The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-06
ARP ON THE ORPHANS.
Rartow's Sage Visits the Decatur
Asylum for Fatherless Ones
Good People Should Give Money Needed
to Carry on the Good WORK
Founder Jesse Boring Start
ed Years Ago.

Decatur--why don't somebody leave !.
q good lot of money in his Will, ana
then die soon after? And there is the
orphanage at Clinton, S. c., that right
now is on a strain to provide 1000 anu
clotbinp for the winter. l am satlsiaed
that if our good people could visit THESE
institutions and see the children auu
realize their condition, they woulo heip
them. 1t is all right, of course .or
the millionaire to give millions 10 Inc
universities and colleges, and SO pro-
vide cheap education for the poor; put
there is a class of helpless, friendless
children scattered over the land VINO
will never get to college, ana VINO
would be grateful for bread and CLONES
and shelter. The Scriptures make no
mention of schools or colleges, but the
fatherless are mentioned over and over
again. and woe and curses are threat
ened those who neglect or Cypress
them.
| have long believed that good peo-
pie would give more to charity II tneJ
were face to face with those who suHer.
1t is not pleasant business to hunt up
the poor and look upon want ana rags
and pale faces, but it ought to be done
sometimes. even by the rich and the
busy people. The good st. James sa'o
that true religion was to visit !ne
widow and the fatherless-yes, to VISIT
them. 1t will not do to sit in the par
Tor or the countingroom and wait TIL
somebody calls for charity. Little or
phans can't come; they don't know 'ne
way. Their father is dead or their
mother, or both, or perhaps one or the
other is in the asylum or down with a
chronic sickness. 1t is a pitiful story
and every case is different, but all plti-
full. They are all children OF misery
baptized in tears. have been rumlhat-
ing about this, and must write about
it, though to most people it is an un-
welcome subject. A few days ago
rode out to the orphans home near De-
catur lust to see how the children were
getting on. My good friend, Robert
Hemphill, went with me. lie is the
business man of that busy paper, the
Constitution, but next to his family
his hearts affections are absorbed IN
the orphans home. He is the preside Mt
of the board, and ought to be. He goes
there every few days, and the children
smile when he comes. On the way ne
never talked politics-not word-it
was all orphans and the home. lhe
farm wagon met us at Decatur anu
took us out mile in the country. !
didn't mind the rough riding, for II
did me good to have my corporoslty
tumbled up a little; but did mind get
ting in and out of that high-swune
wagon that had no steps. l tried &c
show my activity, but l couldn't, anc
almost fell down before l got up. Fol
aged orphans like me they ought tt
have comfortable carryall, but MI
Hemphill says they haven't got thu
money to buy it. Where is the carrlag'
man, that he don't send one right away
Mr.. Brumby, of Marietta, sent six dozel
good strong chairs for the boys bulld
ing, that has just been completed. NOW
where is the big-hearted carriage man
1t is a beautiful building, and will b
dedicated soon; and I've notion
taking my wife down with me If tn
carryall is there; she can't ride In
road wagon any more. But that bullo
ing and the girls building need waite
plenty of water. There is it'll
lake of clear spring water not far away
and Mr.. Hemphill says there is ia
enough for a water ram, but 1T WI
cost about $500 to fix everything all
put water in the upper stories-b'
the money is all out. 1t has taken
10 complete the new building.
"Where are you going to get Ii
SsOO?" | asked.
81 have no idea," he said, and /
looked distressed; "but reckon IL wi
come. Three men have given us So
each within the last IL months, and
reckon there is one more somewher
know that there are several if The
knew how badly we needed it,"
Then he told me about what Geort
Muse, Mr.. Err. Lawshe and Mr.. q.
Gress and others lad done for the HON
For about three hours l went abo1
the premises and mingled with u
orphans. Some OF the boys were 1i
cling and wheeling dirt to stop leak
the dam at the lake. Two had to
after the cows. Half dozen came trc
ting down to the barn with their mi
buckets. The milch cows marched
their stalls and the stanchions clos
upon them, while the boys sat up
their stools and talked merrily as tn
drew down the milk from their udde
The eldest of these mixers was n
more than twelve and the young
about eight. Near the house, in I
back yard, there were two boys sw,r