The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-02-08
From Arihur's Home Gazette:
FALSE BENEv0LENCE.
BY MRS. CAROLINE oRNE.

Il believe, Mara, SAID Mrs. Willerton od-
dressing her cousin. that aswell as like llor-
acp, should never have married him, had
known how much annoyance should receive
on account of his poor relations
do they annoy your asked Maria, with a
look of some surprise. lse-
'Ycs, they DO, exceedingly. have been
made unhappy all the morning on their ac-
count. M 81 .a.a
Inever met any of them here, and thought
they did not call on you.
They don't, neither do / call on them; but
Horace does, and they enter their complaints
to him, and no thinks we ought to do some
thing to assist them, l suppose. No longer
ago than last evening, he called on his sister,
Mrs. Woodbridge, who told him her health was
very poor, and persuaded him into believing
that she and her children were actually suffer-
ing for food TAX 81 ~.
Mrs. Woodbridge is a widow, I bciicve.'
'Yes, and the word feidoic, with some peo-
pie, is expected to unto the purse-strings of
every person who has decent income. It is
well, toink, that the business was so arran-
ged as to give me the control of tho property
left me by my father; otherwise, | do believe
Horace would squander one half of it upon his
sister and her children. l am charitable, as
every one knows who is at all acquainted with
me, Within the past year, have headed half
dozen subscription papers, and now, just at
the time want to prepare few fancy articles
for the Fair, must be teased about Mrs. Wood
bridge and her children. Look, Maria: isn't
this card-case pre,tys / shall get it off on
some young clerk, who would like to make a
present to lady, for some five or six dollars,
and the whole material did not cost moro than
four-and -sixpencc, and it has taken mo no
moro than five or six hours TO make il. Don't
you intend to contribute something for the
Fair?
mo think not
'Well, lot me tell you, cousin, that young
lady, with a clear income of fvo thousand a
year. ought to do so, if she DON'T
what purpose is the money intended for,
which is expected will be raised at the Fair!
'Why, haven't you heard? Your ignorance
on the subject shows the little interest you tako
in boz evolcnt schemes. 1t is our wish to raise
a sum sufficient to purchase new chandelier
for the church: also to carpet and cushion all
the pews; those occupied ny the poor rs well
as the rich. The inside ofa church has a very
mean look. when one half the pcws have nei-
ther carpets nor cushions. and, for my part,
feel ashamed whenever any distinguished
stranger is present. Besides, it will be such
LUXURY for the poor to sit on cushions, and to
havo carpet for their feet-especialiy in the
winter season.
Then why not provide the pcws of tho poor
with the luxury and leave the rich to furnish
their own:
Don't you SEQ that. if we do. perfect patch
work will be made of the affair: If permitted
to consult their own fancy, no two individuals
would choose alike
1T don, appear TO he of mnch consequence
whether they are alike or not; and as for a
chandelier. we certainly don't need now one
always :ho', the one in our church, rcmarka-
bly, tasteful and elegant, and it has never, be-
iieve sustained the least injury
4 dtn't know that It has: but, for my part,
think our pastor is ms worthy a handsome
church as respects decorations. and all else, as
any one in tho city; and our chandelier is not
half as costly a' that Of Mr.. Yarmouth's church.
Come. Martz. do for once. try TO think and act
like other people. No ona understands fancy
work better than you and, rs you havo plenty
oflo-ure, you ought. at least. TO prepare half
dozen articles for the Fair. BY the way.
what have ycu donc with that beautiful collar
I saw YOU ombroidering. some time sincel /
have never seen YOU wcari.'
It was not for myself. II was enc Of a half
dozcn poor woman was employed to do, and
as she found that sne could not finish them in
season, l offered to ASST thcr.'
Mrs, Wilcrton was presented from making
anv reply, bv hearing the door bell ring.
4 rather think it is Mrs. Wyman.' said she
Il have been expecting her all the morning
She told ne she was going round. to day, to
trv and obtain something to augment the funds
of tho Dorcas society. Now. Maria, you cer-
taihly cannot refuse TO subscribe for such pur
pose.
Il believe shall be obliged to- returned Ma
ria-'that is. if ! have been rightly informed
as to the manner the society is conducted.
i'll 20 10 t,,
make garments at prices so low MS to render it
impossible for them TO earn comfortable sub
sistrnce.
20. we calculote 10 make them ourselves
Worse STILL was Maria's reply.
Mrs Wyman snowy. fashionably dressed
woman now entered. Afier few minutes
spent in pleasant conversation, she unrolled a
sheet of paper on which were written n few
lines by way of preamble. stating the object Of
tho society, and tho inadequate means at its
disposal 10 carry that object into effect in man
ner which was at all satisfactory. II closed
with pathetic appeal to those ladies charta-
bly, disposed, calling upon them to give oftheir
abundance to those perishing with hunger and
cold.
Mrs. wyman. with some difficulty comman-
ded her voice whio she read it loud She and
Mrs. Willerton both shed tears. After having
had time to compose herself a little, Mrs. Wy
man handed the paper to Mrs, Willerton, say
ing as she did So
My dear friend, you must head tho subscrip-
ton. brought tho paper to you first on pur-
pose, because knew you would Give literally.
1t will be good example to others. Exam
pie. you know, goes great way
You must not expect too much returned
Mrs. Willerton; but the littlc / am able to
give. will be given checrfully.
l. Is2al 4
considered a moment, and then with sweet
| smile irradiating her countenance, wrote her
name, and against it fifty dollars. She then
drew forth her purse.
Il will pay you at once, said she. I have
placed my name on the paper merely to en-
courage others
| "A little ready money would certainly be ac-
ceptable, said Mrs. Wyman, as wo are entire
ly out of material, and there is capital chance
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