The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-02
THE POOR.

/ As winter begins to make itself felt among
as, the thought Of those who are unf fortunately
little able to Withstand lis severity, viii recur
such times need to be reminded Of the words,
sye have the po always with you People
are accustomed 10 regard with but little compla
cence the old baronial days OF England, aud the
relation of the vassal and The lord And we
would not have them restored But there was
one feature which it would be well if England
had retained, or we could initiate 1t was its
broad humanity which was almost Of pa,ri-
archal character, and which was one Of the
strongest ties of the feudal days II there was
submission on one side, it was relieved by the
thought of The ample protection on the other
This old English hospitality, renowned through
the pages Of historians and novel;s.s, was not
altogether dsin,ercsted perhaps, but when the
act is SO praiseworthy, we need not look too nas-
rowly for the motive. Those days are gone,
and it is somewhat questionable whether many
have not lost as well as gained by the spirit Of
the age which has swept away almost every
vestigc of The old feelings II is the boast of all
that ours is an age ofs'the largest liberty, or in
more expressive Anglo-S Saxon. an every man for
himself age. And so il is. The conse auence
is that often not less than in The feudal age, the
strong tyrannize over the weak, without afford.
| ing them the compensation OF that age, protec-
ton. Ii the subject were not serious one, it
would remind US of the Oldest Wellerism in The
Il Id. A. l. r.
as the jackass said when he danced among the
chickens. How more plainly is all this observ-
able at times when the inclemency and the rig
ors of northern winter bring out in painful re-
that great class in whose ranks so vas, major
ity of our brethren crowd! There is no town
or city where they are not. Even in our own
you, reader, may pass in short half hour from
the homes of luxury and case which can ha
the approach of winter agreeable change
in the seasons, to the squaid and rckety dwell
ings of the poor, where in the winter night
Want and Wretchedness, ever twins in thi.
world, draw closer round the rush ght of fire
to sadly devise ways and means 10 struggl,
Il Ientouz II " sSC ulc HpNtis VI JuOthtT SpIiHp
They do not call for charity There are no beg
gars in our country. But despite their indepen
dent spirit, they do not need charity the less
1t may not be required to save life. If it die
Indeed, there need be no exAortation 10 obtain
donations. But how much suffering it NIGH
save, how much pain it might alleviate, ana
how much happiness confer. How many
mother through this dreary winter, will struggle
to support children; how many dutiiul chile
labor day and night to support mother and
father; on how many will sickness OF kin,ircs
misfortune press with heavy hand Here is
wtae and nnb.c theatre Ear ssAlissionary Associa
tons. and ssSocietics for the adyancemcnt d
the Heaihen." And let US say too, with all de.
ference, that it is the proper theatre itis wher,
all can act in the theatre cf LIrE-not merely a
one of the shadowy dramatis person,p Of ma 9
azine subscription, in list of sliie member
ships. Charity begins at home, aud no,c, befor
yet the winds and storms of .chill November
are upon us, now is the time TO begin the worl
Y -4.f mercy