New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, MAY 90, 1853.

mary as public opinion could well tolerate. Ny friend
ubohas religious turn replied II Is all IN the mana
of ire Lord" mot entirely" said. -.
EOvever, il was probably advice thrown away nS''
is 0erythiDg.
The worst feature so farss the natives conce ned
eve, smonr the better classes, in this e1raord na y
fcndy is that as the law of entail prevails here IN al
it's ,npLiosophca gOr the younger sclons OIL tne no
he tev bovs ar Girls are left without means OF ve
hood. The Morgodo himself (for such is the desgna-
ton of the laid proprietary has no more tah
for tie maintenance Of the Interchangeable enough
indeed to cultivate il 20 advantage The consequence
is that while his brothers and sisters starye the estate
runs to steriity To remedy both such evils Two thngs
are necessary first the abolition OF the law OF entail
second the enforcement OF the doctrines oil naithus'
The first Il anticipated from the Governments OF tne
mother country. | know not what law or preVensFe
police can accomplish the second One unfortunate TACT
experience has established in every cOunry-that the
more desperate the circumstances of man, the more
esgr be to perpetrate matrmOny as If he sought 70
avenee upon another the misery which, because I'M
provoked he considers IN ust This crime against an
individual is crime against society; for society suffers
from unnecessary births; and the principle OF setde-
tense should enable it to exert cOunter-acting IN
futnce.
Ills unbrided passion among the poorer class makes
the women slaves and the children beggars in Madeira
Every day and in every ride, you meet with children
from the of infancy to puberty, soliciting aims You
III
poverty indeed yet wanted organ ofcommunca
ton Beggary seems to have attained here the dignity
Of an artsnd Of the mendcants still quite young
have acquired a knowledge Of the trade that entities
them to the grade of iBaster-workmen.
AS was riding, few days since, somewhere in
the parish Of st. Maruque, | saw boy OF ap-
parently about twelve years sitting by the waysde
and sObbing bitterly. Calling into play whatever little
knowledge possessed of the Portuguese language,
inquired what allied him. After much sobbig, and with
seeming reluctance he made understand much by
his pantOmime action as from his words this pathetic
story His mother had given him pistareen to go to the
ven, to buy some meal as the family would be other
wise without pr visions of any kind. He had LOST e
on the way, and it was the last cent they had
in the house his father he wond kill him on his
return was moved with the artless story; and taking
from nv pocket pisareens told the poor boy to buy
smOe meal with one and to keepthe other 70 his
After fervent acknowledgment Of my kindness he
took the Oney nd dried his tears and went my
way 18th that vruOus satisfaction that awaits upon
an act of disnterestedness.
Now that you have looked that picture look on this
Yesterday | rod in the same direction, and as was
wal ing my horse past the spot where had met the boy
some one run ahead of me- sobbing and lament most
lucubrously. stopped HIM, and, his turning round,
recognized my young friend who had lost the pstareen
d" What ais you, my poor bOyl" said Oh, SgnOr,
shall be killed Ny mother gave pistareen to go to
the venda to buy meal and have lost it, and when
return home nv father will certainly kill me- for n is all
the money lie has in the world. Oh what shall do ?"
d &c.
| asked the boy with proper compassion in my voice
if thcy had no other food in the house Not mOuthfu
of any kind, he said "lou young rascal what did you
do with the two pstaeens | gave You ten days ago.
Did you lose them too" He looked at me an instant
and doubtless recognising me- addressed hmseftO flight
But seized him by the collar and threatened to give
bin good whipping, which, told him. he wanted more
than pistareep lie threw himself upon his knees and
cd no me a
bad he known was the gentleman who had been so kind
TO him,
could not but laugh at his impudence and, telling
him. if caught him again, should certainly punish
lin, ! let him 90
There are. however, in the island many mertOrous
objects OF charity Poverty lame, halt blind, and speech
less save through its miseries meets you everywhere
and obains happy say. all the relief kind hearts
render it, But where poverty is so general, there
needs must be great deal OF unalleviated suffering.
The wages Of labor small tOo-and the most in
dustrious can but achieve bare livelihood A full
grown bow a man. will cut wood all day in the
mountains and after bring the product of his hard days
labor on has head 10 the town for about three cents
The women however, mostly, are the carriers OF wood
hand indeed, OF everything else.
In the mean time il is picturesque sigh-the women
coming down from the mountains in their very short pet
ticoas, with circular cloth tppet or PecTiae thrown
careessy but gracefully their shoulders and tied IN
front and their heads crowned with pile bundle OF
STICKS about as large ms Jersey Wdgpn WHICH te! oedT
O market walking and stepping out as firm as
houeb they were unencumbered; and but that their
features are common and their persons squat would
soon feel feHdresse for them 1t is better, however
CIR all parties otherwise.
Yet notwithstanding their pOve ty and their too FREE
quert SUITE rings the peasanty of the island do not seem
an unhappy race. They are kind TO each other, and
sympathy renders easily TO be borne the evils it
cannot remove Thus il is that Providence scatters
alter ALL its bOuHtes fairly: upon one portion Of man
hind bestows in greater prouson wealth and socaed
comforts: upon another the greater gift of contentmen
without them.