New-York tribune., 1902-12-17
"GOD'S SPARROtIS."


crust Of bread q shelter at the n,eanese lodging
..., Ta!as snoush continued Ma Maria aisgassSn,
1e s'sh Hs s9ss s01z a0ss
aqo,n Wen Ell amt gooo ana wa. xa % moas sav am 1,s
nght-but It won't be the hrst-l am a-going to
There's one thing wSsser than being 9sai, bad
good when You amt There's going to Be no mis-
take like that there about me-
saw the future Of this beautiful reckless child as
in an open book. and. depraved as he was. he re-
know lots folks What THINKS sseIgs ;ss
sors.you don't look as Il you fangied yerself
Oh loTI no. Maria szcialHsd d ss TssssqFiasly' 7
The man uttered the ghost of a laugh. You are
not fateTng he S said hnd II, conc;iatorv fashion
6h shq6S wqTssT q {S1 SSg she Fed
fear II aemsd to him that between this girl and
alone. and with sudden rush of reTnorse he felt
that none more unworthy than ne could nave oeen
while in psrpesy his Fags stfns aSs SdnE
Of 5 fHishs cFisd Maria. with gasp of delight ant
The man turned his gaze from the moonIit waters
'Aint you sleepy Maria questioned. with
NO. replied the man. solemnly; then. speaking
as one in dream II want you you 70 promise % e,1 me- aaT
fIsGRy eys ii 20 do With
He did not stop TO analyse why he cared: he only only
so fierce the wish he had now to save this his
time a thousand nocking devils were dinnins in
his ears the futiity of his wish -,
The girls voice startled him; he had Thought her
asleep o,,,,,,. how. .no,,.b-.. ,. Maria said with
lingering gip ptifuIness s in her voice that God
what made that there beautiful moon and these these
swms in and out would like Ike to o spend per His time
tn tbe MAJ yod had been but name.
by which to blaspheme. But 1t had not S aiways r4
his degradation -. 100
Lo0kng about him in hun hunted ID ys s his sses
you've sI got the story an wrong he said He
iReAf has BEEN en- telling hIisHs You Ss.S iies
He had risen he spoke and the girl watehing ing
upon the night like the wall Of lost @ soul in
eapa Tas Ss BY h' 4 sf
that boy he had learnt d at ai1 his n at
Chamber 6s brain gaTscaiisd unf6Oggh n ant OF Of
and ps fb6ht hs b@pe %lth despair ne
~Soeud ua aR'd the of told
then the an nsrtcuIate cry broke from his lips For For
the +Sa e Per he s1ss e Sars e spnE With the
wonder to the glowing splendor of the sky;
Ler Maria said prsssntly nInn pushed s}I, sort #
Of voice turning her shining shining eyes ba% upSn God Al
mighty amt struck me blind" ..r.nx mai. sba
szcamsd hns Of td4nnH 5hs kss s Of s4a
whod have thought II as so GEAR Ike and
yet - ..c,ood
by'' she said; I'm a-gong home -
Lips parted 4ass wa fss ne
speak further. I'm glad 1 met you, Sne adoeo
In softened, humbled Tone or mtght nave gonS
on a-thnking-what 1 did Now"-she had hrted
her head the glory of the night and was speaS an
ing less to her listener than to the presence sne
felt enthroned above-1 shall Like to tnlnA & .naf a.
all that they're watching is just TO take care OF
poor folks. Lor! what fool I've been! linen id shd
laughed, the happy, relieved laugh OF tne cIIi9
who regains the shelter OF its mother arms; f agb
picking up her bundle turned and went through
the trees the way she had come -. -.
Her exaItation of heart was so great thaI not
until had safely climbed the railings d1d & sne
recall the strange look the tramps face Wnen
she had left him Then with a quick rush OF re-
why ever didn't think of that before she
cried. Why, he hungry-real starved loI
food that's what he was-and l never knoWe1 III
and there's this ere bottle OF milk arr fuli-
Her hands were on the railings again, when,
approaching she saw the tall form of policeman
Without another look she crossed the rodu lo Ine
shadows, and went her way .r
And so she never knew-for in DrearymoSt AHey
they see no newspapers-that a narleIeSs WalI WdS
found dead by the lake in the Park next morn.
ing And she never guessed that. though run OF
penitence, she had the whole way as 1ast as
her strong young limbs could carry her. the tramp
had reached Home before her--CPaH Mali
MagaziQe)