Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24


those that are amiaba, bright and CHEEKY
Your happiness may only consist in see
ms somebody's happy face, but that's
worth while, becausc a happy face is
like flower. ...
THE PooR peoples PARADISE.
Speaking of flowers, makes one think
Of the beauty Of the parks Just now,
and then give great sigh OF content
ment because Of those living, little
flowers, the children Of the poor, who
| can be out there al day long and enjoy
themselves. They are there BY the
thousands. Tie little mother Of eleven
is Juggling the baby OF six months, while
the children of four and six years are
hanging on to her skirts, and all Of
them are trotting along, eager to reach
the spot where they can lie down upon
the grass and live. The miserable
basket or bundle holds the luncheon,
and that poor luncheon is enjoyed Just
as much as if il were Delmonico's best.
The other day | saw two little mothers
with their families gazing ut once with
rapture and envy ut the goat wagons.
They hadn't gotten us far as the Park
They were in Madison Square. To them
II seemed like fairylanl. But the uatty
little wagon, the goat with his bright
harness, and the boy in his uniform who
led the gallant steed, appeared above all
things the most marvellous. Just think,
my friend, for live cents it was possible
| to give these children fifteen minutes of
| pleasure. i saw those two wagon loads
start of,and waited guarding the lunch
cons until they came back Around the
park they went, the goats being whipped,
the younger children screaming with
delight, and the little mothers being
| quiet, like bigger mothers, for they were
| having such Il good time. When they all
came back, they looked proud enough
to belong TO the Senatorial party in
| power. But, to my intense establishment,
| just as | left, | saw one little mother
| start in TO deliberately whip the second
child. l went back 10 see what ii was,
and this was her explanation; "Well,
ma'am, Angelina has always been
uppish, and she's likely after this to be
putin on airs, and thought as how in
the very bcginuin' Ia make her under
stand that because just now she was
! Twin like the rich and the naughty,
there was other things in life" | begged
Angelina off, but once out of sight,
laughed until cried. The little mother
was 50 human And Angelina, who was
inclined to be "uppish," was so femi
nine! And looked away ahead, and
wondered what would be Angelina's
future. She might be in the White
House, or in the chorus of ballet; she
might be in store, or she might be the
wife of n ward politician.
UPPIsHNEss IN YOUNGSTERS
Uppishness isn't n bad thing in girl
children. 1t tends to make them self
respecting and ambitious, and when
you come from the other side and are
seven years I'D, and your idea of the
rich and naughty is five.minutes'
drive in goat wagon, something is
necessary to make you self-respecting.
The sweetest thing among these poor
little people is their love and pride in
the baby. His smartness, his size and
how good he is, or sometimes, how ex.
cessively bad he Is, are all dilated upon
with that same pride thai the real
mother would have, and the baby is
watched and tended to, as if they were
afraid, these poor little mothers from the
other side, that somebody wanted to
steal their little charges. Give them
some pleasure if it comes in your way
won't your And don't wait to make il
come in your way. Go out of your
way to find it. Such a tiny bit OF
money will give so much joy. You
would hardly believe it possible, bu
for the dime for which you don't care
there can be delights obtained that are
remembered and talked about for days
afterwards. 1t always seems to me tina
there is nothing in life that is so salts
factory as giving a pleasure to littl,
child. You get your thanks at once
they come in the bright eyes and happy
face, even if they are not in Spoken
: works. And, now,
! THE SUMMER DAYS ARE COMING.
, Do you know what they mean on tn
. other side? They mean longing for
| breath of fresh air, for cool place, am
1 glass of clear water. They mean suf
4 fering for these little people, such us yol
!. can't dream of.
D The philosopher stands off and says
1 "Let them die; it will end that muc
poverty, and, possibly, crime" And il
a his heart the philosopher is murderer
e Give them there chance to live. Civ
. them their chance for little happiness
S They may not be beautiful, oflentime
they are not interesting, these childre
of the other side; but if your boy or gil
slept in room with seven other peopl,
y never knew what hath was day in an
q day out, lived on the poorest and wors
!, cooked food, literally
Il TuMBLED ALONG THROUGH LIFE,
if do you think he would be interesting
e Do some little thing. Why, you know
>, If everybody would do just little tn
r. result would be marvellous. Give on
It child days pleasure, and if you you
Is self cannot for some reason go to III
Il other side, then put bit of money |
d the hands of those who do, and giN
o this money for the little children thu
@ they may one day 90 on the water, Thu
Ie they may one day go to the countr
~ that they may once in awhile hay
II happy days like other children. The
he children Of the other side And y
Ii they are Gods children. And be vel
a. sure that as you do it unto the least
d these it will be done unto you. Do
IN then because it is kind and light. Do
o. for the sake of your own little childre
and if you want to do it for someboC
n who has seen how they suffer, wi
knows how happy very little max
= them, then do it for the sake OF BAB.
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