New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-24


70 b-irs work with her snd. ii young people were
present was sure q employ them ct Something
vast be made ready Or the occupation Of the
prisoners " old materials % be adjusted % some
nevr use In which LAST employment her ingenuity
as r-s-nirerf O1d pieces Of w0Clen Or cotton,
scraps Of paper. mere ljters, things which other
pe9ple threw away. il mattered not what. she Al
-rsTs bargef that such things might be kept ior
her and was sure 10 turn them % some account
n On s-rh OCCASIONS while everybody else was &C
c1rie4 some one would read aloud. sarah Martin
satisfaction was complete and stiHtervas. d there
were n1 strangers e'eni' of li s1cn comm unl'a'
tion were desired she would d.'-te upon the sor-
rows and s1f-rlrs of h-r guilty flock. and her
own hopes ard dlsaqro ntrelis lu connection y ih
them. Do the language o. simple animated truth .
Her dav vas closed ny uo return OBJ O cheerful
Preside prepared bv the cares % another. b1t to
her solitary apartments. which she .oft locked up
srriny L-- ahser-e and vua-P . most ~ the r0-
r,astie offices OF lie were performed by her own
hands" There she kept q copi0us record Of BIER
r-1-sadDrs ia reference t0 Che prisoners notes 80
her circumstarces AMI conduct during such time
rs they were under her observation, which 1euer-
all, extended lon- beyond Che period % their lm
u-iso.ment with most exact accounts OF the ~
renliture % the little subscriptions before men
TONED. and a'so of a small annual payment from
the British Ladies Society. established by Mrs
Fry. and Of ell other moneys committed % Der IN
aid of any branch of her charitable labors. These
books Of record and account have been very pro
perv preserved and have been presented TO pub
Ic library m Yarmouth.
During all this time she was living upon her
bare pittance in state % most absolute poverty
and yet OF total ulconcern az % her temporal sup
port Friends supplied many Of her necessities
by occasional presents, but unless = was espe-
claily provided. THIS ls lot ilr your charities boz
Tor YOUR own exclusive use ndc1miJrt Whatever
was sent Oh her was given away % persons more
nlrrr eIra US fur
nished with clothes and occasional presents were
sent 20 her OF bread cheese, eggs. fruit, and other
necessaries of q simple kind. some members oi
the corporation were DESTROYS that pecuniary
provision should be made Tor herout OF the borough
funds. bat the proposal was soon lald aside, ln
difference % her own most strenuous opposition
In l-4I the question was renewed, and the vile
Of one of the MAGISTRATES wrote % her.
We consider itimposshle from the manner IN
which you live. that you csn ong continue your ardu.
Gus lab0rs AZ the ia sc. Mr. - AMI myself will
feel angry and burt % you refuse 70 accept H. mus1
eniresi you % Go this sc.
Angry. ior,oothl Poor lady Sarah Martins
answer ran thus:
Here lies the objection which oppresses ne: have
found voluntary instruction, IN my part 10 have been
attended with great advantage and am apprrhensve
that in receiving payment my labors may BE- less nc.
eeptAble. tear. also that mind would be iettered
by pecunisry payment aud the whole work upset To
try the experiment which might 10 lre the thing live
sud breathe for seems Ike spplyiug knife % your
chili's throat o know II u will cut Were
YOU 50 angry that could DOT meet you mercfiul
God and good conscience would preserve my peace
when ID venfufcd on what believe would De pr-jl-
dicsl % the prisoners Gat would froDn upon ne and
ny conscience too and these would follow me- evsry
where. - for my circumstsnces have not wish un-
era,fed and am more than content '-(Lff. p. 80
Such scrupics should base been held sacred
Corporation gratitude should have been exhibited
In some way which would not have excited feel
ing Of differentiation but alas a iail committee
does not enter into questions OF feeling. IL was
coarsely intimoted % this hgh souled woman II
we permit you 10 visit the prison you mus, submit
70 our terms %. 81 andthese worshpfu gentle
men, who We're then making use OF Sarah Martin
as substitute for the scho0master and the chap
lain. whom il was by law their b0uuden duty 90
have appointed. converted her into their saiarled
servant by the munihceut grantot = ID per- 0HHu'l
II the domestic hberalIty Of these gentlemen bears
any proportion o. their corporate generosity, one
would be curious o. know after what rate they re-
munerato their maids of all work and their shop
bows.
Sarah Martin lived for two years boz the receipt
Of this memorable evidence ol corporation bounty.
ia the Winter Of l9i2 her health began % fail and
IL was with pain and difficulty that she continued
day by dav. up 90 the 18th April l543 10 visit the
isil THE home she says. OF my first interest
and pleasure From thrt day she was confined
to her apartments boy painful disease, accompa-
MED bv extreme bodily weakness. But nothing
could restrain the energy of her mind. In the So
cusion of solitary chamber, apart from all that
could disturb and ln n universe OF calm repose and
peace and love- when. speaking Of herself and
her condition she remarked. 10 words OF singular
beauty