The San Francisco call., 1898-03-06

tea, which it would have been a great offense in me to refuse. It was very good, though, and we are not so accus- toned to luxury in the life We lead as to disdain a cup of tea.
 Two little girls, whose father would not allow them to go with us, chatteo quite frankly, and one child came uI closer to see me, and said Hello, JesusI"
 Such a washing as those youngsters got and seedlings thrown inl One small girls headgear was not to be found, though they looked everywhere, and she got real orthodox spanking and howled with a fine pair of lungs. Before she became quiet a small boy came out of the next room swinging over his head in triumph a gem and gold satin affair, which the mother put on little Nankey Moey's head, and we were ready to go-
 There were already collected in the hall troop of thirty shouting brown children under 10 years of age, and a fine time were they having. Little Nom Git was making a boiler factory noise on the big drum, and Chang Toy had the captains tamborine, and it was trying to drown all other noises. Sun shine who was a well-named Chris tian Chinaman, came in with tiny girl, who refused to be left, so he sat down and gathered the children around, and we began the afternoon services.
 No white child is half so cute to a stranger as those stOlid brown babies in their bright short blouses and trous- CTS, for trousers they all wear, girls as well as boys. The devotion in the attitudes of some of them when we knelt was more than !edifying, but two small boys in yellow lowers sat plump down, and began a social of their own.
 One small girl sang in English Jesus Loves Me-" She was so small Sunshine had to take her in his arms and hold her up so we could see her.
 Poor little tot! A young woman who had come in, attracted by the music and had never seen what to us is so common, wiped her eyes, remembering what the babys probable life would be.
 The captain showed them a picture of Jesus with the little children about him, and they told us the story, chat tering off in Chinese to those who could not understand English. They love to sing and some of the little ones are very apt indeed, but the older ones cannot get away from the sing song monotone of the tom-tom.
 We had a march, singing "Bless the Lord. I'm Happy on the Way" till they were rested from sitting and then we ndQ some OTdHSeS, that IS, all put SunshineS little one, who had gone fast to sleep. The lady l spoke of before had a camera and wanted to get some photos of the children. One little fel- low had heard of pictures before think and sat down and screamed Captain tried to appease him, but the door was open and he was off He would take no chances of being charmed by the black box of a camera. Ten or fifteen Chinamen had congre- gated at the open door, cutting off some good light, so l pointed the cam era that way and began to adjust 1t. They vanished
 After the meeting was over we went to see an old woman at our '-women's g shelter" at 603 Washington street. A policeman had brought her to us late at night some days before, wet and cold and half daZed.
 She had attempted to go from near Sacramento, after the death of her husband, to the home of son in Ven tura, and while waiting at the depot for her train had gone out to get a bite to eat Confused, she had lost her way, wandering up and down the streets until the officer had asked her of her self She had left her valiSe with her ticket and money at the depot, but when we looked for them they could not be found.
 In reply to tie SoPe'ii lelteT to the son, he had sent enough for his mother to go to him.
 Poor old soul; how thankful she was when the captain gave her that letter.
 Then we inquired after a girl who had been given into our charge by the police a few nights before. She had been dis charged from her employment, and wishing to be very economical until an- other place could be found had gone to a lodging house where innocent girls do not go. She had become acquainted with others in the house, and was in fair way to become one of them when