New-York tribune., 1905-01-01

family has telephone can tnem up. SSe AAto
sister 20 the phone and then get my charge on
the line et this end I show her how 20 hold the
earplece and how to talk into the instrument IL
is one of the rewards OF my work 20 be privileged
10 watch the expressions Of pleasure on sueh
girls face when she hears her sisters OF nother
voice the wire.
occasionally really humorous incidents devel-
op In connection With the work. though they are
of course the exception Only last night had 10
assist woman seventy years old saw that she
got her ticket and then helped her 10 the ram
AS L turned her over 20 the conductor said 10
him: BE sure To put this old lady of at -
aad I mentioned her destination The old woman
overheard me and. turning around QUICKLY re-
torted: The DEVIL I'm as young as you araF
THAT answer coming as it did. conVulseo All
who heard II with laughter.
While Mrs. Ellingworth was speaking TWO "oin-
en- approached her. The elder said Deaccnsss
this is my sister" indicating the younger "onilh'
'she is going away" and the tears came 10 hsr
eyes as she spoke. II cannot stay 10 see her OIL
would you mind seeing her safely aboard her
train? Oh. thanA you. ever SO much' GO0uO''
dear
THAT is stiI another phase OF my work. re-
noorked the deaconess when she had conducted
the Young woman 10 a nearby seat 70 await tie
announcement OF the train she was TO take
Intoxicated women form class OF IN "ilse4Ess-
20 whom I pay particular attention salo sho
There are few of them. and they are inos'lS Ol1
There was one old woman came IN mere ohe
dav under the influence of liquor she was ninety
end wanted 10 go 10 her childhood hchls IN '"e
IA oouptrv She had no money but walked up
ana asked for a ticket When ! saw Aer "ouols
and tried to explain to her that she couu "oe e.
a ticket without paying for IL she "ep.' ",,, asAr
But can't get 8 ticket without money ~ ~i.
sne went out and realizing her danger IohoMeu
her. She noticed my white ties ana got ',lo 80
that was after her to take her to soma insuIu-
ton I followed her TO the COCKS shs Illeu -
hit me with her umbrella, but finally soe an 0-'
oAr IN assist mo and sent her to ner iriehus
nnre,y OF the old persons are very apprecatVe
-. 49, nolr T am able to render them. rememoer
-. cid couple in particular. Both the man anu
his wife very very aged They were 10 ,s
alone and were without friends mere ms ''N
-,n rss astonIshed beyond all measure tnat l. .
% Ian W. ..ao~ should interest myself in the well
fare of himself and his Wife Most OF the unie -'s
s bars he kept repeating to himself over anu
over again. Well, we'll, well! ..,z
zone day an old woman arrived at .he ,s
She was so exhausted and oeWiloereo 'n0' 80.
M, set a word out OF her as to who her irlehus
- ~ ,vhare she was going. Finally, looAeo
+broueb her handbag, asd in that rounn ie''s'
giving the name and address OF her oaosh'e'' ~
this city ... nara ,oox
"a" -, a,so have &c be cared for. 1 had
- IA woman ask me last week II knew wheIe
,, one headed any help. This Is a paruo"iai4'
sad feature OF my work o,a
Late one day woman seventy-eish'
.rrivad hare She had lived mere pei1ie N-'S
sna haa friends here then but had forgotten tae'i
sAarassss ana was entirely at sea. 1 got hef
o,,r n, tea and took her with me TO a MISSION 0iie
stsvea there two weeks while endeaVoreu " s.
ala for her from the city. Failing IN TINS it"S
cot her into the care of the Little sisters oA 'ns
Poor She is dear sweet o'O
not a relative living. -,
..uen whose wives have died and VINO are uAssl
ling with small children I often ana, Pe'io
little offices for the comfort OF the eniloreh'
lv the milk in the babys bottle mas pecoe So A.,
always wash the bottles out thoroushN ei'U N.'
tta,, with pure sweet milk. Sometimes the oot'
t,a &c So dirty or cracked as 10 Dc OF no uSe- :"
that case purchase new one. =.
Zone man I remember was on MS way
.,,s+r,. His wife had Just died and he was tax
- ~, .,,raa -,onths-oid baby back with him. lie
had the little thing on one arm and great ouhuio
ON the other He looked at me In amazef.eh' "hoh
I took the child to the train for him. .-
''I once helped woman going TO b"iai0
two small children. She had lost her pocKetpooN
and was in desperate straits- telegrapheo 10 hsf
husband for her. and she waited ana "alIeo teF
renv. but he did not respond. The poor tnlhs Kept
saving I know telegram Will come ne wan
surely answer At last. after she haa waited ior
fifteen hours. I purchased ticket ana sen' "s'
and her children on their way. -,
'Some OF the saddest cases como in contact Win
are among the children. ! make IL an especlsi
care TO look out for children travelling alone lhey
cor,a in frequently with addresses or tags ana
postal
necessary to see that they reach the ioiAs ao-
dressed. ,..,
"I found a lttis fellow one day crying as II nus
heart would break. He was travelling alone anu
afraid Ascertaning the names or the people no
,roa going 10 said, Now suppose we seno q teie-
- re vas happy tn & moment One eight
YEAR old girl I found in the station one eas
knew only that she was to go TO an asylum Il,
Albany. II seems that she had been taken OUT Oh
an institution hers by some people. who uIlhs oi
~d
sent her back called up the different INSTITUTIONS
until found the one she had been taken from ana
arranged to have her taken there.
mot long ago q little child left her mothers
side and ran to the fountain for drink OF water
The woman did not follow, and the child finding
barsslt alone was terribly frightened. The woman
must have deliberately deserted the ohlld FOR new
er learned where she went, though hhaliy so'
G message TO relatives OF the child
''One little girl who came in one day founo IaiI-
" sick from fright. Though she was thirteen
years old. she had never seen a railroad Tram
You can imagine her terror at travelling alone
Well got her cup OF tea cheereo her UP rs oest
I could ana sent her on her way.
st help many hungry children One day there
CANA In q girl OF fourteen. little boy OF hve
and a little girl OF three. They were travelling
alone and had been IN the station several
hours. They all hungry. but the big girl
was too proud to ask for help AT last the
little boy up TO me and touching my
hand told me his little sister hungry 1
gave the little folks some food and saw them
safely aboard the train.
''Others / am called upon occasionally 20 nelp
are the sick. the blind, the deaf and dumb. and
the heartbroken persons who have been called 10
the sickbed of a relative friend, those who have
lost dear one and perhaps returning TO AL
bany with the body for burial. To all such ex-
tend what comfort and cheer are possible.
My work is governed by no social or racial
restrictions work among all colors. creeds. ma
tionaIities and stations OF life
Just now interest in the work IS increasing.
People are beginning 10 realize its value and are