New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29
sUBTERRANEAN LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA.


Some months ago in the of conversation with
an Englhhman, euogized the QuAkers He lisened
without nterruptng me until sad that regarded them
az tie only true Christian sect now existing They are
met Christians he replied, they are Quakers
only You say that they support their poor and aid one
"enoher in distress True But Christianity requires more
than that Jesus did not say, DO unto Quskers az ys
would that Quakers should do unto You lie was no
provncas no sectaren lie loved the Jew, bus he was
The friend Of the Gentle also His followers should be
~cosmoI otes and haiers Of whatever tends TO dsane
mankind Now, although the Quakers aid each other.
their beraly is confined to members Of their own sect
who ever heard Of Quaker congregation aiding great
cause that one of the Friends did not originated II ever
YOU visit Philadelphia 20 the dwellings Of its poor and
you will find that in the City Of BrOthery Love there is
great absence of Christian kindness or IN the Society OF
Friends you will find very few who deserve the proudesf
title that has ever been given to the Man OF sorow-ue
Friend Of the Poor"
This letter VIII prove that did not forget the phloso-
piers remark The last day Of my scOurn in Philadelphia
devoted to rambe amid the wrtebed residences of the
poor Of the proudest and richest city in Pennsylvania
In waking up street that inersects Chestnut met an
sdopt,d felcwcit1en from whose appearance jadSed
thai he mud more frequently psonred the boarding bowels
Of The East End than the hotel palaces Of the upper ten
l sccosted HIN and inquired Il be knew where Jenny
GUN lved'
~Indsde | Dc yer honor I've iiss conc fron ihert
HE keep dodgers, doesn't he y
He does, yer homer"
lis true that sometimes sixteen seventeen persons
Of both sexes slesp in Of his rooms all night"
ltis yer honor"
was going to request him to adopt more republican
mode Of sautaiion than yer honor when the reflection
ia: nv very sober oounienance-a rather woe begonsh
face-prUbably osused him to think that Judge or
AZ CIV rate Justice OF the Peace Juryman and that
might have consideruble u utle In converting him 10
truer belief induced relnqush ny intention, and 10
continue the conyersaton-
how much does Jenny charge for nights lodging {"
Two or three cnts yer honor But sure, q gndeman
Ike yourself wouldn't be after sleeping there Y
Ii rightly recoIect i rather guessed NOT but, a; the
sane tine expressed discrimination 70 visit Mr.. Jenny
Gums esiabEshment and requested the stranger to &c
company me as guide. He earnestly advised me 10
rpqush my desga they thought nothing the7e Of rob
bDe man. snd hooking friendly in his face al the tine
and even be added in b. anyaage-which howevsr
Imusi decne to qao<eoi acting toward him he thsves
acted toward he trsveer whom The good Samaritan relieved
Of making him Involuntary and literally ss.ss0tei
Seeing that IVES rot be diverted from ny desgn be
ady.ed nc not TO be accompanied By policeman and to
he very careful i had any koss change abou NE, il
didn't wan; 10 lose H.
was about 10 make very bed pan about having Do
IN U raj money IN my possession bui the sgk q very
Ayely hdy. With v,ry bright back eye. very prstfy
feet erS with very rcd shaw on saved from tis -
eIsdsasu an vailed onward untl found sAr IA ths
VI; afy 81 Snail CT Eedcsd - whisa he Five POns
Of II lsdslpha
Ala o the sar ven. bst5re Until b cam AMI stood
all q 10 .soe vh,re Jenny ON va