New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-12
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FUf IIt IIIDllr
Where il the Home for the Friendle-s ?"

NJ. Editor. Permit me to inquire where that
Home for the virtuous, Friendess Female IS to be
found about which your readers have heard kind
word now and then through your columns , few
facts have come TO ny knowledge Ct late that seem
to cry with mpettongue-let there be Home
for the Fhendless in this great city, known and
seen By all.
Bat week or two since yong woman Of re-
spectabe standing left dependent On her own ex-
ertions after expanding her last Pittanee to Peg Der
board bill while seeking in vain for employment was
compelled 10 take lodgings in station House anon2
the dsoriery and the vicious for several nights IN sue
cesson While thus exposed, plot was aid Tor Der
mn ~ one wearing the rarb % gentleman who sap
posed her dest,utiOn such % render Der AZ easy
prev Happily IN this be was mistaken. WAN thousa
extrene had not destroyed her selresPect or love OF
vtue and the prudence and decision eynced Hhen ner
r;ncile, were put TO the secured for her employ
inent and home frsrn source least eNpee'sd a'r
civ usDer contains another fact Of the same oisss
week or tEo sioee poesnsa fsposs1 on
spectacle 80 lar kno~n-nsd taken sne,l pa ~
House The day previous snd were 70 s'SIs % m a.
suffering for OF food Beng hum.ne msn ne =
orre procured snd seui hem basket Of provisions SUD
eient 70 supply them for ne ssbbaih
Another case. In one OF the chill nights Of Deceloe
alter fan Of snow making the streets SUI more cheer
ess IN the homeless Tanderer small girl eleven years
Of ace was found very late - evening weeping upon
the sidewalk She was thnly clad. nad been waxing
ard stanana till tired and chilled and seeing no hope Of
ecfou r the night she begsn cry loud az n Al
tract attention. 4 watchmGn on lnquirpg inc cfustf
learning that her father was Incorporate and that sac
had been turned into the street because ne na1 refused
n nay her board took her Al once % the OnDs Nv Dat
else co,ld be have donef There better bone IN
the CITY for the rendess Here she was boarded ana
lodged for a week-noi in separate apartment HeS
from communicating inhuences-bui with score o. GRIM
iusls familiar with the vocabulary Of the pit and
a nd
well chill 70 the soul any lover Of virtue. or guardian OF
uncorrupted childhood. This little grl was wen N
structed and intelligent Sabbath scholar, extremely sen
si,ive and so much affected By her exposures-fnorsl
a,9 Overwhelming this week Of that for sew
era nights after she was rescued from the Jaws Of pol
luton sbe would cry out in her broken sunbers a. u
startled 10 agony by the fghtu images OF Wnat sne hao
seen and heard.
voung well educated American woman, r5o;ber Of
i've children orphan daughter Of New ork merchant
left by sad 10 buffet the hardsnPs Of poverty
and support her helpless little ones by the needle alte
having for time made plain shirts al ten cents shl
Mated DO az eighteen cents piece saw last week an ad-
vertisement for hands 20 make bags 81 ~
she called in season 10 secure portion Of the "ofK-
The price given for making these bags was sert'gyr
csrfs uev hfrdrcd or nine cffs pr Dozen Leaving ntf
children AZ home Mrs could by din Of applca-
ton fourteen per day and with this she iur
nish herself and children with food anc iuel ana pay
their rent and yet strange as il may seem ono hna
red troe engaged themselves az these low prices ana
crowds went away day by day, disappointed thst the
work they hoped for being done by other hands -
MANY Of these were American women and Is It improb-
able that some of their number may be even nov" div
on 10 straits like those detailed in the cases hrst named
Now PREVENTION is better than cure ought mott
Home for the Frendess 70 90 up ss specify a. NJ"
York benevolence and New York enterprise can erect
it, WHY has its necessity been so long overlooked p
IL there one among the many benevolent institutions
that DO honor 70 the City indispensable to meet the
claims Of suffering humanity than this
Variations Of f1cfs Ike the above might be multiplied
indefinitely aud are not these facts stubborn things
DO they not present appeal that should make the
merchant princes Of our proud city feel their hearts
and in their pockets the stones cry out against ne
Shall another year pass and the despsrns yrtuous "o
man be driven within the walls Of prison Tor sffe or
tempted 10 end her existence because IN her ener
gency she ind House Of Industry. no Home Tor
the Friendless IiIiILN.