New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-24
LIFE AMONG THE POOR.
MARY JONES

MARY JONES
few days ago friend Of the afflicted" published
note in The TRIBUNE, calling attention to case ofneed at
No Il Rutg,rst of woman whose only ofsupport
ing herse the wages OF sewing woman upon coarse
garments but he did what the labor was by which
she earned the scsniy ptanse of fifteen day for the
suITo of Leref and three children Of g. and 10 years
OF age.
Look about You you pass through the City and
stout man. wearing thick wooden shirt ock, made with
collar and button long sleeves and wristbands and buttons
brt art piece stitched and butoned with two breast
pockets welttd and stitched and then thinkyes, think
that that garment made by poor sewing woman for
seven cents and two mllstourteen shirts for dollar
Think sgsin-the stout wooden over ais made ut the
stue rate.
Mrs Jores tells US that with her utmost end,avors with
the Little besow upon her children she can
not make over of these garments day and that her
lslor is often prolonged
"'1il the weary mornings ehims,v
ard in fact he cannot finish two pair Of the over ais in
day Then sLe has walk from Rutgers st to the lower
psr Of Peerst full miles to carry home the work and
get few of the same sort Fourteen cents and
four mills day for four human bengs''
Yes, masm that is the wages of honest industry Of
strong healthy your woman, who
piles her needle and thread"
in this great City ofNew York Why don't she do some
tlLg ere SIC OOtb W rohehh6 eioc, VI oNO ""e'~
sr,e unless she lived others do but she has never
done Nor have her Children ever begged been taught
to pick up things She does do something else when she
can get somethng to do She does washing for fifty cents
dozen of dirty clothes and finds that far better than max
ing .ocln shirts at eight cents piece She gets
the later price particular favor because she does her
work III uay well; but she cannot Live at that only haf
at present che hyes rent free
How il hiatt should think then thst she n sh DO
very well, II she has 10 rent 10 pay
No doubt you think. you say Madam as you st upon
your two hundred dollar sofa, with your ieet upon
f0y dollar ottoman which stands upon thousand dollar
CARPET in hundr, thouraDd dollar house But VIII you
tesse TO tn NIX how Mary Jones lives in diapdaed coal
cfce lust ten f square th nix where she is tenant
az will of the owner. Of the land who she expects every
dsy will want 70 commence building and order her out the
owner of tbs offce having kindly permitted her to go in
there av weeks since when she found herself account
of sickness unable pay rent where she was at two dol
lars month So. here size is With her three ehddren-
neat lid bright children ey too, hs little girl really
pfeftyn this Little dong hsr washing aud ironing,
and al her wob, in hi- space and obliged to do 1t
ius when rhe have good day square for wafer
ard dry her clothes the open space around her s dom
icl whore. happened while we were present when the
! lire breals down GO tie clothes in the mud.
How came she 70 po'rl Is she drunken Is she
tlrifefsi What she p
Leudcblelor least natural curiosity. which we can graf
iiy and we hope you VII be wiling pay for Il as you
s TO so the mufeum any other curoses for which the
/ world pays willingly
Mary Jones l. m American, native OF this City 30 years
old III We remember rightly We never know but one OF
Two w,mcn older Than thaf aud has been six years
widow
In her Young years she taught tho uso OF her hands
Rot ly mother her che mover knew. and nov sho
lnows no ai,o but by oerr and us'd them in the fam
/ nia of r,s,n,d Eth aud Whtrhrvai Hicks IN this
/ CITY
AT dozen sie vent 70 Florida With Tho family II iiony
fond rnd ali,fu ari ~i,h MAJ Eehed Harvard wealthy
,isnt.,s ul Tallahassee she MARRIED 81 Mr. jones IN
hs ,l, ai W, nj Oh hin TO Pensacola VII ~ he served
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