Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-26

house with old-fashioned porches all
around and with such high ceilinged
comfortable rooms as only they know
how U build in the South. Here |, who
have been SO il! and so weary, can
stretch mysclf out in an easy chair and
realize that
THERE Is REPosE ON EVERY HEIGHT,
and that the voice of God does speak
from out OF the mountains. Do you
wonder that | long for another mother
to come to the ideal resting place? 70
you who are in the city wish I could
say, "Come, live with me-" 1t almost
seems selfish to be here amidst so much
loveliness, aud to think oil the little
babies on the other side; these poor
little tots whose only idea of getting
near something cool is to lay out on u
fire escape. Wont the other workers
give q little happiness to the sufferers
who cannot tell Of their pain2
Every day, wherever 80, become
more and more convinced Of the kind
ness that there is among the poor, of the
goodness they show to each other, and
right here under my own eyes there is
an instance Of it. Among the little traps
that SO up and down the hill to the sta
ton is one driven by an old lrishman,
who is known to everybody for miles
around as "luny." Now, the other day
there was celebration, and all the
wagons Were trimmed up with flags
except Tuny's; being bit curious,
asked him why this was. And he said
to me, "Sure, Miss, I've put EN- on all
the boys" 70 another inquiry, he
answered, "Well, Miss, the boy was
found when he was nothin' but baby,
left alone on the doorstep by some cruel
mother.
A TINY COUNTRY FOUNDING.
took the little scamp in, and found
that he was lame, and we've kept him
ever since, and we've had his foot
tended to and he can stand on il now
and thought as how he'd like to have
his wagon dressed the best of any to.
day, and so give him all the flags. Yes,
Miss, he can drive wagon, and he'll
take you back when you're ready to 60
home"
Now, my friend, suppose that baby
had been laid on your doorstep? What
would you have done. | can tell you.
You would have thought yourself very
kind ii you. had taken it off that night
to the Baby Hospital, leaving it to be
cared for BY the city, or by some private
charity. But this poor man took the
child that had been cast oil by its own
flesh and blood, and cared for it as if il
were his own. don't think he pretends
to be saint, but | am pretty sure that
when the settling-up day comes, his
name will stand far up on the list and
in golden letters, because out of his
little he had done it under the very
least OF these.
can imagine your laughing, you who
| are cynlc, and saying,
20 This IS BAB's LATEST ENTHUSIASM"
But you are mistaken. | cannot
understand how anybody loses his love
| for the hills and the great trees upon
them. There is something wrong when
man does not want TO be Weakened up
by the song Of thrush just outside his
window. There IS something wrong
when he does not want to be put 10
sleep by the soughing of the trees. A
man may want to live among his kind,
but always there comes a time, unless
there's something wrong with him,
| when he wants to rest upon the breast
of Mother Nature, drink the milk OF
| sweet perfumes which she offers and
rest like tired child.
tell you, it makes people over--it
makes them better and kindGr-it makes
them, when they go back into the world
| OF worry and work, more ready to sym
pathize with every human being.
If YOU'RE TIRED BODY AND SOUL
| Ill YOUR ewes are weary of lpnkino a :