The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-11-29

! The PooE-W stand upon the thres-
hold of winter which weather prophets
predict will be tedious and severe The dis
agreeable snow storm which set in on Mon
day morning last too clearly reminded US of
its approach Whilst kind Providence
has best so many of US with the comforts Of
life-whilst We shall be sheltered from the
winters storm, and clad against its piercing
cold, and have Our table covered with gen
erous food, and our hearths cheered with
! fires, many OF the unfortunate poor, with
whom adversely has dealt rudey, may en-
dure the bitter sufferings of their lot amid
want. and sickness, and death, unless the
hand of active benevolence shall bring
them relief The poor often suffer because
We do not know their wants. We are apt
to believe that but few suffer from want,
unless We visit their dwellings and seek out
the destitute families. Many families, al
though suffering, have pride enough. and
sense of propriety, to keep their children
! from begging in the streets. Many would
famish with cold and hunger before they
would be brought to begging. or to ask ing
aims in any way. Il is a trite, but true re-
mark, that one balf the world does not
know how the other half lives. 1t is true
OF every community-it is true of this COM
uuuity. There are constant cases of suf-
terring from poverty and sickness occurring,
which arc known TO but very few, and
those only who seek them out to relieye
them. he poor are modest and unobtru-
sive; their wants and privations are not
published on the house-top, but are sought
to be concealed from the eyes of those
whom bitter experience has taught have
no sympathy for their sufferngs. The
stream of humah suffering that attracts
public attention, and calls out public sym
pathy, as it rolls though the mansions of
cottage OF the poor man, sweeping away
his hopes aud desolating his whole lite;
where no life is heard, but his silent tear,
falls into and swels the current, and his
pit'eE slgH sdluteo no ulOTtdi car, duu cA
cites no human sympathy.
We do not perform our duty when aid
for the poor is wrung from US by importu-
nate and constant entreaty. 1t is to the
good man luxury and a sacred privilege
to do good, and to benefit his fellows. Such
an opportunity we have among the poor of
m ha
And deeply would we be indebted to the
ladies' for becoming the active agents in
this good work-for periecting a plan for
the receipt and disbursement Of contribu
lions Of every varicty-moncy, food, wood,
cothin--old or new-in short, whatever
can administer in any way to the wants of
the poor Every where, throughout the
whole civilized world, woman has been the
dispenser of the richest and most fragrant
charites-to her the cry of the suffering
poor has never been addressed in vain.
There are many young men who have
cast off cIo:hinr. which they would be glad
to donate for this benevolent work, il they
knew where to send them. L is The bu>i-
ne 5 of u~ of the pres, to rouse the le,har
eic and inactive to come forward with their
aid to sustain this COOL work AMI let all So
i've. that in the great day of reiribution,
we may not hear from the Redeemer's
ilps, the fearful WORDS
Thy brother pershing within thy gates
Thou saw st. Thy brother hungered, was
athirst,
Was kel md thou slw'st it. Ee was sick,
nd thou withLeid'st III healing.'
QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT Our fellow