Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
STRUGGLES OF:THEP POOR.

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Poverty falls most heavily on. those who
have enjoyed competence, and by some re-:
yulsion of fortune or the death of those on
whom they we're dependent are reduced to
penury. A true Christian benevolence loves
to seek out and aid such sufferers. Here is
an illustration from the New York Tribune:
What! make 6ne shirts rhine shillings
dozenp,i ss13sliits4 v 9ol -. E.i1f .ssySea}
eyes, sir; indeed | can get nothing else to
doI' 81 sos l.. is3'4 zee i.y24s,; 74,,.j 81. 81
"Nine, shillings dozen! nine cents apiece.
But how many can you make day?"
"One, sir, if have my time; but have
my little boy, two years old, and he's quite
tretful this warm weather, 80 that do not
always finish it. unless / can work atnight?"
Ii "And do you work at night sewing on
these?" :ts'12, = '.' -. s's. 80 -z.v Y
81 would, sir, and do, SO long as i can af-
ford to, but indeed, sir, what with feeding
my four little ones, cannot: afford to buy
candlesw
s.Four children! Poor womanl I fear you
have hard task to pay the landlord! What
rent do you pay?'' Ist;9t-1:, 900.
-Four dollars month, sir. II ;!...j I.
"And you earn .fty.tour cents 9 week
How long have you lived here?"
my husband died in March last. he was
a manufacturer of daguerreotype colors. We
lived up town then. Il But his long sickness
consumed what little. money we had; and
when he died I was obliged to sell most that
We had in the house and come down here
with my four little ones. 5,. .s5..
-. 'Your Oldest boy is nine years; you can
scarcely earn more than will pay your
rent.1 How do you furnish food for your
.selVes?", 4. az:d-4.:I sa 7fi sssG u i ~.
u "This young woman pays three shillings
week for part Of the room. We had a sill
ver-plated teapot, sugar-bowl, and such like,
and some spoons. For these I;got nearly
their value. ! have sold everything | had
besides. have no more to SELL" I'm.
4 The tears came into her eyes. Poor thing
she could not helpit. 2..5 +'@. s.''
"Indeed, SIR would not have sent for
you if the sight of my children in rags and
hunger did not compel me to do SO"
Your rent is paid for this month" I
knew it was, or she would not be tenant of
that landlord. n"You children began to come
to the school at the House of Industry last
Monday, l believe, did they?Y .,...,g. s-.
CO. eir, anu aui seiy " 1i ii iot Joui
kindness to them"
i. "Send them every day. They shall befed
and clothed, and when rent-day comes let US
know" t5l-@.z I54 -s.,.s, IS s.a.. I..4 81
"God bless you, STRIP A heavy load of care
Withdrew from her mind, and q cloud from
her face .I h, .fss;.r5 n.4.t..E. ss.8A
Nine sAiNings per dozen for making shirts,
with plated bosoms, linen wristbands, and
to be well made; for if a flaw can be picked
in the workmanship, all the seamstress's
work goes for nothing. isa9srst a, ..5 Il
Do you believe it? 1t is . fsct9 We saw
the shirts to-day. We saw the care-worn
and work-worn mother and her children
We have heard that such facts were plenty.
We know they are! Would some charitable
ladies like to see the same? Let them go to
the House Of f1ndustry any day for one hour,
and if they do not return to their homes with
the heartache we are no true prophet. = aai