The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-15

rccelNcu, peacelully closeu lts eyes anu
was gone.
quite a number of children arc on trial
In homes, where, II Is hoped they may
remain. and of whom we have pleasant
accounts. One little girl who in time past
was a source of great anxiety to the
management, and of whose future they
well nigh despaired. was visited this fall
by one of the managers, who reports
her as being Such good little girl
happy and contentcd, with cheeks like
roses Another was recently brought
back by her foster mother from her
sweet, country home for brief call, and
although the little maiden is not deemed
faultless, she was spoken of as mani
Testing so many womanly traits of char
acter, particularly when her kind bene-
factress is Ill that there Is no doubt felt
of her becoming a noble woman. A boy
who came to us long ago from most un-
promising surroundings, and was in our
care some years has at last found a
niche where he is enthusiastically char
acterized as "a perfect gentleman Last
summer a young girl, pretty and well
dressed came to see II we could assist
her in finding her brother. She had been
placed by the management in a good
home eighteen years ago, and had done
well One child whose sad story partic-
ularly appealed to every member of the
board had been found alone, deserted by
the heartless mother, who should have
been it's protector. 1t was In such a
shamefully neglected condition that a So
journ in the hospital was needed for a
time. A severe illness followed, from
which II was hardly thought the little
one could recover, but now, adopted into
happy home. well. tenderly caressed
and dearly loved, 1t is the centre of at
traction.
KIND FOSTER PARENTS.
In sharp contrast to the conduct of
such a parent as the one just referred
to is the true mother love shown by
some of those to whom children of their
own have been denied or from whom
they have been taken away. but who
have found at the Home little ones on
whom the full treasure of such love can
be lavished a touching scene was wit
messed lately at the regular Thursday
morning meeting of the executive board,
when a sweet faced. motherly woman
came to know If she could see a boy she
had brought back short time before.
She had taken him with view to adop-
tion, but he had fallen ill. and, after
exhausting all the medical resources at
her command, she had been told he would
certainly die, so with heavy heart she
returned him to the Home utterly un'
able to bear the pang of seeing his young
life go out. The skill of the physicians
in Scranton, however, had. in the mean.
time, done much for the little fellow
and when he came into the room she
looked at him as at one brought back
from the dead; her eyes brimmed over
and with the breathless exclamation OF
the royal parent of old my son! MY
SON" she drew the lovely blue-eyed boy
to her and sobbed the gladness she could
not express you see, ladies'" she ex.
planned when she could command hcl
NniPp tp,ld I,o xrEo- s,,t1
consumption, and / could not bear tc
see him die, so / brought him back but
oh! he is so dear to me, and-can | have
him again?" There was no hesitancy ir
the minds of the board as to a decision
The boys eyes and voice alike responded
TO the affection so freely bestowed or
him-the first real mother love he haC
ever known, and before long we trus
he can return
Who will forget the triumphal exit of G
baby, some time ago, when all the mem
bers of the executive board (then also IL
weekly SESSION. gathered around it to say
| good bye, while they admired it in 1t.
long, white cloak 0he gift of a kline
friend), and uttered the sweet nonsens,
| all well brought up babies hear. What 4
| 1t had been a waif and a stray? Was 1
| not now going to be king in a hom,
| of its own, where 1t would reign, a,
| rich in love as any born to the purple
| Is it matter of surprise that we arr
| interested in the work?" A mild phras,
| truly to express satisfaction in such re
| suits. Not that they are all so crafty
| ing; life is not all reward; there ar,
| dark days and sad days. trying days anC
| well nigh hopeless ones, but "behind tn,
! clouds is the sun still shining" let Vi
| be optimists, If possible. what canno
be, love counts it done"
| GENERoSJTy oI, ORD f,rrrzu>,c
Never were the members of a boar,
so helped, so encouraged, so upheld as W
have been by all our good friends in an,
out of this city of Scranton. Kindnes
meets MS on all sides, literally sit neve
| faileth." The report of the treasurer
| just read in your hearing, has told yo
much, but it would take many report
| fully to show what has been done for Il
| during the past year. The words of Ad
dison's well-known hymn alone seem t
express our feelings:
Ten thousand thousand precious gift
My daily thanks employ"
Never have the physicians been kinder
giving freely of their time and skill
| with the uniform courtesy characteristic
of their profession. The clergy have bee
| ever willing to respond to calls an
have comforted many hearts. Lovel
flowers have been sent not only fror
| florists and friends in town, but fror
| Hamlinton and Lake Ariel, bringing wit
them in their own sweet silent way mes
sages of thoughtful love. From Waverly
lying among its beautiful hills, came
most generous donation, fresh and delic
! ious, "of the fruit of the trees of tn
| garden" From Moscow came quill
pieced by many busy friends, one O
| whom is ninetytwo years old. F'ror
Dalton came a useful gift OF pillow slips
| from Dunmore many pairs of mttens
| knit by one who knows what little fling
ers need In cold weather; from 9Th
Omaha Ten" of Hyde Park, a most use
full roll of rag carpet; from the Lacka
wanna mills, nine dozen suits of soft
warm underwear Gifts of all kinds hav
been received from the different churche
and from many organizations, each an
| every one so acceptable, so highly appre
| ciated; would that we could particularize
| True, the annual pamphlet will mentio
| all these priced benefactions, but W
should so like to say more about then
| For the coal that the great corporation
| and individual owners have sent us whic
has kept the members of the famil
warm for the ice that has kept ther
| cool; for the enticing things given s
| constantly by the bakeries: for the val
liable services of the telephone; for tn
| great pleasure of the daily and weekl
| papers, and the unvarying kindness o
| the press, ever ready to print any notice
| that are desired; for the weekly desserts
for the pure white lilies and colored egg
at Easter; for the patriotic fire cracker
| on the Fourth of July, and the many lii
| tie iced patty pan" cakes (Which yer
| delightful friend got up very early tina
| hot morning to bake; for the tickets I
| entertainments; for the numberless an
| valuable gifts from generous-hearte
merchants, provision dealers, proprietor
| of markets thOughtful women and int or