The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-08

replied Mrs. Skinner, with . shudder. WI,
there are hundreds Of poor creturss lost every
day under the car Of Ju..a not. DOLLY just io'
the wan, of q little charity on the part o.
christians
Their b'ood will be required at our hands,
observed Mrs. Bell, with sigh.
No, il We 90 on as We have begun, said
Mrs. Fletcher, confidently, casting at the
same time 4 wishful glance toward the kl'ch.
en- where extensive cooking operations were
going forward. under the direction Of skill
full artist. We have nov on hand about
dozen meu's shirts, and ten boys jaekeis.'
And eight boys trowseis, aided Mrs
Bell, all of which have been made within a
year. Why, haven't given away any old
clothes since Joined E der Fletcher. church,
, though The rsgsedss', dir,ies, and most pitt.
fol objects tina, you ever laid eyes on have
come begin: old clothes thousand times.
A pair of Mr.. Bells pants will make whole
BOYS S iii and mos, o. them can be sold tor
bran new, and no, one 10 ten would begin TO
know the difference
Il never pretend 10 give anything TO The
nasty begsars. have better things IN view,
resumed Mf.. Fletcher. No longer ago than
Yesterday, dreadful looking woman called q
our house she hadn'. shoe TO her foot, MOI
decen, gown to her back, and | declare te
gracious she fairly shocked my notions o
propre,y. She told pi,ful story about
sick husbacd, and starving children; but
had heard JUS, such stories before. 80 toll
her to go to the smshouse. for oil had IL
give | sent 10 convert the poor, dsrkene'
bes,hen, and snatch them from tho jaws Q
Jlg.em.np.'
What dirty beast tina, Jagem up nus
be. | do believe hiss worse than the Jtbber
{ naino,au. should think the hull countr
, would turn out and distress him. remarked
: female IN widows weeds.
s Hes very like the Guyss.Cuis in his hn
bits, observed an acid looking maiden lad
/, of forty. Hs'. Of rowing disposition, frt
quen,s the banks of large rivers, and in b
d fury ,ramplcs his prey in the dust
$ There ough. no, to be any poor people
9 this enlightened couory, said Mrs. Bel
d that is, there ought no, to be any bsgsar'
No more there hadn't responded Mf
: Fletcher.
z But folk, will GO, reduced sometimes
o being misfortunste, remarked tho female
a widows weeds.
c They have no business TO be unfortunate
= fetortsd Mrs. Bell. Folks ought to hay
their eyes open, and calculate. Blu. son
y people never keep their eyes open; there
j my husbands brothers wife, for instance
D she never calculated, and now since his deaf
81 see what she's come TO. They say she's a
al ,ualy poor and for one think she ought
be ashamed of il. Perhaps she thinks | sh
70 look after her, and maintain her IN ldlenes
h, but she was never more mistaken IN her Ii
| | have expected every day to see The Wild
III Bell here to ask for help. and it's gt'
to mercy TIM, I've escaped so long
o. She's got great grown up boys, hasn't 81
asked Mrs. Fletcher.
co "Of course Poor relations take erea,
az light in having gtea, family Of vicious b.
as and girls; do believe there is nothing Z
us suits ,hom better, and they ought not to
les countenanced iu il. Shouldn't feel mt
10. made of, to have Mrs. Luke Bell, and
'or Luke Bells children training into my
ny parlor.'
or. Coaclud,d neri retk.
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