THE NEW MOTHER.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20189, 8 May 1937, Page 25 (Supplement)

THE NEW MOTHER.

rpHERE she stood, sobbing on the A footpath 1 What’s the matter, little ’un?” said the big burly policeman, passing by. “I can’t find my home or my Mummle,” said the little girl between her sobs.

"Tell me', your name, and where do yojf 'live?” X % "Daisy,’Wanswered the child. “And I live in <he corner house’ with the ffreen fenoe.” 8 Policeman Hicks gavqja start as he remembered the new coat of green paint he ifid Just given nls fence, “Well, dpn’t cry,” h| said, ‘‘l will find your home and Mjffnmy for you.” Taking her hand healed the way up one street and another till there, sure enough, was the'house on the corner with the brightly painted fence of green. But it was not the home’ that Daisy remembered, and her sobs started afresh as he'r protector carried her into the kitchen, where & sweet-faoed woman was baking.

‘‘Here’, Margaret,” said the polloeman, "Is a lassie who has lost her home and Mother. You might cheer her up while I go down to the station and inqurles." -You poor little mite,” said Mrs Hicks, gathering the child Into her arms. “Wouldn’t you like to have a tea-party with some of these' cakes? With tears in her eyes she led Daisy into a dainty little pink and white' bedroom. The oarpet was bordered with pink roses, as well as the quilt oa the

bod, and pink ribbons tied baok white muslin curtains. But, best of all, was a doll’s house standing. In the corner, where Daisy found a teaset, and & pram full of dolls near by. “Do these belong to your little girl, and will she let me play with them?” asked the' small child, quite forgetting her trouble in this new excitement. Then Mrs Hicks said that she had lost heT little Peggy, and would like Daisy to play with the toys if they made her happy. At this the little wanderer threw heV arms round the kind lady’s neck, and they became great friends. As they were enjoying their tea party with the dolls’ ohina and all the dolls for company, the telephone rang. It was Policeman Hioks, saying that thef little girl had lost her mother a few days ago and been placed in the Orphanage?. She had been so upset that they had not yet told her of her Mother’s death. But the ohlld was too broken-hearted to settle down and had evidently wandered off in search of her Mother and the' old home. “Ah, George," replied the childless Mother, “couldn’t we keep this little Daisy?” “We’ll talk it over when I get home,” said the policeman. Then Mrs Hicks took the little girl on her knee and told her that God was taking care of her Mother and little! Peggy, and had sent Daisy to her house to comfort them all. And that is how the little orphan found her new Mother. —By Joan Mary Thomson, of Timaru.