The evening world., 1890-01-09
THE WORLD. THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY o, 1890.

melted like dew in the morning sun. He
clambe'td down from his place beside the
driver and. pulling OF hls tloyes turned
nv and proved n model helper III the work
Of distribution. lie Helped the weaker
mes TO get 10 the font. or carried a
needed garment Ia FoUe little cripple
crouching in n nearby door. He even
entered the abodes o. tho poor creatures,
mud in one was found a man jus, dis.
charged from the hospital. cUnyaloscent
alter an attack OF pneumonia n mother
sick aud tired unto death with watching
and tending y Tale two and n hall years
old. aud just dying with pneumonia. lying
on n bed mn T. on the seats Uf two wooden
chairs Ly the battered stove. tnl si2
other halt. starved little brothers and sis
tiers, mopinR in the one ROOF they called
&c home.
A doctor had refused medicine for the
bnbe on whose liitle face was the pray
shadow Of death. because there was no
money 10 pny for II.
Tie literally NAKED children wore
clothed IRON the store IN the n ok. aud "a
note was made II the ether needs Il the
family. One child with blue ob,na eyes.
n Madonna face. and lair red enough 10
unim ones minds by. was stan ing in Il
calico slip, rugged and dirty. She was
given u complete octft. from stocking, to
hood.
A sruf man standing near. snid:
"'Taint no use to gIrr her anytl NJ.
Her dads n bum, and viii tell them for
drink"
To which the six-vcar-old replied in n
pleading tone: ''Oh. but they're No wnrin.
mister Aud THE IyENISa WORLD sent
EN-
But there was the funny side, too. One
yulngster pleaded for II shawl. He was "A
ragged little tad, but he was given the
gl,uul arf gf pYtR'nu.tp Ia lgaV,, upIut la.
wanted it for. II was o o explained. for
he folded II nicely aud then stuffed ~
down into the seat ot his trousers, repair
ing immense leaks there.
The scene vns repeated ngnin and
again. and Mrs. Percy, while on n second
round with n second hackloud of com
forts. was gratitied 10 see many nm EvEN.
ING WORLD hoy siiuttinC In the clothing
which had been given ont ON the FIRST
trip, and lnnny n sweet little girl ccquet.
ting in n brIsLt cardigan jacket or paid
shawl from the baunteous store provided
by THE EVENING WoELD readers.
The other hacks TINT were loaded at
Nilsson Hall were MI this time distrIbu;-
ing their lond among The poor children of
dis riot above and DR.. LUrnl ard and Mr..
Brooks the streets below Houston street..
DR.. LOMBARD rad charge OF the two
latter hicks. and was aided by two young
aud guarded Ivy Eve policemen from
Capt Carpan' sr's Oak street squad.
The good Samaritans visited localities
unknown eveu bv name to most EvESING
WORLD readers. such ms Cherry Alley,
Gotham Court. Mulberry Bend. the
" Pig Market" and "the Barracks
DR.. Lombard has herom. identified
with this kind of good work Though
twelve years " well uoinE among the
She NaE n %favori;e among the
patients visited by THE EVENING WoRLp
tree physicians last simmer. and she
was greeted hv words OF affection from
the little waits ON every hand.
She is familiar with Il oIt ands Of needy
cases IN this section Of Tie city, aud is
personally acquainted with poyertv's
children. She talks Ike q steam. engine.
word4 hustlng and i~ostling each other
hor lips, but evoIv word Is thong lat
iul aud KIND, aud fha left thOusRnds 4
firm friends lchind her III hi, eveuttul
cruise IL y hack DAD of clothing and Win
Ter w,ar for the ragged and cold.
To tell tue tale with more partiCula =
would I've int to repeat the scenes in
- lielfs Kitchen" The children fairly
uvtrpnvcrCn tho policemen. who con
ilue thou oflorlS To restrain them 10
gentle u C r. and II Is q wonder that no ono
was hurt, for these little CHAPS were AL
over the horses and hacks. aud under
ialriy undt the horses foot.
1t Mis- u great day md n grand IL for
tie reaicr- OF The EVENING WORLD.