The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08


sad, there Is no need 10 ask her her sorrow. am
those close shut lips would never tell Il yQl
G"weTss Invited her as courteousiy as II sht
were Princess royal TO come out 70 tht
pothors meeting sho said dTehhpiiS Sos r s
money earned ike this and she hold up hel
finger and listened moment to tho curses IL
the saloon, TO the vile song woman was sing
ing inside koeUlug time with her dancing ieet
Only when tho fairest flowers Of ALL bunch o.
purple rapsies, were crowded into her RI hand ~
faces did the woman smile. .-...,.,,
They are Gods THOUGHTS sent to y0u since &c
II viii try" and the white frightened face ace
flowers pressed close to the thin cheek.
A, queer old rookery that might have been 4,
stSbiinG his horse in such shol Of a place.
Way UP in tho gable In little room where y GU
GOULD stand upright in the centre but nowhere ere
window. from which she can see Only the blue 10
SKY, to get a taste Of fresh air. The room Is
the stove Is brushed. the three or four plates In
footed Children have clean faces and clean
patched dresses The bed is q pile OF clean rays s
nns nat S.T Sud 6s scE sailor
wife. and four children live as best they may
No. she couldn't go to meetings she SAD loT
| nothing to wear only what they had on. No.
there was nothing you could do for them, only
was stiiI too iii to labor. There's little to do,
| loss to say. only leave few toTers Tor the
and the IL sn CUP q S Even
hurt his pride though he had. as he ex-
IT. lain aoys @ 20 The
and gave him fall from the mainmast on the
Down one fight, into q boxsta OF n room,
where an old woman with a broken arm and
crippled soldier with the badge Of the Grand
Army on his waistcoat sat In their misery.
And how did YOU break your arm 2.
Indeed ! dIdn't. You tell the truth and
That's the how Of it, -.
ter days. and his. old face kindled as the flow.
ers fell ON his crippled knees. The lilacs that
the regiment that fought SO bravely under
Grant But he couldn't be happy In that dun
snd God Gdn MAKE as Shf b as % Way
didn't he straighten out his crooked legs 80 he
could get out in tho sunshine again. But he
thanked the woman for the flowers and llited
his wrinkled hand in the beautiful motions OF
military sautatiOn TO superior rs she passed
out through the saGEinR door. -. ,,.
round with the better class, of tenements.
where sometimes woman has two whole
tween for her bed. the trundle bed. and cradle.
Such worn weary gr@y-faGed women. wage
80; such droleS of little children clinglng
to their skirts such pinched puny babies
on their shoElde[s aTays 6aoE yGH EnG fEs
house. How the tired faces brighten at the
blossoms how dressed UP the little centre
and the washing doesn't seem 30 hard the rest
CT the day. for there's always washing as
will. one wonders, sometimes when tho
ironing is ever DONE. In one OF these
little sparrow nests under The eayos Jew
ish mothe awaits the 6 Ickness that she fancleS,
us women Will. Is to be fatal She has q grand
child in her lap and looks sixty. Though she Is
to bring the flowers and the books. You won't
need t. come many times more Yes. read
Do understand them Why. / could say them
without the book; DO know tho Lord wants
people to talk to Him with their hearts, Why
God. and that is 10y keepi G II is word and doing
right He knows we mean what We, say when
we do that 1t is only for u little while have |
Ii to do now, but His will BIZ dore'
Tn and down moro flights Of stairs to such a
tidy little room where actually tho sun shines |
pant in a ue and breh rugs cover TIC clean
floor. Such a sweet lit woman, with the |
hair that Titan painted and soft. shining
as dimpled white Us baOy's. But warning !
hand is raised az we enter. Il finger touches the
laid in her hands How they tremble with |
eagerness as she unties them! how she hur;
cMr care them as happier Women nj fondie cH-
dren. You feel ike emptying all the blossoms |
In the whole flower world into that little wo-
Tor lust once A big. huking man, comes
scowling out o., the Other. room. washes his
Ing the tidy l'oor. AMI lounges ON; with short
clay pipe between his tecth. Then she tells
tie woman WITH TIE lowers all a I,l the baby
krow. This Is eleven I've had In NIL and none
Of them YER lived 10 be a year old The doc;
tor says I'm too delicate. but my husband
hlames me 80 because ! wOGi move. You
know we lived down in tie basement It was
SO dark | couldn't SEQ 70 even make him
= blOuVlt
md was crying one day because it was so
dark it couldn't grow lie s,wore awfuy. and
couldn't wait and it is nice up here whcn the
sun shines" The few magaznes tat were
table ana went away
Down in tho court, a dirty unkempt little
girl with sore eyes, wtchS hair, and sharp
down down As we passed HsepE he drew W." the HaGys
chubby cheek against her own thin one and
Kissed il, There WAS JuSt ono broken splat
bahy'S hand the woman hurried back up town
t. replcnish her basket at the, Flower Mission
coming In from tho country. sent by kind
women and children, brought free OF charge
to oSnT'sS sGf % a oy 20 D cG w In
sweet ones for the blind. tho choice ones for
tho sick. tue bright ones Tor the rhidrenr md
girls from q German Industrial school waited
beside u big basket INTO which the more
eagerly beside another basket for the
faced Bible women IN the long poasant's
cloaks, and with the silver crosses came with
empty baskets aud went away with them
over with blossoms Trained
nurses from the missions In caps and aprons
brought baskets for the flowers and fruit
ladies' with Jewels flashing on the fair slim
hands that were little accustomed to carrying
burdens picked up the heavy baskets and
hurried away to the Homes and missions, to
the asylums and hospitals Two or three. half
hidden with flowers. scurry away to catch the
boat going over to the charity buildings on the
The elevated stairs 10 90 to the hospitals over
oil tho west side. How tho people stare
and wonder for, little. but no one
rowns though the aisle Is full OF baskets
or them TO stumble over. Once ut the hoBp-
al they go first to tho chidren's ward. where
al sorts OF little bundles OF childish misery
await them with eagerness as soon as they
smell the flowers. low they bury their little
lands in the baskets providing it is their
heads or legs that are broken, and not their
arms. picking out for themselves the biggest
md brightest blossoms there are How they
smile their delight out OF their bright shy
yes, with never word OF thanks Some arc
90 sick to notice them, perhaps will never no
leo anything, again and you lay tho ARREST
mes on the pillow. with choke In your throat.
md the one naughty boy who is tied into his