The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21
A TENNESSEE MANs woRr.
Finding a Childless Home for Every
Homeless child.

| FROM the Indianapolis NcwA
In speaking 10 Aou rcporlcroi his lim
official work rs secretary OF the lndiani
State Board OF Charities, Mr.. W. Alexan
der Johnson remarked that when ho Wis
iicd the Hendricks County Poor Asylum,
two or three days ago, hc found that thC
lns tuition was In unusually good condi.
iiou buiamong the paupon were fourteen
children who ought to be cared for scpa.
rntcly. zone OF tham," he remarked,
''was beautiful little blue.oycd, naxen-
haired girl. In Chicago ! would have no
trouble In finding good home for hcr."
"Why can't home Tor her be- found
just rs easily In indiana"
There is no means here OF bringing tho
child and the home together ia Chicago
there II an organization known as the
Educational Aid Society, the purpose Of
which Is 10 find homes for children, aud
they have on flo usually mnny npplica.
lions for children, 10 that there il no DELAY
In sending the liitle orphans 10 good
homes after they fall into thc hands OF the
soccty's agents. A temporary home for
them Is naintdncd nc Aurora. but they
seldom remain there longer than ten dnys,
aud the average cost Of placing each child
In homo Is so. SEQ the difference.
The cost OF maintaining them NJ piupcr
orphans here In Indiana Is about SOD a
year, aud IN ten years tho cost 10 tir pub.
lie IL about : loo, while the child Il not
near a. vel oil. II il the theory OF the
orginil iiion that for every homeless child
there h a childless home, and experience
demonstrates that this N true. There is
an old Probate Judge down In Tonnes e.
who has had q remarkable experience in
iinling homes cor ophana lie began
many ycam ago when two children were
brought Into he court while the piii1nco
remaining from tho estate OF their parents
was being settled up There was nothing
left for their support aud no hOmn was
open 30 them. Although himself a man
OF small means, the tender hearted judge
decided that rather than send the children
10 the 10 rlousc ho would take them 20
his own homo, and he did.
"'Whnt will We 10 with thcin9 asked
his troubled wife whom he took them ~
the house. Il don't know, but We wili
keep them awhile was his answer Coon
his ncighbos learned that he had two or.
phans at his home. They talked about
tbs matter, aud curiosity caused some 20
~ IN 400 the children. Ia few DAYS n
prosperous farmer called upon tho Judge,
and said: i understand YOU have d couple
of children at your house. Nv wife aud
have been talking over the matter, aud We
have decided that II you will. give him up
We would like 10 tikc tho boy 10 raise.
We viii do ~ well by him ~ We can III.
iord' The Judge saw that II was good
chance Tor toe boy and lot him 70. A few
days aiierward another couple, Ia equally
good circumstances, wanted the girl, and
she was allowed 10 80. IL struck tao judge
that he had discovered way Of doing
much good Ia Tho world lie began taking
In other Orphans and finding homes Tor
lhcm, unlfho has now placed over Eve
hundred orphans In comfortable homes.
II Is very amusing 10 hear him talk about
his work. His reputation has spread over
the state, and ho receives many letters
asking Tor children. One writes Can't
you send US little boy. i've or xix years
Old, With blue eyes Our sOn has recently
died, aud homo seems very lonesome
There's mother with an aching
heart, I've heard the Judge say, waiting
10 love some little boy who can take the
place OF her child. us a good homo and
! have a little boy that will suit Thorn.
will send him
AN Oh y letter that the Judge received
one morning while was talking with him
read We va q girl about ten years old
aud good looking. We will clo,hc her
wei and educate her but we will not try
T. hll her head with church and religious
stuff.
"'Thosc people couldn't have a yaller