Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-09
Orphans Home,


You will remember that in a letter
published in your paper of Jan. 18th,
while giving some reasons why few of
the children had not been so well cloth
ed as their friends wished, we made ref
erence to supplies we were expecting
for them soon from Webster City, In
dependence and Dubuque. We have
since had returns from all those places,
as follows: From Independence and
Dubuque the expected suits Of clothing,
for which let US, through you, return
our sincere thanks; from Webster City
an editorial in the Freeman of Feb. Sd.
In our letter of the 26th ult. we stated
that when Webster City furnished the
Nurses room they proposed to clothe
the children in the Nursery also, and
that in consequence of waiting for that
supply the smaller children were not as
well clothed as we could wish, &c. After
quoting a portion of my letter, quite
correctly, except that where we said
Nurses room," which was the exact
truth, that paper has it " furnished the
Nursery ROOM" which they did not do)
| the editor continues:
1--WE have been to some pains TO investigate
! this matter, and find that il is nuftctured
| from whole cloth. The assertion that this place
proposed to clothe any OF the children Is un-
| true. The agent tried to get "A promise of the
| kind, but failed. The assertion that they had
| furnished the Society here with the names
ana ages is of the same pattern-nothing of
| the KIND having been received. il sent.
We have ay heard 8; reports Of the way things
probable that this Communication Is expected
to ingratiate the author into the good graces of
a few leeches. and throw the blame for their
own shoi tcomings upon some outside commu-
| nifty. But such petty efforts always react upon
| those who use them. I'D"
| Webster City is always ready to do as much
as any other town in the State of the same
size. for anything of a similar character. When
! the place sent the cash to them for the purpose
was Landed to the skies. Having done all they
1 agreed to. and doing nothing fora few months,
they are abused as above. But nothing better
I'VE hope the GAZETTE will see that the
! falschood Is contradicted.' e ~ 4
There being no falsehood to contra
dict, you will please allow us to confirm
the truth. Judge Hewett, of that place
or neighborhood, who has always taken
very kindly interest in our welfare,
and who was instrumental in raising
the 500 generously contributed there,
wrote to our Nurse about that time for
the names and ages of the children re-
| ferred to from four to six was the NUN.
Der he specified) the Nurse consulted
the rest of us, and put down the names
and ages of seven of the children, and
! forwarded them IL the Judge had re-
quested. Why he did not receive the
letter, If he was one Of those whom the
editor consulted, we cannot say, for the
Nurse claims to have sent it. ..."
We do not wish to cast any reflections
upon the people of Webster City, and
are ready to admit what their editor
claims for them. Their original dona-
ton was liberal, and no doubt they
would have sent the expected clothing
as promptly as either Independence or
Dubuque, had not this, to us, unaccount-
able misunderstanding occurred.
| Let US add i'm closing what, except i'm
justifiable self-defence, we would never
thus publish. Some one else has heard
reports of the way things are managed
at the Home, as the following extract
from a letter received by us from Rev.
p. =. Ingalls,, General Agent of the
Home. dated Jan. 10Th, shows: eve
are AL very much pleased with the con-
dtion of the Cedar Falls Home. Your
accounts and estimates are made out in
Il manner the most satisfactory. 1t real
ly looks rs If you will make it o model
Home"
Please excuse me for occupying so
much space. aiE
H. .--a. a. MORRISON, svpt.
ass" $50 Barrels Choice Apples, sound
and nice for family use and for the re-
tail trade for salc'at Chase's Fruit Ba-
zaar. ~a 46-2t
Rag Good Ej'ongh.-That Molasses
Candy is good. It comes fresh from
Chicago, and is sold at wholesale and
retail at Chase's. ~ 46-2t
by" A good stock of pens, made ex-
pressly to go with the Spencerian Copy
Books, for sale ut the Postofiice.
Des" Valentines at the Postoffice.