Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-16

with . sincere notion Of rcscuing immortal
souls. will now recount tragedy that
has no equal in the wide range OF more
than twenty years. journalistic experience.
For five years Henry Little was uniiag-
cling in his devotion to the great cause"
He led the prayer meeting, he exhorted, be
evinced every purpose to continue in tho
good work that he had SO heroically begun,
and rs final proof that he intended to de-
vote his soul and body TO the service of his
Redeemcr he married young and oor~ely
woman who had sought the shelter of that
home from the streets.
For more than year their dual lives ap-
pecred to be happiness itse:t In the sum-
m-r Of 1876 my duties had taken me to
London, and for the time busy cares had
crowded all thoughts of Henry Little cut
of my mind.
On fuygy September afternoon In Lon
don the face of tho uan had euce known
appeared before me in an Office on Fleet
street, where l was employed. 1t intro
duced Itself to me rs that OF Henry Little
and appealed 60 me to rescre q young
woman whom he had induced to elope with
him to England. lie naked nothing FOR
himself; said frankly that he WA penni-
less and destitute; thnt the small amount
of money he had Ind VIXEN they fooiishly
embarked for Liverpool had heca exhaust
ed; that he had pawnsd every Article q
jewclry that he CT His ai-l;sh companion
possessed, and that while he cared not
what became OF himself he did want to
save the foolish woman freu, the fate That
undoubtedly threRtcned her. OF course I
was shocked, but the sUrprie& was to fol-
low. He told me that be had left the
young woman at Ludgate hill railway
station, and asked II / would kindly 60
there and take her in a cab 20 place OF
safety until her parents could Be commu-
nicated with by cable.
Without feeling auy special interest in
the case beyond what ! felt in hinl--and,
may admit, in q rather confused state Of
mind-I went alone TO Ludyxte hill. It
was only q three minute walk. II had
never occurred to me that I would not be
able to recognize Titles partner in crime,
and it was not until had entered the gen.
eral waiting room that that thought flashed
upon me. Before had decided what to do
the young woman advanced, introduced
herself, and ! soon was made aware of the
fact that she was the daughter Of o man
who, after Banker Hatch, lad most liber-
ally contributed to tho support Of the re-
fornatory missions ia Water and Dover
streets.
| realized IA an instant the awful blight
that this thoughtless girl had brcughs
upon n devoted father. To complete this
part Of the story. cabled at once to New
York and gave the girls parents the firss
intination they had had for more than q
month as to their daughters whereabouts.
Back came a reply to draw for ell neccs-
sary expenses and send the young woman
home On tho first steamer. This was done.
She arrived safely in New York, was for
given and resumed her old place in her
church
had happened to be in the right place
ut the proper moment ard had been the
means of saving fellow mortal.
For six months heard nothing Of Henry
Little. THE great city Of London hsd re-
ceivcd and swallowed him &c . mere atom
among it's four millions Of population.
One day saw In q New York paper that
Henry Little had appeared at the Tomba
without counsel. had surrendered. had
produced Witnesses against himsslf, he'd
pleaded guilty to the egah>xslesnent of q
small amount Of funds belonging to the
Water Street Home for Women. and had
been sentenced to term at Sing Sing. In
the prison his conduct was most exem-
plary and he received full Communication
therefor. When he emerged with the
prison palios on his fscc-juss ~ had
seen it on Jerry EcAnley'e cheeks 10 nany
years bcfore--hs called upon me TO say
that be bad turned bis back upon IN hon
eat life. that virtue was q myth. that hea-
est endeavor proGtsd him notbing. that
God had forgotten him. that hell was his
portion. and that he neither hoped nor
cared how scon he established the truth Of
his belief
Never did Gepd incarnese talk % wildly
blaspsomous 80 did this man. whom ksd
known in kis gentle boyhoot, who he'd bpes
rsi~d in the conntv Of my nativtsy. aed
Who ksd been hsptized IN the village
church. where bis f. rsily hsi attended ssr-
vice for several generations
lie lef; ne abruptly. hssore hsA psosv-
errd from the shock which his wcrxia Gavs
ma
Fer years. often ~ ! have thought Of
him. never have seen his nams ussil
read the account 81 his tragic death vhils
rshssne . bssk IN Q Tesas town.
Ne died barsisr with kIs boots %. -
Iulfas nam he's in Ms faxE ns>o<~a~s