Hapenny College Essay Example

next time author took Ha’penny out in the car and again questioned him about his family.

Here he came to know that his deception has been revealed. the other day the letter came from social welfare officer in Bloemfontein saying that Mrs. Betty Marmon and her 4 children really does exists but Hapenny was not her child but a derelict of the street. She never answered to his letters because he wrote to her as his mother. She was decent woman and faithful member of the church.

When Ha’pennys deception was revealed he stood there exposed,” not as a liar, but as a homeless child who surrounded himself with other, brothers and sisters, who did not exist” After some days,Hapenny fell sick and the doctor said it was tuberculosis. then the author immediately wrote to mrs. Maarman explaining about the whole situation. she wrote back saying that she couldn’t take responsibility for him. For that point author felt that just because he was mosuto and she was colored woman she is not adopting him. The doctor said there was little hope. In desperation author sent money for Mrs. Maarman to come. Seeing that the situation was worse she adopted Ha’penny for her own. The whole reformatory accepted him as his mother.

Then whole day she sat with him and talked to him of Richard, Dicke, Anna and Mina. She poured out her affection and nor did she allowed to prevent her from satisfying his hunger to be owned and Ha’penny gave full attention to her. But unfortunately he passed out from this world this made author feel guilty that he should have

done something early. (But God have different plans: P)Ha’penny was buried in the reformatory farm and she gave her name. The lady left Bloemfontein after her visit to the reformatory. Waifs always need affection rather than basic necessities.