The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15
The Kings Daughters.
A STORY TOLD BY NEW YORK physical

STORY TOLD BY NEW YORK PHYSICIAN.
Two years ago ten good women in the
city of New York clasped hands and
said: I'VE will do our charity in the
name of the King we serve. We will
call ourselves the Daughters of the
King, and, making an order by that
shall be Joined with us in heart and
spirit, until the whole order shall be-
come as one great woman's soul sending
its incense of good deeds up to God"
During the two years since this small
meeting of women the order of the
Kings Daughters has grown and
strengthened over North and South.
In every village there are bands doing
good work. In the commencement of
the work the idea of having one symbol
for all the different bands was SEN
sible and beautiful one.
Some interesting stories are told con-
corning the Kings Daughters in New
York. OF course the society there is
larger than anywhere else, and where
there are so many rich girls a great
deal of good must be accomplished.
One day was going through Bellevue
Hospital with friend who was one of
the house physicians. l said
You know a great deal about the
charities here. Tell me of the Kings
Daughters. Do you think they are
doing much GOODS
Well, the first Kings Daughters |
saw" he said, " were composed of lot
of young girls who came in to walk
through the wards. l thought them a
chattering, silly lot. They pulled at
their little, purple ribbon-tied crosses
and talked necessarily of the good they
were doing and the good they were 90
ing to do, while | followed, thinking
how |, if an INDECENT individual, would
hate help from such a lot About
week after this the head physician sent
me word to 60 down to the reception
room and attend to the wants of a young
woman waiting there"
"' Are you the house physician?'
questioned full, fresh voice, as fair
young girl arose to greet me.
Yes, I'm one of the many house
physicians here. What can / do for
you?
''' want to get sick girl in here. |
want her to have private room and
every attention. She was one of our
housemaids, and she left some months
ago, when | was away. She said she
was not strong. | looked for her when
/ returned, and found herin a wretched
howell, wasting away with consumption.
She was very pretty, an Irish girl, fair,
dark-haired and blue-eyed. 1t was ter
rible to see the wasted wreck of her
beauty lying there breathing out its life
in want and helplessness. 1t is hor-
rible to think of these working women's
helplessness when health fails
SIS 1es, see great deal of that kind
of thing, so much so that Pm afraid
grow callous, l replied.
Oh? no. | don't think one could
Will you take this girl? III have her
sent to you in an hour or So
"' Yes said, think we can take
her, but there's only two vacant pay
rooms at present, and they are very
expensive. Why don't you put her in
the ward? They are very comfortable ,
"' No, / couldn't bear to think of
that she said, shaking her beautiful
head, If l was sick like that girl |
couldn't bear to be put in great room
with lot of other sick people. know
Maggie wouldn't like it any better
than L.
1T came home to me that this Girl
had struck the'highest note in the scale
of charity. had seen so much of os-
tentatious, fashionable religion among
women that | might have become a
skeptic in regard to female piety had
| not been prevented by daily sight
of good, quiet workers going daily in
the wards with their need of cheer and
help. | knew well the visiting women
who came with tracts and solemn faces
to give little money and great deal
of judgment talk to sick women whose
lives had been sinful. knew well the
bejewelled DANES who came in Their
carriages and said they would send a
number of sick patients to the woods
and when they came TO visit these sick
folks lectured on the advisability OF
more industry and bath every day.
Among the best and most charitable
women one had never said Il want
this pauper treated as / would wish tc
be if | were SICK 1t was an entirely
new phase of looking at the poor, and
coming from the lips of Redfern. made
girl, it struck me as marvelously queer
She had about her all the accessories OF
fashion, even to poodle hound, with q
silver chain. | took her to look at the
two vacant rooms, and she chose the
most expensive one, because it opened
on the south, She said she remem
bered when she was sick once the sun
light seemed sweeter than anything else
GO Shall | take your name and adj
dress in case the girl would wish to see
you or send some message when she
comes?' / asked.
$50! never mind about that she
said, 'I'll be here tomorrow. Jus
take this purse and supply her need,
if she wants anything extra, and will
that she departed.
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