The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-06-29

die; the light oil a husbands smile into this
gloom of hopeless Toll; The warm, happy
forms of Childhood into those starved and
ragged things in yonder corner! The
husband died suddenly; his estate was in.
solvent: aud now the story is clear. What
claim has the Widow upon the tender,
ness of Society! Poor--she must toll.
and toll for the task-master, who chooses
to reap his pro6t-that is the word
| from the loss of her health, the nak ednsss
of her children.
An isolated case? Cherish the idea if
1t saves you the expense of blush. But
still the Fact testers on the forehead of
yeur barpsrous City Of Civilization
There are al least Ten Thousand poor
and virtuous women in Philadelpha; who,
suddenly Impoverished by the death of
husband, ather, or brother, are forced
to toll at various occupations for just
such pittance as"slH keep body and
soul tcgaher"
Wbo cares for their wrosgs? Who
demands from stony faced society their
: Rights! There are Missionary Socie.
etes for the Heather OF H,udoost AM An
tisSlavery Societies for lhd Slave of lhe
South; p Political Societies for the Manu-.
iaolnre Of Presidents: Socleties for every
thing under the heavens, from the Police
/. of Market up to the putting down of
Romlsh Pope; but as for the White Slaves
of Philadelphia, these virtuous women,
! who work their nails from their fingers
} ends, for just enough 10 keep body and
sout together er'-where,, oh Philadelphia
, Philanthropy is your Society for lhem!--
ID what vein Of your Great Heart beats
throo for them?
, There was a stout-souled man, one
Matthew Carey-God's blessing bloom
upon his grave--who made a noble effort
, for these deeply >wronged danghten of
tha People: but he is dead, and Phiadel.
phia is too much occupied with the Greeks
q thousand miles off TO attend TO the
, Greeks dying at its door.
May the Face shine into my heart, and
/ q
great wrong. The Capitalist of this
!, Large Guy, who employ the Labour Of
the Poor Women in their various occus
pations, in FIVE cases out of ten extort
that labor; that is, so much health, So
many tears, so much life; for a sum per
day that would not keep rich mans lap
dog from starving TO death. Deny tins,
prove your denial, and will love yon -
Bat, as the proof now stands before me,
these poor women of Phi lad delphia, labor.
ing at various occupations that demand
holding on to the most hopeless form OF
Toll, rather than accept Shame and Lux.
ury, suffer every moment Of their lives a
Marty rd ON; compared 10 which the stake
and chain of the early Chrai4n Mar
tyrs are Paradise.
Beautiful Lady, darling of Chestnut
street, now floating in the dance in yon-
der ballroom, can you tell me how much
agony was woyen up with the threads of
Of that splendid robe that eucrcles your
volupiuous fprm,
Wear il: and while yonr bosom pants
behe Tia 1t, forget if you can yuiir Slave
| ister, W wbo tolled sixteen hours on tins
very dress, and new, while you bound IN
the dance, clutches the pittsnce in her
consnmptlve hand, aud goes to her crust
TO her sick MotheI--to her dosoiato |
home.
Laugh, my gay beauty; it will show tue
ivory whiteness of your teeth; bot remem
ber. whisper in your ear; to night your
father is stricken with an apoplectc fit;
| his wealth wrecked in hopeless insolvsn-
cy; and to.morrow you must become the
White Slave, make shirts for twelve and
a hslf cents, vests for quarter of dollar
dresses like the one you wear for just !
enough TO buy your bread, Or
| Shall picture the alternativel Their
is great deal of Luxury to be had in this
large City for the mere sacrifice OF W oA
mans virtue.
Could the Dens of infamy yield ap their
internal secrets, it would be discovered
that among the miserable throng of Lost
| and Polluted women may be found one
who has sacrificed virtue from depraved
inclination; and by the side of that solita.
ry painted thing, one hundred who have
bartered chastity for bread, taken Shame
to their burning hearts rather than live
the white Slave, toilibg for a crust, and
swelling the Capitalists wealth with their
heart wiiheriug Toll.
Where does the Libertine seek his
prey! Look through the windows Of this
store, aud see its prime.fsced pious owns
er gazing calmly oD, while the Poor Girl
behiad the counter; wh0in he has hired
because her mild blue eye and velvet