Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-02-04
BY ANNA eENTLY.


Say. mother" and Mollie tugged
gently at fold OF her mothers dress
to attract her attention. did you see
that beautiful memorial window that
the Staceys have had put into the
church for their little girl who died
last year?"
They were In the church porch as
the child spoke but her mother made
no reply until they had walked some
distance down the street, and then her
words were few and hesitatlngly spo.
ken.
eyes, | saw IT,"
and" persisted Mollie, who was
evidently a good deal exercised upon
the subject. the superintendent spoke
OF II In Sunday school and said that
the window was placed there by the
parents Of our lost fellow pupil to be
constant reminder of her lovely life
among lis. She wasn't good bit"
Still Mrs. Mason made no comment.
Mollie made II wry face, which her
mother was too wise to see, and as the
two walked slowly homeward Mrs.
Mason tried to divert the little girls
mind from the subject OF her dead
mates imperfectlons by describing for
her benefit another memorial that
she had seen In visit to the City
hospital few days before. This
was free bed" contributed by the
bercaved parents Of another little lost
one, and Mollle listened with gllsten-
ing eyes to the story Of the little street
boy who had been run over by heavy
dray and had both legs broken.
And there he lay" she said, her
own kind eyes full Of tender tears,
"hls little white, plnched face bright
with II contented smile and his feeble
hands toying with few rose geranl-
um leaves that some kind visitor had
dropped on the coverlid for him, so
cheerful and happy that | wondered
at him. asked him If he was com
Portable, and you should have seen his
pale face light up and heard him pipe
In his thin. shrlll voice:
Comfortable Is 1t, ma'am2 Why,
It's jlst hivin ltsilf afther the dirt an
tho coold nm the boon0er nm, the
batlns Faith, an it's well paid l am
for the loss o me two spindle llgs.'
"And he laughed aloud, such mer.
nv IIttla cackIe that 7 really forgot for
the moment that he was n belpIess
bedrldden cripple for life and only
tbouyb, Of him as n petted child. lyinQ
I'm state In n soft white. clean bed
taudad and co rod for M tenderIv M n
ma had heen the heir IN n dukedom"
"Xybo, n beautiful memorialw cried
Mollie. with childish delight.
Her motbcr nodded anproyinRIv
"yaa II was beoutiful Thought and
tbe fund that supports TINT bed ia
coIIad no tba dead child's name the
Ida Lewis fund, 40 that every sick
and suffering one who Ia comforted
and nursed hack TO health In that bed
will bless the name OF the 9iyer whom
they can never thank ON earth"
MolIIe was silent for n little time.
ana then abe said softly while a great
fear rolled down her cheek and drop-
mad unb.eded imam the soft fur of her
tipnef "How wish we could have a
.memorlar ike that for our little
Retbw
The motber's lin oujvered and for a
momept she could not control her
voice IN renIv IN tbe cbIld's suggestion.
Little Beth Ind gone 10 heaven only
a Sew short montbs aOo and the
wound I'm her motber's breast was vet
foo sensItIve Ia bear without shrink
inc the teDderest toucb. but with an
errort she kent hack her tears and re.
nIied.
.Jt coats n grant deal Of money for
memoriaIs Of that kind. and only
wealthy neonle ar those with n large
Income can afford these noble and
beautiful charities some of the grand.
est churches bospItals and asvIums I'm
the world have been founded and en-.
dowed 10 keen alive the memorv Of
,hose who ,Vere deor 10 tho grant or
rich ones OF earth"
MollIe sighed.
"Au the same 1 do wish we could
bave so,ne Kind of .memoriop for
Hetb She was sucb n dear sweet
little thing" she haIf wbIspered aa
thew paused n moment upon the steps
OF their modest but comfortable home.
and futile as seemed the wish her
mothor's henri could not but re.echo II
THAT nIybt after the voun0 folks
were all In bed and silence had fallen
upon the merry, NOISY nOuBenOlu Mrs.