Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12


Lie in Theatrical Boarding House
The Dissipated Mothers View OF the
Loss of Her Child.
neutrality-suspicious. Of Gazette and Journal
Loeb Sheldrake, Sept. G. Ono has
to be not only in the very heart of
the country, but in the heart of the
country people to realize how good and
kind they are, and how close they be-
come, in II neighhorlv way to each
other. Joys arc doubled by the sym
pathy of ones neighhor: sorrow is
hghtened by the willingness of the
neighbor to help bear the burden.
And all life is made better by people
living in natural, kindly way, each
near to the heart of humanity. And
they are so rich in hospitality This
year sit out under the shadow Of one
of the big trees and try to read. The
book drops from my hand, my eyes
close and | see picture of last year
Word went out from the household that
there would be welcome one little city
girl, who had no country people of her
own to go to. She was not to he older
than Z years, and the Fresh Air Fund
girl One bright afternoon we went to
meet her, and when she was lifted off
the train, she stood picture of fright
and misery. Small for her years, she
had long fair curls and great big blue
eyes, while her clothes were pitiful to
look at. She was very shy, and that
night, when she was put in high
chair that once belonged TO Il baby girl
who now has a baby of her own, she
refused to eat anything but bread and
tea. She said, very hesitatingly, that
her mamma told her it was vulgar to eat
much.
A FRESH AIR FUND TOT.
The next day found us busy making
some clothes for her, and we were in d
constant state of surprise because of
the prim little way she had Of speak
ing, the correctness of her language, and
the ease with which she carried herself.
\ 1t took us "A hours to find out her
name, and when she said it was
Charlotte Temple our eyes grew big
with Amusement. Later on she confided
TO me that that was not her real name,
and still we were too stupid to under
tand. On the fifth day she gave us the
information that her mamma was pro.
fessional, and she said this with as
much pride as il the aforesaid mamma
had been a loader of the -Four Hun
dred. And then we understood This
poor little lady was child of the stage,
who worked hard during the theatre
cal season, and, as we afterward
found out, helped to support her
mother and her father. Her only
glimpse OF home life was that which
she got by being counted in with the
children of the street. Perhaps you do
not know that the Fresh Air Fund
only permits each child to stay two
weeks. So, before the first week was
up, we wrote and had her time ex-
tended, for we wanted to send Char.
lotte Temple back with the plumpness
Of partridge and with cheek red from
health and not from rouge. She took
an immense amount of interest in her
new frocks, and when she heard that
the Sunday school was to give an en-
tertainment she begged and pleaded
for permission TO recite at it.
A MINIATURE HAMLET.
At last consent was given, and fancy
our establishment when Charlotte Tenn
pie, aged years, reeited ITO be or not
10 be- with the stiff gestures peculiar
to the late Lawrence Barrett! an en-
thusiastir encore brought her out
again, and the tears streamed down
my face ~ this baby repeated, "The
Little White Hearse. = She was A
happy little tot IN her own quiet way.
devoting herself to chasing snnbearns
and playing with the puppies, dress
ing the very newest in an old night