The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-01
A HOME AT LAST.
Happiness in Store for Little
Willie Smith.
A Brighter Side for the Child After His Hard
Struggle With Adve'sity-Aany
Generous Jadies.

Willie Smi.h-a pale, intelligent little
fellow-was taken to the City and County
Hospital i've days ago suffering with hem
orrhage of the nostrils and in dangerous
condition Now he is not only in fair
way to recover, but will be better off in
the world than his Imagination had ever
pictured
He is not only the pet of the hospital. but
many of those who have read the report OF
his manly struggles and his present distress
have visited him and sent him Gifts.
The story of his life as told by himself,
while rather sad one, shows some brighter
sides. His energy, ambition and sound
mind enabled him to cope successfully with
what would have caused many men to give
up. He says:
~ am IA years old, and was born in San
Francisco. When | was but months old
my father died, and the fl rst | remember Of
my mother she was cooking and supporting
u.s. Sometimes she worked in the city and
two or three times she went out into the
country and took me with her.
POOR AND SICK.
81 have had but very little schooling, but
hope to get more. 1t was when | was Z
years old that went to school one winter,
and that is all the schooling got. After
I that my mother was too poor to permit of
my going to school, and | helped her lit
tie, but could not do much. / tell you it
was hard sometimes. During the last holt
days | worked in the dry-goods store of j.
j. O'Brien and earned little. My mother
got sick soon after and came out here
aRd L never saw her again. Once, ABOUT
six weeks after she came here, | called at
the Office and they told me she was dead,
so | went to my aunt'S room on O'Farrell
SJrpHt lIlt pOu!1 not find mother uOE
my aunt. When mother went to the hospl-
tai she had 81 80, which she gave me. L
paid my room rent for week and lived on
the balance until | got the place making
bags at the fiour-mill. Then | was all right
and got along nicely. A room at 654 How
ard street cost me 20 cents a week and L
could get meals for 10 cents each at
res taurant. When L was taken sick and
sent out here | was so afraid that L would
lose M job ana that is the reason L cried.
But since all these nice ladies and gentle
men have called on me l don't mind it SO
much and l am great deal better"
a HOME AT LAST
When THE CAiLL reporter told the little
fellow that a lazy and gentleman in Wat
sonville had a home for him as soon as he
could get out. he replied:
oh, thank you; but l have several
places to go to when | get out of the hospi-
tai, and | have promised rnne lady who
called to-day to 20 and live onNher big ranch
AT Dan MdttU. several OlueT lduleo nave
been cat here, but don't know their names,
and some gentlemen have beesn here to.
They all gave or promised me Something or
offered me homes; but will 60 t., San Ma
teo, as l have promised. don't know any
Of their names"
The nurse in charge of the iittle sufferer
had most of the names put away with some
letters and the presents given him.
The lady with whom he has decided to
live and who will give him bebnle and edu-
calion is Mrs. Judge Charles H.. Hinton Of
1901 Fillmore street and lie looks forward
ioyfully TO home on great raAch at San
Mateo, where ne will be under THE super
vision of Judge Hinton's family,N viii be
sent to school and will only work. at his
pleasure.
KIND AND GENEROUS.
Among hers who have called or written
Mrs. George C. Ludington of 2512. Fill
more street, who offered him a home. and
sent hat and pair of slippers.
Mrs. w. H. Swinnerton gave him an
order for suit OF clothes; and Mrs, w. o.
Hem, 1913 California street. offered him
4 letter from Hoffman & Woennet offered
HIM a place with salary of 81 a week to
n. and Mrs COPELAND of jacksonville
Sc letter to THE CALL, in which they
VIZ he enfn ~ afH child tE o"d n'f' i'm as they
Sewn dollars in money has bnan givap
Willie ~ these visitors, which snm he con-
siders Utmost a fortune.
Inc ecords OF the hospital show that his
lln : nEanl's was Mrs j. W. Smith. She
was received January 18th, ana died March
6th OF cancer of the liver. The remains
Keeps dreSsmaking parlor at 502 OFarreu
street.