The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-15

Elizabeth Gutucy, Afterwards Mrs Fry,
huru on lhr2lst ut May, l1sU' wur llp lhird
dnupltrr Of John Guury, ut Elllinut, 10
Nu,lolh, member ul ihG socICIy 0tFUcudE
She bet bee nuluipr I,Airbi, "a Wuumu cot
grrut Woitl uud 10 u y, When unly lWrlNe
irHH al Hfr, TIE lsuIly ruuslzlud ui
eleven rhldrru, llio oldosl of WhuuI WuH
Uuly rcyrrlrru, lirr feelings uLhuHetulruCu
TOW utur trr rutl,uup itll4w creatures pprnI
lo have been drawn om iuvcrY cniy cild-
hood, hy hrr hrlug, thr companion of hrr
mulhrr ~ her yi-lls 10 the cuulrrH ui uFir
poor uuigllwfr, D. shrr rrrptta lhrir was
'''''Irtttfi - .1g.ff ia -El-llElrL CAgrpug
Strong Utlrrtt,'ii wl'i'i' W.s pafIrulAil4 ril
eel l,rili luWurd- hrr lluu'B, mad hrulurrs
aud rjrlrrs. Nhru ulOli seventeen rhu wa
truuurb Impressed with tue iuIntUucc ul
trligi"rt, Uud huh her judgment aud cote
science subsequently dcctlr,l 40 favor ct ll,u
-tuJuty oN which hcf family belonged, uud
of which sho afterwards bocuue ruch uu o.
uauruL
She Wns now cuulrdt to Crafty her feet,
Ing. of hruNulrucc ll lccouIug hvr hthrr',
lWWunrr, und line WU- ur,rr ri'Htug uur own
lrrruuul sarrhrr-, hutli itt'-. btd ptupyftl,
lur lhc benefit OF ullrt-. Though bee uNu
education WIS Ethu drhrirui, oW ,4tR tu
SOME want ufupplcuuuu ~ ht sell, uud part
ly from hcr grucrd dtlIcWc srutr ul urnlih,
yet even 40 tbs ratly lcriud ui her lta shu
lrlt lhc wc,s,iy ul giving instruction 10 tho
luultrr ctrtr-, asa iurbuH Of Improving
tnrir muri roudiuuu, 10 carry uut ms
id'u, tlIr iugNi on" l"ur tI1ttU ~ fiU
nrIsuhulhuud, old iu o. -h"r, uur ucr arhpul,
winch Wus COMMENCED wlu, ono lullo boy,
Increased tu above HrtrplJ scholars, and Wu-
then hrH he u NucUut luuudiy attached
Ia Ih,r house 'luu hi,i mention Sc
have OF hrr sNuplilir, being drawn cot ly
,lr muial Il, gtudtm a. s,pr species, WIS
Nhilc uu "a TOUT through TUTt vt WINTERS hi'd
thc suu,h OF Lug'ud, ~ company Wuh hcr
millrr Uud sN si,tcir, Whom 90 Plymouth
,l1gel llrl ,t-itrj lhr dock yud-. and sbu
uu,,s ~ her dtut3 MS Maud lrlt ducuy
hutl or urruuuj ul lhc poor spour, uud Wo-
-ulgliu Mhuu ! have trru % sad UuuUurr, aul
mLRgd To- do tllrm goodr Z" ny utrr'' 'trS -
uu,r turW stu-lbIu uI iIly cNl' rIIfr tiTy UI-
Iuur iu lv ~
Ou the lgh OF August, lsGO, Elizabeth
GururN WIS uuii,d tu Nj Jurr,ili liy, WHO
WIS thru 70 junior partner 90 % llsr u,'c.ui.
tile crluhIieuWtnt, 6Ud Eirr unit --..'4=l4.I.I
luuh ~ lhrir ohoQc 100 So Albluds tOufI,
Cry. Dufrg iiVir ftEMUucr ga thu pilri.,
llrir G,r cldrri rldld,ou were hUrE Md uul-
IS ii'.,t.njirg fllv uu'.r- ~ Der tiunls. pud
luc drlrutl slulc 81 hrr own hrblh, she de-
voted much OF her ,i,u time ru visiting thc
uImu, ui Nu.t mad misery. llrrtrmuNh tu
pw,Lrr, 900 l-lp, Na- rut uulv more con pc-
Dial Coo hrr i,,uul-, hy gratifying irt natutu
lowe ul lho country, bui ui"u,d tr-h ig,ts
Goa Lcr bru'Nuipurr, The ciurgg WINS urca.
