Telegram-herald., 1892-01-02

whether tho tea will be good tonight. q
whether the doctor viii remember your
bad cough, or whether your neighbor
viii be waking you up during the night
screaming for her child, that child which
viii never come to her again, All this
and thousand mere sad things you eco
when ycu 90 to where the ircurables
are kept at the expense OF the city OF
New York
Thers are thousands Of women In New
York who spend enough money on soda
water TO give pleasure TO one OF these
miserable wrctches. To these, half blind.
half crazy, there seem to be very few
who eve. think Of them. One Of these
thoughtful persons Is young girl. rich,
pretty, and with everything about her
Ia her own home that money can get.
Yet twice every week she visits the hos
pitel. taking with her store Of the little
daiaties that the old people like. Pack
ages Of tea with Jumps OF sugar packed
In, fruit. jelly buns. and. funnily enough.
q little candy, because there are some Of
ta,i @sI ssor,en who say they like to
haFs il.
Long before tits time for the boat ply
ing between New York and the island on
which the hospital is situated TO arrive
Some of the cid women and old men are
eagerly watching for it, and have come
way down the read that they may walk
ep TO the hospital with their friend, call
ing on her Lead 40 many "God bless
yors- that certainly the bread that she
east uron tho waters must return TO her.
IL she goes among all the sick people.
people who yoa know viii never be we'll;
Just remember how long that word
'snsvsrs is-is means until death comes"
They TIL her their sorrows and their
Joys. Ono old lady is grieved TO the
heart because q merabcr of some church
xsscciaricn wccldn't give her pear be-
e.use she didn't belong TO ths right
church, ard erother begs her to tell
her truthfully when her boy will como
houe-he went avsy such long time
ego. and when tire news came that he
had been drowned tho poor mothers
wits went from her and she believes he
IL still alive aad is coEnins 70 her. Could
you tel hs- that ne wasn't? Certainly
not. And so tho good Samaritan pats
the poor old woran on the shoulder.
whispers some wo-iss Of good cheer and
Glves her 3 pscksse that has in it tea.
sugar. buns and great biz pear SO rosy
sz orc sido taat tEe poor creature de-
l.Shtcdly looks az i. fer an kou-. Now,
.n.s girl who Is working for Gods own
people belongs to Gods own church.
Yen may be . BAPTIST, 2 Presbyterian.
q Methodist. or wASsever church you
hays chosen to serve God in. bue no
Inaftsr what yoar belief may be. May
kei,Srd ncvc. asks o-c question except,
''Whas cc1 90 for Jon. ny friendy'
AID then size rot only hears and marks
Gown in hc.. little book what you want,
but sac Is certain never 20 forget. Her
promises ara not written IN sand. and
even these poor se1ri-iiIots know il.
After the feast IA al over then comes
kcetheT cheerful time. Something bright
II read. and teen the wcrd gees around
thss Miss Ksilard is going to ssog.'
fas-s shs stands vlsa her hands folded.
rith no grand notes TO accompany her
except tbs ones euag by the angels in
heaven, and she sings what they ask
t>r.
Sosrstirfes It's hymn. sometimes it's
merry htsls song. sometimes its pa
thetic ballad. bat always AZ the last
Il Is one soug. A poor cripple, al
srawn Gus Of shspe, ssys something that
,ohoiy can make out except Miss Kel-
lard add then sweet and clear the notes
70 ont of .Hems, Sweet Home" And I,
who stand there looking and listening,
wonder il these poor creatures will not
foon be TAKEN to that everlasting home
where there IL no suffering. and whether
already there n ros written in the great
goldea rook of Lie the name Of May
kellar5, ard oppoests Is craven. ''As yc
have done is unto the least OF these re
hare done il unto ne"
IsAsrE A. MALLoS