The evening world., 1894-07-06
A Girl Mother feted Them In Mem.
CRY OF Her Dead Child.
Baby Lii Sang "The Major" for
the "Wild West" and Got Ss12.3O.


This IL the way Il sweet little girl
widow. who buried her baby July 4.
1898, spent the anniversary Of her first
great Borrow.
Never mind her hume. She belongs to
one Of the r. + v, and doesn't court
newspaper notorlety. Mrs. Brown
will suit her MS well as any name. It
describes her. her hair and eyes are
brown; her skin is delicate almond
she is gentle, graceful and refined. and
IL one looked for the resemblance said
to exist between human and animal
her autotypc
Get you two babies for the Fourth OF
July celebration? could get you POO
pleasure In their lives"
A Fund doctor found her two
y yt% orphan boy and nine-year,,
to spend the. Fourth with her at South
Beach. Both accepted. At S o'clock
IN the morning Mrs. Brown was in the
Jefferson street tenement house court
yard. waiting for her guests to get
ready. There was an inquiring face in
every window, and when the fire of eyes
got unbcdrable, she went upstairs and
helped ''Jim-Jain" and Sally to dress.
''Jim-Jam's' name is Jimmy. but his
pronunciation OF Ji,my is "Jim-Jam.'
He IS a pale, sad sort of a chap who
has h1d more than his share Of suffer
has been battle with sickness. He
lives with and Is tenderly loved by an
aunt and uncle, but somehow every
thing raging catches him,
Sally lives in the same house. Her
parents are living, but they, have had
nothing but bad luck for n long while.
Shf Is ga pretty child, but lean as z,
ready since o'clock, and with her host
ess waited for his honor. "Jim-Jams."
While preparations were In progress Il
wee little six-year-old girl stood at the
She seemed to be one-half bones and
freckles and the other half pleading
blue eyes. She didn't utter n syllable.
quence OF her eyes touched the heart OF
the little woman. She started off with
',Jim-Jams" In her arms and Sally in
the lead, but those suppicating, eyes fol
Mamie Kelly. that was the little
beggar's name, made IA lightning change.
with the help OF several neighhors. and
at o'clock the quartet started off to
celebrate. They took two cars, the
ferry-boat ard the Rapid Transit line on
Staten Island for the beach.
The lunch was rolled up in Il steamer
rug. and the moment they got In the
sand II was unrollcd. There was "a
feast at II o'clock, Il dinner party at |
O'Clock. milk and cakes ut the afternoon
tea-time and "A bite at &. \ boy of the
see brought them milk fresh from the
COW, and Beach Master kettcitas put up
n bed for "Jim-.lam," using n couple OF
lemon boxes and u pile of bathing suits.
The afternoon was spent punching
shells. building sand houses. running
races and riding on the Ferris wheel.
The ladies had sea bath ana a water
battle, which the gentlemen In their
party thought altogether unfair. Poor
J!m-Jam has chronic bronchitis, and wa 3
allowed tn the The
denial was the only thing that Jared
Mrs, Brown got her friends home at
7.SO O'clock They were al sunburnt
and Jim Jams uncle declared that he had
gained flesh at the beach and was heav-
Ter than when he started ont. Tley had
supper waiting for Mrs. Brown. There
were fried ham. bread and tea, buns and
red currants Several loans were eX-
hihitcd in the china exhibit but she
may never know where the delicaces
came from. The cost OF the celebrat alton
was SIZE. and hostess and guests had 50
mucl run that Ii Is to be repeated early
next week.
This shows how Il great deal Of good
can be done with "a very little money
Do you know any way OF getting as
much happiness out OF 10 as this little
Fund is full of such oppol ,unitles. Give
sonnet ing 10 help II along AMI you may
be assured that the rnonev win be PIT
TO good use, that 1t will brighten some
chi.rs eyes and Hood some parents
hearts with the light of hope AMI joy
Send your contributions TO the Cashier
of THE World"