The evening world., 1893-12-07

II should do something for those chill
drcn. l will! | will sing to them. 1t
IL my first visit to America, To New
York. l was told that the people were
cold. proud of their success and their
beautiful country, keenly critical. and
slow to bestow their favor upon "A for
eIgner, | came prepared to suffer. The
warmth with whICf / was received, the
cordial welcome with which | was greeted
thrilled me. was in an ecstasy that
now we are friends; Il only to show the
people OF New York how sincerely ! ap-
p~rcciatc their kindness to me the night of
my first appearance l will sing for the
poor,
children, Have not five-three small
Provence. whom l am educating to be-
come good women and true Frenchmen :?
All, YES. They came to me strangers.
eyes, there was suffering in their little
faces. | took them. They are at school
now. Whatever becomes OF them later
In manhood and womanhood-I will at
| spared them some troubles.
- tax no credit to myself. Why
part of the duty i owe to humanity ? If
those who succeed did not help the un-
successful, the helpless, those handi-
capped by circumstances, what would
lllt W lApN WA AZ NNlsN ~
would care for gains %
THIS beautiful, gifted and tender
hearted somEstress presses Il bit OF Lace
SaSs' in "''t the to adjoining HSr eyes room II to
set "une gift for some little
creature During her brief absence the
lady who Is chaprroninG her pays to her
s~ympathctic nature the homage OF
friendship and admiration.
In Provence, at her home in Millau,
she is the Providence Of the village poor.
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stranger might think II kermiss in
progress, 1t is a holiday. All the people
are in, gala dress with troops OF laugh
ing children n village musicians.
They are at the depot to meet the train,
and no matter how the weather Is there
are flowers, singing, dancing u merry
making In her honor
only those grateful people themselves
know the cNt,nt Of her goodness. There
are old people living ON her bounty,
There are boys and girls learning arts
her .cNpnnse. Many of the needy are
supplied with all the clothing aud many
Of the household su,, Hes received for
the entire year. Wien she is not there
her mother llspenses these annuities.
New Vars IS our great day in France,
and Mile, calves subscription has been
r%ceiyed every year since her reputation
"Do you know that she has no Jew
rlrN? Not n piece bought with her
money! Her ornaments, only n few,
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mculous occasions, She cares very lit
H. for fashionable life and $40 never
wears them Thn money she might
Spcrd for such things is devoted II n
r licf or ror the happiness OF others.
linr mother has a tHr Nillo IN Nice and
"A hotel in Paris They are her own
gifts tant the earrings Of modrmoiaollc's
vo.c" patti tr. Her brother IS in tn,
r'reuch navy. Ii owes his education
ana position to his noh!r-hcartol sister. "
Wien this chlrming girl returns sh,
} has q iifty-fIaAr note,
. GIVE It to some little creature. II
i, win huy On, gift, will IT not? And f0l
tn" r"St, the o.ser 1889, they must h,
C~outnnt t. accept my love, with ~,
sweetest sons / can llnd. | know tbs
cradle songs and nursery ballads Of
France, but they may not plrnsr, So
viii find the music books of Am r,ca
and learn the songs they Ike, They
may laugh at my bad pronunciation
but that win be my pleasure.
mo one else may come to The Even,
Ing World Christmas Tree, ] will sim
for the children only. l cannot "a L
seven halls, That would be impossible
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