The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-14
rnE ART OF FBEG0 0ihYIy BROOKLYN.
Tao southern Lady IN Reduced Crcum-
stances Above Work, ret sending her
Children to Bcz-sunii-bi IA n IIoyrl.

The widow Horton lives at No. 100 Fulton
street, Brooklyn, ard tLoush perfectly able to work,
Win not make tic slightest effort 10 earn honest
do.,sr, but scni- her two children out inIo the
streets, os'eusiOly TO cell fruit and candles, but
rca.ly TO beg. For this purpose Tie children have
been cothed In rag, ahd were dug Instructed to
luI on ons faccs, to speak 10 p.lcous whine, and
10 cry Whenever they make an impression. On sun
d,ys tho ci lr,n are sut to SUNDAY School IN
the huic h.'hc, neatly and comfortably dressed
Acting on the ttguc-t Of the wOmaus seriously
ANNOYED me- ihh.r' etS rep'r;eT visited her. lie
"sa IN. loui WHISPER from inside don't
Another kDuck, ana the door whs slowly and eau.
'om,lc. MN 'oN. r trtnuas forehead. \ heavy Jaw
eu"N' 'ar ~ dnsy iro"n. dr"I-srt rye-, ant VI
general sr"h'' -rtte,l nIp.nauCc. She made n
Eht OF 'o.''-y, .uA holding the door. Dye
REror1 ER i DO, II Your name IA Horton
Mos.H lc-, az, thN.s my nIne. and I'm not
.d'H 40 C own y, tn"gsh erenies have am who
Htd suffering, hut my heart u m God uOUVe, and
care no' Uhr' man may DO unto ne.
REroGrFR Calm your apDrcn' n'ns,o's, beg OF
you, Rave not the sgl tcsi Intention Of doing auy.
thin: 10 you, except u-kirr Icw qnc,liols
Tue srs lep' rier lLen bygnn few iuterroga.
tories. 10 which the NoraI responded most unNi'.
usiy. lUUklu. ,etrchinRly al hu, a. tho time. aud
evidently debating IN her own nrd whether, with
aG as-irt1I ce Of thc two chlirrn. srr could not
turn HIM out They, though frgricned nt FIRST,
we're quickly rrassulrd, and began playing about
ne, room altc.uMrly kicking AMI rarr-sing Young
tttcn, and urtitely hcliug fmgmohts or n pies
from pan underneath tie stove. The woman
d'scribed herself as Elizabeth Hurton, native of
Fairfield, Conn. She went down South AID mar.
ricd before tho wat, hut her husband was killed
hghling for tho South rho had been ~ Washing
ton trying to get compensation, but had failed
had received Assistance from many Con Tessmcn,
aud gentlemen around Washington; she had
no re'onIcess,. and sub.lsed through the
Charities Of friends who knew her hu u'band (;
her children went out daily and solo fruit or any
Jta'r lrle, and =" mad" money;
.ticso, whcs had been s,nt to toe sun lie
thn she could lot read lie spoke to her OF place
for her boy. Sue would not listen to II; the boy
was too Young (niLe, she said eleven he looked too
dclic'tr lac spoke ofa place for the grl, wouldn't
near NJ II. wnndu't he separated hOu her child en-,
Tho giri lacked thirteen the mother sud she was
eleven, He sp"Hs of place FOR herself as house
keepcr or nmifUn, she wouldn't take anything, she
didn't want anything hot money, She Was weak,
her "nUvrs' troubled her, She had gone around
sitha paper tr0,ns her story, and p'"ple had nc
tuplly put d"wl pennies. 1at sho could not stand
she walked ght nut leaving the pennies where they
were. Hers she burst into tears. THAT had made
her resovf never 10 ~ out Lersef 30 she had sont
RsrourER- DO they ever 90 out with flowers.
WOAAk-Ou, yce, sometimes with flowers often
with apples, sumctimer with candies and such Ike.
ANYTHING. lon know, TO turn al hon"st dollar.
RErORTER-llayo they not b,cn around tO gentle.
mems othees with paper soliciting assistance 10
woNAS-wei yos, they have once or twice. but
not often.
RkroRrER-HAvs they no, been around with m.
other paper asking lhdrs ~ ASSIST poor Southern
lady IN reduced circumstance 10 purchase sewing
machine
REPORrKR-But people say -
Here the woman ansry requested the withdrawal
OF our reporter saying h+ had boen put ap 70 this
pr "a % s.s I've SG: w'TS
haled her becanse shO WA seove working, being a
Southern lady.