The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-06

three wears old. All had some duty 70
perform, and were doing IT Willingly,
md all were comfortably clothed.
But there were two master spirits
about the place-Mr. Taylor and ms
wife had plenty to do. The out doors
and teamwork and the cattle ana ge1
ting wood and keeping the boys en-
Moved in their working hours took all
his time. But Mrs. Taylor has the
greatest responsibility and she meets
Il she looks after the needs OF all,
both boys and girls-their food ara
clothes and health and conduct She
has one of those large, benevolent faces
that child could not help loving. Hcr
tender care of the little ones and their
affection for her was plainly visible.
The little boy of Is months was in her
arms MS she walked around with us and
called up the turkeys and chickens l
don't believe can ever give up this one,
she said. "These orphans are coming
and going all the time. AS fast as they
get old enough the Lord seems to ma
nlaces for them land it always grieves me
to see them go, but am going to keep
this one and adopt it as my own. we
have no children, and this one Will be
comfort to me when get old and have
Ia leave the home" He was a pretty
hov--the Youngest of four that came
there from one family. Their mother
was dead, and the father was the same
as dead; but they are better off now,
and all of them seemed contented ana
happy. Everyone there has sad his
tory, but they do not realize it now.
Several hundred have come and gone
within rs years, and nearly all OF them
have done we'll. Many revisit the spot
in after years; many write affectlonate,
grateful letters, and some send tokens
of their kind remembrance. One young
man who has prospered and receives
good wages sends IS monthly out OF his
earnings to help maintain some other
orphan. That is about what it takes
$3.50 to $500 month for the 60 who are
there At twilight there was curfeW
hell and the children gathered in the
| narlor and we had music. The girls and
bows sang some sweet songs to the lead
of the piano, gift from Mr.. M. r. Berry,
and then the supper bell rang The
elder persons and the visitors were
seated at one table and the children at
three others, and at signal from Mrs.
TAYLOR there was silence, and there was
reverence. too, for she made one OF the
| sweetest and most motherly prayers
| ever heard. 1t was brief, but it was
beautiful. Then came the feast-not a
display of good things. but good Bread
good butter, good coffee. and at our
table a good fat, well-roasted turkey
| that the girls had cooked for Mr.. hemp
| hill. and he let me have some-yes, goI
nlenty. That was the second turkey,
Mrs. Taylor said, and she had many
more that she had raised-about one
apiece for each child. Good gracious!
Feeding orphans on turkey! Well why
not, once or twice in awhile? / never
saw an orphan who didn't like turkey
There are lots of good things about
there. While down in the field found
some ripe maypops, and l have MOI
passed liking them yet, and black haws
and red haws were in sight, and these
boys knew every tree and where tht
chestnuts and chinquapins grew.
But the home needs money, and III
wants must be kept before the public
1t is a blessed charity to give to 1t,
charity that is full of promises in rh'
. Scriptures. It should be enlarged ant
. more orphans sent there, for believ'
that it is the best training school II
! the state, and it's inmates will all max
: good citizens. Old Father Jesse Borins
, founded it, and if there is Heaven a
is in it. He was pioneer in GOO
2 works. That's the kind of paternalisn
+ I believe in-being a father to Tn
e fatherless. My good mother lost he
a parents when she was little chic
: The pestilence swept them into on
r grave and she was sent to an orphan
e age in Savannah. They were yer
?, good to her there, and she used to te
Il us the sad story, and we would stand D
Il her side and listen, and our hearts &c
d FULL and our eyes overflow. But on
t day lady came and chose her froI
II among the children and took her awe.
Il is the same way at this orphanae
e now. They come and they go, and al
scattered from Georgia to Texas.
e Good people, this is the noblest AL
Il sweetest kind of charity. Let us hel
70 it.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
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