Lucy Seaman Mrs Bainbridge

Helping the Helpless in Lower New York, Lucy Seaman Mrs Bainbridge

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...one of which, if you called upon Mrs. Schmidt she would carefully keep you from sitting on, for one leg was past repair. There was a gay lambrequin, with fringe, a big vase on the mantelpiece, a picture of Bismarck in a gilt frame, and other things which had once been whole, but were now so broken and chipped as to have lost all suggestion of any former use or beauty. Mrs. Schmidt didn't have to work very much, for at frequent intervals there came to her registered letters from Germany. The other tenants of the house,--the O'Raf-fertys, the Timonses, and those of different nationalities,--stood in awe of Mrs. Schmidt, for she had little to say and held her head rather high. And so, when she went down the stairs, dressed in her good black dress and long gold chain, with a white feather in her hat, they felt that this grand lady gave tone to the whole building. When little Sophie was born, Mrs. Schmidt's big heart, in her capacious body, LITTLE BURDEN BEARERS At different centers on Friday, afternoons, we hold what is called "Children's Hour," with stories and songs. Here, all the little ones are welcomed. grew very warm and it led her to look in on the Polish family in the basement. After the little mother's body was carried away she went down into the midst of the bits of leather, and said kindly to the stricken husband and father: "I 'ave a goot place up de stairs, an' no childer. If you like ter lent me de baby avhile I vill take care uv 'er fer you, den you can turn yerself already." A dozen other families in the house would have done the same, for the poor are ever ready to help the poor, but Mrs. Schmidt had the sunshine, and did not have to go out to work and leave her door locked, letting the child stay alone. The missionary nurse was...