Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-14

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- NE wintry day in the early twi-
light, visitor stood In the door
J way of the Home nursery, quiet
~ observing group OF children
kneeling about a cradle. The cradle
contained "a very young babe. and the
children were examining its tiny feet
ard hands and rose-leaf ears with
touches lIgh and delicate. There seems
always to be present something of the
divine at every cradle containing
newly-born infant Instantly that
great painting OF Murilos-"The Ado
ration OF the Shepherds represented it.
self to the visitors mind, In the halt
lights with only the blaze OF the ire
revealing the adoring kneelers; one
could easily pick out the three wise
men" and the largest girl seated at the
head OF the cradle with her pure face
and short curly hair making halo
about her head, was lovely madonna.
After admiring the picture for some
time the observer stepped into the
room and sked for the matron, and
when the new babe came In? Then
was the discovery made that the ma
donna was new also.
tie girls?" asked the visitor, patting
the curly head
81 am the baby's mother" came so
low as to be almost inaudlble.
In the silence the picture seemed to
change to that OF the Gethsemane.
And the story? Why relate the har
rowing details Of the losing OF that IN.
nocence? II Is too terrible. Sufficient
10 know that no one In the great cruel
world wanted her. and so with the faith
of little child she had sought the
Home, and was admitted to become a
mother at the tender age Of l6.
U~oME here" said the Judge, kind
ly, to a little girl who was stand
ing for hearing in the Juvenile
court. NOW tell me why YOU are here,
my little girl"
The child drew near the Judge and re-
Piled. II don't want to go home
But why don't you want to go
home?"
Because my mamma don't love me. -
How do you know your mamma does
not love yOu2'
because she won't Let me call her
mamma; she makes me call her 'Auh.
~ and she's mean To me.
Have you Il papa2"
"A step-father'
"What do you call hm2"
Charlie"
rs he mean to your
Sometimes"
: do you love your mammal"
81 want to--oh | want to-" and hero
the poor love-staVed child dissolved
into tears
The Judge encircled her with his arm.
though his face was set and stern;
many in the court We're weeping In
sympathy with this bereft child.
Following testimony showed conclu-
siyely that this little child for reasons
best known TO themselves, was not
wanted by the mother and step-father
and so with cruetles had been driven
out: sheltered by friends; and finally
brought into court abandoned. not sim
ming. but sinned against.
The Judge explained to her that she
was not frendless how the great state
OF Utah was her legal guardian, and
wanted to see her wrongs righted; how
she would be loved and cared for even
though her unnatural mother did not
want her.
The little girl dried her tears and
looked up hopefully, and today she Is
the joyous center Of happy loving
hcme.
IN a tumble-down quarter OF our city
dwells little woman who calls her
self MADAME" and deals with the So
called mysteries Clairvoyance and
palmlstry her specialtles, are awk-
wardly outlined In pencil on a piece OF
cardboard that lodges crookedy in her
small-paned window. An allurlng sign;
one that draws well, and causes many
people to part with honest money. Thu
little madame" IL French-Jewess.
and was born and raised in the same
town with the well known actress An.
ma Eed Ushercd into her presence,
one beholds a slight little figure tn