New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-24
TIE WIDOWS LxST LOAF
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SIS: Mary pobe deed 10 qnet povsty ssssf
,eeo,ded o. earth Lot 10 rescue ono too good 10 be
lost. Ia drk scenes TO cone II nsy vLken sons mse
senger Of mercy, or cheer some broken beat.
At the elo.e Of q bug, hard WiAte,, more thaE two
tear. sipc, va wave sanmoaed rom The institution
one uorui, o. ps.t ljguor stores shops aud t'a-
cart, "a one Of ,bo.e lite vile Imitation. O. the loser
Of Babel res, tenant house 10 the lOr region oe
tween the FRYE Points and the B0wery. In q sns'
chamber psa; even in misery, Wa tie psleht' eae
was the yOurg wido red mother OF four hepiess
lite ones q de cae, Ady.lke womao, Cent a.
With sui. rirg with orosn has, eyes red with weep
ing AID thin pale features, once nanosone %. ,neu
the picture OF despair. There was strange, nmla 70
serve. Having given up die az she ssterssro $40,
abe only wished to save Co'oDe. . in9ues. she
rad neither flush nor cough, neihef lever LOT coz
sumption. horrible suspicion sned IL sppesee1,
Oh inquiry, that she lived by sewing ms. sts "a OF
no wealthy church 10 help her, but only OF n'ue
Tract Ward Mission; and thst, after her rerf vas
p,h she nsd left from her scsny earning, less ihao
i've cents day for each, in thOee ex ,ersve times 70
cIothe warm and feed fse per.or-. Exc .pt sn ocs-
sona better meal from friends, wihou. meat batter
or vegetables, she had lived. a, times. fo'
moths on dry 1reaG: Modest 70 "a. i.ai,
was tho very "thsdow" Of the" SIrg OF the S1irt
At Iersth, forgetfully, there v.s suggested hsr
Dourskpg food" Il vas too much. Sac ans ~ s-ed
With gush Of tears ard ford look at hsl caildrec
like that nsumptive mother son.et mes gives "a
parting Just ae Arctic or Aflcsa travellers, i9rg
fen sbed scsnty food, q: les. ian 10 rise no MORE
il ibe pl.nty Of sTes city, she was sinking OF srsl
usl starvation.
S noe kind ladies rurse3 her 70 LIE and helped 70
rip her history II wss foil Of sadness LsS ea'ly a
ons orphan, che hal eterweId sscrihce1 the seJt'
viii OF relatives and some property expsctslons ~
her marriage and the youLs cousle tS1 leu theL
home in q distant seaport to bury tn nse.vss
il N.w-YOIk. N-fortuses rad still followed. Just
before the birth OF heir fourth chc, her husband fsi
sore 10 NevOrlesDs Tor employ nerc, where oehrods
With fever, sra uDsbie to seLd message, ne hsd
dieo few days after bi arrival leaving his sesdtate
fsnIy in ce,k New York basement unconsc' ous OF
bis fac for months, and wondering why the pocr
dead father id 70. write and seni them oaey Ine
embers died on the lea ID, and the last crust VISA
gone. Terrible gloomy days followed Her htde
ones ne, like the children Of Usolno IN Drhse ana
cszed her by crying for bread. Her o'aia taFooos
and che ree.d TO and fro with matisc wdn sss. She
GAINED II was dark light Byhe DIM light, s,e ss~
on II anie cup OF poitcn ready mixed. She tree TO
Leivs henet 10 give, ard dnnk and q1ieta al. Sd;t-
ing back with shudder tke prayed for deIivs;ance,
ar sbe thought, for the last hns. suicetlys knoek
wac he ard O. the door. Igoor.Dt OF ~h.t rs psss
ire, but with stISnse impression OF something
wrong in that room, Ward Missionary If the City
Tract Society the Rev. Mr. accidentally e.llog sIe
above CROPPED his way to the basement below Tut tue
good man left for g charge in the country, al
was changed for the better. Then, by a
sort Of fatality. time after time, came long slcB-
ness and sore trials, relieved, 80 far rs they
we're known by the ursouaht, KIDD attentions, and
modest public appeals Of her best friends tor y-a-s
the ladies Of the g Home FOX the Friendless." BIZ:
che grew weary IF troubling. To one 50 seDet~e wis
esser 20 fast than 10 beg, easier 10 hide thsn complain
Three sorro~fal years h 50 passed from toe isOn
scene TO the line Of our fret vst, and the connenc
meIt Of our story. Once more she ea1 gwen up 10
die-alcne. Ii was the dsIk hour before d.wo
Fri, nds were enlisted, and for many months che was
kindly watched, They discovered that che bad loag
borI an exemplary character; andthst, aGd Unrest
.nIg Sabbath csYousals in the Sixth Ward she might
times be seeD, pale AMI weary, climbing htay
tenaLt Houses TO oisIibute uacts. Oue day lsdy
FIJI, nd fourd her greatly aeitased IL seq ned tns'
sore time previous, while in wait herself she hsd
searched out destitute Irsh family sick srd
ard repeatedly interceoed for them in vsiu WIN 3
peiebber. of their church, who could have helped
ITEM. lie had promised, but forgotten. Ssooa.h
morning came, bat no relief She had ont ore loai
lefs, aid 10 money to buy more. WIN struggle,
such se only mother csr feel, IN takog bread from
the ouihs Of her amshed children she IN; her last
leaf IN ttco ana, rObbing her orn, carried one kaf
10 iced those n another aatson and jaAh.
