The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

CHARITY.

NORTH : But there are people who will petition
for the forfeited life of a felon, a forger, and an
incendiary, who will be shy of subscribing a
pound for the relief of the blind, aged widow, who,
industrious as long as she saw Heaven's light, is
now a palsied but uncomplaining pauper.
TICKLER : Nothing seems much clearer to me,
sir, than the natural direction of charity. Would
we all but relieve, according to the measure of
our means, those objects immediately within the
range of our personal knowledge, how much of
the worst evil of poverty might be alleviated !
Very poor people, who are known to us to have
been honest, decent, and industrious, when in-

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dustry was in their power, have a et
founded on. that our knowledge, and
and neighbourhood, which have in
something sacred and endearing to i
heart. One cannot surely always pass
walks for health, restoration, or
lone wayside beggar, without occasio.
him an alms. Old, careworn, pale,
and emaciated creatures, who pass us
lookinc, beseechingly at us, or even
eyes from the ground—cannot often
with, without exciting an interest in us
silent and unobtrusive sufferings or
A hovel, here and there, round and
own
.comfortable dwelling, attracts co
some peculiar appearance of penury--31
in, now and then, upon its inmates,
their cold gloom with some small
These are duties all men owe to disi
are easily discharged, and even such
cies as these are twice blessed.
SHEPHERD : Oh, sir, you speak peel'
you when you're wutty—l admire
you're wise—l love and venerate you
good—and what greater goodness eau
a world like this than charity ?
TICKLER : But then, my worthy
one man to interfere with another 's
always delicate—nay, dangerous ; foto.
the benevolent stranger, who comes
solicit my aid to some poor family,
sities he wishes to relieve, know either
or the claims that already lie upon ul
I am doing my best to discharge?
for a guinea—a small sum, as he
hour after I have given two to the 4
father of a large family, to save his be'
clothes being sold at the Cross. h Oa]
SHEPHERD : But you maunna 101
him—unless he's impident, and d 1
your donation. That's hard to thole. bid
TICKLER: Yet, am I to apologise t° of de h
informed, or misinformed, as he is sb° gs°
o
mine—for not drawing my purse-stet 0
solicitation ? Am I to explain how
comply—to tell him that, in fact, 131}11,011
moment poor ? He is not entitled 00.,
a colloquy with me. Yet, if I simply baby
I must refuse your petition," he Pr°laoie'
demns me as a heartless hunks—a° of s
miser—and among his friends, does
from hints on my selfish character. fit,
SHEPHERD : There's, for the waist 'a
willing to believe, a spice o' gooduess.spo
greater number even o' the gadders
subscription papers. pot
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TICKLER : But a spice, James, is d. 1
Their motives are of too mixed a kipui, et'
idleness, mere desire to escape °I)
even, and a habit of busy-bodylsl9e'o, ptro
to grow on persons who have no vp 'do 5$
of affection binding them to low"
pair the beatity of beneficence.
4, vet j 0
SHEPHERD : They do that o
populous city like E'mbro', eh 15. '
niu _ rip
often be done by charitable
selves into associations—fiudin out
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people Ov't
puir, gettin siller subscribed for thera,;iatet,
in their ain houses, especially in the air o'
sir, geein. them a cart o' coals, or fiord $o
kets, or some worsted stockiugy, to the
hangin on the edge o' want ;
for a sma' thing is often a great lie rme A oi
and 3 a espl
break their fast that day,
set afore a hungry family, wba 011
warmso° ibeit.,.
stamacks, puir sowls, but
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hearts, banishin despair, as by a
pi
last spark on the ashy hearth. ei•
had,bill C
awaukenin Hope, that bad expired a
TICKLER : Give me your
Cerullo
your health—God bless you.

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