The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14

bles with q keen Canadian relish and. like
the Paduc women, think of drinkables.
just around the hedge-corner. unawares,
turks the orphanage, a low. square. broad.
yellow brick building with an unbrageous
garden attached, in which portly: pieasans
woman, in lawn gown. with puns Oh gray
hair under q bonnet whose strings are not
tied, steps about picking flowers. sudden
timidIty obscures our wish TO see the or
phanage, and we ask OILY for drink or
water. Summons for "a mug" are issued
towards the house. and q sQuare-built little
English girl. in frock and apron, with the
squeakiest of shoes, energies thence. bear
ing large stone-china mug, such as suR-
gests toothbrush to United States folks.
She leads US along bowery walk TO q con-
cealed pump. where we are bountifully and
courteously served. Every question is def
erentially answered with a Yes. MISS"
which pointedly emphasizes the SUI
periOr breeding which the In.
with her spread-eagle compeer of the
United States. We are told that the or
phanage may be visited. and are led.
squeakingly, but with great Difference,
q roomy piazza. where, at an equally roomy
table, quite as large as bed, another gray
haired lady is writing. In broad hall,
with series of sky-lights above u.s. and
and prsyer-books. we are requested to
'Wait here a moment. miss" and the rud-
dy little maid disappears Shortly bro wn-
haired, sweet-faced little woman, evident
" an official, comes out to u.s. and we are
courteously shown about the institution.
The building was formerly IN old Cana
dian jaIl and courthouse. and, In
space. Is commodionsly adapted TO
Miss Rye's establishment. On the
third floor. under lofty ceilings. are
the clean little iron beds of these little
waits; opening from the dormitory are spa
clous bathrooms and adjoining 10 O large
clothes-room. on whose shelves are liberal
supplies of necessary garments for the lit
tie girls. Ranged under the shelves were
stout little wooden chests. marked with
their owners names, which served as
trunks on the trip from England. while In
neat piles on the shelves are each child's
garments worn on the voyage, to be worn
again only when she goes from the orphan
age walls TO . new home.
WORK OF THE CHARITY.
The institution is wholly charitable. q
western branch of a similar waits home in
London, and is supported by contributions
from wealthy English people. Four thou
sand little girls have been thus rescued by
Miss Rye from lives of poverty and crime
in great London. and placed in
good homes. generally on Canadian farms.
But or per cent of such children, we are
told, fall into evil ways after leaving the
orphanaqe. whereas. if left to the tuition
of London life fully so per cent become
criminals. Thus do statistics emphasize
the value and magnitude of this good work.
Down stairs again we follow across O
neatly graveled bit of back yard into a
tiny school, whose spotless benches with
out backs and walls EN- bellished with the
Queens portrait looks very English. ONLY
fifteen little girls are in the orphaDsRe. aud
these are enjoying poet Riley's privilege.
and are allowed to ''eat out on the porch"
all summer. The door is opened and the
fifteen waits ranged at bench tables be-
hind a lattice. and pleasant sight it Is.
almost the print of convict inheritance on
their features and Others as smiling and
innocent as any child whose birth was hal
lowed By gladness. praise and prayer. J..
Annie Sheppard, quaint little maid of
six, dainty little Dresden shepherdess.
with the bluest eyes and the reddest
cheeks, IS called away from her dinner of
roast beef. potatoes and cucumber to en-
terrain Us for a moment. Armies cute lit
tie front teeth are missing, bur she can spell
big words like delicious and "Constanti-
nople," and recites Bi BILE texts to wonderful
extent. in the faintest little Eolian voice.
with the most charming of English ac-
cents: She gives US her morsel OF hand
blonde head. and she IS dismissed to her
dinner again, while. with uuaccount la BILE
tears In our eyes. We silently beseech the
gods to grant to delicious little ANNE
SHEPPARD happy aud q blameless future.
To this noble work. in this far-away Cana
dian town. Miss Rye and her sister. Miss
Bessie Rye, give their lives. which surely
radiate blessings and benefit not to be es-
hmated in earthly records
Fine old elms and massive willows bor-
der the broad walks in Niagara-On-the-
Lake and make even q MONDAY walk in
August Innocuous and inviting. From the
orphanage We trace tortnOusly. because
ignorantly, back through the town to ST.
Marks Episcopal Church, the oldest church
but one in Canada. Two years ago when
we were here the door was open. lawn
tennis lad played softly on the organ,
while a pretty Canadian girl took her after-
noon nap In the cloister of a square. roomy,
high-backed pew. Now all is changed. We
are grievously wounded. The old stone
walls and the tower ore here, but we pee
into the windows to find that the high
supplanted by modern benches The charm
OF 81 Marks rs fed; modern vandalism has
painted the lily and Nisgara-on the Lake
has calcimined it's grandmother.
Above Lake is Paradise
Grove near which under thorn tree, Tom
Moore is said to have written
eff there is peace To be found in the world.
The heart that is humble might hope for it here"
To Fort Niagara. on the American eide.
unique boatman ferries us in skiff. Ma
ture failed TO furnish him with n rose. but
she endowed him with n courtesy of heart
and manner which entities HIM to remem-
brance. We bewail TO Joe" the disappear
ance of st. Marks old fashioned pews, and
be sympathizes in a funny little high
pitched voice: yes. kicked about that
myself. butAt didn't do no good"
EMMA CARLETON.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Aug IL.