-lrnd bl ibr druil OF h,, hu,htud'S !tnct.
ubu-v rnuufry stui % hrd previously lD,s,--.
s.r,sI H.-t,d 10 -gr".l u ri.v lhal.Duud
..d Wus lgue,iur GOO Dos liIc ioui woUtd Ur
inr J. d! a nuuhu 'tuc place. Eve" th"
y-r.s, v.u ut''r,ri- t,4a. II.l. D.l alllu4 lttL.
W.u rn 'Ur ldUs oi uUru.gg tbar lyuts r,Ir
i."r buI-', CIuTt ulu.rI l.ti had buurr; .ud
iuc. patju,, at su,irN heard tA,M-,,Ds.-.
uui5 pglYIp- luI tIr hts, u.u, gdLltss,d
hy tic aud gentle IT,, ia t,uus Of ss,ctI!
s5nfw,I$.
Bon vc musl uuW follow her To- the urine.
lui r..hrrr ulu'Iu'ut",'Hy --'ur ioturuu,o
uud neglected. coils ct thv ptir"ic Wltrlr irr
sweet Nyrc was hoard Whispering tu thr
mos, abandoned Ct h,r.r.A al rriuru tu var
uuc and hrppir.s-. h. 1913, s,,rtd menu
hrrs of the Surioly ol Fucuds Visited New
cute, to srr souo itlous under lhc sruIrucr
ui death, These gentlemen we're go terms
ui intimacy Win Mrs lry, Md iliry gave her
such rad account ol the state Ui the women
confined There, that rhc, Hccoupaurd 10y
female irlcud, Auuu Buxton, culrrrd hi, .u-
brdr ot nnrrry aud ciiinv, lur tie rurpusc Of
uhoIdIug warm C,uthUg To the wrrlrhcd ui~
mnles. Owing To Ill hr"l'h aud domestic
irinls, hlIe uid MOI tuuCW IIri YISiIS fur trrrr
co. four lrnrs; but duung that time she was
rutttluy 'n the school ui ulihruou Ia syuIn.
il,,sc elrll more truly wuli the rutirrmEs ~
Others. Her next efforts were made 1917,
when she formed ,rhuol Tor The prisoners
md tiTr vtrtrtr.- li+t,,l,l- Ia - lrliI lpE
eldest sl>trr, rIic expresses tur interest shc
took IA the CHuse Ul ihcrc poor Outcast---
My heutt, ald mind, ard tur," size says,
are every much engaged "a various WnAs.--
New CUTE II IA piIucIpUl Object; aud | tuhk uus
ul / make ruue uttcmIt Mt Hurud'
menI ia the piuus ct the wOmnu, shHlI
NOT feel easy: but such efforts sIuuid prove
unsucccssiul, lhiuk that shuGid riru have
trtrd Ia do my purI, and lac easy La thc
spring at Ills Srur M association wus cuurc-
qurntly lorucd Tor the ''lmptU> entrnl "i the
Female PRISONERS ~ Nrwgute." The object
of this sucietNANHs 10 provide clothing, EN-
ploymuut, aud Instruction Tor The wOuICu.-
'ihcy were pad Tor their " otk, aud received
part Ol tlirir money immediately, that they
might procure any lltlle cninlorl they needed;
the rest was placed ia the cuiu.nilIuu, ns II
reserve Tor future usG., The pnu was found
highly hcnehcial,~ Toy occupying the time
lN,hlch had btru before speut IN gaming
drinking, uuil tuurr0lng.
Before these Steps were taken, however,
the riW authorities we're rOurultcd, They
expressed their appreciation OF the plans, but
looked upon their realization ns hopeless
tliuting that the prisoners would never he
brpurt1 TO submit t., tAe restraints which
such u change nust impose npoutliem. But
Mrs FRY collected tie women ioreIIeri -And
nlirr having puiuled out To 1li"n the nd
vantage Ell Industry aud suJrley, aud the
pleasures of conscious rrcttude--ut the sumr
tlme contrasting this picture by their own