Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-02-15

> them, and for two days they sat covering ui,b.
D out FIRE IN a cold room, STARVING.
Yes. Americans it is true. On the a5h
day Of January, 1855. in The r'ai Eighth Ward
Of the city Of New York. a. American f,a.,.
able and wiling to work. we're stgryinQ-ro'd
+ have starved, but for this one sIeum.laBrs-
E they read our advertisement.
= 4 lay, said lady--she is a lsdy--'on Thur.
> day night upon that poor old lounge for our 5sa
and bedding have been long gone--here in ,ht,
cold room. without food or Ere. would have
gone out and legged for my children but nv
daughter said No, We are tired of lie. Wby
seek to prolong our misery--we can only live
now as beggtrS--ws had rather die And
they auddled together in their miserable nest
TO keep each other warm could not sleep -
could pray, and did most sincerely; o Coo
give US our daily bread; forgive Us if we have
been led into the temptation Of preferring death
to life. incline the heat Of some Of the beney.
olent Of this City to learn and pity our de sli,u
ton or save my children from this sore famine. ,
l then felt easy; | almost felt sure that nv
prayer was heard. 10 the corning, as usual
we borrowed paper to look for advertisements
Tor work. The first thing that struck my eve
was an advertisement headed American via.
ows' Relief Association but my heart almost
sank back again to despair when saw that one
hundred already preceded me: But Ihad hope
and l fixed up this little girl as well as possible
and sent her, trembling. to your house. Il is
the first time that one of my children ever went
out to beg"
she was so long away that had almost losi
hope again; yet still trusted that my PRAYER
would be answered. Heaven knows i. was.
No mothers heart leaped with such 10Y as
mine did when l heard her foot upon the stairs,
and looked down and saw her bundle saw
her heavenly smiIe-hei joyous cry of " Oh,
mother--oh, sster--oh, siSter--oh, brother
see here-see here They saw fve.doIlar
gold coin. They laughed-theY wep;--they
danced-tney were craTy-snd must say it,
| never shed such holy tears. or uttered such
thanksgiving before.
oh, gentlemen, am thankful. How shall
l thank you enough Who shall hank?
Thank heaven
1 have--l dO--G ever will wa, proud
am humbled.'
It is impossible to depict the scene witnessed |
By two of the Association who went to visit |
this family. The iitrls girl had told her ar,Iess
tale, but without giving them any idea of the
extent Of their destuution. The mother excu.
sed herself from rising before her visitors
what lady would not, if only wrappedin rag.
ged morning gown, and without shoes and |
stockings.
The young ladies who had been admired in
silks and laces in the parlor bid themselves
and their wretched apparel in dark closet. -
They could not be seen until furnished with de
cent clothes by kind lady.
The misery witnetsed--.,he liYid lips |
and pale cheeks of the sufferers--the pitiful
tale OF the stealthiy approach of the wor To
their door, until he gained possession, and cod
not be driven out--the undeniabe record of one
hundred and thirty pawn.tckets; some of he
Attest Of which marked the last things that
misery parts with for food-all together were
TOO much to bear. 1t melted the bearts Of
strong men, Injured to scenes of misery, bur
who never before had seen the parallel OF this, !
lhough they had seen some very sad scenes
llmost as bad-the same day. Such misery
UsT be relieved. To do it we must have mo. |
neY.
We have on our books so names of worthy |
American widows, with families of chill 'ren,
who are in want. Some of Them, besides the
ab We, are in dIeadlul desliution
They cry to us--'For merCys sake do not
let US perish, and above ALL do not lei those
who know US, know our destitution. We new
er asked for help before. would not now if we
had work; it is the name o American Wild.
ows' Relief Association, that has drawn us to
you, We are not oeggars, but we are Gin
want
They want money to pay rent; they want
provisions, coal, clothing bedding, for much of
their own is at the pawn.brokers. The poor
want friends.
Amer cans We want you 10 hear our ap-
peal. We want you TO know that honest, in-
dustrious women and children are penshing in
this city, and then we know that you will save
them from starvation, and from disease and
death, engendered by such pinching want as
we have witnessed.
We can give the names of fifty cases almost
as terrible as the one related.
Americans Shall American women and
children starve What is your response
j. R. TREADWELL. President.
GEO. w. BROWN,
THOMAS MoELRAEH, Trustee. of A.
JAMES B COLGATE, merican Widows
WIN H. BURROUGHS. Relief AssOci.
CHARLES L. FROST. alton.
SoLoS ROBINSON, Secretary.
New York, Jan. 80, 1865,
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Fortunate Kiss.