Too late, her careless neishbor iesfefd how p.in:
fully his omission had been supplied. Some time al
trwaio, a. be lay sir kOg win dropsy lie rensm-
berec his fault sent for ths sefdenyng widow of sa
other religion, and generously insisted oE her aoce ping
q small sum by way OF 8tooement. Aod II wss toe
solemn tender OF the money in the hand Of the dying
an and bic CHASTITY festures ard faint accents tcst
had overcoul. ker.
Through her friend, the story sooc spresd. IL
France j: would have wen for her The famous medal
necisl city it decided n honor ney With the NOR
useful present of Fancy o:e' sD furnished l.
fw gave from earlier sympathy, but thee tour1s OF
u. capital ard the final OF the sh lie enter
prise oepence OIL that noble act. The gentleman wso
carrie her first subscription. said il sss this tlst
moved him, ard thet for weeks something ~nispered
in bic ear "Hsf lost!' Hsf Leaf! n sen eyes
ID Well street gls,ened with tear st the tale. Her
old hierds CT the Home were escy il fns fel3, sod
delicat,Iy sppesed through theit journal. M )reS
csu freely. 1t renine ed enc OF toe ronaahe 0;eh
OF FraLckes celebrated 0rphsD House a. 6.iie
The carpenter casemsker and printer were al d0aor'
Al bsIe COST artist neghb0r let,srsd IL ut, On
neat hanging sign Out ide, Mes. E, Tn7esd,
Needles, Hosiery and Fancy Goods; snot1ef, equal
ly KIND, wrote pretiily 90 large cId insie, Eah
dIens Toys Cnesp, aud third s1oed later 'lg "A.
tablet ~lih Stationery Fine ladies in carriages
dist ibutec her cards. poor old msn with assana,
tOiiIg al csy, ross at tbs dawn u Sdnmer oFa Is
gift TO pant Der window, Gnd nooie heArted SAP
bath schOlar Of zine yeais, surrounded III luxury
spent weeks in bis .ck room, maki:g fancy Kites as
be sad to help the poor widow" F1e day me left
the tenanttous use ard moved ito heE pleasant store
che wept tears OF Joy Soc ssd %ss 81 sIs Ina,
h,r Children might be taken from tast vicious neigh
boihooo.
gh.een months have passed since hs- first venture
in trade. All the mother h.s ben roused. Der rye
shop is full Of tasteful devices quits P.rls.sn WIN
sps cs tenderness tho poor the skInd snd OosDg
20 all She is prudent, strictly honest, snd ~i'g 70
sell cl espy, and wait patiently fo sue ESQ Before
the fus, clal crisis she wss slowly gan'Ig: sac tss
.iver in more II! ing easOrs TIL ha. fsntsi tom
exhaustion; till, toiing oy her din Iig1t sn'ring
through oreyices lorg sner mdLigat she hI' o:ousaI
wate6n.r for burglars to her door, I'll pre.s,sg
moLrbly bills have been paid By leaving OF NEST for
diprer these sacrifices have told They have
slightly dinned her sight thresterIns mat palsy OK
the nerve Of vision, the bind q" Giop serene u
Milton OF the ansurosis of surgeons And hey
have cau,ed repeated and free rslsiog OF oiooi.
They will probably keep out the sheIh BAT se ies'
TIT uroertake!.
About five minutes walk ess, from the BoEsry. IN