Identifier: streetarabsgutte00need (find matches)
Title: Street Arabs and gutter snipes. The pathetic and humorous side of young vagabond life in the great cities, with records of work for their reclamation
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Needham, Geo. C. (George Carter), 1840-1902
Subjects: Child welfare Poor
Publisher: Boston : D. L. Guernsey
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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l breathed, unbuttonedhis great-coat, and wrapping it round him, hurried with hisburden to the police-station. There the kind man chafedWillies stiff limbs by the warm fire, and revived the fam-ished child with spoonfuls of hot bread and milk. Then hetook off his wet rags and put him to bed. Another police-man came in, and when he saw the child, determined thathe would ask the magistrates leave next day to inquire ata refuge for friendless children, if little Willie could betaken in. He had been to a tea given to policemen at thisHome, and his feelings had been touched by seeing numbersof children who Avere once destitute and miserable solovingly cared for. Sir Robert Carden readily gave permission, and Williewent with the kind policeman to a very large house. Overthe door there was a board bearing this inscription: Jesusbeheld the city, and wept over it. In the windows therewere beautiful texts, in large royal blue letters on whiteground. Such comforting Bible words of welcome to the
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RESCUED AND HAPPY. TRANSFLA NT A TIONS. 343 outcast, and pardon to the sinful; one felt instinctivelythat this was a Home where the sorrowful and lonely wouldbe loved and comforted for Jesus sake. When they rapped at the door, it was speedily opened,and a warm greeting awaited them. Few words wereneeded, for the case spoke for itself; for there stood littleWillie, shoeless, shirtless, almost naked, except for a fewof the dirtiest rags. His bones peeped through the emaci-ated skin; a large scald on the forehead and crown of thewellnigh bald head; the pale wan weary face, with deepsad hopeless eyes, and lips which nothing could move intoa smile, — all bore a terrible testimony to the hard, painfullife of physical and mental suffering, caused by want, star-vation, and ill-usage, which had combined to render thatlittle child the greatest object of pity ever seen. At the station the little emigrants as usual repeated sometexts at Miss Macphersons request. Each child chose hisown. When it

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