The evening world., 1889-12-09
PLEASE GIVE 4 PENNY FoR THE
Pooh CHILDRES'B CHRISTMAS TREE.


II passcd it through the class. sent it up
stairs, and had it go through all the higher
grades. and at noon I asked tho boys in the
lower grades to contribute. There wasn't any
begging about 1t, but every fellow put in a COL
per; some gave n dime, others a nickel and one
boy dropped in n fiIty-ccnt piece. l changed
the silver to copper and there it is, 32j pieces
from the $50 boys in No. 10.
know n penny isn't much. but If every
public school scholar gave a penny, the poor
little children could have a regular fairy Christ
mas tree
Kenneth Mead, Learned from small John, is
one of the banner pupils o! No. 10. He is in
the sixth grade, and his scholarship averages %
per cont. lie is particularly good in arithmetic,
and II is tie height of his ambition to become
n civil engineer. Kenneth has the address OF q
gentleman, the modesty OF q girl and a heart as
tender "a q woman's. He has a low Greek fore.
head. o good face. and as beautiful n pair Of
brown eyes as | have ever sccn. His COM
rleSion is dark, but clear; he has black hair
that would hang his forehead If he didn't keep
close guard with a stil brush. He il n great
reader. q hard student. and he spends no much
time over his books that his shoulders are be-
coming quite round.
There ID something very touching about this
little boys interest and the affection that
prompted him to mako up a corner bag for tn
little children OF the poor. Kenneth lives with
lis amt and uncle. the pride OF the one and
the vanity of tho other. Last July his father
lied and left his mother with a family of chill
dren unprovided for. Broken in health and
PROSTATE with grief the young mother wal
forced to give mp her home and accept for hcI
little ones tho foster homes offered by kind.
hearted relatives. Since July, when the bus.
bard and father was laid to rest in the Quict
churchyArd, the loved owes have been separated.
Sorrows crown Of sorrow is remembering
happier thinGE," and the tender memories OF
other day., other faces and other Christmas
mornings may have much to do with the offer.
ing this modest boy brings from his school,
mates.
Hope with me, dear children, that the Joys o.
the 20. 900 little ones who dance about TIL
EvESINd WoRLD'S trees Christmas morning will
find an echo In The heart OF this sylnpathcti,
boy. and that tho knowlcdCe OF their happiness
may Ewceten and brighten his own pleasure,
Hope that miniStCrinG angels will have the littl,
hand, broken and s~cattcred by misfortune. IL
holy, happy keeping, and that tho ~taVorinI
gods may heStow the sweetest gifts allotted I,
mortAlE. Hope that the dear ones may be re
united. and that in the tide Of coming year
each Christmas may b. mcrrer than the last.
Ifouni. on interroGRting him, that Kenneth
has = boys idea Of what a Christmas tree SHOULD
contain to he \ succeEs. He suggested books
a book for every boy-And wished he might sc
lect them and have = week to 10 II in 30 as 4
read them oil. His choice is books on travel
after that history.
In toys. he thought every young gentleman
should have an Air-gun and shoot at a target
Girls he didn't pretend to understand. bu
thought that girls and dolls should go together
His idea nbout ''Bomething to wear" will stant
reproduction.
"It'S TO uTo telling children to be nice II the!
haven't anything TO be nice with. Give . bo!
good clothes. Shoes that ft and q collar and th
that will StAy buttoncd. and he will study better
learn moro aud act better than he will with
hundrOdIectnFcs q day."
! wish this BIT Of wisdom might be taken undej