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

AY, APRIL II, 1869.
,"Yes, yes; but. an: afraid We can't
hlo it."
Several Of; tho party had gathered
around her, and in, the brief consulta-
ton tie nothing vas agreed upon, A vote
vas called for. op the adoption Of the
report, when she rose and said, address,
ing the Prssident:
Ii, "Sir; l object to that report
/ There VA > datter. Mrs. Mldmay
caught her dzess and tried to pull her
into her seat; Mrs. Granger whispered,
II Wouldn't" aud on the faces Of all
vas : miugling Of surprise and d,smsy;
but through all the maneuveres of the
morning, she had seen and heard Peter
heard bis cry for "v.,er." That face
which hsd looked calmly on death, aud
would look on her when saying, "1nas-
much as ye did it not" was more dis
tinct in her vision than that of the
President to whom she spoke, and when
he eaid gruf1y:
"Wh.t is your objection :" she ans.
~ered: &c..
..'That it is fal.e-ialse in its state
ments, false 10 Withholding the truth.
That Home for orphan children is T..
homo into which no orphan child is
permitted 70 set bis or her foot, except
10 three small back rooms up stairs. 1t
is home for destitute women, in which
no destitute woman save one, and that
the teacher, finds a homo. It is place
where orphan children are imprisoned,
and subjected to the tortures Of cold
and hunger and thirst aud cruel blows.
Those who support it are guilty Of the
murder Of the innoceuts, for the chill.
, ,dre .re cruelty murdered, devoured BY
y<rmin, fed like animals, Qhe food they
do &C., andtbrust out in sheds and pens
such rs : careful farmer would think
insufficient for his pigs. Their homo
aud place is ursurped and taken from
them by this teacher, whose philan.
thropy is l.uded 10 that report. They
have seurvy now, for want of fruit ;
and last autumn not less than one
hundred bushels Of choice iruit rotted
on the ground, while they were not per-
mitted to cat it, or the older children
to gather, dry and save it, as they could
have done. While their fruit rotted,
this model teacher kept them, boys and
girls, sewing bits OF calico together
with overseams, making a quilt to be
sent to fair in Denton, as means of
raising money, which when received
she refused to place 10 the fuuds of
the Institution. TIC gi:ls are not
taught to make or mend their own
clothes, and while they were kept stitch
ing on this quilt, the society paid for
sewing which they could have done as
much ss twenty such quilts are worth.
Those of the children who live are ed
ucated as professional paupers. Instead
Of being taught to be Independent
and self helpful, they .re educated to
sing begging songs and in almost every
thing to make appeals to charity. They
are trained band Of mendicants, solicit
ing money for Miss 1rontou to dispose
Of at her discretion.
The mortality is greater than in any
pest house in the land, and three chill
dren two Of them infants, have mys-
teriously disappeared, and no mention
is made Of them in this lying report.
It 10 the murder of the limo
murder Of the innoceuts !"
Here her voice had nearly failed, but
recovering, she continued: "Your H.
stitution is a swindle, a gross fraud,
on her who founded it; on the public,
called upon to sustain it; and most Of
al, on those for whose benefit it profess
Is to exist. I know the meaning of
what I say and am ready to prove it all
before any competent tribunal. There
is my address" }" and stepping forward
she laid a strip Of paper on the desk
before the President Of the meeting,
adding, "Mest Of the people here know
where to find me, and I am ready at
any time to furnish the proof Of all I
have stated"
Sho sat down trembling vislbly, and
Nm: Grauger Whispered to her:
swell, it is al true, At my rate.".
Mr.. and Mrs. Mildmay were max:
ing signs of de,pair. The Hon. Simon
Bnmet stared At her, a. if doubtful Of
tho evidence Of his senses, and through
out the meeting the sensation was pro-
found ~ if Z bomb she'll had fallen and
burst among them. The old gentleman
With the star on his shoulder rose and
saidthatthese were very serious charges
to make in that circumstantial and
public manner, and that the honor Of
the society demanded = thorough in
vestigation. The President spoke to
say he entirely agreed with this view Of
the case, and thought an investigation
impartially demanded. DR.. Dreaming
roee, and with his left hand On his bo-
som made quite deliberate and dis
passionate little address: Tho person
making these charges was highly r,-