The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
GIFTS HELP MOTHER
KEEP BABY MILLIE.
First Thing Mrs. Annie Zabela
Does With S74 Is to Pay
Debts Of $40.
LITTLE ONE BETTER NOW
Brother Will Take Family to
the Country if He Gets job
He Hopes For.
LITTLE ONE BETTER NOW

Besides the bread and milk and v-ee
tables on the deal table In one OF Mrs
Annie Zsbela's two rooms on the third
floor % the tenement a. the rear Of ~
Allen street yesterday. not TO mention
new clothes for two.months-old Mile
the baby the Young Italian mother had
offered to sell Annie had lump sum Of
'7t In checks and small bills sent in by
Sr& readers alone.
But the afternoon hadn't gone on very
Ear when Annie. who Is able TO move about
slowly despite her rheumatism. started out
10 do something that seemed to give her
much Joy.
She went to the Italian midwife. who
had told Annie when Mile was born that
the bill for the midwifes services m CHIT
run along until some day you have
money 10 pay H." Annie paid that bill.
Then, with Mile In her arms. she went
into the two or three little shops tn
Allen street where she had got trust"
long as the small shopkeepers with
lis and troubles of their own to look
after could carry her along She paid
every cent she owed md then climbed to
her tenement rooms tired but beaming.
Debts Reduce the Pile.
little pile OF checks and greenbacks that
had Uttered the deal table. Even so
enormous fortune AZ So was more than
cut In half because Annie owed a shade
over $40. But her relief AZ being free OF
the debts that have been one of her many
worries for months seemed to Annie to be
It's own reward
Young Frank Gpresa. Annie's admirable
brother. who. desp L. his frequent lack OF
employment lately and wife and
children OF his own to care for. has been
helping her all he can. bounced into An
MES rooms happily while the reporter wa.
there.
81 get job for si2 week soon" he
cried. "A man ! know will give me
Job driving a ream at Bedford Hills for
sl2 a week. When a letter comes m
move the things up 20 Bedford Hills
Annie and her children can come and
live with me and my family. Then she'll
be In the country like the doctor says
she must be
Blu; Frank. unfortunately. doesn't
know when the letter Will come from
Bedford Hills. II may not come for
long time. ne admitted But he was
quite as elated over the prospect as
though he We're certa n that the team
would he his to drive within week.
One Helper Calls on Annie.
That fine man from Church street"
who wrote TO Annie. as THE Sun told
YESTERDAY. that she could count on him
for help when her present funds are
gone called personally TO see her. He
brought her milk and bundle OF new
clothes for the baby.
From the vice-presidert OF a shoe
manufacturing company In Massachu-
sets Annie received through THE Sun
IS and a letter hat said in part
am reading the New York SuS
to-day and lind the story OF your
needs. | am very sorry for you and
want to help you little bit TO keep
your children all with you instead OF
thinking OF selling The baby for
very soon they will be grown up and
able TO help you. So here Is 20
which will help YOU to buy food for
your baby and pay little OF the
rent. Perhaps other people may see
the same article In THE Sun and
send YOU money to-day. IL they
do you can pay the rent, have some
thing to eat and keep baby and all
the children around YOU. hope
kind friends will help you do this.
From Miriam and Leander Chadeayne"
came 81 each which added to the shoe
mans s. meant rent money for an
other month. The other contributions
were $40 sent by an anonymous giver
81 from an architect s. from n. b. q.
and 81 from another anonymous con-
tribu,or. Two checks. one for 81 and
another for 81, went direct to Annie by
mall.
Incidentally little Mile already is be-
ginning TO look bit better, thank you