New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-08

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Dy,rH At THE FIVE PoIyTs.-" Plesse Sir can I
zee the DOCTOR Oar little Mary I fear. will die. -
The mother and sat down in the Office with 4
dcaibly pale child IN her arms. There is many little
Mary at the Five Points This one IVES sweet little
girl Of five Summers sac had been born in the midst
Of poverty and wee and misery. Too young yet to be
contaminated by vicious habits which she could not
initiate and by phrases she could understand there
was beauty that excited interest, and foniress of
DISPOSITION that the iove OF her companions and
teacher. She had been FOR time a pupil 10 the
school of the House Of Industry. And this little Mary
Lucas sick and seemed that the Friend of little
children about to take her to himself. The record
OF mortality viii tell how many children, young al
this one, cay fade away into the grave, like sweet
flowers too delicate 10 bear the rough blast of adverse
" into which they born. But no other menento
shall speak Of their little spirits returned to the bosom
Of the Father who gave them. II frequently happens
that the attention OF missionaries connected with the
House Of Industry is called to such cases exciting the
hottest and tenderest synpathies that fill the breast
of man or woman. sorrow for innocence in affection,
ead vain longing to answer the mute appeaforrelef of
the little sufferer unable TO tel the nature of her pain
Amid all the pressing cares AMI anxeties OF
tie large family Of the Institution, time found
to visit the home Of Mays parents. 1t was not far
away. Jostled on this SIDE and that by drunken men
and cursing women the visitor entering No. IS Baxter
street. made her way into the building. There is
no waste ground on the Five Points Every inch
not needed as ues for partial ventilation sOcalled, il
covered by structures of various kinds and degrees Of
discomfort, into which are crowded the reeking seeth
ing mass of poverty vice, sickness and wretchedness
Into one of these the visitor now entered holding her
breath and cropping her way carefully step by step, up
the precarous starways. At length she reached the
third story of the house. Although at midday, it
was necessary to knock for admittance, before the
door knob WIS found. The door opened There was
the shoemaker husband and father, hard at work ON
the first lob he had been able to procure for months.
Tie mother stood behind the door she held open that
the ladies might pass into the room. The ROOM o,
We ladies that deicstely walk velvet carpets or
recne upon uxuriaIt sofas, sink to careless Sumoer
on beds Of down. and take your esse in spacious par
lors made To minister to your comfort by every ap
pliance that wealth can command, dare you look into
that room? it, utmost dimension scarce six feet by
ten Behind the door, rolled up to the smallest COM
pass wss all that represented bed. Ga one end
of this bed, lies an infant eight weeks old
sleeping. On the other the pale, sweet face of the
little sufferer starts the teers to the eyes OF the new
comers Between the bed aud the one window, at the
end opposite the door, stands poor pine table, on
which the shoemaker lays his tools and materials, as
he sits On box trunk opposite. small closet in
one corner cupboard aud for their scanty sup
ply of provisions, which, God help them! is little
enough. Their wardrobe is on their back. This is
al and il scarce leaves room enough for the poor
mother and her Two visitors to stand up inside the
room. The suffering parents are not victims OF insen-
perance. They Germans aud are willing to work,
and have hitherto earned an honest livelihood. Long,
unavoidable dlcness together with much sickness, has
brought them to this distress. Aud now that property,
health and friends gone there seems to be this al
Fiction also laid upon them, that their dear one, their
pet child is about TO die. II does not need word OF
entreaty to gain assistance, and with rapid step the
visitor returns to the House Beef tea, wine whey and
Whatever seems to be best for the little patient, Is
soon on its way with DR.. Lyon, for the sick room
There hut ray of hope, but who could neglect to
administer TO her wants, 20 long as ray appeared
From time to time the mother came with fearful eyes
and broken uttcrauce to report the symptoms of de-
cline. That deadly enemy of infant life, foul air and
pcut-up rooms, was surely doing its work. Little
Mary lived, with all care, scarcely two days. At
length the bereaved mother came to tue House, and
one sobbing word told the end"Dead;" and all that
remains for friends to do is to furnish becoming apparel
for the grave. Mays form rests quietly 10 the tomb,
and her happy spirit doubtless reoices where no foul
air or miserable want shall banch the sweet face and
no strange hand shall be needed to slooth the pillow
of pain. The father and mother and FAINT still remain
us objects of charity, aud may yet need friendly and
full hand.
TEsIIMo.IAL.-On WelnesdaY evening very