The evening world., 1889-07-25


breeches nre as misornbly supported rs his
own mother by n baseball belt. But he's n
beautiful chap of only eleven years, with a
complexion like n chocolate cream and the
fidelity of n Newfoundland. For IS cents lie
agrees to curry my bag, and under his guild
anco We travel near the roofs and through
the damp Easements of the very worst pOr-
tions II New York City.
! hope that heaven is not as hard to reach
as Inc tOu Hats, or even the humble legs oi
Benny give out. He keeps count Of the
stnirs, and after twenty-five pairs have lecn
sealed. and possibly II dozen children treated
and dressed. We take II rcst-on the curb
stone III front of IL Ludlow street grocery
shou.
The doctor is bending over a child of
eleven months, actually dying on its moth
er's knee.
Don't you sec that your baby is dying ?"
lie amt"
"But / ten you he is. little woman"
AN, no. He's been SO for three weeks.
Hes always sick, night and day lut lie don't
die"
',ifI give you a ticket will you take him
NO. ! can't. | must sell these thingo:
The first Of the month will soon be here aud
! have only II of the rent
Where is your husband Z"
Gone. Idon't know where. lie can get
away. ! must stay. II is better if the child
dies. But he will not. All these people
here Will tell You that"
MOrahHinp if n wasted effort. We change
the trcA mCnt. Give her instead = COupl" If
clean white Slips, some woVllcn shirts and
socks, II little SIn-DDnnCt. 10 cen s or II quart
Of sweet milk. and the doctor tells her in "A
quiet. mutncriy kind of II way 'how to wash
aud feed the poor enid. She leaves II tiny
bottle Of pills. mo- mich larger than grains
of sand, II prescription that will not cost her
any money, aud moves the hardened little
heart when She says: Take good care of
-l ..--Hs .-,. = go. .-...- .larv ,v.,
will he helpless and lie will support aud COM
fort yor.'
A Good of tears is tho only response.
Doctor pnts her On the shoulder, says
- There, th'raN ms only n mother can and
no words OF mine can express the clOquence
Of he irl'a blessing.
Further along cases of cholera infantIm
ARE treated. One child is sWnddlcd under n
fish sand, another ~ rillowud near n box of
miscellaneous eggs and the mothers of the
other three sell notions. IL is useless to offer
the excursion tickets, for br,RI must &c
ea'on aud The rent pad. and unless the little
STOCK III trade Is dispuAcd OF there will he
neither.
oh. but the doctor is good, and SO genie.
II Is not htInnge that the mothers Kiss her
hand and pre-, tho hem Of her Little brown
dress to their lips.
Ia H. and II Ludlow street the conditions
we tud arrow our very souls. There Is an
nrls'ocra. y If poverty as well rs IN aristoc-
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