The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

room with her and the child. Turn or
 the hot water: Sarah, get clothing and
 blankets, little brandy, and quick
 as possible get them to bed. and seno
 for the doctor.
 Almost as soon as these orders were 1 given they were performed. The wis
 itors left sooner than they had in
 tended, and finally the fine old man.
 sion was quiet, the family gathering
 together in the library.
 1 The physician pronounced the moth
 CT and child asleep and warm, but he
 would call next morning. Which he did. He ordered food and a few days
 of rest in the warm bed adding. "Ii 1 it is convenient for you to keep then
 there." Convenient convenient, why | doctor, there is no such word in oul
 vocabulary at such time," answered Jacob Morias.
 | So the woman and her baby re-
 mained in bed for days. Her strength
 rapidly returned and the little fellow | tugged away at his fountain of food
 with constantly growing vigor.
 One day Jacob returned from his of | fee and found the unknown woman
 dressed in Sarah's clothes, in the sit ting room. As he looked at her he
 saw a delicate creature, with sor- rowful, but pretty, face. His sympa- | thies were moved toward her and tc i the beautiful child that she held in
 her arms. She said, q have imposed
 upon your kindness long time, and I think that I should go now" Why are you dissatisfied here, or are you | tired of living with Jews?" The lat | ter words were spoken with a warm smile upon the Kindly face of Morias the Jew. Are you Jews, and is this a Jewish home?' the woman asked Yes, we are all Jews" was the an
 swer. T thought it was heaven, " smilingly said the invalid Well, ad- wise you to stay in heaven for a long
 time yet" laughingly Jacob answered That's how Lucie came to stay until early spring. For whenever she spoke of going away, Jacob would say, You know what Lucifer got by leaving heaven"
 One evening winter was passing Jacob said, some time, my dear Lucie
 you will want to tell us something of yourself for your own comfort of mind not that l ask 1t of you; but it may relieve you" Said she, q may as well tell it now. It is sad old story, the
 like of which you have often heard. 'I was in love with an unworthy man. He was professional gambler, though I did not know it. My parents suspected it, and declared if I married him I should
 never enter their home again. I married nm. upon the birth or my baby he for
 sock me. I was cared for by my poor | neighbors for a while, but when the aw- full winter came it was as much as they
 could do to care for themselves, and on that dreadful new years night I crepl
 from my poor lodgings and trudged Nnrough the storm to tmy fathers home He believed that I was never married
 and spurned me and drove me from his door. I was half crazed. l feared my baby would die of the cold. I wandered
 on and on, not knowing where I was go- ing. 1 fell in the snow number of times
 and in trying to get to my feet once let the baby fall l was passing your home and saw bright fights in the windows and rang the bell but fell in swoon before anybody could come to me, and here l am, saved by you" No, no; not by me. It was the good Father. Lucie, one of our Jewish kings and prophets long ago said, When my father and mother for sake me, then the Lord will take me up The God of Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob saw all your sorrow that awful night and sent you here. You are not . Jew. neitacr was Hagar for she was an Egyptian; but God followed her and her
 baby in ail her wanderings. God is the Father of us all''
 The conversation was continued till a late hour, and when it closed Sarah and Lucie left for their rooms, but Jacob
 Morias sat in silence for a long time. Finally he reused himself, and leaving