The South western news., 1888-08-08
10000 KINGS DAUGHTERS,
THE GROWTH ORA BEAUTIFUL ORDER
or SISTERS.
817dtd Together TO Do Good"i7 His Name,
How the Order Started.
New York SUM-

'h"p'I niue wall or a girl boarded
| train at Hartford one morning
a>t summer and Led her little
,bare through the long train,
looking inquirlngly into the faces
of the passengers. E identity she
wos seeking some kindly person to
whose care she might consign the
child, which she was sending into
the country tor a season. Seeing
no tace which iDspied Der with
to ask so great favor.
she rcraced her steps to put her
charge in care of the conductor,
when passenger beside her, lady,
removed her wrap and revealed
over her heart tiny 81 yer Maltese
cross tied with a purple ribbon.
Instantly the lady approached her,
touched the silver cross, whispered
the mysterious words, ain HIS
Name" and told her all her need.
"ln His Name" answered the
traveller softly, and tenderly lifted
the child on her lap, ard cared for
and amused her through the jour
Ley as lovingly as though she were
her own.
An impatient "rat-a-tat tat" of a
pencil on a counter at Mays was
not answered as quickly as usual,
and when the delinquent cash girl
made her tardy appearance, she
was greeted with a sharp reproof.
The angry words sprang to her
lips in reply, but another Cash
quickly touched the little silver
cross she wore on her neck, wills.
pered softly the mystic watchword,
"ln His Name" and instantly the
angry words were hushed, while
the quick tears sprang to her flash
ing eyes.
The rector of one of the large
churches in Syracuse related dur
ing his sermon the need and suffer
ing Of a poor family in his parish
AT the close Of the service a strang,
lady approached him and said
touching the tiny silver cross sh,
wore: 81 am stranger in the city
but am one Of the Kings Daught.
ers. Tell me where those pool
people live and | will 60 to then
In His Name"
A lady whose elegance of attire
and beauty OF person attracted the
attention and awakened the admir-
alton Ct all who saw her, stepped
out of one Of the large and fash
ionable stores of New York to he
carriage, which stood waiting at tn,
door. The wild March wind caugh
her tfuttering siIken draperies, an,
rudely tore her cloak from about
hel. AS she struggled against it .
little silver cross tell from her dres
and went tinkling down on the
pavement. A mite of a girl with I
scrsp of a shawl over her heaC
darted out Of the shelter of tn,
doorway, picked up the silver trim
ket, and drew its counterpart from
her own shabby little trock. 81
IS the badge # the Kings Daugbt
ers," said the lady softly, care vol
one, too :" She held out both he
hands with a smile so gentle an,
tender that it was more precious t,
the shiyering little girl than tn,
money the lady lett in her hal
frozen hand SIN His Name"
On one Of the hot dusty day
last summer a richly dressed wo
man entered a store on Broadway
Beneath the flashing diamonds tina
fastened her collar cleaned tn,
Maltese cross Of silver, fastene,
with the royal color. The same sill
yer symbol hung at the neck Of tn,
shop girl who served her. ooh
you wear the silver cross" said tn,
lady; "then We are sisters In Hi
Name, and swiftly the deIicatel,
gloved fingers sought the shop glrI'
tired hand and clasped it closeI,
over the mass of shimmering silk OF
the counter, while sympathetic in
qulrles elected the following; 80
yes! 1t is hot, hard day, but S,
many OF the lovely Kings Daugh
ters' have spoken to me so kind,
shat I've almost forgotten to b,
tired"
All through the summer Iarp,
boxes Of flowers, fruits and delica.
eles were sent to the city from the
wealthy ladies of Morristown, bear
ng this inscription; "From tn,
Kings Daughters ofMorrIstown tC
he Kings Daughters of Five
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