Telegram-herald., 1891-12-09

A history OF one IT the cases 10 inter
esting. Laura" Wa the name OF
gsrl who hyed m = northern town, and
wno entered Q life OF sln upon coming
10 sns clty. The child sLe bore WAS
taken by lts father while the mother
continued IA ths old life. When the
child MAS sbouttwo years old, some
lady got hold of Laura and induced
her 10 20 fo the emerson" After he
ing there awhile, she expressed desire
To reform and told ihs name Of her
eai!d's father. He Was interviewed 10y
the ladies and expressed Willingness
To marry Laura. SO there Was we'd
ding at The home, and the ladies eon-
graduated themselves that oLe woman
at least Was turned IN the right direc-
ton by their efforts. After the cere-
n,ony II was the intention OF the bridal
par with their two-year-old baby TO go
IN visit to the groom's mother. They
started for the depot. On the way
Laura" suggested 10 her husband
that he had better take the baby and
hurry ahead aud get their tickets, that
abe would comelDn AS quickly as she
could, but that che had . "dTeadful
pain in her side and wouldn't
try 20 keep up with him. He hurried
on, but "Iaura" didn't. She quietly
''madc sneak" for some other portion
OF the town. The next the ladies knew
OF her she was living with some boon
companions IN a block not Tar from
Campau Place, where one night she
tried to commit suicide. A day or so
following the attempt, two OF the ladies
went 10 her room, talked with her. Of
fered her aid and sympathy, and she
put on her wraps and walked down to
the Emerson between them. She was
there for some time, but again went
back TO the old life. This time the
ladies could get no track OF her-and a
year or so went on, when one day came
letter from George Young, saying
she mad found Laura" Was IN one OF
the dens up north. The gri was en-
tirely destitute Of clothing, and IN q
most p,tiable state. George dressed
heI, and, after little, sent her to the
Home of her childhood, where she has
ever since lived q respectable life.
A Light in the Window.
Another case is that of . young girl
who left ner home to make Der Tor
tune in Grand Rapids. The home WAS
u very poor one, and moro than over
crowded with children. The parents
were poor. hones,. simple people, quite
ignorant OF the wickedrsss and misery
OF this big world In q Neral, and this
little city IN particular. So allie"
came here to find ruin. After living
awhile with one of the numerous dew
lis llp human form that swarm Grand
Rapids, he put her i'll house OF i'll.
repute, and then deserted her. The
poor girl was only to glad to accept an
invitation to 60 to the Emerson. I"
After short eojourn there, George
Young wrote her father. telling him
the particulars OF the case, and after
words she went to see him. He was
willing ard glad to take his daughter
back, but stipulated that the
girls mother should never be told
waere ssAilic' had been. She, poor
woman, had grieved over the long
TsfI6nce of her at1aughter~@ Tor after do
ing wrong the girl never wrote--but
was too pure-minded to suspect that
"Allie" had gone astray. Confident
that silence on "Alhe's" part meant
that she would soon be home, the
mother used to put light in the win
dow every night that "Allie' might
see her welcome before she could have
IT. At last "Allie" was ready to go,
and the ladies tell with tears IN their
eyes OF the Joy with which George
Young packed up great box of cloth
ing for "Allie" and all her numerous
brothers and sisters, and then took the
poor child to her home. There she is
today-content with the little she has,
living an honorable life with her great
sorrow and shame hidden IN her own
breast, shared with no member of the
family except her father, and utterly
unknown to anyone in the town. What
the girl might have become II it had
not been for the refuge of the Emerson
home, and the kind ministrations of
George Young, one does not like to
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