passenger. AT last the
old bachelor, unable to stand it any
longer, put his head out of the cur
tains and said that he wished the
mother of that child would take care
of it and give other people chance
to sleep. At this the father of the
baby stepped into the aisle saying,
"Sir, the mother of this baby is in
her casket in the baggage car of this
train. have been travelling for two
days and nights with this infant to
take it and its mother to the child's
grandparents. Twill do my best not
to annoy you, for have not had
sleep since we started" Instantly
the knowledge of the circumstances
changed the crusty old bachelors be-
havior. He insisted on taking the
child to his own berth and caring for
it, that the weary father might have
the needed rest. Those Of you who
know how old bachelors hate chill
dren know how great was his sacri-
flee. knowledge of circumstances
often will change our conduct. 1t is
wrong to form too hard and harsh a
judgment Of other men.
In New York city printing house
employed sixty men. One of them
begged the privilege of sleeping on
the heaps of paper in the Office, to
save the expense of lodgings. He ate
the meanest, cheapest food, and was
looked down on by his fellows and
shopmates. They made fun of him
and ridiculed him, but he bore it all
meekly and pleasantly. At length,
one day in June, they stood at the
imposing stone counting their money
as they had just been paid. 1t was
the custom of the shop to have an
annual excursion, and one of the
number proposed that it be held
soon. 1t was suggested that barge
be chartered and that they sail up
the river or down the bay. A paper
F was started and all but one signed it,
, and he said he could not. One of the
+ men insulted him beyond endurance
and he struck him to the floor. Then
+ speaking to the young men standing
, by, he said: 81 suppose have made
, this place too hot to hold me, and, in
this crisis, before 1 leave the shop, ]
! will tell you why have done as ]
have. My sister and I were left or
phans, and l worked hard that she
might go to school and receive al
education. She was at a young
u ladies' seminary and making rapit
- advancement when she was striker
blind. l learned that in Paris there
is physician who is very skillful il
the treatment of just such cases a
:, hers, and can restore their sight.
am saving all can to take her t,
. Paris, and in two months more will
have enough and hope to CO." TIL
effect of his words was like magic
y The man whom he had knocked
: down was the first to speak. Sait
- he: "BOys, we will have no excuI
u sion this year. The money shall G
" to take that poor girl to Paris. Pu
~ down yournames for $40, every man.
~ And they did. The money was give
&c and the voyage bugun. The opera
u ton was successful, and sight was re
+ stored, and that sister returned lik
u one coming from the dead.
io Before you judge, know the Gil
CullloldllCCoJ dllNl IL may NItlhSC JOu
VI opinion. Take into consideration a
~ the facts of the case. EX-Secretar
u Chase once asked me what was tn
III saddest sight ever saw, and [ an
ri swered an old child-a little on
)" made prematurely old. Under rag
a and dirt there may be a noble hear
a Education and training make all tn
tn difference in the world. The littl
a street boys are the smartest lads i
lie your city. Some of them are BRAY
st little fellows. They learn by har
IS knocks. When you deal with theI
IN remember their circumstances.
IN One day some years ago / secure
at admission into a London prison. l
u the party was fine appearinggentl
or man who, as we passed along, SUI
r. denly stopped, his eyes rivetted G
ou the occupant of a cell near us. TT
Ill prisoner was a young woman, WI
81 grasped the iron grating and gaze
S. fiXedly at the visitor. The gentl