The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-01

:: Circumstances, SO the Iassles shelter and
:: sendthem Il. school until their parents are
sbeto:1o so. - -:':
III. In only: a few instances do the soldiers
<ereceiya p ay 'tor*theiT services
: ;. Occasion ally a chfld's mother finds work.
.:!lhen sns:pays what she can afford to spare
ITO these .eyer-Teady helpers of the friend
:: less r g..
l. f or several weeks the army's home for
= poor chi ldTen has been in running order
{ - first 1t seemed quite impossible TO
:. slpnorts such a large household.
5. :*:.E ut so many kind and generous people
are daily giving food and clothing to the
army children. that they are just as happy
s ASST ;theB n ad.new toys and apparel.
- Ash entered the house yesterday heard
merry young voices, and gay laughter in
~ .rppm next to the parlOr.
- i e-:matron explained TO me: "The
/. children are allat home from school, for
1 s0Rle.0f them. nave the whooping cough.
We of course cannot send any so long as
.#one::is ill. "To-day we have family of
= twenty.oDe, and not one Z years DID,"
- I=wOntAred then that had not heard
: perfect Babel.
~. F he N atron took me into the playroon.
%tne back paTlaT. and left ME to get ac-
:: alafnted with the children.
: .*BefeFs going about her duties she told
: mite:of about years to talk with me.
&: :By#way Of beginning the conversation
: :tBe:matrOn said, Jennie, dinner is ready.
.: Are yoG glad2" Little blue-eyed Jennie
BEAUTIFULLY interviewed her fingers and an
: SEVERED, 'Es, ma'am."
:. Nv hat do you want for dinner, Jennie?"
!" .#she kindly asked.
-: TheHttlegirI smiled ecstaticaliy and gave
= an sweT.s "Dum'linEsw
F. How many dumplings?"
Then. Jennie meditated. counted her
fingers and replied. "0h, bout two er
four ',*.'..s
s. jennie was my first acquaintance. and l
=. asked her the name of a r0sy-cheeked
:: miss of four summers, who sat by herself.
- She Interestingly said: That Minnie.
. Hers Dane. She says yah, yah, yah.
. All her knows is YAH"
!: By this time l knew every girl in the
room the boys were in the Playground.
and they made me understand that this
pretty one from Denmark. with her twin
sister, were alone in theworld.:::.:.
= They cannot speak with their@pl aymates,
. for they know no EnRlish. So their con- l
::.versation is limited t0=the lew Childish
Danish words that their mother taught
them. - III: :: = -: :: - =:
Though they were by far the most
healthful-looking tots that saw. they
seemed sad little strangers far apart from
3 the rest.
As the children talked with me they
brought me their playthings. There were
iunumerable kinds of old broken dolls, for
the children here have that" universal
childish impulse to ''take their dolls to
pieces to see what they are made Of" -
One bright little one showed me pair
Of toy scales, and she ran to me saying,
Please let me weigh you. please.
1t was with difficulty that / resisted the
mptatoD, and told her to weigh her doll
instead
In a short while four boys came rushing
in.
1t took them about TWO seconds to break
the Ice and tell me all about themselves.
The smallest one was Henry. He could
@ not speak above whisper for he had
s cold
30 his big companions delighted in ask
ing him to shout. Of course Henry could
not, and they knew that he could not.
But where is the boy who would not
think it great joke to try and have him?
The largest OF the boys queried of me,
what color are my eyesP"
Brown, aren't they?' asked. mo,
ma am, they are blackl"
4hereupon another little fellow wanted
Gray" l said.
Immediately the black eyed youth
shouted; "Ha, hs, hal Cats have gray
eyes! cure cat. Kitty, Kitty, kitty +!
Meow-W-w-w! oh, you're catr
Ihen the gray-eyed boy was furious.
~ on're baby, that's what you are :!
You drink milk out of Sister Fincbss bot |
tie. that's what you doP'
The black eyes were filled with wrath |
and the owner only said with Indignation: |
Meow! KttyI Hello. kittylj
The girls settled the contest, because |
thew threatened 10 tell Sister Finch"
Then the boys were both angry at the |
girls; called them ''telltaesi telltalesv |
and made it all Up.
Little gray eyes. however, came and |
whispered in nv ear, 'Cats haven't gray |
eyes, have they?"
/ consoled him nightly by saying, 81 |
don't think So"
He was once more joyous, and announced |
the following startling phenomenon:
u never slsep. / never sic pit In my life. ]