New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
IN ENGLTSH1ADY BEGGTNG ~ THE
STREETS or NEW YORK.

tie corner Of s. Johns Park. in adylke tone ald
mennc that arrest, bis attention OF once Though
dsos'd to give money TO common street. begga there Wa
something in the appearance Of this person that he coui
noi say ray.
fe would have given tho little coin and passed bis way
Itbou: though, IL he had beenke men, bu; ho
il not lie il who has probably visited more Of the
sbode' Of poverty than have In one expedition
be si1 hundred Of the lowest dens Of misery in
New York in search Of sweet iiie child abandoned By
drunken mother perseyorne for weeks until his labor Of
love crowned with success
lie not tho man to turn deaf esr 10 an appeal for
le 70 real distress and therefore answered in tone and
manner that tod the poor sufferer at that she had a
pCGled TO with heart
MADAM You are not street beggar Tel me truly why
do YOU ak for chariy-ore you ally in such distrr
"Yos Sir truly My husband rally fanishng at this
minute for food We have no; had nou;hful day and
ROT much for several days. aud knew Of Kay to get
loaf Of bread but this We too proud 10 beg and
supI be would frst bu. could bear see
him sufi, r 90 asked him TO mind babe while came
ont to beg-yes SIR, to beg for bread in tie street"
Where do you livel'
"Cose by Sir will you come and if | speak the
truth"
will"
lie did and found that she might have SPOKEN mach
moro truth She found that Providence had guided her
friend WHO said Come with me 10 my fathers house
my own is in Brooklyn ard you shall not s.arve this
night
The next doy be told Us and we visited the distressed
lsnily and learned the following facts:
The gentleman and his wife. who cousins belon4to
well Known English family whose numbers small
hat we should give the publicly would
unnecessary pain 10 these and their relatives So VIII call
thefnsmith Mr Smith received good education. speak
ing several languages and several years Leuon8nt
in The army in the East Indies, whore he contracted tho
country fever and when his regiment ordered to China
he was on the sick lit and gave up his commission and
turned TO England Becoming heir TO properly he
married the properly became involved n ew salt and
lis military training no; heng good recommendation or
place which he fet capable ofGling ami not being wiling
10 take mens one where he well known he dd.
what great many otcrs have done just oo,shy eft
home andfronds, country Gcqunntances all and came 10
New York Hcrele ypctod nst as thousands have before
that he would find situation every street suited TONS taste
and abilities lie had been told that the papers fall Of
advertisements for just such persons but when he got here he
could not find them So lac went 20 hoe cheap ho.cln
BroolIyn and began to look about He recommended
10 take an oyster saloon and went with his vic for days
TO see if would DO leaving all their luggage at the hoe.
While there the sheriff into the hot with
ton and all tho guest moved ont and with them moved
every stitch of cohirgand property Of Mr. smith, and vie
md child Thus they robbed Of everything they pos
sessed in the world except the clothes they had on ofvh.
hey have had no tidings since.
Here they were then in this great Babylon almostvthou.
money or clohng and not sing relative ironl
quainance whom they could call upon in ther need So
they took the oyster saloon for month did their best lot
sl6 Qu the losing business and moved into their present
lodgings small back attic room in Wa6ors., furnished
with narrow, poor bed. two poor chars mean old bu-
reau and looking glass and the smallest possible apollo y
single strip OF carpet and possibly fifty cents
worth Of Other housekeeping articles For this home they
have paid in advance for month dol'ar all they
hadhe last dollar and unless they pay in advance again
before ne1t Wednesd0y they must go out" God knows
where said the poor woman, with in her eyes and
spung in bCr heart
During the month they have been in this lodging h3
man has sought for employment Of any description that
would give him bretd MOI 90 I've upon the labor o.
his wife who is milking Guo shi,ts Of twenty cents piece
fnishing one a day b. hard labor
He offered himself lawyers clerk, or ofcekeeper a.
boys w0gossi wo6k-Or as porter IN store, or wal
er at hote. but al IN van-a he pieces he applied 70
gave one answer bis question, and that was, No LII
short answer-a lllo word easily saidbu it sometimes
eoes down into the heart Ike lead crushing all hope Once
lac got employment It shoveing dirt out Of a elar
probably the Grst days work of the kind he did lie
was paid quarter do - night and told that he want
I'd TO more We can hire men T a dollar day who
do twice as much as you do leihe did she could and
worked harder than those who could d. twice much
Nothing wes lcft but the wife's ne de She could EN-
broidr and do the finest and best paying needle work bu
that she could mott get Nobody would trust stranger with
such work She did get two shr finished and took them
home and q the pay and the finding them well
done gave her and then halt dozen With The
money for the first she purchased nto fuel little food
rome milk for the baby and WORK away bat before
other was fnished all was gone.
I'VE wore certainly in most deplorahc circumstances
che said :" and really did not know what TO do
What did you do p
Wo were in despair Our hold upon life seemed about
to end We finally decided 60 to the British Consul and
sec he would send back to I'm gland lie could not
unless We had been shipwreoked Had not been shp
wrecked-strandCd uIon desert beach beyond the reach
of hope The Consul recommended TO 20 20 the ST.
GEORGES Society. We did, and told them that were
starving but they could give money their rules
did not admit of IT, but they gave letter to eating
house for my husband TO get q situation; which he
could not get aud after walking almost all day. I'll almost
famishod and very tired carrying little girl
home to cherries aud my husband sunk down
upon the bed quite exhausted wthou: fire to heat
lte wVtcr with which we could have made cup Of tea
to warm our dresduly chilled bodies for we Lad part Of
three cents worth of in the house but had fuel
She hurried to finish a shirt and took it home, but
told they could not be bothered paying for single shirts
he must finish and bring oil at once
How could she without food or fire How could they
I've longer in such d,stitudcn
What did you do next
Il asked my husband to mind the baby few minutes
l.5,sr and would 90 out and zee what could do did
rot tell him what intended to do but had heard how the
German women 90 about the easements and beg cold
,nuals and determined to do the went down T.
- evorv t;ne my heart failed me, could not