Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-13

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Is there y man With heart 20 cold-wW
feelings andsympathiai 50 dad-,ha: he Din
read the following appeal in favor Of the suf-
frr;n. widows and children 81 Ecw York and
not be melted to tears sadE lkclincd Of his
abundance to send something however small,
K, relieve the. sufferers CAST JqurfFfad np-
IN the whtera we arc Init SURE bht ia In.
vestmeat here fer-the relief of -sufferin.; -hus-
would be better and pay be'ter'than
in quarter sections, or corner lots-be snrcr
than money in bank or gold and silver--in-
asmuch as it is laid up above where we learn
thieves do not break through nor moth and
rust corrupt Haukeye.
From tic n. Y. IT bune
To the Hcarlhs.oncs Of america.
To those sitting around their own warm
fresids we appeal; to the country as wei. as
the town.
we are astonished at tie developments
made since the publication Of the existence
Of our Association one week ago. Then we
announced fact that astonished the city;
that we had on our books the names Of over
one hundred widows, nearly all with small
children, and some of them sadly in want of
imvn ediate help. Now VIC announce that one
single member Of the association during one
Sack investigated over fifty cases, many of
which if the details was given, would harrow
up the soais Of the most callous hit
We give the following Us the facts Of q
single casc:I HtTH1 4 3,Ik1&J8a q +
/. 4 family composed of mother, born AMI
reared amid all comforts Of iife,r in one Of
the best New England families-married to
a man with name that thrills through every
American heart-who in the practise of his
profession, gave his family all the comforts,
and many Of the Injuries Of life, but died
early leaving his wife and six children un-
provided for-thc youngest girl now I, the
next two boys, 10 and IL; three girls, IA, II
and 10 who all lived we'll, and dressed well
and were in prosperous business until a few
months ago, when the Wholesale employer
and furnisher suddenly broke up and wen
of to California, leaving them with great
rent and nothing to do.
In vain they tried to get work, and as the
necessity grew stronger, they were perhaps
more importunate and were answered. NO at
every shop and rudy repulsed by those who
tend rich mems doors, when they sought work
at private houses
Despair now seized upon them. Their
money was all gone and vet they must live
still hoping that their trouble would be only
for little time.
To that greatest of all curses to the poor,
they went for relief--to the sign of the three
golden balls.
First. they pawncd the treasured gifts Of
rings and jewelry; then the silver spoons;
then, as the cold weather cane on, the sum-
mer dresses, shawls capes, collars, faces, bon
nets; and still memorable hunger and cold
visited their door. Then winter dresses;
everything fit for the street; every little ar
ticle that could be spared. Thas landlord
had forced the mother to mortgage her fur
niture for rent, and they had spawned out the
knives and forks, p ates and cooking utens Is
by stealth. Every thing was now Il wreck.
They could get only now and2thsn u loaf Of
bread and tear it apart and divide it between
them. ,,4aa .lla.s, ID ..a a+f ff.r rom ~
From the condition Of well-drt ssed, lroh-
est, Industrious, American women 8 months
ago they were reduced to a. condition that
beggars description, yet, they would not beg.
They were Am rlcans. Hope now had for
sakeL them, and for two days they sat cow
erlng without fire in q cold room, STARV.
Yes, Americans it is true. On the 18th Of
January, 1855, in the rich Eighth ward Of
tho City OF New York; an American family,
ahlo and wiling to work, were starving,
would have starved, but for this one circun-
stance-they read our advertisement.
81 lays" said he lady-she Isl lady-sson
Thursday night upon that poor old lounge,
for our beds aud bedding have been long gone
here in this cold room without food or fire.
would have gone out and begged for my
children, but my daughter said, No, we are
tired Of life, why seek to prolong oar misery
we can only live now as ggars-we had
rather de- And they all huddled together
in their miserable nest to keep each other
warm. could not sleep, could pray, and
/ did most sincerely: sOh, God, give us our
daily bread; forgive US if we have been led
IN the temptation Of preferring death to life;
incline tie heart Of some of the benevolent
OF this city and pity our destitusion, or save
my children from this sore famine then
felt easy, almos. felt sure my prayer was
heard. In the morning as usual, we borrow
ed a paper to look for advertisements for work
the first thing that met my eye was an ad-
vrrtisment headed american Widows Re-
lief Associationy bat my heart almost sank
hack again to despair when l. saw that one
hundred already preceded me. But | had
hope ard fixed up this little girl and SEPT
her trembling to your house. It Is the FIRST
time that one Of my chiliren ever went out
to beg. nH4raH taa y'taeTst r5,a4tsai III f
ssShe was 50 long away that had almost
lost hope again; yet IIstilt trusted that my |
prayer would be answered. Heaven knows |
It was # If. ii .'.4e's.t .,,5f 7e3 I
sNo mc.her's heart leaped with such Joy |
as mine did when ssccard her foot upon the /
stairs, and looked down and saw .ser bun...a /
saw her heavenly smile heard Ter Joy Gus i
cry of ooh, mother-oh, sister oh, brother