The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-15

NO. 80.
teacher, Mis- Ironson, by a Quaker
sister, Margaret Merlyn." There were
strange noises iu her ears. as she read,
snd the words kept up zig-zag motion,
up and down and crosswise. It re-
quired = very determined effort to fas.
ten them to the places in which the
printer thought he lad locked them so
securely. When Margaret hal made
them tell tteir story, there was nothing
OF which to complain but the publicity,
and this she had long contemplated and
long dreaded. 1t had come unexpect-
edly at last, and she reeIed as if stun
ded BY heavy blow. A violent head
ache SOON compelled her to 90 to bed
and kept her there until the next morn.
ing. In that period she did up her
crying and quaking, went once more
over and over again the old coward Jo-
nah plea which she had before present
ed hundred times, in this same case.
"Lord send by whom Thou wilt send -
but now, as ever before, came back the
response, "Go to Ninevah p "Open
thy mouth for the dumbr There was
really no escape.
The next morning the Sentinel con-
tanned the following:
=. .THr LADIES NORTH AMERICAN
ARABIA PETREA HOME FOR DEsr1-
TUrE WOMEN AND ORPHAN Cu11r
DREN.-1n the Sentinel of yesterday
appears report Of the annual meeting
Of the Association for the relief of Des.
titute Women and Orphan Children,
wherein is found this paragraph:
CDR. Dreaming followed Miss Merlyn.
and said the charges we're such as to de-
nand investigation and hoped full inves-
tigation would be had.' ..
As your reporter has entirely mis-
represented my brief remarks, room is
requested IN yorr columns to correct
the error. / said:
"The charges though uttered with sincere
conviction are utterly incredible. Can it.,
for an instant, be believed that q body of
high-minded lsdies, officers and managers
Of this institution. engaged in condu citing
this Home from no other motive than be-,
nevolent sympathy, could have tolerated
such atrocious abuses as have been thus
severely denounced? 1t is out of the ques-
ton the mere supposition is absurd. The
actual facts must have differed as widely
Is possible from the vie.0 of facts just pre-
sented, doubtless with sincere conviction,
BY Miss Merlyn.''
l then proceeded to read a letter,
written to the managers by the visiting
surgeon at the Home, in reference to
the period when Miss Ironton was at
once matron and teacher:
II was Surgeon in charge of the Home
for time comprising tho months of -
and -, and part of f-; had abundant
opportunity of observing the management
of Miss Ironton. and it gives me great
pleasure to testify to the able and satisfac-
tory manner in which she performed the
duties devolving upon her. Her devoted
tenderness to the sick children l can new
er forget Had she been their mother she
could not have been more kind, attentive
and faithful. At that time nursing was no
easy task; for as you know We had many
very sick patients. The cleanliness of the
Home, as we'll ~ of the inmates, was al
ways we'll attended to. The food was good
and sufficient in qua nifty; and in addition
to the usual diet, fruit, Of which there wa,
an abund snce on the farm, was frequently
prepared for them. In conclusion, I will
add that Miss 1ronton always gave me sat
lsfaction. Her heart was in her work, and
the children never suffered through any
fault Of hers"
The reading of this was followed
By the remark that every friend Of the
Home desired searching investigation
Of these incredibly cruel charges.
Let me take this occasion to say that
On my conscience as a christian and
my honor as gentleman, 1 disbelicve
the accusations brought against the ex-
cellent ladies' who were the originators
and the managers of the Home during
the past year. Eleven out of thirteen
Of these officers gave their unremitting
and support to the respected
teacher, so rudely assaulted, after con-
scientious examination of the criticism
brought against her. At the East,
where she has long since gained rep
atation as an educator, Of which any
one might be proud, she seeks no de-
Tense, and I am but one OF many who
deeply regret thst the work so we'll be-
gun here, and which she is SO admira-
bly, qualified to carry on to complete
ness, should be needlessly cut short"
CHARLES ALBERT DREAMING.
AS Judge Kendon handed the paper
10 Mergaret and pointed out this letter,
he SAID:
"The answer to that will require
careful consideration"
After reading it she went to see Mrs.
Granger, and that lady mot her with
aplittcd hands, exclaimiog:
"Oh, my lady, haven't you got into
trouble I vas just going to see you,
For you see things at the Home are
Just as bad as they. can be. The new
managers asked me to go up with them,
md We went directly from the annual
meeting. We looked over the house,
hen met officially and passed a resolu-
ion unanimously dismissiug Miss Iron
ton; but do you think. she will not 60!
She keeps possession, and says they
were not legally elected. And oh, oh,
the condition of the children 1t is
worse than even you or supposed.
They have called in two doctors and
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