The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02

afeard yen might set something wrong
with you. And here comes back 10 &C.
lestine. and CeleStine's got plenty Of her
own 10 keep and there don't 30 many
people give out washing nowadays Ce-
lestine teached me 10 iron. and | could
help her on the rough pieces. Bat. no.
there had 10 come "A dull sort Of feeling
in my hand. and / can't hold vne iron,
and I'm atsard I will drop ii on some OF
the chillen. and Missy Celestine. she's
put me In her bed. LIS mighty pleasant
being here. hat it don't seem right. Ii
seems as If always get Into somebody
eise's place. and as Ii there wasn't no
place in the world for Jo.'
The doctor came III then. and he looked
at Csles;ine and he locked az me, and ne
asked HE If the boy had any relatives.
and l told him none by the ties of blood.
but one by the grace Of God--the woman
in whose house he was staying-and I
moved away from where I was sitting
and let Celestine come near. She said to
me In a low voice. do you think 10 Is
soins TO die?" but she didn't speak so low
but 10 heard her, and he said. with u
gleam OF reason. Amt that just JOS
luck? Going 10 die on Celestine's hands
and put her to the expense Of a funeral
when the Daughters of Rebekah. they
won't bury a boy" After a little whila
/ came away, meaning TO he back in an
hour or two with some cool drinks and
some delicate teliies for poor 10. But
death waits for nobody. and when I
reached the rough looking tenement
house there was hit of black alpaca tied
on Celestines bell. ! went up stairs very
quietly and into the plain little kitchen.
There was Ceiestine. angry. as | had new
er seen her before. and talking to her
brother. She said: II don't care what
you say. lie shant he buried like a pau
per Poor little 10 never had any place
here, but he shall have a decent place
when he is dead, il We so without coal all
winter and none of uS have anything 10
eat" / put my hand on her shoulder
and ] whispered TO her OF some good.
quiet Quaker ladies who would help her,
and told her positively that nobody need
30 hungry because Of poor 10, while in
my heart l believed that the recording
angel was putting down TO the credit OF
Ceestine that righteous Indignation Of
hers that made her determine 10 give the
poor boy "A place of his own at the very
last.
The next day there was quiet little
funeral, for they don't keep the dead long
in tenement houses. and Ceiesiines min
lister read the burial service. and poor
10 in death was better dressed than he
ever was in life, and he had very place
OF his own. The respectable old colored
mammies stood around and whispered
what good hoy he was. and Celestine
told how he tried 20 help with the iron
ing and how he would care for the chill
dren when she was out at work. and I
away in the background thought 10 my
self. There, but for the grace of God
might be you or me. Drifting through
life without place belonging To nobody
and finding every home too crowded for
us, and vet are we any better than was
this poor boy. He did his best, and the
angels can DO no more"
My friends, this Is true story. 1t has
only been few days since poor 10 was
laid 10 rest. and If / have seemed to tell
you OF something that was sad / have
done it because | want you at this gay
Christmas time TO think of the many 9TH
er children for whom there Is no place.
Make ii place for them in your heart and
in your home Go out OF your way TO do
something for them, and your own life
viii be the happier and your own chill
drcn will be less likely 10 suffer for your
sins. These little people who are alone
want 10 be thought of while they are
here, hut I am afraid often that. even
now. Dives sits at his table and Lazarus
Hes alone at his gate. BAB.