New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-12


"a .omsp sometimes scorns what best contents herr
nj. human nature to seorn many things when would
. us-yhich do content us after we once taste mem
One Of the reasons why the vicious scor those woua
= bsro better why they to change their present
vreehcd Ife mserabe hapuauohs' Is N"'"
-. vb,, would best content them
vben that missionary first located his mission 10 the
,,,e Of New York City poor the drunkards thieves ana
,ues of the Five Points he was scorued by those ne
. 20 save He and his mission were hated with oil ths
&c. hate which the evil mind oft feels for the good made
IN moore bitter by sectaran venom Every annoyance
as low cunning ceald invent was thrown in his way
v.og be neciency Of the system 40 long and so use
s,.v ursced Of giving Bibles or tracts TO such peoP
he sod or pavned for tenth part Of Their value ne pesan
new system This was to give employment to the IDLE
aeb All who would learn how to work. how to earn their
own living and that industry would bring more content
ehsp drunkenness and its eoncomitant vices Though
o4p fruit may be sweet the bread Of toll ia sweeter and
he would teach them how to gain it
One Of the first efforts made was work for the needle
e that was the easily started. can be carried on
with less capital and the other hsod produces the ea
cspaor rather poorest pay to those who labor let
better than idlenoss and he soon found Wiling hands 70
work after he opened his shop and invited all VINO wouid
,0nym TO the rules and were willing to their bread,
Irfhqf III,
,ae shirt and pantswork that they could do many OF
Gem with skill and great rapidly but such as they could
pa got trusted with at any common establshment-the
var name Of the place where they lived being sufficient to
S.dit the-so that security which they could not give,
fr be return Of the garments closed the door against Their
| very will TO work.
Another dscouragng thing against the very poor who did
OCCASIONALLY get "slopshop work. arose from some gross
uve wicked downright robbery prperated upon sewing
.vOmen by some incarnaie devil in the clothing trade
he difficulty to get work the msoraby poor pay offered to
| a0se who
Band and sussst and seam -
Seam and susset and band"
snouQh 10 sink souter hearts than those which beat IN
Misery's bosom.
Sunk in misery poverty, crime, filth, degradation want
xgeced by all the world hated by those who should love
vdden down by those who should if they did Christian
uy lii up living in habitatons such as - but no mat
n YOU shall 20 with me- by and by to see where they live
how could they LIT themselves up how could they be in
triOus and improve their condition how could they &C
| spt Bibles and tracts with any promise Of good
So thought the missionary and he set himself about
living them the means to labor with hope and sure
pomise Of reward.
Some of those who sent him there 10 preach salvation
u the heather of the Five Points differed with him-differ
Nll-thnkng that Christian minister degrades himself
when he gees into op shop" to give out needework
misery's household or attempts to teach industry to
| ia vicious children, OF reform degraded women by
sshng them the ways Of living without sin, without sell
n their bodies to buy bread, in their despair to ex
/ Ange their last loaf for rum
| h no opened a shop-now enlarged into HOUSE Oh
'ndus1y and soon found his reward But he was an.
,ged haiod prosecuted, bcaen-but God and good VIII
. uquerod
it ia
little eir in rags and filth with mat Of sOt "bonny
shpwn hair" no doubt well colonized barehesded and
lrbo,ed In cold or heat used to every day to the
Doc ringing her shr musical voice through the open way
aagh the crack or key hole il il shut calling him all
an Of opprobrous names that showed that she was her
Nj a missionary from adults Of evil minds Then she
vh call over the Of the inmates with all their cat
Iue Of crimes giving little scraps Of their history and
Ar hateful nick namessinging some of the songs they
Nd 10 sing in their drunken debauches at Pete Wianss
nduch voice as she had would have her worship
pm in high life had she been with them and OF them
Asasmpts to get rid Of her were Of no avail Sco'dng
aNrening were alike UNDECIDED Catch me first" was
ID answer Then he followed her to her home, to expos
nke with her parents. Vain effort
Up Anthonyst to Centre; come with me reader, let US
ss II that home
hse is row of dens all along upon the side Of that
se full Of those whom hope has fOrssken, and misery
sh her household Above ground below ground in eel
eGg garnet back room or front black and white how
esy swarm OF door window in hall and stairway and
~upon the sidewalk all day in idlereSS al nigh; in mis-
eAsf crime and sin
LbOw your way along among the standing and step over
Ne PROSTATE drunken or sleeping women and children
esag the sidewalk Stop here-herei e sort OF hoenths
sssnd entrance to long dark narrow aney-et enter
s@no not there" you win excsim. Surely human be
~ eannO, live therer
lea they do. Thai girl has just gone down there and
WA follow
Ssasr not 90 there" says young urchn in the crowd
sssn was stabbed down there last night"
ncsragins-bui we enter, and grope along about a
,d feet and door opens on the right the grwe have
~ dsr's out up Ike cat over high fence, on to a
Wy . that into garnet window, with wild laugh and
sns words You didn't do il this time You old Protest
S'nsI did you You want to catch me to send me to
,s Island know you. YOU old missionary villain You
eM Father Phelan tell what VOC want to DO with the
poor his at the Points YOU want to turn them out Of
- ana home. and build up your grand houses and
nAke tAn all 60 10 hear You preach YOUR lies; YOU do
- 80 es'ete' but you didn't catch me III plague you
ssan somouow.p
"eens'sd her hOne-she home that the missionary was
.nS urn her on, Of Can II be possible that human
eng 70 such home and refuse to be turned
Fut OF occupy sbestr opsf
YIN one ofs now" along the narrow dark cor
.ue'ee hahsunkea below the ground with another
" sho'hr nov overhead each ten or twelve fee
WIN ooof and one little window upon this marrow
soca .he only yard al the end Of which there is
ra'agon breeding sini comm, - an
tes house" tss we enter man rss balnlessl,