, 1865-01-17

IMAM II announcer "PeaDOdy" was 10 arise
as benefactor to this island. Will the
Merchant do it ? If the boot and shoe
makers of the place refuse this opportu-
nifty of helping their fellow islanders and
want to hold out for exorbitant pay-iu
that case, why cannot the merchants
have the maguanimity to ship for mas
tertradesmen for the sole purpose Of Civ
ing this useful and certain occupation Of
"the binding" TO women and children.
slips tho blooming must be fed'-and
now is offered a plan for feeding many a
pale and hungry lip another plan for
general work and, consequently general
reliet-would be to establish "poor hou-
SEES" such as those at home, in every pa
IRISH where all who had no home-or-
phans without protection, widows, de-
serted WIVeS,-nOuG to find a home, but
who shouId-by the work done in the
house, contribute say a shilling or 90,
even ~ cents a day to the common fund
for the maintenance of this asylum-and
let the number of helpless women, those
who really cannot help in any way be
limited to IA few, say 6 for each parish.
If this matter will be taken up by the
ladies of each parish-the thing is cone
there should Of course be a MatrOn,
a lady, if possible by birth and educa-
ton but who from reduced circumstan-
ces will undertake the office to obtain n
home and occupation for herself; this la
dy should be made responsible for all
work sent to the house here again the
Merchant must stand forward, aud sup
ply The work Shirts, children's braided
dresses, boys shirts, ladies' braided dress
es, Bonnet-makinr, Bonnet and hat-trim-
ming, a thousand things could be done in
this way, perhaps more neatly and firmly
than that brought out from Europe ready
done. IT'S really shameful that employ
mcnt will not be given to the poor wo-
men; know so at the very least who
would gladly do any amount of needle
work for one shilling a-day and cannot
OBTAIN It some are white, some colored,
some bIack-aIl good useful persons who
would by far prefer 10 work than take
charity.
Another reason why T think it so i'm
peratlve that women and children should
be gwen remunerative occupation-(of
course it is of the poorest class I am
thInklng)-lS that this very sort Of occu~
patton would help to Gradients vice. Ma
ny a poor girl, white, colored or black,
would not be vicious, if she could have
obtained an honest means Of support,
and hundreds of families of this class
would not connlve at their daughters de-
strucIlon, and too often live Oh the profit
of it-were it not for this miserable po-
veriy-brought about Ivy want of employ
ment. [ am no advocate for public boun-
ty to maintain public charity, nor do
think it possible all The united endea-
vors of the most charitable contributors
could really, truly, and efftctualIy relieve
the constant wants of the poor. Nothing
short of a miracle-such rs our blessed
Redeemer wrought in feeding the multi
tude with 5 loaves and 2 small fishes -
daily performed, would really relieve the
wants of the multitude we have now in
requirement of it; but work to the un-
employed women will perform this mi
racle in a natural and certain way-only
let it be tried, and call on the Ladies to
help, with their clear heads and kind
hearts in organising this system of uni
versal relief, and the thing may be con-
sidered as done.