The diamond drill., 1921-04-09

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"THE PASSING or LITTLE JANE.y
Under the above caption an article
appears in recent issue OF the Hos
pital School Journal which interests
everyone in Crystal Falls. Ii Is writ
ten about Little Jane" Cardinal,
whose sad death was mentioned In
these columns short time ago.
Accompanying the article Is a pic
ture of the little one which Is an ex-
cellent likeness OF her. The article
follows:
We who are closely in touch with
the work of the Michigan Hospital
School are often somewhat surprised
to hear people say that they do not
like TO visit such institutions as ours.
that they find such a visit very de-
pressing. We usually discover. how
ever, that these people have never
visited our institution or one like t.
They confuse the children in our
care with those they might find In an
epileptic hospital or home for the
feeble-minded We never hear such
remarks from people who have ever
visited our children. On the contrary
people often remark that visit to
the Hospital School as an inspiration
TO them. They find the children so
normal and happy. Their little bod
les may be crippled, but their minds
are bright and unclouded and happi-
ness reigns there in a measure beyond
that Of the average home.
why is the visitor saddened by the
sight of the little child whose mind
Is undeveloped, but inspired by one
who suffers a bodily deformityg
The key to the difference lies In
one little word. hope The one case Is
hopeless, and what sadder word Is
there in our language. but the other
is So full Of hope Is II not hope that
enables father and mother 10 give
up TO our care the little child who has
never before been out OF the home
nest. Even the child knows the sig
nificance OF the word though no
knows not the word itself Why does
he leave his home with scarcely q
tear? Why does he submit 80 will
ingly 10 operation after operation.
Because hope lightens and justiaes II
all, and in perfect confidence he yields
himself, looking forward 10 the time
when he will be like other children.
their equal in the great race for lie.
or sufficiently benefited as to have a
chance To DO his part
But sometimes. once In a while. a
child Is brought TO tile Hospital school
and it Is found that nothing can be
done to help y Surgery has made
great strides, and accomplishes much.
but there are cases IN which ii IL
powerless.
And such one was Jane. the lit
tie six-year old girl who recently
spent few months with us. whom the
doctors announced incurable OF con-
stitutional organic trouble In addition
70 crippled body Darling little
Jane, sensitive. wigtful, loving. with
a face like flower bat with her
little heart heavy with inc burden Size
murt bear All the love on this earth
could not help her. but the love That
was IN Heaven did better. for Col
tc1k her 20 Himself For g II not
written, lie shall gather tbe lambs
In His arms and carry them ~ His
bosom a few minutes before he
little life flckered out Jare asted p"
her mother for the moiher who ad
rassed on two wears before krd ne--
hlps her mother was very near 3 TOR.
who knows?
How hard q life with 'a toll re
suffering and iis Forrov' Yes. hni
through The darkest davs shines hnpo,
and AZ the end ~ the trlHl lt Gods
haven Of love and happiness
There is passage IN Dickeus'
old Curiosity shop whore he spe- 81
Of the death of little Nell. that nj ~
have been written for little Jane
"'Tt Is not on earth that fie" ~
justice ends Think what ca Is.
compared with the world 10 ~ = her
young spirit has winged ~ earlv
flight; and say. n one delihe &c with
expressed IN solemn terms owe this
bed could bring her back 20 ne. which
OF as wonld utter iti'"