Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-28

A RE you one of them ladies'
~ what looks after the friend
less?" The questloner--a rough
but kind-looklng young fell
low--stood rsirling his hat, and was
evidently embarrassed.
There's woman dying he con-
tinued, "and she's needing help right
away"
what relation are you to this wo-
mani" was asked.
None Just a friend" and he swal-
lowed a lump In his throat, and drew
his hand across his eyes
The friend" led the way up a stair
and along "a narrow passageway, to 4
room where bed and stove left small
space for chair.
The lady who had followed the man
went to the window and raised the cur
tain. And the patient? 1t was the usu-
al story--illusion, disllusion, utter
recklessness. utter wreck, And now
that the end was near, the horror of
dying in that place overcame every
other pain. Could she not be taken
away? Anywhere respectable. She
must not be found dead IN such place
her mother must never know.
l'S, lNf hllll woman answered., III
can be done"
rs II too late to repent?" came fall
teringly from the bed? do you believe
IN hell-flre?' Terror took possession of
the girl, and II took all the art and
philosophy OF the one bending over her
to reassure and pacify her,
little later, IN smoothing the bed,
was discovered curled up In an old
flannel shirt a child taking sour milk
from a bottle. Old and wizened It
looked with its black beady eyes, and
long tufts OF black hair.
What is It? Whose is II? How old
Is it, asked the visitor, an uncanny
feeling creeping over her.
"Oh, him?' said the girl, YEARLY.
Hes year old and belongs to wo-
man who went away and never came
back. ] have been caring for him.
Surely said the visitor, after
wards. that girls sins We're forgiven
in caring for one OF His little ones"
He amt got MANY clothes. 1t amt
no use dressing him. anyway. He can't
sit up--he amt got no backbone"
The doctor had said he would endeav-
or to have the poor sick girl moved In
the morning. But before morning, God
took her.
And the baby? He was wrapped IN
blanket and placed In kind hands The
formess, nameless little fellow lived on
for year. but he had been sent into
the world too heavily handicapped. and
was at last obliged to give UP the
struggle OF existence Death, merc.ful
death, solves many a problem.
N lot wishing to cast the first stone
NJ and indeed anxious to help two
servant girls up the hill instead
of pushing them down, young house,
keeper In this city has received nothl
ing but ingratitude for her pains. Her
experience is surely worth the telling,
and only goes TO show that the help
question seems hopeless In more ways
than one.
Two sisters came down from one Of
our northern towns, about year ago
and took respective places In good,
kind families, Their mother had died,
leaving a large family; the father had
married again; dlscord had followed the
second union, and the elder girls left
home,
Following their days work, late
hours and questionable company has
been their usual servant-girl pastime,
and no end OF kind talk and persuasion
and helpful advice has had any weight
whatsoever with them. The elder sis
ter, not long ago, gave up her work.
being In I'll health, and came to the
house OF the younger one, whose mis-
tress was kind enough 10 let her remain
until she should regain her strength
allowing her to have her breakfast