| Show 0 11 divided divide d up five ragged unkempt and weep luz lug children were iett lett orphans orphan the liner jiner day by ther the death of their theli mother a widow who lived oi prospect street the dather father wan wai illi izil leti at one of the depots aboul ewo ewe years ngo ago and tin hin bince since e then tho mother has h aar kept hept the fanelly to wj w fk albod exposure and worry ou on an liine illness a wil which f ch fatally and nd tb the e child children refu reff together id iti a corner of the room feeling awed and aud affrighted but fet ed unable to realize that dual deal b nad made them when the had been sent away t pott po potters tiers tiera ers ets field a dozen women gathered and und held tt it whispered consultation I 1 I 1 uli tako take knoof of the poor though ive lve ivo ive four children of ru ni own elid slid one of the wo women men and ili ill take lake another and uit rit talle one and BO tio will 1 I 11 then there was the baby a tod adua boy who had been rocked i leep leep every night of his life un tin whose big blue eyes were full 0 tears as he shrank his lis t imlej to escape observation 41 1 could lake him laim said one oneff of th women domeny but im quick temp ereo erho and the lord wid wiil never forgive the thi woman who strikes a dead mot mother herl berl child 1 11 i could tauer taker him but I 1 am old and will soon die said another when he had learned to love iove me and I 1 had come to look upon him as us a son death would separate A girl not over ten years old dressed a little better belter than other children there empt crept into the group and heard what wag waa said while the women were looking into each others faces in silence the child reache dout for iha tha the babe patted his bis head kissed him and said 1 I will take this one I 1 have no brother and ma and pa will let me kaep min win he ho can sleep in my m trundle fedj bed play with my doll and they may put all the christmas the women protested even as they wept and ran around the corner and Te returned turned with her mother who sa sanctioned all she had bad said come bubby youre mine now called the girl and he laugh ed as she tried to lift him up 1 by aud and by a L woman said children you have neither father mother nor home you must be decided up or go lo 10 the poor house riss kiss each each other othen poor orphans and all klag kisa the babyc they pu pua their arms around him and hugged and kh kissed 44 him and they went wend out from the old house to go in different directions and aud perhaps never to again meet all together goodbye good bye each one gasped as they turned for a last look at baby and the little girl called to each one in turn Don teel feel bad PH 1111 give him lots to eat learn him his prayers and Is d a big man hell buy all bac back |
