Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-21

proved 50 dlSaStrOUS 20 her, was IN the
end worth good husband and many
wears of happiness. 81. Nicholas,
Little wallie.
II was during the last terrible Indian
famine and little naked starving chu-
drTn were Swarmlng hy the dozens about
the mission school bt-gl02 10 he taNei
IN. RUt the school was luL runnna
over, aud even those in 1t had nuthiu2
10 cat every day hut very little rjrv.
stu they were not starving and at uieu
when TIE doors were shut the dreadful
starving dogs were on the outside.
l'ut oh, outside with the dogs was poor
little Waffle. Only four years cid, bo
father ar mother. no sister or brother
The pitlfu little skeleton, naked both in
The heat II the day and the cold ct the
night, would peep in through the door
every night, the deep black wonderful
eyes So WiStful hut as CHEEKY IS
cricket, and ask,
Amy one to stand for WallieY"
That meant that the news had gone
among the orphans that over beyond
the western ocean We're kind men and
women who sometimes wrote to the mis-
sion teacher to say, Here are Sl1 more
take in another lutte orphan and fccd
him.
But these letters had not been coming
so often as they used to just few
weeks ago Every night Wallie ran ~
NJ the gate-closing with the same CHEEKY
little query. and every NIGHT the teacher
would say, so sadly. No dear" and
again Walle would slip of INTO the
darkness
At last. one night, the teacher said,
Il canot stand il; if Walle comes to-
night | shall have to take her in
But we cannot. dear" the other
teacher would say 'you know Ne have
not enough rice for those we have"
And night after night would cone and
Wlsttul pleading. Amy one 10 stand for
NAllic Yet. The tone was So CHEEKY
ht times and oh, 50 wistfuL And the lit
lie ribs stood out higher under the brown
skim while the little arms and legs were
ike 'reeling sticks and the big eyes
III the skuli-like face sl,one like Stars.
II do not care exclaimed the teacher
al last. III that child comes tomorrow
night | shall take her in; | simply must,
| know the Lord will feed her if | do.
aud the dogs will get her it | don't |
can't stand ii, must
For the dogs did get them, you knew
The dogs Were starving just as the chill
dren were. and many n little one was
found asleep by the roadside with toes
or fingers gnawed off.
ANY one 10 stand for Wallicf'
The face was thinner still, the next
night, the big eyes brighter, and how
they danced at the teachers answer,
So in Waffle danced 10 the bathroom.
and the dirty little rnck-uf- bones was
washed and the matted hair was combed,
lnd Wallic slept that night rs if sh"
had not slept for months.
In the morning what lots and lots 90
children there were i'm that mission com
pound every one was clean and tidy,
and, as they sat in rows. each ones mug
was fun OF delicious rice every one bur
Wailic's.
Children" said the teacher Jesus is
going 10 send some one 10 stand for Wal
lie SOON but lie has not come YET, And
she has no rice in her mug yet. Til
he comes viii YOU each give her little
al yoursI You have only little,
know. but could YOU each spare her just
pinchF"
So up one line and down another Wal
lies mug went, and when il came back In
her il was trimming over
Now at that very time, away over IN
Canada, an Ottawa lady with little
bow of white ribbon on her breast was
holding meetings, telling big crowds Of
people how Jesus loved them, and beg
ging them to love him.
One evening a great many men AMI
women had stood up TO let everybody see
that they too, loved Jesus. and at night
after the lady went home, her host said
We'll. those hard men have been
reached, but you have not touched Nellie
vet Nellie was the maid OF all work.
Don't be too sure said the lady,
won cannot always tell. you know
II cam in this ease The girl is as harl
as stone"
Late that night, the lady was reused
by a faint tap on her door. She slipped
out OF bed and quietly opened the door.
There stood Nellie in her dressing gown.
L. Lss lint f.