Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-29
NARY REALLY HAD
A LITTLE LAMB
Bishop Hamilton Of Boston
Was Personally Acquainted
With Mary and Believes in
the Lamb.


Mary did have a little lamb. IA
fleece was a. white as snow and 81
really ala follow Mary 10 school ono
day and set all the pupils laughing.
Al those facts are vouched Tor by a
Methodist bishop. says THE Kansas city
star Re didn't see the lamb, but he
knew Mary very well and he has a
bit OF the wool on her lamb TO prove
Il BY. The bishop IL Dr. John W.
hamilton 81 boston and here's the
story. az the bishop told II 20 re-
porter the ether morning:
I'm my conservation IN Boston back
IN the SOS was Arf. Columbus Tyler.
whose maiden name was Mary savage.
and she was the Mary the lamb fol-
loved she told me about g. Back
about the time Andrew Jackson drove
Packenhnm from New orleans IN the
last war Visa England, Mary wes a
iittle Elrl living near steriins, Mass,
shc lived on q farm upon which sheep
were RFown. One cold morning she
fonnd In the shgep pen new born
lamb that had been deserted by its
mother. Mar wrapped The lamb In
her shawl and took Il lnto the house
where she nursed u and cared for u
every day. itgrew into q frlsky little
pet.
zone day Mafy'e brother, Nate, and
she always suspected that mischief
WAS his motive, told her she'd better
take the lamb 10 school with her over
at the little red schooihonsc on the
Hill. She did when she got 20 the
echooihouae the TEACHER had not got
ARRIVED. Mary wrapped the lamb IN
her shawl and put Il IN her desk. And
no one except the Sawyer children
knew the pet was there untli Mary
was called on 10 go 20 the board 60
do a sum
Then there was a great ciattcring
ON the rough floor ~ the lamb Jump
ed from the shawl and ran 10 join
its mistress. The other pupils laughed
and Mary bIushea. just as the poem
says they dld. ana the Teacher shat
the lamb up IN the woodshed until
school was dismissed for the after
noon.
"All the boys and girls. 81 course.
talked about the lamb and the story
reached John peuistone. Q young the
oIogy student who war studying near
there. lie wrote three verses Of
poetry about 1.-THE hrFt Of the six
that now are In the poom---and took
them 20 the little Giri over az tho
schcoihousc. Tho story spreae and
the poem was published. Then In
ls2a. Mrs Sarah ioscph wrote tho
last three verses. added them 90 Mr..
rlouistone's three and published the
six.
zone ThaglkxaiviHg day, Mary's
lamb, when oy that time had escomc
a sro~nup sheep. got too near the
horns OF a COW that waa eating hay.
|Thc COW toased her head and one OF
her aorns tore open she side OF the
sheep. The wounded animal ran
bieatlna 70 Mary. put its head into the
glsf's lap and there died"
Hut where docs the wool already
mentioned come ing Let the bishop
teii sou that, TOO.
'Mary's mother spun the fleece OF
the Lamb and made from II two pairs
Of stockings Tor the little sisl. Those
stockings Mary kept even after she
was grown up. she saved than 20 re-
member her lamb BY. They were
white. snst a. r1om Of the stockings
IN those days werc. Years ago when
the congregation of the historic Old
south church In boston was trying 20
yet money Cor q new building she was
persuaded 20 give one pair % the
stockings 90 the church 70 be sold A.
souvenirs. They were unraveied and
bits OF yarn an inch or two long were
pasted on an autograph cas- and
sold. The iisst batch went 20 well
that the second pair also was used
shat way and the TWO pairs brought
q total or 1900 for the congregation.
Here ss ane o. the pcusensrs''
Aud Bishop Hamilton showed ut
ale piece OF yarn attached 10 a card
bearing Mrn. Tyser's signature.
"Mrs. Tyler died In tsss. During
my service IN f,oston 7 have known
many notabln persons IN Boston and
/ tell ogten about them. but have 20
tell The story OF Mary and her lamb
more frequently than ! am asked to
talk about Emerson or any one Of
several ether great men OF our nation
whom ! knew there"
nEhop Hamilton is IN Kansas City
on a lecture tour.
Here Il the poem IN full;
Mary had q little lamb.
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that MARY went
The lamb was sure 20 80.
II followed her 70 pchool one dag
That was asniast the rule,
II made the children laugh and play.
To see lamb 81 school.
And 40 the teacher turned Il out
Hat slili Il fingered nnar.
And waited patiently about
TIL Mary ala appear.
And then Il ran 10 her and laid
It's head upon her arm,
AZ n il said 'I'm not asrnid--
YoulI keep me from all harm"
''whas maks1 shs lamb love Mary sog"
Tho eager children cry
20, Mary loves the lamb. you know.'
The teacher dia repisi--
''And you each gentle animal