, 1866-12-31
LODGINGS WlSTEn.

The number OF men, wamen and children IN taia
city who ri:e up In tie morning Without any
knowledge n to where ,tneJ shall lay shcir heaaa
At night II lhseer than most people imagine
nalAe. in a11eys, Ehsds and rutho1.c+:n my
place whe1t they chaEce to fHd an obsc1re nook
aEd they arc son':Thai used to rasssohda;e.
they exIe1:enca M great tnconv nfencL or 1o31 Of
sleep, fot wien tae days begin TO- shorten. md
The nights to grcw lot. Hud to!d- thets rrunh1cs
tne1eAtc, md the bitter nights nt tlyfnter bring
no7e ct snEer'ue and exposure to :he homeless
zene can iraIiae.
thelte,lees y psodae,ns ssasnatlon and stop
page fh nany branches Of fudusty, aud throwing
ont of cmployment many Who have managed TO
i've tn then from hand 10 neooih. BIZ. now hare
leltter money nor, employment TO depend rpon.
SiEce Tie pEesen, severe weather began tho police
stations haso recrived large numbers OF this csas
'y tho pelioc, ~ they ne ssaisias a5ound @ 1onE.
itC fox shelter in The rear OF buildings. about
oehhs ptaess, OF who ND ,heir way voluntarily
Most Of these char,c{ess are boys from a
toxen years cd ard hawsrd4, and men Of III
sWel1 dsancd aad 10. ploi.ag cdo. ri nc NOV ,
fre1rtnsye varieties Of uhtskcy. Vh1ch at once
tetraJ. he real cas8 q thc1r present unhappy
fund In these rs1cnEstahces here, tor labor and
good wages c1u generally b: obtained BY fkase
sho prove themselves Te.lble md ready 10 work,
..fu1nisbed lodgings Il generally OF low peado-
Frequently man {. found In the bi,tczeat nights
r. S6si 9 nS E, esas
Without The aid Of our sss1lau- utl.cc many hu-
man being would f;crze 10 dea:a in ou1 sssee,s By
nIctt.
Very miserable and 10. el:ss Is the appesrarce
Of ttere poor creatures. They ccrsrs1fy ttn1y
| clad In a snleWhtch tas done duty through the
i've circulation Of Tie win1rr blasts, Ose7coats
are ra.1lF, conts ard vests open in font 1tare
Lu1 = .iEsls ;hin covering over the chests; tselE
wiss ihe eois. aud ;hey shi.er - i ,helr bones
l.se sd stories Il want. Most o. thea, ars I'm
| TIE wave Of chance .ear'te' them: With nc
Ic.s ears Or P!oris!on for ihs fature
iur tEeir eIsteoance- These asc the glass known
10 tic Law a. vasrapts' wtthons risih1c means cl
support ri =. shty by eqaea' r qsss ssRe s5R
rally a1oid he observation OF T.. authorities. ard
rot 1,g ssn .pD se s sasg
e1Ieeea wSeas@sz tbe eald rea.her setsis. *
soreIes: oncs ,naazs he POI aed 1s fsieness -
of tha se1 ean fcd Ftsdy eheiser1n shc abodes o
rteme, uhlch ops to thesn and 70 ihey are rarely
fourd rrinv 10 pass the night in the atree:- Then,
TOO. women A. more dep~1dert and te.s re<o'ute
1han men, sad when poverty comes upon thcT
asRss T. & tse e'
notwithstanding al that the ehss!t.bly dtspos Cd
s.ye dcte tkere Il still much suffering % The par
I Of ,hcse who have not u1erc to l.y their h=ad::
II thc member. of happy families III this city,
shall might tel The soft soneh II &1Hoahc7 ecal
lug shetr eves In warmth and co1uh6tt> let then
tl,InE ct thoee who are abroad IN our street,
| ut.tort friend os hons; who hsv7, rr1naee
,bop. Ill day, perhars seeking employment ant
ieeEnE Of loneli1ess End heiplcssness- which 4
:.owhtte 70 ztyoLg a. tn = great elN, h!non;
I thou. ards IT careless pasaers by, looked TO
keec irc.cusency or tho wfais. Weather, I'LL 4
list. Hprn cut and hopeless, they dropped dov1