Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-27
IN A DAY NURSERY.
WORK THAT IS cARRiSD ON BY A
cHAATABLa LADY.

WYNN iFtAt ~ OShbuoO Wv OF ~
chAAITABLs LADY.
0Ao 81 New YSSks IasssssslDs Places.
How . Big Family - 1edalers are
Kisdly cared ~ D.sase 0s Daytime.
PasAesie otsrisA
There Is lady living On the north side Of
Washington square = whose naEe I would
love to give, for her noble generosity amply
deserves it, but sincere respect for her Chris
tian humility Is well as her modesey forbids
who Is to-day the means Of saving many
helpless babes and little children from a life
Of misery and suffering that is past tbs power
of words to describe. It came about in this
way: The lady-whom we will call Hrs.
Lee-was the mother Of little girl II years
Of age, who was unusually sympathetic and
was generous to fault Children of her own
age were especially interesting to her, and
would always speak to her, and if allowed
would have taken of her own shoes or wrap
to clothe the little stranger with.
About Christmas time Mrs. Lee wes invited
to visit day nursery in the lower part of the
city, where the children Of poor working wo-
men were cared for during the day. She was
deeply touched by the sight that met her
eyes, and when Christmas day had passed she
took the handsome tree with its wonderful
lights and trimmings that had been an orna-
ment to her own wealthy home and planted
it in the play room Of this nursery.
Her little daughter was with her, and the
joy that she felt was deeper even than that Of
the crowd Of little ones, who had never before
seen such sight, and who walked round and
round the tree, peering at it from all sides
with wide eyes and asking all manner Of
questions about it with childish eagerness
After that the little daughter Of Mrs. Lee
seemed to dwell upon her memory Of the nur-
ssry, and often begged her mother to open
another nursery in their own basement,
promising to take al the caro- of the children
herself
A GRIEI-STRICKEy MOTHERS RETURN.
A few months afteYward, while travelling
In Europe, the daughter suddenly died, and
the grief stricken mother returned to her
daYkened home. Rvsxyvhers she went she
recalled the chld's earnest wish to care for
the suffering children, and at last, a. fitting
testimonial TO the lovely character Of the
child herself, and a. though it were the childs
own bequsst, she took a legacy that had be
longed to her and purchased and fitted up the
Memorial Day Nursery. II is located at 3.5
East Broadway, and takes care of thirty five
babies and children from 7 a N. to p. n.
Every morning stream Of women crowd
into the basement door Of tho nursery, leave
their little ones in the care Of tho nurses and
hurry of to their days work Tho children
4 hot Dlo L,<3 ;,,c
and gingham dresses and fresh, clean under
wear. At $50 they al 60 into the dining
room to the low tables and benches and On.
JOY luncheon Of bread and milk. Then the
older children go the playground in the
rear, over which an awning is drawn, and
the babies are carried into big room up
stairs and put in padded playhouse, with
soft toys, where no fall can hurt them
At noon a warm, bountiful dinner is served,
and at O'Clock the whole troop, saving those
OF 8 years Old, go up stairs to the dormitory.
On hot days they are undressed and put in
cool white dght dresses and laid to sleep in
small White beds and cribs. Two hours after
they are dressed again and ready for another
fronc in the playground. After q hearty
supper at p. m. they @e dressed again in
their own clothes and arc ready 30 go home.
RKPRooTs OF THl CHILDREN.
Two children, some years ago, were living
In sub-cslla1 With drunAsn mother and a
dying father. A missionary found them,
and through her Efforts the children we're put
In the nurssry and tAs mother vsnS 10 work.
The father died, rsciniAsd In heart BY the
Almightys grace. The mother bad never
properly ccred for Ne children q for their
room, end they hvsd In filth oad destitution-
Tho children were taught 70 be neat, and
when they returned to their homo their
childish reproofs to their mother ran about
q follows:
Mamma, Hrs c., the matron, says we
must Keep our faces clean. You must keep
your face clan, too You must sweep the
door mamma Mrs G. says you must. You
must make the bed up, mamma, or Mrs G.
won't like you"
This sort Of rebuke had more signal effect
on the mother than al the missionary's gentle
admonitions, and in O short time marked
change had taken place in that household.
Another little child, a pretty baby girl Of
two years old, whose mournful eyes and sad
but very sweet face touched your sympathies
and, looking with wistful eyes straight into
u0z kSCe, eSAeO, IN yoH AAo u1c. II uAdHuilla
don't Ike me. She says l am no good"
Altar coming several weeks the mother left
the babs there for two nights, and when she
finally claimed her she was 80 drunk she could
scarcely carry her away.
Last summer the natroD took forty children
to the ssAshors for . day on several occasions,
giving the little ones great enjoyment Such
an excursion costs $40 for tho whole COM
pany, and is worth much to them in health
How many SO bills are thrown away on a
bit Of millinery or IN hoHr CT pleasure that
would bring health and immeasurable enjoy
,neut to these children And few dollars
moro would send their mothers with them
also, and make one bright day N their long
weeks OK toll and privatiol-New York
Graz Aic.
I,sOO-Peaaa Breeeh Loading Gun.
The trial OF l.5Gop pound breech loading
gun manufactured So FinspoHg, in Sweden
recently took place a: the artillery grounds Of
the Danish army, near Copenhagen, for which
it has been manufactured, the results being, it
is stated, that the gun was found to be in
every respect equal to thoss made by Krupp.-I
Boston Budget
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