The Plaint of the (Editorial) Committee
THE YPRES TIMES
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accepted by the Committee, and that the father had undertaken to make an allotment
of £i a week towards the maintenance of the four boys.
The sympathy, humanity and true Christian charity with which the "Waifs
and Strays Society deal with cases admitted to their care is evidenced in a passage
which we quote below from their last letter
"We have been fortunate enough to find a foster-mother living at Stradbroke.
near Diss, Norfolk, willing to undertake the care of all four children, and they are
to enter her charge towards the end of October. Three of the children have
already been brought to England by the father and placed with his sister at Carlton
Colville, Lowestoft, and he is getting leave to bring the fourth boy to her in a
few days' time, she having expressed her willingness to keep the brothers until
our foster-mother is able to receive them. We do not generally take so many
children of a family, but there seemed to be exceptional circumstances in this case.
We are glad to have been able to make such a happy arrangement on the boys'
behalf, and hópe they may settle down happily and do well in every way in our care."
In a grateful letter addressed to us by Mr. She expresses the desire that
his children should join the League. We welcome them warmly to the Junior
Branch, and shall take a very special interest in these four little members. Mr.
Sadds that his married sister, at Lowestoft, who has brought up a family of
boys and girls, all of whom are doing well, has begged to be allowed to take the
baby girl so that she shall not miss a mother's care and devotion. Although Mr.
S's hearth will be cold and bare without the bright presence of children, who
create half life's sunshine, he will find comfort, we doubt not, in the knowledge
that his loved little ones are gaining by his sacrifice.
In printing the account of this case we are actuated by a double motive. First,
we desire to give public expression to our deep sense of gratitude to the Committee
of the Waifs and Strays," who have found the happiest possible solution of
the problem with which Mr. Swas faced, and helped us to discharge our
responsibility. Second, we are anxious that our members should share in the
pleasure it has been to fulfil the law of fellowship and to practise that charity which
is all mankind's concern."
And he who gives a child a treat
Makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street
And he who gives a child a home
Builds palaces in Kingdom come.'
Pray you send us some prose,
Pray take this as a hint
Pray you send us some prose
Some adventures compose,
For of verse we are weary.
'Ere the entries must close
From a patient Committee.
If you'd fain be in print,
Pray take this as a hint
To weak verses we're flint,
Or some ghost-story eerie
But pray let it be prose,
But on prose may take pity;
Pray take this as a hint
For of verse we are weary.
From a patient Committee.
K. G.
