The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-18
TEUE HAPPENINGS THAT READ
LIKE NOVEL.
Chitd Born povertyis Made the
H,ir OF "A fortune-Ihe Day Nur-
serY TO the Hescuc.
There is . Div nifty thu. tapes our end
Rough new them how y { may

ayeuue, near Ninth street, less than
four years ago there sat upon the floor
in the dun fl ckerlng glare Of al i'm
poveri-hed lamp, a little two year old
baby girl, with soft blue ewes and
wavy golden hair, absorbed in play
with an old worn GU. toy and -om7
bits of bright coored cloth. On a bed
near by Law woman, her mother,
with wan and pailid cheeks, by her
side lay new born babe-Dee Fran
HE H4tton--a CHI Id Of destiny.
Ca, eful nursing and kiLd attention
bnd1ed The woman back TO health
again But with this health came
eaue care, turmoil and struggle, vexa
ton Of spirit, aching Of heart aud
augu sh Of soul
The husband, Hatton, stone.
MASON, who has worked in the stone
quarry Of Max Tenant, became reck
less, abusive, scurilous and revilng
and soon abandoned his wife, leaving
the li.tle girl and baby boy upon her
hands for support aud protection.
In short while little Dee, tue baby
grew blind and for several months
remained so, finally his sight was re.
stored bv the use Of connections made
from roots and herbs bv an OLD woman
who had pierced INTO the mysteries Of
nature and learned of its healing
powers.
The m other toiled and struggled,
her burden was heavy and she sank
beneath its weight Too proud to
beg for assistance she beat about from
pillar to post.
Hope -prlIg, eternal in the human breast F."
A thought of former self A reso
luton! She ran, struggled and fell
again, The agony of despair, paugs
of poverty ard torture of disconsola'e
sin plugged her again into tho ably IS
of uDrighteousuess. She trudged on
Now and then the star Of hope would
rise, but soon some cloud Of sorrow
would rise before its dlso and wrapped
her soul again in darkness and in
gloom.
AS the gray mists Of approaching
MON rolled ba the heavy pail Of
night aud the glorious rising orb OF
da, penciled the orient sky III thread
Of gold, dark and gloomy shadow
crossed the threshold of ,he
servants room in the Mitchell House
last fall ard found two little babes,
MAY aud Doe-stand,ng beside
their d, ing mothers bid Watching the
delicate tints Of dssoiving life fade
from her cheeks. No thought of the
future could pass in their baby minds,
nor could the soft prattle OF their
little lips Summons help. ln'enty
and alone lhop gszed and saw the 10y
lips of death kiss these pallid checks
and rob them Of their mother.
Mrs Hatton was buried at the
expense of the county, while her par
amour lay dead drunk, threatened with
im jams, IN the city Jail. The chll
dren f, II to tie care OF the county
Inquiry for relatives was made and
rumor came that the father had dice
in a distant land.
Mrs Mcdonald, Of the Child's Day
Nursery sought II EN-, but they wert
given homes at Mrs. McCarty's neal
Bridge street, where they renamed q
few we, rs, when Mrs. A. j, Drake
and Mrs. Minis carried them to the
ChlId's Day Nursefy.
The children were pretty, innoceu
little tots, and it seemed when deltf
had robbed them Of their protector, il
had implanted in their faces a sweet,
sad expression that touched the sou
Of al! who saw them.
The little BOYS eyes again grew
weak and bsd, but soon DIR. c. Guy
Riley cured them up and placed hi
charges to credit of charity and Mt bic
deeds.
Day after day passed and the lutte
boy grew stronger, brighter and sweet
ar, until finally Mrs. J. b. Reed, o.
Bryan, visited the nursery and askec
for the little fellow. A strong protes
was offered, but 1t was soon ascer
tanned that Mrs. Reed was able TO give
the child every advantage of gooc
home, a first class education and sup
ply every want. The child was giVer
TO her for a month on trial, and toda,