The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03

POVERTY AND ITS CoNPANY-In the hustle and
hurry Of city life citizens scarcely ever stop
think OF the many prvations and sufrerngs which
the poverty-stricken portion OF our population
is obliged to undergo. 1t is only on some special
calls them to direct their attention to the purlieus
of the lowly that they for moment give the subject
q serious thought. III some OF the parties who de-
vote the major portion OF their time in soliciting
and procuring means to aid in the conversion of the
people OF heathen lands, would only for little while
turn their attention to their own city, they would
find ample field for their labors. They need not
seek Bedford street St Mary street. or any other OF
the vice-noted by-ways OF the Fourth ward, for
labor in that field is but labor lost Let them rather
search through the tenementhouses in the eastern,
western, and northern portions OF our city and our
word for 1t, they will find objects-aye real objects
OF charity in numbers sufficient to occupy their
leisure hours for months to come In one or more
OF the sections mentioned, they will find poor heart
broken widows wasting their lives away as surely II
not as rapidly as wastes the candle by which they sis
innishing some article OF rament which, when COM
pleted is to procure them mouthful OF food; they
will find the mother and, perhaps four five chill
dren, all crowded in one small apology for room,
huddled together without fire, food, or raiment with
the rain fast pouring through the tmeWorn roof as
II to add still more TO their misery.
But there is another class OF unf0rtunates, and
these are the poor frendless children who are left
both fatherless and motherless. In many cases the
members of this class soon find shelter In our pri-
SONS and penitentiaries, for hardened by the life
they forced 10 lead, never hearing the sound OF
kindly word spoken the path OF sin is entered
by Them and the Inevitable end quickly reached.
But there are exceptions there are cases where the
principles of right incucated almost from infancy,
which the storms and bunetings Of the world can
not conquer. The knowledge OF what is right VIII
not allow them to commit wrong, and they plod
on their dreary way until oyertaken by DEATH or in
exceptional cases are raised by some kind hand TO
better state.
one OF this class q lad named Frank Quinn, has
for some time past been making his bed in an old
condemned boiler, lying at Beach and Coates streets
Into this night after night has the poor houseess lad
crept, and there suffered through the long dreary
hours until daybreak. In his misery he yet had one
faithful friend dog, which he had picked up out OF
the streets in which he roamed The two shared
their food, and the one bed served BOTH Last night
one of the Delaware harbor police force taking pity
upon the pOor lad removed him to the statlon-house
for the purpose OF endeavoring to lind q home ior
him. The removal, however, was attended Win
some little danger and difficulty for on ms approach
ing the place OF rest OF the lad, the faithful canine
rushed at him in such rage as TO cause mn MN ior
moment 10 step backwards. He surveyed the scene,
and at once Concluded that the animal formed
formidable guard: Finally he by repeated calls
awakened the lad who crawling 90 out grieSeG 1e
dog, and the three then proceeded 10 theT destna-