Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-12-20

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We lay before our readers a few instances
Of the misery that is endured in England,
just as they occurred to the bystander.-
Here is one from Stockport:
Down miserable court, where a quad
rangc of little dCns-thcy could not be
called houses-werc huddled together, their
open doors exhibiting all than the houses
contained for they were singlc-stNried, we
entered Il low-rooted howell y Won.,n sat
on II bench, OF rather rough irame-vork
which represented bed: an infant was :,
her arms, and at her feet two little half
clothed children were lying The room
contained nOthinG hat Counterpane upon
tho bed, pot beside She fire and n few
articles of CrOckery--nOt Il Cham Lilo
was there, nor one single article to contrib
ute to comfort. The poor creature eYinCed
great regret that we could rot be aCcOmmo-
dated with seats but we told her that our
object was merelyto look through the dis
trict, and we would not intrude.
"lntrude! you are welcome, sirs; and if
you bring any help, God reward yOu,' she
said.
You seem to have large family
There are five, sir. This little one Is just
six months Old" Wnd its poor little shriv
cllod arms and haggard face looked as if it
would never survive six months more,)-
Poor children, they have Jared i'll since
their father went to prison
prison how came he the'e
I'VE were hard pnt 90 It, and had 9s. I'D.
worth of PROV islons ON credit, for which We
couid not pay. Ny husband was sum
moncd, and as he had nothing to give
them they took his body. You see what
we have to live upon. There is not a
mouthful of bread in the house; and there
is our bod. Everything has gone, thing
after thing, till now there is nothing LETT
but countcrpale.'
"Do You not manage to receive reliefi'
"Yes sir, do, and very thankful | am
for it; but have only 3s. Cd, week, and
what is that! In good times my master
used to make 81 and G. IS. week, ,c
then We thought we could only jus-and
but now see what we have CONS flowing
the recollection brought the
into her eyes. &C turned away
1t was with heavy heas' were somewhat
from the court, hutg round to take
lightened when, tw the woman showing
last glimpse, wfchldren shilling we had
her little grod her, with almost childish
left, and .hg them bread that night
JOY, pEncrc many cases like this in your
"t2' asked our guide Qhe officer Of
de relief fund.-
"Aye, there are that could take you
0 hundred families within five minutes
walk of this spot, where there is not AN
rticle Of clothing in the house except what
hey stand up in
Here is another
She had been widow many years, and
lad one son, who had been away elcyn |
ears in Canada as a soldier, whether i've q
n dead she did not know, She he. TWO S
daughters who went TO the factory j work. p
The average wages they b~ugb nome 10 jp
heir mother were about dXte-i shiiiings 81
week; besides this, thghous,noil iund was in
ncreasod by the xpeus xoS that aGSTy eTerS Week
he hhey : were ; able out by the time few m m
,nn,,'iN NC o1islngs iyed the rainy day came o. o.
I'M; 'ba o';, Mspped at which the daughters "9
,nro no nliisged. The widows health nj tbe Y
,,,, M me gave way. Nor was this ali tj~(is
'f winch she had been accustomed do, dep
which depended directly upop sde mill, haT'
pped also, The first witLtrawal from nc, nc,
Savings Bank had to be made; and me, S
le By little the whole of the savings went. ask