New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-14
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What you amt going TO send looking
glass 70 that forlorn old woman? exclaimed lit
lie girl to her benevolent aunt. "Why YES re-
piled aunt Susan; a. observed that poor Mamie
lwho 10 blind OF one eye aud crippled in one hand
90 that she slowly and psinfa ly earn BY little
sewing barely enough to pay her rent always
keeps her little room and herself as far as she can
zee, very tidy but her old black cap is always
,vry, and the patch intended to cover the disig'
ured eye is never exactly in the place to answer
the purpose. This gives her rather repusive ap.
pesrance, and might deter those benevolent indi
yiduas from aiding her who only give to interesting
looking people"
"Weil, should never have though. Of that, and
as have a spare brush and comb -
Exactly the things most needed interrupted
aunt Susan, and you shall Go and carry them to
poor old Mamie
Bow many people Imagine Il ia not 10 their power
10 aid the poor and how many others do aid them
in the least troublesome way, without inquiry as
TO what will be most useful. very respe otaoe
but extremely INDECENT old lady actually PLAIN
ed the other day that all her friends sent he' sugar
and tea Now ifone would only give me little char-
coal TO boil the water, or little change 10 buy
bread | might make q comfortable meal Rice,
which makes a large bundle ct small cost is oilen
bestowed upon the poor by those who do not 70.
member tnat COnblCcTb Ole Iuci hiuoL 10 COusNuAou
10 cook IT, The same amount OF bread or crackers
would be much more useful and pslatable Nov
aunt Susan to whom we have referred, has very
little to give but gives that little in the most judi
cious way 40 that abe does great deal OF good
She will send pair Of scissors or O pR2e- OF
needles 10 poor see Mistress; If her eyes are fail.
ing. n pnir Of spectacles; and actually suggested
hat instead of buying blackberries for tea, the
money should DO ex pended for pail to save poor
woman (who only had e small pitcher so many
vearisome Journeys to the pump; and was so ex'
trsyagant as 10 give away her best pair oil SHOES
Gbeins $50 attached TO her old ones to enao!e
door woman 10 carry home her work.
These triflipg incidents are recorded merely TO
remind benevolent but thouehtless people what
vast amount of benefit might be conferred, II every
one that is able land who Is not y would supply
some of the lesser wants OF the poor who are often
barshy reproyed for want OF cleanliness, oy those
who never think Of remedyng the evil by the be-
stoval of towel, broom, or piece OF soap. very
indusJious women can often earn hardly sufficient
Tor rent and food for their families, aud never have
a,pnre shilling to procure little conveniences that
are essential TO enable them to live decently. The
unused articles slowed away In peoples pantrles
would do world Of good If iudicousy disposed OF.
The greatest dread Of a poor man, wasting with
copsum otiop, was that he should die in the night
without a light to enable him 70 see for the last
time the faces of his wife and child. candle
stick (which gas had rendered uteess( and shil'
hng's worth Of candles, were TO him priceless glte,
and served to light his pathway to the grave, which
received him a month atterward